New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-11
CRUELTY on TRANSPORT DENIED.
OFFICERS OF THE MCCLELLAN DENY THE
STORIES OF A DISCHARGED SAILOR.

The charges of cruelty on the part of the officers
of the Government transport Mcclellan made by A.
S. Barnwen. sailor the vessel, which arrived
the Government pier. Pacifc-st. yesterday
morning, denied emphatically by the officers.
Captain Charles Baker, the Government officer
board the Mcclellan said:
There is no truth in the charges of cruelty.
Everything which Captain Nye did was clearly
o Gfi5ert MS 4u'''o'''Y eN'S''s''
AS soon as the Mcclellan had reached the pier
BarnweH received his wages and discharged.
He went over to the office of United States Com
missioner Shields, the Federal Building, Man
haitian and made a long complaint, in which he al
legged that he had been most cruelty treated, beaten
and triced up until he was exhausted. Commissioner
Shields listened BarnweH, but took action.
He said that it not in his Jurisdiction. He said
the matter lay in the province of the Commission
ers In Brooklyn. Although ii early in the day
when Barnwell made his complaints to Commits
sioner Shields he did visit the office of Commits
sioner Benedict or Commissioner Morle, in Brook
Ign, to make complaints.
Barnwen alleged in his complaint before Com
missioner Shields that there were two other men
on board the McClellan-Logan H. Curtis and l.
Samuelson-who had also been cruelty treated
Chief Officer Merrithew made the following state
a Tribune reporter:
After the McClellan had left Brooklyn Janu-
two days, man appeared on deck. He approached
He said that he had slowed himself away in the
hold and that there We're some other men slowed
the safety of the ship and the crew as there were
four thousand bales of hay in the hold, and he
feared the would smoke and set the hay afre.
Captain Nye told Curtis tell him in what part
fused ed He was frced up against the funnel with
his hands tied high above him; In five minutes he
any men in the hold; only heard some men
talking" Careful investigation showed there
no men in the hold day or so later the boatswain
epthets MIN. The boatswain had been guilty of
other offences. and he was discharged when the
vessel reached San Juan
Curtis is still member of the crew of the Nc
Clellan, and has complaint to make.
The other L. Samuelson, whom Barnwell
GERS, is denounced a deserter from the Navy by
Chief Officer Merrithew
When the Mcclellan left San Juan TO 90 by way
! OF Santiago to New-York about a week ago man
came on board and said he was Samuel Larknson
| He wanted passage for New-York and was presum-
ably entitled to ii, as he had a passport which
/ represented that he member of the United
states Army. BY the terms OF this passport the
/ bearer can be made TO work if the officers Of the
Government have need of his services Chief on
! Ger Merrithew took a look at the man and recoe-
nized him as a man who had deserted from the
mcclellan last August on OF her trips to
the West Indies. Merrithew wanted the man
as he knew the ship, 10 go to work The man re-
fused. He said he sick. The ships physician
/ was called, and after examinatio Of the man
SAID that he was perfectly we'll and could work
The man was again ordered work He again re-
FUSED He was triced up for twenty-five minutes
When he was taken down he was MT into a darL
cell on board the vessel and kent there un1iI 1bn
/ transport reached Santiago where he was given
! over 10 the proper authorities a deserter.