The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-17

brought 10 and placed at the wheel, al
though he did not kno. one end Of The
ship from another. His ignorance soon
became apparent. and he was kicked and
beaten and driven a,ofs 10 loosen the
sky-sails. As the ship was rolling heay-
i,y ne became frightened after he had
gotten little way Up and he cIambe-ed
back 10 the deck. Then his real troubles
began The captain started in by max
ing him get on the main hatch and crow
crow like a rooster for an hour. When
ne failed 20 please the captain. the boat
swain would remind him with a ropes
end. After the Growing sling would
be thrown over the midship capsal. and
Smith would have 70 heave il in three
inches forehead for one hour and then
back again for another hour. His mex.
job would be to walk around the Capsal
and sing "Capsal Shanties." 1. ne did
not sing to suit the captain he would get
licked and have TO start all over again.
Then he was made 10 run around the
deck, the captain accslerating his move
ments with a long riding whip. Once.
when he jumped 20 avoid the whip
across his legs the captain had him STRIP
ped to the waist and gave him twenty
four lashes acros. the back. This con-
Guided one days work for Smith
When the vessel was two weeks out
Smith was put on the Starving list, his
daily allowance being three hard bis
cults, one pint OF tea and one-quarter
pound OF sal. horse This was because
ne did not know his duty. The other
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ever possible, but he had to subSist main
y on the lush used 10 grease the maSts.
"Slush" is the IA; skinned off the water
in which The salt horse" in boiled.
When smith was ordered 70 grease the
maS.s most Of the contents Of the can
vert into his mouth. On the vessel
reaching Kings Ferry, near CardiH.
Wales, Smith left her and making his
way TO Liverpool. reported his case to
the American Consul. with result that
nothing was done. He shipped on an
ether vessel, and is now A No. l seaman.
A more recent case is that OF the clip
per snip W. F Babcock, whose captain,
Robert Graham. was arrested about a
year ago for beating Thomas Graves. a
seaman over the head with q pair OF
hand cuffs. TIE Babcock was from Hon
olulu for this port, and al San Francis
CO some ot the men wanted 70 leave the
vessel The captain objected. and had
Graves. the boatswain's mate and an
other man placed in irons and jailed.
When the vessel was ready 70 sail the
men were taken On board and kept in
the lazare.to in irons for twenty-fou-
hours. Their, as the story Is told. Graves
was called to the cabin, where the cap
tain asked him if he was going TO turn
70. His reply was that me supposed
he'd have to-"
The captain unlocked the handouts,
and, as Graves charge states, choked
him with one hand and beat him over the
head with the cuffs until he fell uncon-
scious His hearing was almost entirely
destroyed. Two weeks before they en-
tered the harbzor Graves was sewing
sail when the mate came along and with
a heavy piece Of wood in his hand
struck him overthe eye, knocking aim
sense!es. When he came 10 the captain
asked what the trouble was. and Graves
replied, Working too fast"
The mate went ashore as soon as the
vessel dropped anchor. and the captain
is alleged 10 have said that there were no
laws in New York or the United States
to hold him responsible for what the
mate had done. The mate left for Call
fornia az once. Captain Graham was ar
rested and placed under bonds, but sail
ed away with his snip. Early this year
the Babcock was lying al a Brooklyn
dock. and the first time he came 10 New
York Captain Graham was arrested His
bail was reduced 10 $500. and after lesv-
ing a disposition the captain sailed away
His case come up before Judge Brown
neXt month