The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-18
TREATED LIKE DOGS.
TIC STORY or CRUELTY TOLD BY
THECREWOFA A WRALER.

TIE CREWOFA WHALER.
\ Story ti.at soacGs Encrei.ble--sE-n IEar-
messed 20 S!eGs and Compelled 10 Eaul
the Eratcs Who Kicked and Cufted
Them About.
San FRANCISCO, NoT. .5.-Almcst in
credible stories Ct cruelty and hardship
arc told by the crew of the steam Hhaler
Grampus, lately returned from a prOdta-
bic cruise in the Arctic.
4 sailor known as Charley left the
SHIP at East Cape, Siberia, taken his
chances in atrackiesS waste Of ice and
snow rather than remain aboard. When
the Grampus went into Hilter quarters,
at Herschel Island, others Of the crew
ran away, Tisking death IN perilous
attempt 70 journey from the mouth OF
the Mackenzie 20 some trading port On
the ukOn River.
One Of the men gives this account of
Tha5 the crew eaGured:
when in winter quarters at Eerschel
we had to haul wood and ice, dragging
sleds TO Lower Sandspit and back, q
distance Of tWenty-four miles. Twenty
degree; below zero IE;ss considered mild
weather.
Twelve men AID six dogs were hsc
messed to each sled. Captain Norwood,
CT tie GraMyUs, and Captain Tilton,
OF the Mary y. Hume, usually went in
charge, one for each outfit. They would
ride or the s.eds and lash men and dogs
together to make them 60 faster. II
the lash Of the long wlips failed to
maze US move IS tast as they wished
the captains would set off and strike
the men vita marlin spikes
The harness toT the men consisted
of bread bands OF canvas, and that cal-
Vas was issued 10 the men from the
ships stores ard charged TO then.
The men were kept at dogs Work
and fed On dogs tOod. We couldn't
stand this treatment and made up our
minds 30 run away. We had more than
1000 ,q!les to make to reach white resi-
dents and fully relied the dangers
ahead.
"E&rly IN the morning Of March Is
Robert Coleman, fireman Of the Mary
D. Hure; &. c. 3IcFauw, James Mason
ard Fred Craig, from the Grampus,
started out for Lower Ssndspi5.
Late IN the second hight Of our peril
Gus tramp natives !old US that two ship
captains and two natives had come to
take Us back. Before We could get our
boots on We were confronted BY Win
cherter rifles In the hands Of the two
captains and compelled to surrender.
Mason was told to unhitch the dogs
iron, the captains sled, and While 50
doing was knocked down and pounded
in the face by Capt. Ttlton. Norwood
grabbed McE Eauw, threw him down and
kicked him in the face with frozen
boots. They then went into the nut
where Craig and Coleman were lying
helpless from freezing. Eilton struck
Coleman in the face five or six times
and Norwood kicked Craig several
times in the side Both captains were
drunk.
THE next morning, Coleman and
Craig, unable 10 walk, were put on the
sled. The dogs were taken out and Nc
FauW and Mason were ordered to put
on the harness and haul the sled back
to the ships. The two captains rode
on the sled, only getting off when nee
essary to exercise to keep from freezing.
Their two native guides also rode on
the sled.
"The men pulling the sled were lashed
as if they were dogs during the whole
ride. Only two stops OF any length Tor
rest were made on the back trip OF thlr-
ty miles.
Gas soon as we arrived ct the ship we
were put in irons. Cold irons were
put around our frozen wrists without
anything being done to alleviate the
pain. Before s O'clock at night TINS
caused McFauw's wrists to swell until
the skin burst. Then MateLyons went
to the captain and got him to remove
the ron from the injured wrist.
THE next morning all were called on
deck. Captain Norwood grapped Ma
son by the neck and snatching a nam
mer from the blacksmith struck Mason
in the face with the handle. Iaen
catching McFauW by the throat Inc
cartain struck him three times 10 TIE
face. We were then worked au Gay
and kept II irons at night.
at was almost impossible to stand
the cold in the forecastle. The fire in
the stove was ordered put out at 3
O'Clock each evening, and the men had
to walk about to Keep their blood ID
circulation. Frost in the forecsstle
was hanging from the under side OF the
deck an inch and half thick, and we
could never get heat enough to thaW
it out daring the winter.
"N-e were kept II irons four days.
Things got worse right along, and a
second attempt to run away was made,
but the men were caught again and the
next morning they were given thirty
lashes each on the bare back. Captain
Norwood welded the whip, which was
a quarter inch rope with rawhlde tip
that cut into the flesh at each tloW.
They were then kept in irons at night
for one month and TWO days"