The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
HUNGRY GREW REBELLED.
a Lively Fight Last Wight on the Excursion
Bunt Aurora.

There was trouble aboard the excursion
steamer Aurora az She was on her way up to her
pier at the Battery, after making her usual trip
around Staten Island, last night. About 800
passengers, chiefly women and children, were
aboard tho boat, and some of them were badly
frightened, even after they had been put ashore.
for they believed that several members OF tho
| crew had been killed.
When the boat made a second landing. at the
Bridge dock in Brooklyn. the police boarded her
and three members of the crew were placed UNI
der arrest, charged with assaulting the engi-
ncer. The officers OF the Aurora refused to give
any about the trouble. The passen.
gers said the crew had gone on strike. and the
engineer declared that it was a plain case of
mutiny.
The Aurora makes daily excursions around
Staten Island. Yesterday afternoon she took on
passengers at the foot Of West Twenty second
street at ] 80 o'clock. and made other stops at
the Battery and at the Bridge dock in Brooklyn.
A passenger said that at 8 o'clock. when the
Aurora was homeward bound and opposite
New Dorp. Staten Island, u committee rep
resenting the crew complained to the Cap.
tain that the steward did not give them
enough TO eat. Not getting satisfaction from
the Captain, they went In search of the steward,
80 tho passenger said, and started in to abuse
him. He ordered them out Of the mcssroom, but
instead of going five Of the men proceeded TO
help themselves to such food as they could find.
The Captain and tho engineer hurried to the
messroom and the Captain ordered the men out.
They said they were hungry and intended to get
something to eat. They refused to obey his
orders and, retreating to the pantry. they picked
up frying pans and cutlery, which they hurled
at the Captain, engineer and steward.
The news that the crew were engaged In a
hloodv hattle caused considerable eycitement
among the women passengers, many of whom
tainted. The fight lasted for fifteen minutes.
Finally the Captain shouted that he would sig
nal for the police boat and have all arrested who
refused to obey his orders. He then ordered the
engineers party to withdraw from the fight.
While they were rctreating cutlery and china
ware were showered upon them. One of the
passengers in describing the trouble, said:
The hungry crowd, finding themselves in
full possession of the stewards quarters. ate
everything in sight and then sneaked away to
the stern Of the boat. where they hid until the
steamer made n landing at the Battery. Here
the deck hands could not be found to cast
tho lines. and the work was done by a
fast to the pier five mcmbers Of the crew scram.
bled ashore with the passengers. The Captain
managed to yet the gansplank up and got the
and word was sent to the Brooklyn police.
the Aurora was boarded by Police Sergeant
Dougherty and a squad Of policemen from the
Fulton street station. Engineer Kennedy
pointed out three men as tho principal disturb.
ers and they were placed under arrest and
taken to the Fulton Street Police Station. Here
they described themselves as John White. %
years old, of 1872 Pearl street, New York; James
Kelly. 90 years old. Of 1872 Morris street, Jersey
street, Jersey City.
Engineer Kennedy charged them with assault.
and on this complaint they were locked up. The
engineer had received several scalp wounds,
which were dressed by an ambulance surgeon.
Other members of the crew were also attended
to and then the steamer proceeded to a Jersey
City pier. where she was tied up for the night.
The three men arrested will be arraigned in
the Adams Street Police Court TODAY.