New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-11
CAPT. RANDOLPH'S WATER BATTLE
HE CONQUERED THE BLAZE, BUT WAS DE-
FEATED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND FINED FOR RESISTANCE


Captain Richard F. Randolph and his first mate
Jacob Nelson of the tug Eltoro, owned by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company were arraieheu
IN Jefferson Market Court yesterday by Policeman
Devery of the Macdougal-st station, on chareo
OF having committed breach OF the peace .
Randolph il employed by the Southern Pacinc
company as Waterman of its property ana also "
watch the property of contiguous piers. oatui Joy
night Of o'clock fire started in the lighter W. W.
skiddy the property of the Stamford Transporta''o
Company. loaded with licorice WOOD TOT the Stai"
ford Manufacturing Company. Of Stamford conn.,
while Il was lying at anchor at Pier 49, North HiNe'
Captain Randolph saw that the nre misn' 81"
danger all the property along the river III" wiz
ont waiting for alarm to be turned III ne Ia"
his tug alongside of the burning lighter anu SUN
had two streams playing on the burning vessel lie
800 oo,,,ry tho flames under control when the fre-
~, zonbar Mills arrived and several h0secarts
also drew up the pier
Captain Randolph says that Captain hooer' nay
Of the Zophar Mills ordered him to take the wv
streams off the burning boat and allow the rHe De
partment 10 take charge. Captain hannoiph sdu
that he was afraid the fire would get another stai
while the Fire Department employees were mdhiiie
their streams ready. He accordingly refused u uo
. 10
Then CAPTAIN Ray ordered two streams 10 De
turned on the Eltoro and soon Captain hahdo'ph
found that while he fighting the ilre ne "a'
he,np thoroughly drenched by the water Throw" W
,ho zonhar Mills The fremen on the pier also
| turned a stream Of water on the Eltoro' FOR d"nie
Cantain Randolph kept one stream OF water on ,ne
burning lighter and directed the other stream vi
,h zonhar Mills 10 retaliate for the ducking ne was
racevjng But presently he took the only rehid'hne
stream away from the lighter and turned II oi' 'e
| ,,,d areuen on the pier While the watery patue
r,eed the fire in the lighter gained fresh s'd |
rhen Policeman Devery, of the Macdougal-s'' sta-
| ,,on took hand and tried 10 board the Tug AS
! soon as Captain Randolph saw the threa.e" i''
,as,on n. had one OF the streams turned on t"e
! oo,ic.uan Devery was knocked off or the tug sew
| .ro, times hut finally managed TO dodge the stream
| of water and jumped on board. Then ne chai se
that he was assaulted by two men, ana ne sa'u ma
~ ,bougbt one of them was First Mate Nelson. lie
was thrown bodily of the tus' anu inch
Randolph ordered a retreat. =, ~. .o,,o.
| The Eltoro started up the river out tne Ho
na,rol- boat had been ordered out ana cav ,noi
After run of over quarter OF inl1e .e Ind
O., orertook the tug and Captain Randoph anu
Ts, Mate Nelson were arrested and locked up II,
the Macdougal-st station on a chaiee VI '"
! committed a breach Of the peace. ,~.,
ehnn DeTerv appeared against them In JEFFERSON
| Nsrket Court Yesterday he wore an ola uI M
ana cSu 70 Masistrate Mott that his new uniform
Rad been soaked and shrunken so as TO be apso..e ,
| useless and he said his ducking hao Drought "
! his hoarseness and his bad cold -. .o-,, mas
CAPTAIN Randolph admitted tnat tme SUI &c.,
true. except that PART pI DeverS' He said that
IV standing at his side during the watery
werfare and il would have been impossine TOT M, MN
70 get near enough TO the policeman 10 or
,Veis,ratn Mott said that while Captain RandolPI
va 70 be compmented for putting the 81, 49,
the burning lighter ne naa p nenartment when the
Hn3bar Mills arrived. He fined them slo each le y.
two prisoners paid ther ""e' ON"
corst Az was extnguished with loss of 500 to the
| vessel a nd 81 900 10 the cargo