The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-27
ACTS LIKE AtUNATIC.
|MoEvers Bayard Brown Said to
Be Growing Insane.
ives on His Yacht and Whips His
Crew Like Children.
m. Cousin, william Bayard Cutting,
Doubts tho Story.

Mr. william Bayard Cutting read with
.on siderable interest a story published
.his morning to the effect that his first
aons,n McEyers Bayard Brown, has
hsen dlsporting himself like a mailman
an hoard his yacht, the Valfreyia, at
.rchor in the harbor Of Brightlingsea,
=. ashing village on the Essex coast of
england, at the mouth of the River
Cone.
For nearly i've years Mr.. Brown has
lived on his yacht, never moving 1t from
/ It's anchorage. He has always had 1t
manned by a large crew, including
csptain, two deck officers. three engi-
neers, a carpenter, four stewards, three
cooks and doctor; all Of which in
volyed an expenditure of about one thou
sand dollars a week.
According to the narrative which 80
interested Mr.. william Bayard Cutting,
this force Of employees has been con-
siderably diminished because of the Pc
culiar methods of discipline resorted to
by MIR. Brown.
1t is said that when a member of the
crew had in any way given Mr.. Brown
proceed to summon the man TO his
presence He waited until the victim
was nicely in bed, and then suddenly
dashed upon him with a stick, belabor-
] Ing him until weary of the work, when
| he would bolt out Of the cabin without
saving a word. At other times, loung-
Ing carelessly into the fo'castie, he would
invite the men to have a glass of ale
had passed round he would suddenly set
10 work with his cudgel and lay about
him until they howled with fear and
pain. Second engineers were his special
.Ft@ttE
Brown enjoyed the sport Of arming HIM
self with the cooks poker and hunting
the second" round the vessel. The
wise men on the Vaifreyia locked and
barricaded themselves in their cabins.
Ar Evening World" reporter saw Mr..
William Bayard Cutting at his office, 30
Nassau street, this morning. He was
carefully reading the article In question,
and in answer to the reporters ques-
tons, said:
"you can understand how distasteful
II Is to discuss ones private affairs for
publication in a newspaper, but in this
en- interview, however reluctantly. Mr..
Brown Is my first cousin. Indeed, may
cay, we have been like brothers. I know
that he has been living on his yacht al
years, and the fact that not a wheel OF
the yacht has been turned during tina,
time would cause people to regard him
as eccentric.
he ID IOTty-tWO years OF age, OF
rather dark complexion, and although
not tall, is stoutly built. Upon the
about eight years ago, he went to Eu-
rope, and there chartered q yacht IN
which he made an extended cruise In
the far East. He subsequently pur-
chased the yacht called the Lady Tor
frida, which he sold to q member of
the royal family Of Russia.
After that he returned to New York.
but did not remain here long, return
Ing to England. where he purchased the
her ever since.
II have frequently received letters
from him., and in them his views are
| stated clearly. and they demonstrate
that he has q keen sense Of business
He Is man who never spends the In.
come of his fortune. the greater part
Of which was derived from the late
Robert Bayard. who was his as well al
my grandfather.
II know that he took a strong fancy
to the locality of Brightlingsea, and hal
become greatly interested In the village
where he bought several acres Of land
and converted 1t into a park, which hi
gave to the people. He also contributed
literally towar Is the maintenance Of
the church there, and in other ways has
benefited the place. His desire for trave
has been probably caused by the fac
that he was an only son and had M
nearer relatives than cousins. He
law.
II never knew that he had any senti
ment but love for his native country
II he has been guilty of the acts men
toned in newspapers, he certainly mus
be Of unsound mind; but l have neve