The morning call., 1894-11-12


Francisco. Her commander Captain Nc
Carthy, who by his affable manners and
outward visible signs of good nature was
adjudged by all who met him "frst-class
fellow" was uptown securing crew.
$50 Won need men," asked short,
thick-set man with an honest brown eye,
as the skinner leaned over the counter at
the shipping office.
"Yes," replied Mccarthy, turning to
answer the speaker. Come here and put
your name down."
A young fellow with light hair and a
mild blue optic that twinkled merrily
when he smiled was close behind the dark
eyed seaman. He interposed. ''Pn go.
too" He also put his signature to the
articles.
This is how Henry Anderson and Bar
ney Barnjarston happened TO join the
vessel. 1t accounts for their being in San
Francisco to-day with whole lot of dis
satisfaction to express about their treat
meut during the trip hitheT.
1.-THE Cloud had q good deal to do with
the commencement of trouble on board
the ship, according to Captain Mccarthy.
The Cloud is a dark-skinned gentleman
from Africa, whom the captain seriously
objected to assocaung with. The gentle
man of color was a MAZE, and by right OF
title was privileged to eat at the cabin
mess. Captain Mccarthy didn't like the
idea, said "Pm not dining these days with
a Niger" and war was officially de-
clared thenceforth.
Anderson says that the Daes was hell
on water. He had sailed In many ship
before, bad rows with the mate and cap
tain. but he cannot remember ever having
stood watch on such a craft as he Brit
isher before. The Cloud. the captain and
himself were always playing at cross pur-
4 ot.l tu mad mt aOln
for il soon infected the fOrecastle, laid
hold of the ca bin-bcy and even contami-
mated that monarch of the deep sea, the
cook.
Anderson and Barney were appoin ted
snecial committee of the kickers when San
Francisco was reached, so yesterday they
hunted up reporter ana told their tale OF
woe.
"Our troubles commenced" said Ander-
son. with deliberation, soon after we left
Hamburg. Having shipped at a port
foreign to the commander Of the vessel we
men who signed on the other side were not
as good scholars of English as Mccarthy
wished. He called US greenhorns, cursed
terribly whenever we could not under
stand his orders, and while he roundiy
abused US Second Mate " Nell, VINO was
the captains friend. would stand by and
grin. ENJOYING the fun immensely.
"The first mean trick played on US was
the ordering of US on deck when it was
our watch below. The double duty was
most severe and trying on the crew.
''In the meanw nile the colored mate and
the captaip were having trouble all the
time. Mccarthy ordered the former out of
the cabin. and called him niger dog
and other names.
"O'Neil got dreadfully abusive. so much
SO that it was as much as we could DO TO
keen from laying hands on him and giving
him thrashing. We knew that would be
mutiny. We kept our tempers and said
nothing.
eve we're approaching the cape and the
weather commenced to get nasty. Up to
this time I had managed TO avoid any en-
counter with O'Neil. but he kept persis-
tently ANNOYING me- and L was sorely
tempted to strike him. He and the cap
tain made ii practice to address the crew
IN language too vile 20 repeat. As the
captain was intoxicated good part OF the
time we used to keep as far a ~ ay from him
as possible, for we didn'tknOw what might
harpen at any moment
INV first serious trouble with O'Neil
occurred some time when the vessel was
near 80 degrees south on the Atlantic side.
An apprentice boy and myself were at the
wheel. / had been given the cour.e and
was steering by it all right when ONeil
shuffipd up to me and said:
"'You are not holding her steady
SCI am. sir l replied.
"Don't you know how to steer a ship
cursed me and made a motion at me with
his fist
in another instant | was rolling about on
the deck. / had struck the mate and he
hit back. striking me in the face. Nv foot
had slipped and l went down. When
tried to get up the brute drew back his
heavy gum boot aud aimed kick at nv
head. l lodged the blow. but was struck
in the side.
II managed to roll over to the edge of
the poop and regain my feet. The ship
had been thrown off her course few
points, and O'Neil instead of following
me seized the wheel and tried TO bring her
about.
s'This little battle between the officer
and myself served to make the captain
more severe on US. He seemed to take
great delight in terming us foreign dogs
and applying to US horrible oaths.
"As we approached the Horn the
weather grew very cold. At about 80
o'clock one afternoon the main-topsail car
ried away. The starb0ard watch was sent
ai0ft to gather In the sail. The mate went
up with us. The Tapping OF the canvas
and strength Of the freezing gale made the
job a very dangerous one. Every man
who went out on the yard took his life in
his hands. No humane officer would have
tried to save the torn sheet. While we
were struggling with benumbed fingers to
gather in he folds of the cloth the captain
came up from below. he placed his
hands over his mouth and tried to shout
an order to US, but his voice was husky
from LIQUOR and he could hardly stapd.
1.-The mate swung into the ratlines. and
reached the deck. In few moments he
ordered all hands aloft from below. and
more lives were endangered to save a dis
abled SAIL
"At 80 o'clock one night, soon follow.
ing this event, was called out of nv
bunk to help clew sails. The weather was
bitterly cold. Ice was beginning to form
in the rigging.
"'Lay aloft there, you lazy
came voice out OF darkness. L think it
was O'Neifs. l tumbled out OF bed and
started to dress.
"'Get out of here. Don't stop to dress.
Get aloft you -@'; then followed a
string of curses.
81 had on a shirt. had slipped on an oil.
skin coat and pair of trousers Out | wen
on the deck, shiyering. and was given q
shove and told to climb aloft-quick.
For three and half hours ] was or
deck and in the rigging In the few clothes
/ have mentioned. l appealed 10 the cap.
tain and mate, but they would not relieve
ME. The negro mate had been practically
made common sailor. SO there was NJ
use saying anything TO him. / suffered
intense agony from the cold and was sc
frenzed with suffering that felt inclined
to end my life by jumping overheard.
"On the occasion when Barney here wa;