The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21

more than ak months and our passage back
to this country. All Of US supposed that we'd
be out for pretty near the six months We got
$40 In advance aud $3.50 besides for few
days work over the month. Then Lieut. Hill
began his games with us. lie was drunk
when he tried to make the ARRANGEMENTS. lie
was drunk when we left this port, and was
drinking heavy all the voyage.
lie sent word below decks for us to max Q
out reGuisit1ns and say What money we tSSe
were all able seamen and we sent back that
we'd sign over Tor 500 bounty and 500 q
that was St too s much but that he d give us 500
bounty and SO n month. That didn't suit US.
We didn't even know but what IL might be In
brazilian Goyernmc nt money, and what good
was that II Mello won
While the business was lying loose. waiting
for settlement, come OF the men broke into
the storehouse and got drunk on whiskey. He
put nine men in irons Tor that Then we got
could 90. We went, 1fty-six OF us, and got
olapped into barracks that night Next day
psd Ss pss t TSs e and
Consuls wouldn't do ANYTHING for us, They
said the Brazilina Government had to take
Finally Lieut. Conway fixed It so we got two
meals n day, and dam bad menls at that.
deal like prisoners, only we had times when
we could go out. We could 90 at In the
he Sre even nG" SSd eome Back at g. The bows
used to stay over time and get drunk some
times. Then they'd get locked up over night
We left Pernambuco on New Years Day
and none too quick, Tor some Of the men were
gettingls OK. what with bad food and not enough
OF IL We got to Southampton on the 18th.
The brazilian Government paid our way. end
paid IL here, too. Some Of the boys wanted to
stay in southampton and get the difference in
money, and they hired lawyer to get it, but
the last heard they hadn't got 1t yet. Lieut.
Conway had the charge OF that business and
veal think he made good money Tor himself
Now we're bnck here no better OF than we
left. don't believe we've got 80 In the whole
lot I'm eGSs Sspsss and ~
what to do about II. We've been treated bad.
hut there amt ANYTHING. as can see for US TO
do but Just to stand it,"
actual physical III treatment from their supe-
riors. and the others corrnhprated him. All
were bitter against Lieut.. llill and blame him
for their misfortunes. Most OF them are Amer
much Wanted dynamite gun was spoiled for
further use by tho firing OF n, few
dummy projectiles, and that the machinery
OF the boat vas constantly giving war In one
boat Feiseen was still on the dock OF the
Nictheroy. Among the mon the general I'M
preston seems to be that Mello will win. al
though they say that 1t was hard to obtain any
man in Pernambuco was AFRAID to open mis-
mouth on political topics.
Another OF the men said: We intend to go
to Flint & Co.'S office on Monday and make .
demand for wages from the time we left tho
Nictheroy until we reached this port. accord
ing to our original agreement"
The Master at Arms OF the New YORK says
that while on that vessel the men were QUIET
and orderly and gave not tho slightest trouble.
One OF them. Joe Kerr was thro own down by a
wave which came aboard and his leg sprained.
y Trys tSs Soeth
LLOYD BteamShiD Ems next week.