The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-25
True story Of the Texas Mutiny."

To THP FDTTOR or THE SrN-S-. The facts
as 70 the alleged "mutiny" on the Texas were as
o!lows
IN. crew 81 the Texas dd not wutiny--the dis
turhaucc was confined to a Few iri'7iduslS. The men
had already been tried By general court martial b-
fore reaching this port and It's q fact, which can he
proven by reference TO General Court Martial Order
40 =. issued by R-sr Admiral FarluhAi, that ne
Longest term u confinement awarded was Two years,
and not i've years as stated.
II + not true that the crew was IN a condition u
Decentralization during the whole cruise; 80
trouble. what there was Of It. was made BY a few
would Ne tough men Also. where does ,Ar chief
petty orncrr" quoted get hts authority to say what the
Navy Department thinks shout this matte. and what
It suppo>es'
where doe, he get his authority 90 state that the
executive orfcer Of the ship threatened 10 report tho
Incident to the Navy Department. Not 4 whisper Of
such a thing had been heard on board this vessel
and The executive ofrcr Is not likely 10 make q con.
ndant Of a chief petty oN1cer on such a subject
III. incident r.citcd herein n regard 10 he boat
swain's mate, not "bo,'n," being killed At Galveston
does not concern III. Texas at all. As the man Killed
belonged TO the MachiaS and the killing was done ~
the officers warning the men before trouble occurred
Is, In my opinion, A good deal Of a ghost story. and
the allegation that the men took bella ytng pins AZ key
II IS doubtful II the master alarms received such an
order as 10 shoOt any man dlsObeying orders, az
stated, There was no occasion for such n desperate
meaSutr
In regard TO the statement Of the chief petty ON.
Ger who claims 10 have seen an Ofncer with \ gun
IN his hand levrlled at his fellow man and the ma Strr-
alarms also with A gun raised 10 frr at the frSt move.
ment, his Statements can be no other than the hallu
ctnationS Of some form u dope" and his sta,ement
that he shlvcrcd As he didn't at guantanamo. Il is
very probably true that he didn't at Ii uantanamo,"
and las probably cooling his heels on some receiving
ship, safe In a United States port
III very doubtful II this 'chief petty Officer" wa,a
witness al this court martial At all. and, as a chief
petty on1cer myself, | wish tn state that there IL not a
chief petty Officer on board this vessel tand there are
quite a number who would be guilty Of such an at
tack on the reputation and character Of his ship
mates.
The writer is Informed by two Of the men who wit
messed the performance Of "lhe Runaway CIR last
evening. In uniform, tha; the pasSers by cast looks
upon them as II they were some kind Of Wild beast, all
In Consequence Of the sensational articles which
were published In the papers yesterday. These same
men had stood by their guns ruanfully of Santiago
when thc Mayors az our seacoast cities We're Telegraph.
ing 10 the Navy Department Tor men Of war " protect
their harbOrs, and this Is their reward!
The writer Is obliged TO request that his name bc
withheld, As the Navy regulations are omewhAt
strict Ia regard 10 correspondence with newspapers,
but wishes 10 assure the editor Of THE sun that he
was attached 70 the Texas before and after the
incidents OF which so much has been made. and il IN
a position TO know the facts,
a CHIFP PETTY OFFICER.
Us $: TExAai" Rat. Navy Yard, p York.
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