The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-03

as matter Of form in order to escape
being clasSed as stowaways or immigrants.
The Chicago left London July 10. The
cattle men were given quarters in the after
deck house under the turtleback, where
they found it rather warm. On the second
day out they complained that they had no
place to promenade, and several of them,
under the leadership of Henry Allison, pro-
decided to tear away some of the cattle pens
in order to make room to walk in. The
third officer ordered Allison to stop. The
the officer has used and said:
If you 90 to giving us trouble I'll call up
the boys and we'll take charge of the ship y
The officer remembered that none of the
officers had any firearms, that the crew only
numbered twelve men and that the cattle
men seemed quite equal to taking matters
into their own hands. He also remembered
times, to the effect that "a soft answer beats
three Of kind" and he spoke very kindly
to Allison and said that the officers would
take it as favor if he would stop tearing
down the cattle pens. Allison thereupon
intimated that it always touched his finer
feelings to be treated like gentleman, and
On the 18th the second officer discovered
that an attempt had been made to break
open the after hatch. It was we'll known
tied BASES ale in the cargo. A watch was
set upon the hatch. The next night several
of the cattlemen went forward and slept,
giving as reason for this that they could
not make themselves comfortable in the
after house, owing to the heat. Ats o'clock
on the evening Of the Goth the officers no.
ticed that the cattlemen were noisier than
usual. Soon they began to shout and sing
and to give every evidence of intoxication.
Then the party resolved itself into free
tight. It was very evident then that they
had gotten at the ale.
The officers made no attempt to stop the
fight, but waited until nearly all of the cat
tlemen had staggered into their hunks,
Then they went forward and found Allison,
lyman. lying dead drunk near the hatch.
which bore unmistakable evidences of hav.
ing been broken open. After breaking open
the hatch, they haa been obliged to remove
q quantity Of hemp in order to get at the
ale. Shortly after the discovery was made
the third officer ran upon one of the CATTLE
men. who evidently mistook him for
The cattleman produced from corner near
the forward house a bottle of ale, which he
handed to the officer with the direction 70
drink it and throw the bottle overheard.
In the course of the night the officers
found several more bottles of ale, which
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broken hatch and placed guard over Il.
During the rest Of the voyage the cattle
men did not again attempt to break into
the cargo, but they were very noisy. They
would frequently invade the captains cab
in and proceed to make themselves at
home there. The captain would eject them,
threatening at the same time to kill them.
but they would taunt him with the. unfor-
tunate fact that he had nothing to kill
them with, and would again enter the cabin
when he went ON deck.
Az the Chicago was proceeding mn the
North river yesterday on her way to the
foot of West Twenty-fourth street. the no.
lice boat Patrol, which had been Watching
the excursion Of the Tipperarymen's az
ISOLATION, was seen. The Chicago showed
the American colors, union down. and Che
Patrol came alongside. Allison, McNam-
ara, and lyman were arrested upon the
charge of breaking into the cargo and we're
locked mp in the West Twenty fourth street
station house.
Allison lives at COZ Fifty.fifth street Me-
Namara at $50 Tenth avenue. and lyman st
$50 West Forty-second street, Nearly ali
Of the cettlemen live in the same neio6bor-
hood. great deal Of trouble M been
CAUSED OF late ON westward bound ehius bv
seeu1ning cattlemen. Several Of them Who
came On the Holland a week 400 vere ar.
rsseed to Ealing ale and tobacco.