Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02
WARSHIP ENTERPRISE.
Cruel Treatment to Which the Marines We're
subj d by the Officrrs-Court
Martial Pr, babIe.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK. March 1.-The ship OF war Enter
prise, lying at the foot of West Twenty-fourth
street, was boarded by reporter this morning
Commander McCalla declined to see him, but he
was permitted to talk to the crew. The reporter
informed the men that the commander
would very likely be court martialed-
and that they would all have a chance
to tell their stories to proper tribunal The eff
feet was electrical on the blue jackets. They
burst into one wild "hurrah' and shook hands
with each other joyfully. AS the cheer left their
lips the door of the commanders cabin opened,
and he gazed sEvagely in the direction of the
noise aud sang out: Lieutenant, have that
noise stopped instantly
Gay, ay, SIR responded the officer; ''less
noise there forward, my lads
The men grinned. my lads" said one,
''did you hear that? It's well enough to cali
us that now. but at sea it was sea lions, and
muttonheads.'
Said one young sailor: ''The punishments
McCalla melted out to were awful. Straight
jackets and double irons were nothing compared
to being tied to gun in full view of your
comrades, or being flung down in the coal
bunkers. They put a sail maker down there
was nearly killed. It an accident. they
said. but such slips were always occurring.
What do you think Of ma ing mariner stand
twenty-four hours punching the canvass figure
of man because he lost mis- gun when the ships
boat capsized IN the SURF during the landing at
Negro bay on Thanksgiving day? Is it discipline
to chain sixteen men together for eight DAVIS and
make them scrub everything about the ship six
teen hours a day and to work on deck for four
hours moref'
What was the offense?''
''Intoxication. We admit that they should
have been punished, but such cruelty as was in
ficted on them can only be compared to the bar
barious treatment OF slaves in Siberian rnine''
''Their namese III give them to you. They
were Bittle, Murphy, Henry, Pierce, Shay,
Whalen, Massey. Fitzgerald, Lowrey, Arm.
strong, Walker, Belmore, Bowen, Mcfarland,
Kenney and Kelly. 1t is 8 disgrace to desert
from the navy, but unless the government orders
courtmartialE and tries this tyrant, 1 swear that
will never go to sea for her again. - concluded
the young fellow, solemnly. while tears stood in
his eyes. A dozen of his comrades echoed his
words.
''You call this an American man-of-war
put in another sailor. You are mistaken; this
is the countess OF Limerick's yacht
The sailor explained that two women STAYED in
the cabins for four days when at Belfast and
one Of them was popularity known as the count
ess of Limerick.
Fireman Walker in this country is keeping
very quiet. His master say that Walker
in addition to being irored had q
bayonet in his mouth and tied there by ropes
passed around his neck. That Walkers back
was turned TO the commander when he struck
the cowardly blow there is little room tor doubt
The sargent's report says that the wound was on
the occiput, the back of the head, and that it
was q vertical cut.