The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-06-15
TOOK DISCHARGE
Peculiar Actions of Chief
Mate Anderson.
Forsot The Captain Was in Charge.
Chickering'S Made Disturbance
Possible.

United States Consul General Mills
held al informal investigation on Sat
zrday into the charges against Mate
Anderson OF the American schooner
Robert Searles. The captain, mates and
crew OF the vessel were present, and
zs a result OF the testimony Anderson
took his discharge from the Consul. Il
Is rather difficult to get at the particu-
lars or details Of tee investigation, as
Consul General Mills considers the
matter an official one, and not TO be
disclosed. Captain Pitt says the trou-
be was Of no particular consequence
and Of no interest 10 the public.
Anderson shipped with me TO New
castle. the captain said yesterday,
and everything was satisfactory on the
voyage down. But We experienced 2
great deal Of trouble there in securing
crew. and I could not imagine what
could be The cause, Men would ship
and ar the end OF two or three days
cult After this had been repeat
e several times I spoke TO the
nate about il. but could get no
reasonable explanation. found
through another source that the men
who shipped and unCeremoniously left
were uun-uuiOu sailors and that they
were Objectionable 10 the mate. who
vas union man.
When he secured the crew that
suited him we cleared for Honolulu.
Then The trouble began. I would come
CT deck AZ night during the mates
watch and find no one on deck but the
nan A. the wheel. Where's the matee'
would ask him. and get for an an
swe-- Ford with the boys This was
had thing To happen. for the man
g. The wheel might fall asleep and no
one would be the wiser. This happened
several time and when I spoke TO the
mate be i1timated that he knew his
business
81 z-1 by We ran into rough wealth
e.. and frequently during several days
when I would come on deck. 1 would
find no one about but the man al the
wheel Where's the mate?' I'd say.
and the man would answer: In the
6lIE6y--oCu with the men. sir. This
was when The weather was bad and
the sails were blowing into shreds. I
sem for The mate and asked what he
Els taking his men into the donkey
room for and leaving the decks empty
during rough weather. He said he was
working. ] was not satisfied with the
reply. 50 I questioned the men and
found they were loafing. ! then noti-
fed the crew that any man found in
thai room during the rest Of the yoy-
EEe would be fined dollar. I told the
mate 10 nail up the door and not 20
inside the room unless ! told him 10.
he said be would nail the door when
be had time. His remarks and demean-
C annoyed me. and my wife became
alarmed
i didn't know what might happen. |
50 / decided 70 watch him pretty close
" Matters did not improve much. and
finally some Of the sailors came 10 me
and expressed dissatisfaction with the
mates leadership and requested me 10
give orders. They said il wouldn't do
20 have things so on so. and for their
Own protection asked for Z change. I
Nili YOU. We were in rough weather. /
zuG our sails were being blown into
ribbons i We hadn't had second set |
&c would not have reached port.
The crew. 10 a man. were against
hin. and I gave them the orders that
should have come from the mate On
or arrival I reported the affair 10 the
Consul. and he held the investigation
OF Saturday. Everybody from the yes
Sc vas there. and al the close the mate
accepted his discharge"
The second mate declined 10 talk
bey0ld admitting that the mate and
members Of the crew in his watch alb
scented themselves from the deck during
several days heavy weather. He said
TIE entire crew was al the Consulate
during The investigation and he did not
suppose the mate would have left the
ship il he hadn't been in the wrong.
Blz1e Anderson was seen later az
The Sailors Home and pooh-poohed the
idea o. trouble On the Robert Searles.
Szid he 70 g reporter yesterday:
i was in Tacoma in October. last
year, and wanted 10 go 10 the city.
shipped for my fare with Captain Piltz
O. the Robert Searles- On the voyage
down he talked 70 me about taking
AZ ---44t : A-L-rAs ell4l ItlUSel, De
cause I had worked with him before
and thought him 8 hard man. went
back 10 Tacoma on the vessel and final
Is shipped as mate 10 Newcastle
Whatever trouble I had on the ship
vas due 70 q dislike Captain Piltz had
for ne He spoke 70 ne one time when
] was in the rigging. and I muttered
soueJhing not intended for any one
L was carried 70 the captain by one
e The crew and the trouble began
with that ! do not wish 10 make any
further statement until see what the
captain says; then I may have my
say
The Robert Searles is discharging
her cargo near the Inter-Island wharf.
She Is g clean and trim-looking vessel
and reflects credit on Captain Piltz.