The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-18
DUPED THE WHOLE CREW
0ystermen Tell a Story of Hard
ship Down the Bay.
PUT ASHORE BY THE CAPTAIN
Men OF the Little Myra Reach wash
tngton Destit ute and Say the Captain
Refused Them All Wages-Wcre
nI-Fed and Brutality Treated on
the Boat.

Two oystermcn, as the advance guard Of
four others, who viii reach Washington
today, arrived at police station No. last
pight, where, after being given quarters
in the dodgers room. they told The Times
u story OF hardship endured 10y the crew
OF the Crisfield dredger-schocner. Little
Nyra, and of the unjust treatment of the
men by Capt James Dougherty, OF that
craft, seconded by his mate.
The Little Myra shipped her crew at Jim
stantons shipping office. Baltimore, on
October 10, the captain, according TO the
crew contracting to furnish them with
proper food aud to pay them Si5 per
month, settlement to be made at the end of
each month during the dredging season.
The names OF the men who shipped are
Thomas Burk of Philadelphia, Harry West
of New York, Thomas Rose of New York,
Patrick Ewing OF Boston, a man named
Dougherty. aud q Pole, whose name the
American oystermen failed to pronounce.
DUPED BY THE CAPTAIN.
Yesterday. Burk aud West arrived in
this city aud said that on Saturday the
Little Myra came up TO Rock Point, on
the Potomac, and dropped anchor. Capt.
pougherty explained to his men that if
they would go ashore he would meet
them at the main store and that the pay
mcnt Of salaries would then 60 meTrily
forward The men believed this fairy
tale and put ashore in the schooner's
dory.
They went on shore with light hearts,
expecting that when they were paid OFF
they would purchase meal Of palatable
foUd, for one OF the complaints that the
men make against the captain OF the Little
Myra is that their food was not sufficient
IN quantty and almost UNBEATABLE In quality.
NJ bos7 Ia ata ooh cd Z mol Ia p.3ita
at Rock Point and tied the dory alongside
the pier than they noticed activity on the
schooner. II did not take them long To make
outthat the captain, assisted by themateand
cook, were hustling TO weigh anchor and
that the foresail. closely followed by the
msinsail and n tib, were being hoisted.
HoIsTED her WHITE WINGS.
This caused them TO leap into the dory
and make an attempt to get alongside OF
the schooner, but by this time, with the
aid OF q pTUpitioUs wind the Little Myra
was standing down the river, and pursuit
was out OF the question. The men had been
duped and the captain had refused settle
ment and SKIPPED. SorrOwfully the men
fowed back 70 Rock Point with not enough
money ~ buy anything to eat. They were
dead broke. Some of the generous-hesrted
fishermen and oystermen at that place gave
them supper. and two Of the men, Burk and
West, sold their oil skin coats and took
passage on one of the Potomac steamers
Tor washington
lheir companions e'aT'eu 70 take ,ne
lIip on tvot anu VIZ Prooau'S seV nere 10
gay; tue opjecl YI Tue men y ~, 10 ger pdIh
10 haithhoFe' "nefe lheS VIII propduiS
w ueif fortunes once more IN Tue oyster
dredging business. but aboard some other
craft than the Little Myra. They VIII
BRING their grievance aeIore some Oni'ed
states commissioner ana the Little Myfa
VIII prooau!y oe iioenea'
bnrk ahc west toId Inc Times that thef
treatment on the craft III question mad
oeeh rcuRh II many ways Inc IoFecasIle