Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-10-19
MASTERS TOLD
OF THE TIE-UP.
State Bureau Spent Six Hours Hear.
IND Steamboat Trouble.

the tie-up of the Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia and the Baltimore, Chesa
peake and Atlantic steamship lines on
the Sth. After hearing lasting nearly
six hours, the captains and the man.
agement Of the companies seemed as
far apart as ever.
When asked if the Pennsylvania Rail
road owned the majority of stock in
both companies Captain Thomson re-
piled that it did not, but that the
Pennsylvania interests had a pre-
ponderating voice.
MASTERS GIVE THEIR SIDE.
Here is the testimony of Captains
known in this section:
Capt. H. S. Bohannon, of the steamer
Calvert, said he was not captain the
whole year, but declared he only got
$50 month and his board on the ship.
He said he signed the petition because
he. could not keep his family on his
salary.
Capt. w. H. H. Perry, of the steamer
Cambridge. looked just like an old
naval hero. His white locks, shaggy
eyebrows and his manly bearing made
HIM look every inch commander. He
said he was paid SIS month and his
ship laid up two months in the year.
during which time he went home to his
family.
Capt. George w. Gibson, of the
SfQQlnar
paid SIS month and that he had been
master of ship for 10 years.
Capt. Daniel M. Davis, of steamer
Lancaster, said he had been in the as
ISOLATION for Ia years at least, and had
never seen any friction between mas
ter and his mate because of the order.
For 80 years he had followed the water.
he said, and was making 500 per
month when the tie-up occurred. While
he admitted frankly that he was salts
ned, he said he recognized the good
OF the order which he joined to protect
himself from signing applications for
men he thought incompetent, but he
did not sign the petition for an increase
in pay.
Capt. M. w. Gourley, of the steamer
Middlesex, said Captain Thomson told
him he would not accept his resignation
or one from any of his officers, but
would tie up the boats if it cost $40. OOO
Mr.. L. A. Joynes, general superintend-
ent of the lines, he said, told him to
stay by his boat, from which he felt
that he was still in the employ of the
company.
The two different sides were shown
again in Capts. j. T. Smith. of the
steamer Northumberland, and F. A.
Carroll, of the Minnie Wheeler. The
former said he had been told by Mr..
Joynes to take his stand by his ship.
and he did so. Naturally, he declared.
he felt that he was still employed.
Captain Carroll said he felt that he
was not on the pay roll despite the fact
that his resignation had brought forth
no reply.
Capts. A. M. Long, of the steamer
Potomac, and w. f. Joynes, of the
Pocomoke, both declared they thought
they were still employees of their re-
spective companies. The former said
he had handed the boats papers to
Superintendent Joynes, who had told
him to keep them.
Capt. John w. HURT, of the steamer
Tangier, is slim, aggressive little
man. He declared he thought il re-
quired considerable skill to man a boat
up and down the Chesapeake and its
tributaries in SHOWS, fogs and such
weather. His main words of praise.
however, were for the association. He
said he was one of the oldest members
and had derived many benefits from it.
His ship was still being looked after by
him, he said, for Mr.. Joynes had told
him to do so.
Capt. j. H. M. Burroughs is a gray
and portly veteran, with an honest
face, clear eye and voice that car
RES assurance of a mild and even loving
disposition. Of course, he had had no
trouble with his mates in so years. He
had never heard of a protest against
the association and thought the order
was an advantage since the Slocum
disaster. The veteran said he received
$lOO a month and that he volunteered
to look after his boat during the tie-up.
The last captain to testify was Capt.
w. q. Geoghegan, of the steamer Anne
Arundel, the highest salaried officer
called. He received SIPS q month. and
from his manner he must have earned
every cent of it. Captain Geoghegan
Is no stage sailor, for he does not have
to make up to look the part. His
countenance, his mus
cular frame and great deep voice COM
bine to stamp him as the heroic ma
rlner. He said ne did not ask for more
money, because the request made bv
the captains only equaled his salary.
There was no jealousy on his side. but
ne had been in the association since
It's formation and he stuck to his COM
rades. He had never heard any pro-
test against the association. except
when Captain Thomson, on October LIST,
declared it was beneath the dignity of
captain to belong to the same lodge
as his mate.
In their findings of the investigation.
Messrs. Fox and Schonfarber place the
blame upon Capt. Willard Thomson,
general manager of the companies.
That the Governor is justified in COM
peliing the companies to carry out the
terms OF their charters or surrender
their franchise is the deduction of the