The morning call., 1892-01-11
IN DOUBLE IRONS.
Trouble ON Beard the British
Bark ArchdaIe.
Seaman McEeal Placed in Irons for Refusing
Duty Battle Of the Mates Making
q Spar With Queer Tools


in mort late Saturday night 10 was whispered
along the front that there had been war de-
e'arrd on board, and that several men, in
cludiur the second mate were IN irons and
closely guarded. Tor daring to assert that
the commander Of the vessel had no mort
gage OF their souls.
The first officer has one eye in mourning,
lis nose is badly skinned, and he hobbies
ar. und the decks as Il both IF his legs were
Ont Of joint.
An air Of uncertainty hangs over the YES
sci, and from some remarks dropped by one
If The men yesterday while a CALL re-
porter was on board no one need be sur
prised 10 hear that h0stilities have been re-
sumed on board the craft When the
reporter boarded the vessel yesterday after
noon he was told that no one was allowed
ca board. and that Captain R0hde would
not see any s-gatherers, and had no IN
formation TO give Of any importance.
THE CAPTAINS VERSION.
After O short Tarlev,the captain caIue on
deck and was greatly surprised 10 hear that
any Of his crew were in irons.
az don't know anything about irons or
men either" said he, and if We have had
any row on board it belongs to rs and no
body else" He at last acknowledged that
hp had two men in irons for muuny and
Eg1ting, and was going 10 take them before
the British Consul this morning lie story
toll by tie captain is As follows: We had
a fair passage until y uYember 18th, when
we got into q heavy gale and before we
could get sail off the ship the maiu-tOpIa-
luLtmast was carried away and II falling
tore u1 both the tOpsail and mainSal. l did
rn. e nN..a rrrsa -fr alH
WE'RE RATHER SLOW.
"They were Eve hours making the main
t5psan fast and after they got down on
deck I ordered MCNeal up 10 the main yard
to show tie apprentices how to make The
sail fast. As the SAL NaS already fast, Nc
Neal refused to go. ] ordered him TO loosen
and fuTl several other sails, but he refused
10 obey me, and then / ordered him into
iraDs. The man fought like a demon anu
did not submit TO be ironed until revolver
was stuck under his nose.
lie vas then placed in the laz2rette and
las been there ever since.
TIGHTER, IF NOT SALT.
Second Mate Thompson is no sailor. so
the captain says, as he allowed the foTe-tOp-
gallant sail 10 blow out Of the gasEetS ana
made DO attempt TO secure 10. Mate Robin
son says Thompson Is nc sailor. He IS
ITst-class G-lter, as he found out when he
uad6rtook to thrash him and got badly
beaten himself
Captain B0hde went to the mates assist
ance. bat he also got taste Of the second
mates hitting ability, and retired 10 the
cabin for a gun.
tanned By A GUN.
This was presented TO the fighters head.
and tLen he agreed TO be placed in Irons,
and Wll also have a chance TO state bis
trouble TO the CuusU. to-day.
Captain EuLde laid great stress on the
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tlf cover u one OF Tie boats by falling I'D &C..
1ae man fell from the upper foTetopSaii
E.r and landed Un the boat cover OF lie
would have been Instantly killed, yet the
l.uaue captain says tls man lay UDa week
10 rest. Tie captain saws be made a new
ttI gallant mast ont OF another SPAR and the
only toes be lad were the COOKS cleaveC
ah1 c-t-ass, which was used as dra ~
knife.
A TRAINING SHIP.
NcNeal was allowed on deck to take a
few moments fresh air and told tie Te-
porter his side If t.est0Iy. He said: We
have about q dozen apprentices ca board
ara The snip Is nothing but a training ship
for them. I was ordered to loosen tie main
sail iU a heavy gale and then take tile boys
up and show them how 10 furl il. Look at
tie boys now said he, pointing to four OF
them Who were out IN the ships boat pTac-
ucug rowing in spite of the fact that II was
sunday afternoon.
THE BATE GENTLEMAN
The mate was 10 charge OF the boat and
kept tie poor lads pulling around the ship
until they were completely exhausted. The
second mate ives a gentleman, so McNeal
said, and this was also the opinion Of every
enc Of the men. The men say the ship is q
floating W0rk-hOuSa and the officers take
great delight in ill-treating the men. and BE-
cause the second mate did 10. 10 the same
lie was placed in irons.