Evening journal., 1896-09-19
BURIED ALIVE At SEA7
Grave Charges Against the Of
hcers Of the Warrior.
MEN TORN BY FIERCE woLFHoUND.
One Victim Is Said 60 Have Gasped For
Breath as the Winding Sheet Was Be-
ing sewed About Him-Men show Scars

ing Sewed About Him Men show Scars
aud Dog Bites-The Captains story.
Boston, Sept 10.-The crew Of tbs |
British ship Warrior, which has arrived /
here, went to the Office Of the English con-
sui and filed charges against tho officers
OF the vessel. An say they have suffered
kicks and blows from the mate, second
mate and steward, and told Of savage
wolfhound trained TO attack them at the
command Of the officers. IN proof OF their
assertions they exhibited scars from blows
and bites.
A statement written by A. White,
seaman, and signed by l2 members Of the
crew says that the ship left Rio Janeiro
on Dec 3.
"The voyage started with the officers
cursing and swearing and calling the crew
all manner Of bad names, the statomen1
says. 80 few days out some Of the men
were beaten with flsts and kicked. The
second mate used ropes end on two oc-
casions.
"The captain said several times, Why
don't you take a ropes end or a belaying
pin and knock their Id brains outY
After being on board about six weeks the
steward assaulted one man, Martin Niner-
son, first by taking a shoathknife from
/ his belt, then knocking him down and
kicking him in the ribs. The dog bit the
man several times The man was struck
/ on the left ear and has been deaf ever since.
"Thrce weeks later the same man got
beating from the steward and biting
from tha dog.
"rhe boatswan, who had been laid up
| for four or flye weeks with fever, was bur
led with signs Of life, for just as we were
| ordered to sew the body up In canvas no
/ moved his mouth, as though gasping for
breath, and at the same time opened his
| eyes One of the crew said TO the second
mate Why, he Is not dead, sir He has
| opened his eyes and MOUTH No atten-
tion was paid and the man was buried
without having hardly time TO die.
Another Man Badly Beaten.
"On April 10 the mate beat another
man with club, hitting him terrible blows
on tho head, chest and other parts of the
body. On tho same day he gave another
Of the crew a black eye The man who
was beaten has been splitting blood ever
since and has completely lost the hearing
in one ear.
"On April 13 Alfred Albert, another OF
the men, had some trouble with the second
mate while still in port at Cebu. The
mate chased him with a big sheathknife,
and to escape the blow ho jumped over
board He had 30 struggle for his life ow-
ing to the swift current He reported the
case to tho British consul, but tho consul
said he had no means to kelp him.
son May 3 the steward attacked anoth-
er man and set the dog TO biting him.
The dog bit him in several places on the
arm That Is only ono instance Of severa
where the mate set the dog TO biting The
men.
"This Is not a ship; It Is hell anoat
and although every man has tried his bes
to get along II has been all failure II
treatment cursrs and dog bites have boei
our reward "
} Captain A. J. Kitchen of the Warrlo
visited'the consuls office +" ! don't know
anything about these stories, he said
"The crew gave no signs Of disoonten
during the voyage OF course, did not g
to the forecastle and hear the yarns the,
were telling there he would make al
statement further than this
The crew have some money due them
but the captain says he will not pay then
until the present trouble has heon settled
The men say they bore their alleged hare
treatment patiently hoping for redress a
soon az they reached Boston. They sa.
that the dog was rs good as three men IL
keeping them In terror.
Tho Warrior is full rugged ship O
/. 600 tons burden and halls from Pictou
n. s.
Captain Kitchen has sailed her l2 years
Tho other officers are; Mate, Buchanan
second mate, William Howard, and stow
ard, James Mcdonald