The morning call., 1893-05-17

were shackled ana later three others. While
the ironing was going on some of the men
who were not secured became SO buslve
that it was thought best to place them
under arrest
One OF the mates named Watts ordered
seaman Golightly to help secure prisoner,
and GOlightly refused 10 comply. A fight
ensued. during which the sailor struck the
mate in the face. Then the officers drew
their pistols, ordering the crowd TO stand
back or they would shoot.
The ships carpenter, the boatswain and
others then secured the belligerent sailor
and confined him in the sail-ocker, as there
were no more irons on board.
Later i've men were so rebelliOus and
abusive that ii was thought best to in
prison them.
Twelve men in all were secured.
SIX OF the prisoners were confined Tor
one day, five for three days and one for
eight days.
On anchoring off Meiggs wharf yesIer-
day morning Captain Buchanan says that
the mutineeTs took the occasion of their
arrival in port to challenge the officers to
fight and ended by cursing the skipper and
his mates In the vllest possible language.
This Is the officers story.
AT o'clock in the afternoon a boat
came ashore with three OF the vessels
crew aboard, who had been granted shore
leave. Tho men were james Gollghtly,
Fritz Rasmussen aud Charles Ericsson of
the GROWERS.
Golightly is an emphatic individual,
who wears Queer-shaped hat that would
distinguish him in any crowd.
GU cannot imagine the extent Of our
agonies suffered aboard Of that ship" COM
menced GoliEhtly, acting as spokesman.
why, would you believe it the food was
something fearful. We had pork and
beans and beans and pork one day and
pork without the beans and be ans without
the pork lie next.
Believe me, sir" continued the speaker
giving hi5 head covering :. careless ti,t,
"the sea biscuit We had would fairly walk
away from you at the mess table it was so
full OF maggots. You never saw such mag
gots at sea 10 your life; there were some Of
them which actually had whiskers.
"Bat II wasn't the maggots we mutinied
about. On, ne, it was the work.
Mind you our position was SO south,
los west, and II was eold-d0use my top
lights but it was freezing.
I'VE stuck our nose into hurricane on
the 9Th OF February ana the ships dock 5
were constantly filled 10 the rails with
water Bless me. man had to swim to get
10 the 1races-didn't hc, FitZ?"
The iatier query WAS addressed to Rass-
mussen, who IS q Danish PalloT. and who
was having desperate baltle against fate
a. hitch his 9verails up Under MS atmpits
FitL assented wiEh positive nod of his
head aad another yank at bis waisthand
Captain Buchanan" continued Go
lightly, having satisfied himself that his
assertions were verified, Ordered as alaft
when IL Vas not necessary and upon one
occasion told me 10 70 over the side TO
wash s9ae paint; TINS in q siEty-gnag gale
with seas running as high SO the lower
t0pai yards. We refused 10 obey orders
aud that was all there was 20 it.
Hlth, Ona Of the sPaIuau cot into q
row with the first officer. was set upon,
Kicked and almost killed By tne latter, the
second and third officers.
This was On the FIRST ef March. In the
afternoon Seamen Sullivaa and Cofllp
were ordereo ait: than thB captain called
rs all on deck and stated lhBti if We did nos
obey orders he would Eiace Us under ar
rest for mulinV.
we told him we could not swim 70 the
braces, SO he and the mates drew their
pistols, threatening 10 shoot the frst man
who resisted.
"Seliiyan and Coffin were locked in the
bathroom, and Colan spent three days ln
the baIhtub. sleeping and eating there.
i vas put in the saii-locksrs and kent
there I've DAYS on bread and water Piper,
another ot the crew, was boxed I'D for
thTPs days.
Ericsson here was put in irons, bis
wrists oaing nearly disloeated by the
shRckies, Tor his arms we're pinDned be-
hind his back instead Of in front, as is Gus
iOmary. Isn't that so, Erless0n9"
Ericsson had just purchased new pc I
uf brogans froIa Waterfront furnishing
store and was too much interested Ia their
trial trip TO ansver immediately.
After hs had executed a dDuble-shusile
song and dance step to his entire satisiad-
tion be raised his eyebrows, thought seri-
ously for awhile, then replied az IL sud
denly struck by an Inspiration: ''TEa!s
right, Yim," for Mr. Ericsson is a SweGe.
The men say they did not offer TO fight
ths officers when the TorTisdale reached
port.
Both sides Of the story lave been told.
The agents bf the T0rrisdala paid nearly
$4,000 TO reinsurs her day hafore yesteI-
day. or 80 per cent tho vesse baing thirty
days overdue. she was delayed by hend
winds aud heavy seas. II she mad araYed
twenty-four hours sooner this amount
would have been saved 10 her owners.
The mutlneerB of the Torrsaaie will
lave hearing before the British Consul