New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-08

This is an outrage We won't get to the
races at all"
These and other ordinations were heard. but
the Georgeanna kept pirouetting and the pas
sengers got angrier and angrier
The propretors Of the craft knew exactly
what they were doing however. Women began
10 complain that their dresses were being
slashed as they stood near the rail. that their
purses were stolen. that parcels had been taken
from near their chairs and that they were be-
ing lnsulted.
1t was an incident OF this kind that started
the revolution which brought about the undong
Of the buccaneers.
An elderly man and his wife were sitting near
the rail near Captain Norton They with the
captain had come down to go out on the Rich
ard Peck. bur had lost the boat. The woman
had placed a pair Of handsome opera glasses
on camp stool at her side as she conversed
with her husband
BOLD THEFT
A man sauntered by and reaching over. took
up the glasses and walked away with them.
Here. SIR" exclaimed the elderly man. spring
ing to his feet. those are my wife's property
and Ia Ike TO know what you're going TO do
with them"
fan. adding What are you going to do about
it?" and then he stood still with the glasses in
his hand ready to strike the old man who want
ed his vife's property back
AT about the same time. on the same deck.
and within plain view OF a hundred people. an
other ruaian confronted a young man with a
pistol which he held in his face and said:
GIVE us that watch and your dough- and
don't lose n1 time" and as before there were
Vile epithets and oaths
Men looked al each other in establishment and
women turned pale with fear Soon the angry
murmurs began 70 be ominous. and then rage
took possession Of the passengt s.
Captain Norton man in the uniform Of
the stat~ Naval Militia Captain Norton went
t. him he says and asked him TO organize re-
sstauce
81 won't have anything to DO with IT," was
the reply. They would murder US"
The veterans blood was up. however. He re-
called the dangers or Fort Fisher. saw his
stump of an arm and determined that he would
not be- disgraced IN his declining years by being
robbed without resistance in open daylight by
pickpockets
Il called a regular old fashioned town meet
Ing" said the captain last night at the Church
ST. police station TO a Tribune reporter. and
found that there were hundred men on the
boat who were in favor Of throwing the gam
blers overheard. All they needed was leader.
They were little bit white around the sills'
as We say sometimes. but they were ready for
the ruffians l ready. too didn't care
what happened to me personally. made up my
mind that wouldn't stand H. soon we got ten
men who meant business. There were two law
vers Messrs. Thomas and Taliaferro and two
Texans. who were used 70 stern measures, We
made up our minds In about two minutes. We
started out 10 dnd the captain. We couldn't
find him at FIRST. Then W. went 20 the pilot
house and demanded an explanation from the
pilot He laughed al US. and said he was under
orders from the captain. We had 10 find the
captain. tie seemed 20 be the only man respon-
Hible for the conspiracy which began 70 unfold
before our astonshed vision. We secured that
boat from top to bottom. Finally I went with