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

room. and there found him He gave us no
sort Of satisfaction Finally when things he-
gan 10 got ugly. h. told MS that tho engineer
had Informed him that on tho way down tho
Narrovs the food pipe Of ono - tho boilers had
exploded and he was obliged 20 turn back.
couldn't SEQ any signs Of an accident in tho
engine room. and told him So and then he said
that me boat had been chartered by lot Of
men from Philadelphia and they would do with
70 they chose
THREATENED THE CAPT NN
We went away TO- = few minutes and held
consultation. Blood began +, boil All around.
and several members Of tho committee were i'm
favor of throwing the captain overheard. Yes.
ll earnest. They were ready to string him TO "A
yard arm or shoot him full of holes They We're
hshttng mad clear through. We went down TO
ma Nh" captain This time we We're Joined hy
twenty or more passengers who wanted tho cap
tain punished. ! began to Doe afraid that the
captain would he killed and. with the assist
an'" Of several members Of the committee. we
got him into the pilot house
Meanwhile Tho Passengers on the upper deck
mad become So enraccd at the gamblers that
th"y took things into their own hands Re
/ V"lF"rs ana knives had been drawn but We did
not care for that. \ night was started between
+ thf'" gamblers. and some passengers and The
gamblers Yer" oyerpowered I'm twinkling
Ih'n rush was made for their tables and lay
Out ana soon ten or fifteen tables were thrown
INTO IN" bay. wish had saved a few ~
them for evidence but guess vs.. can lo with
out th"m as many people saw the games in
fni operation. Fighting broke ont all over the
boat, and the gamblers got the worst ~ it,
Then We got the committee together again and
held another council ~ war. The pirates were
hciow drinking beer and cursiur us W. were
ton hUt they had fh. .artaf, and fb. rflot
with them apparently. and SO hardly knew
what 10 DO. Finally t was suggested that We
hoist signal If distress The idea was acted on
M once From a flagstaff al the stern of the
G'orgrannd flew tine beautiful old Stars and
Stripes. hav" seen il wave i'm many a fight
ON tn" field OF battle. and 4 look II filled me
with anger toward thu rowdies who had in
suited us We made our way To- the halyards
and pulled down the flag Then it was reversed
and RIM up again. The Union Jack back ~ the
pilot house was next lowered 10 halfmast All
Of the other flags ON the boat used for decorative
purposes We're hauled down SD that the signals
would ic noticed without fail We waited for
some time without meeting d craft You soc,
th" captain and tho gamblers did NOT dare run
down To- tho excursion fleet with u.s. because
there w" could have hailed patrol boat The
FeorS'anna had been st'aminS lack toward the
F battery all this time. and $50 ncr" up u"t far
from Governors Island. our signals attracted
the attention of the tug Edna King n charge of
Captain Winsow H. came alongside and
told him what the trouble was asked him 10
notify the police Just A. quickly As ~ could
and We would max" 10 right with him. He put
ON full steam and headed for Pier 4 I think il
was. near Nh, Battery That vas what made
the gamblers mad. While We We're busy with
tho tug about twenty ~ them rushed up from
the harroom some with drawn rovolvers ami
made their way to the upper deck Women be-
gan 20 scream in terror. and 20 began to look
serious There VAS a free for-aU hght with the
rambers holding their own. and making their
way 20 the flagstaff ON the upper deck at the
stern of the boat They gained the upper dee X
and got clear to the flagstaff. and began 10
slash ar the flag haIyards with pocket knives.
That's where ve had tho worst fight Of ALL
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