The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-01
THE FORECASTLE LOG
Crew Of the Bark NcNear File
Complaint Of the Captain.
He CALLS II a LOT or LIES.
To Have . Hearing Before the shipping
CsanisstsssS 1e1sy-Ssnt From
ODce 60 once.

O0ce 60 Once.
good portion Of the day yesterday in en-
deavoring 20 procure satisfaction They
first went to the Office Of D. A. Mckenzie,
shipping commissioner. and made CON-
paint, but were referred to United States
Court Commissioner Emery. 20 whom
they applied for warrant for Capt
Swans arrest. Commissioner Emery re-
fused 10 issue the warrant and referred
them to Judge Brinker, the new district
attorney. Judge Brinker referred them to
Mr.. Kiefer, the retiring assistant district
attorney, and Mr.. Kiefsr in turn referred
them TO Commissioner Emery. In this
way they made the circuit Of the Offices
and finally returned to the place Of begin.
ming and laid their case before Mr.. Mcken.
zie, who decided 10 give them hearing at
10 O'Clock this morning in his office. At
that time the men will present their evi-
dence and Capt Swan has been cited to
appear there and produce the ships pa
pers. Their story is as follows:
Some OF the crew shIpped at Port Townsend
and some in Mexico, and they agreed to re-
turn to Fan Francisco. The captain was drunk
20 much OF the time and 20 abusive 10 the
crew that both ma:es left him at salinas Cruz.
receiving their pay through the aid Of the
American consul there The captain. thew say,
tried TO drive them from the ship at Salinas
Cruz but they declined 70 60. and he worked
the men 70 hard that he had trouble with .
gang Of Mexioens who were helping discharge
the ship, and finally drove the latter ashore.
While as anchor there they say the captain Was
one night drunk in the cabin with the wind
blowing gale and the ship drifting. When
called b. the mate the captain laughed at him
and said the chip was ali right. aud fortunately
the ship drtIted past the rocks only about .
cables length away. When they left Salinas
Cruz the ship had only forty days provisions
aboard. although the captain knew this was no:
enough for the voyage While becalmed, they
caught about twenty turtles ard saved them
to eat which helped out the provisions On
bosri the ship there were six bags OF old. sour.
black. soaked -four. which had been carried Q
Ion: time. Under instructions from the captain
the COOK served this up in bread which was
unfit to eat. and several OF the crew say IL lay
like lead in the stomach and gave them gripes.
When they arrived ct Port Angeles one sack
OF this Hour was left Fields then
asked the captain for better food
and to see . shipping commissioner.
They were all sent alOft and while there the
overheard. One OF the pumps has be.n entirely
disabled since the ship left Tacoma. ami when
they Left Salinas Cruz there was not fuel enough
on board to have worked the donkey engine to
pump ship IL It had been necessary. The two
bow ports were open when they left Salinas
Cruz and were not put in for fifty days, al.
though the ship took water through them and
the captain's atten ton was called to the fact by
the mate. They ailege that the captain was re.
eo1lw ehA >h.~~f~
when In liquor. On the 25sh OF December the
wind blew gale and the captain was drunk In
the cabin. Only the main topsail was SC: and in
trying 10 fufl IL part OF II was carried away.
The sail was then taken In. but the captain came
staggering on deck aud ordered IL out again.
The mate set IL nnter protest, but It was imme-
diately carried away. There was no extra one
with which to replace II. When they left Port
Angeles the shfp sa,lei to Port Townsend aud
at the wheel and the captain gave
him the course 8 E.. which would
have run the chip on the beach. II was moon
light night, aud the shore could be seen, 90 Hin
kept the proper course, although the captain
told him at three different times to steer south.
east Finally the captain gave him the right
course. At this time they say the captain was
drunk, and while on the way to Port Townsend
he nouEishcd revolver and q big butcher knife
at them, and whiic all were In the rigging furl-
ing sail he fred two shots upward. On one
occasion tie captain pushed Fields from the
poop, but he caught q man rope aud was not
hurt. Fay says the captain challenged him to
fight wish knives or pistols, followed him
around with these weapons. rubbed up against
him. etc. all the while shrinking with liquor.
They all think II Is dangerous to 70 to sea again
with Capt Swan. and want the shipping COM
missioner to nay them OF.
Capt. {. +. Swan. Of the bark McNear,
was very wrathy yesterday morning when
he read in the Posr-INrELLIGENcER that
his crew made complaints against him.
and felt his dignity sighted because the
reporter had visited the forecastle of his
ship without first seeing the captain. He
considered this a serious breach of
etiquette, in the face OF the fact that he
was not on his ship the night previous and
could not ne found, and that he was not
on the ship during the day yesterday. say
ing that he did not want to go to the ship.
Capt. Swan enters a general denial of the
charges made by his crew. He claims that
the crew wanted to be paid off here. and
make charges against him so as to accom-
plish their object. In answer TO numerous
questions, he said
NHftc Ht SAtuae SsuS j ulscEkfEeu the IWC
mates who went down in the ship. because in
loading the sh p at Tacoma the lumber was run
against the pumps In sueh way tina; they were
disabled The mates knew this and allowed the
vessel 20 90 10 sea. Down there We were unable
IN have machinery work done. but the car pepse,
fixed one of the pumpa. The anip has not been
pgnred out for ak months, bu. So IL 10 n goo1
ship we came back all right Down there the
rneu refused TO work after half-past o'clock
They demanded 10 ses the consul. aud lad te
60 fifteen miles 10 get him They hai no case
and had 10 pay the expenses OF the consul.
visit When we left there We hal ninety DAYS
provisions. and while oeca.med for fifteen DAYS
We caught lot Of turt.es. but tho sailors would
not eat ,hem-they were not good enough The
bow ports were left open during r,ost Of III,
voyage, but that was all rig IT and good ,Ains
sor the ship Is IL gave ventilation. The ,rcusl,
to that those two sea lawyers Fields aud Fay
have pat the men up TO THE, ami they hsya re
fused TO work waise on the wharf at For, An
reles fselds drew knsie on me. While Their,
The men wanted 70 see q shippin; commissions,
sad told them 10 wait until The voyage Wa
completed. when We got 10 san Francisco
never hourlshea knife or revolver a, then, no
arci any shots: nred nothing: is all q 10, @
lies
The men did not turn TO Yesterday
morning and the captain issued ins,rrr
| iions TO the cook hot to cook them an,
breakfast. bat 10 let them have some if !,
VAS already cooked. Fortunately i, Va,
cooked and they go, a meal Atnoon III.
cook told them he had instructions no, I,
cook them any more meals.
HAITIAN RErUgLIC STILL HELD