New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-28
HAVING FUN WITHHIs CREW.
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE THOUGHT TO
BE INSANE.

! v,cur THE vAI.rREyIA WHICH HAS BEEN
! ANCHORED AT BRIGHTLINGsEA. ENG
LAND FOR FIVE YEARs-cUDGElS
! AND BIG SYRINGE KEEP
| THE MEN BUSY DODGTNG.
| Details of the life Of McEvers Bayard brown.
| New-York millionaire, who has remained ,o' n'e
wears on his yacht in the harbor OF br'sh.nNs'ea'
| n fishing village the Essex coast OIL H"s'",''
! were published in THE Sun yesterday, anu .''e
story indicates that the has passed the ooruer
,hich s,narates eccentricity from insanity. Mr.
! brown Is forty-two years old and unmarried re
was born in this city. and lived mere uhti ''e
death of his father, Alexander Speers brown ANU.
eight wears ago His nearest relatives are ms '''
| cousins, william Bayard cutting anu ~ ~,
Cutting with whom he had a law once AT W.
% Nassau-st Having inherited large fortune. MI
| BROWN went to Europe soon after his iather
| death , nj,
IN This c,tv he was a member OF the Union Rid
| ing KnIckerbocker and several other ciupS' A"
| he had taken an interest In yachting' "ne' -,
| vent abroad he had a fine steam yacht punt ana
,< an ev,ensive cruise in 1t before he sold IL 10
| the Grand-ouke Michael of Russia In 1888 ne
bought the magnificent steam yacht Lazy Ao'N'a"'
which had been built for Sir Wiiham Tieice "
| cost OF about 100000 He renamed the yacn' var
freyia and made her his home. ror I'M
| kept the American flag flying al the ihas'neau
| He also had a large ere" '' an F
| $1,000 d month .or IN
| Five years ago the yacht dropped ahcno' :"
| the harbor of Brightlingsea, ana since .iei ss
vessel has remained there. wbie the o" a.
hecome well known to the inhabitants Oh ,i'e 10"
ING village as the American miiioha"e ar
Latch g,var Of money for charity. PIE mas give"
=, ,ublic park to the village. and has gwen mn
20 everybody who appeared 10 pe !" 49,, o,od
Mace on board his yacht. however, lie ""'
so much ike a madman according 10 'e -
iaft mn
eoatine palace. An American VINO Was d" So"
,,aaa -, few weeks ago has given 10 Inc sun
q long account OF Mr.. Browns strange co"'. W.
He writes that he went near the sa'"' =.
brown apDeared TO be alone on the Fesse'' an" ="
a a,raId IN 90 aboard because the owner iooheu
80 earca AIR Brown, the writer declares ca"o
the members of his crew TO desert MN Wy ..sar.
=. r,.,,, acts OF cruelty. The writer says iui '
when a member OF the crew haa Ill any
given Mr. Brown offence real OF
1td no, proceed to summon the man 10 mo -
ence He waited until the victim was nicely ~
bod and then suddenly dashed upon MN "i
It'll helaboring him until weary OF the "oi"'
,hsr n. would bolt out OF the cabin WITHOUT same
a word At other times lounglhs 'a'ee -.
the focaste. he would invite the 'hsu N, ,os,
glass Of ale with him, and after the 1rie"u' &c.
had nassed round he would suddenly set 20 "o'N
with his cudgel. and lay about MIN "'"' 80
ho,let with fear and pain. Second engineers W.
his special victims. and many ''"ie mo- ,,h
Brown enjoyed the sport or arihins " -.
the cooks poker and hunting the secVnI locked and
vessel. The wise men on the me, nahins
themselves IN thef 'au.i..'
'Fnally cudgeng appeared TO s IJm method OF
10 MIR brown and he sought alo. u,ch as is used
amusement lie got big syringe" SUI hoid,ny psr-
in Eng and FOR washing WINDOW and an With this he
hans a couple OF quarts OF water anu ,nsmh.r
v,nuld lie in ambush until some utm NJ u,h.n th.
", ,ha crow was passing along the deck W. t ~
surprised sailor would get the contents ~ ,,nks he
Al nights when the men VIZ n 'hnnnhoe in the
would take careful aim through tne ,as bs would
door and pick OFF his man s hr, the con-
surprise an officer at dinner anu sne The syringe
.en' failing source OF delight 70 the omne
Of the Valfreya. He would empoy. n nm morning
J,,nsr time until the early hours Oh te ,' ,,n"N e
inning about the yacht and coming UP ia '"
pected places to put In sho,, o, ,ha, within a
,a, ,r"nths the members Of Mr. Brown ~"
have nearly ali deserted him. and that t~o So,
tares and private ?hysican aaSe 80 sssr that his
Mr. Brown is said TO be IN constant rear o HIS
ola, ives viii cause his removal 10 a madhouse;
William Bayarl Cutting SAL IN yss'e an his Yacht
was ai ha rhor 81 Brghtiingse, .or five years ana
,s Lnown 10 be somewhat ecceGtric but that ms
relatives had received any iriormauon had M
f rSe fa arni which he managed himself and
known that he had not not spI hroaa ' ''''
Have any OF his RELATIVES thnrght OF PLACING
Mr. Brown in an asy ylv .xo,hIng Of the kind has
bo.n though, Of Mr. Brown mas been supposed
10 be able TO look alter ms own anars; re a ns
Gated that we'll posted IN n. ala' y, 81.
business. letter eSnsfa ,,ely and there was no
Indication OF insanity In the letter . l., ,,,,,,
Has Mr. brown written any ihng 10 ,s mn,,Ts
that n. was in fcar Oh o'l"s f''~- " ~
Mr. cutting sail that he hesitaied to believe e
the rcport about MIR. Browns INSANITY. re Wouu
nn, sav vhat steps might >. .ak.n To lnVesuBate
he report or 10 take charge Of MT Brown IL tue
millionaire required restraint