New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-17
TOO MUCH DYNAMITE.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE GREETLANDS
OBJECTS TO HIS CARGO.
HE WILL NOT SAIL UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY
sTowED-NoT KNOWN FOR WHOM

1T rs INTENDED.
The steamship Greetands is on strike or
rather. her master, Captain Emile Gouillard. Is
and not without good cause. She is lying at the
United States elevator. where she took on a part
cargo Of bagged corn and brick.
The Greetands Is small steamer hailing from
Quebec. and flies the British flag. She is
time charter TO Thebauld g. Co. OF No. 81 Broad
St, New-York. and Is bound for Progreso a
Mexican port. where Thebauld & Co. are largely
interested In the sisa grass business.
The trouble board the ship was detailed TO
a Tribune reporter yesterday afternoon by Chief
Officer Alfred Gouillard. who Is a cousin of the
captain He said:
I'VE are chartered at 500 a day, and on
Wednesday afternoon a steam launch came
alongside and put on board 100 cases of dyna-
mite. which were placed in the forehatch with
out the captains knowledge. They not prop
erly slowed the stevedore simply took up n
Of sacks OF corn and put down the dynamite
cases, three wide and three deep. and then COW
cred them up with two rows OF sacks OF corn
The ship is not half full; there Is more than nine
feet OF empty space between the cargo and the
spardeck. 20 that II the ship should begin rolling
and pitching this slight covering would be sure
to shift and then the dynamite would go smash
ing around the ship and We would soon be blown
to atoms
when Captain Gouard heard that the stuff
was aboard he ordered the stevedore. W. w.
Thomas Of First Place near Henry-st.. to take
the dynamite off the ship This was on Thurs
day; the ship had already cleared, and would
have sailed that afternoon. Thomas only laughed
at Captain Gouilard. and the latter refused to
put to sea as this cargo was not properly
slowed He wired the owners In Quebec, who
ordered him to sail II the cargo was legal mer-
chandse and properly slowed. not otherwise
He refused TO sail. and to-day he had the cargo
surveyed by port warden. Then the char
terers brought another port warden. fand he
made survey. After that Captain Thompson
made survey for the stevedore. The port war
dens ordered tho dynamite to be ds charged ana
properly slowed. but nothing has been done with
it yet Come down and see IL yourself
Accompanied by the mate. the reporter went
10 the forehatch, one OF the covers OF which was
raised by sailors The corn sacks were
slowed in tiers running across the ship. and II
that a cave made to hold the dynamite.
Ths cases were plainly visible through the In
terstices OF the double tier Of sacks that covered
them: they appeared TO be OF very fimsy char
acter and about II inches x9X9 In dimensions.
The mate laughed at the idea Of their being
for Cuba. or that the ship Is watched by I1nker-
ton men. He said:
II don't know anything about the dynamite
being intended for Cuba: We have no connection
with the island. but there may De- from Pro
greso for all that know. rather think IL Is
Intended for use in the mines IN the interior Of
Mexico. one thing am sure OF Is that our
captain will not sail with Il az II Is now slowed.
and another Is that this will entail a law suit.
We have already lost 1--WE days which means
$500 10 owners"
At the Amity-st. police station. Sergeant Nc
Cullagh said:
"All We know about the subjec, Ia that Alger-
non TOle. o. 40 % Sackett-st., ran In here last
night and told US about IL lie seemed % think
that the whole place going 10 De blown up
right away. A round-nan went down and found
that the stun the ship but we have moth
ing 70 do with Il | suppose Tols thought we
had a hight TO 20 down and pitch II overheard"
In the mean time the Greetlands's fires are
banked and her entire crew r. engaged In chip
ping the rust of her spnrdeck.