The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-02-14
SABERS MET SAILVaS
WHEN THE CALL ITO ARMS"
SOUNDED ON CRUISER.
MEN R;5ELLED WHEN SENT TO BRI IG
And Were Roughly Handled BY the
Officers, Whom They Accuse OF
Being Msrtinets.

Philadelphia, Feb 7-Mutiny on the
armored cruiser Tennessee, at League
Island, resulted In the shooting of two
petty officers by an enragSd seaman
and the wounding Of the latter. Those
shot are
Chief Master-at.Arms James Douglas.
aged As years, bullet penetrated brain,
and two ugly abdominal wounds.
Master-at-Arms William McCool,
flesh wounds on face and arm.
Harry Burke, aged "a years. seaman,
shot through the left wrist Douglas
will die, but the injuries OF the others
are comparatively slight.
Burke. the alleged ringleader Of the
mutiny, was placed in irons, and two
others sailors, Lunnus and Dean, are
also in the brig. charged with being
accomplices. The trouble began when
the Tennessee was acting as escort to
President Roosevelt. Anxious to make
q good showing, the petty officers be-
came martinets and hardly day
passed that the brig did not contain
one or more sailors lodged there for
trifing offenses. When the Tennessee
arrived at League Island II WAS de-
clared by the sailors that the mon.
CONS" had more authority than the Of
ficers.
Burke and his companions had been
placed in the brig. 1t had been feared
that they were planning a brig deliv'
cry. as some OF their "bunkies" had
been confined for giving back talk" to
the chief master-at-arms. The latter
has been the special object Of the
crews dislike. At noon Burke, Dean
and Lunnus we're brought before the
Master for sentence After sentence
had been pronounced by Lieutenant
Fields. executive oficer Of the Tonnes
see. Douglas was ordered to shackle the
trio and put them In the brig again
Douglas, according to sailors who saw
the affair, acted In q brutal manner
and when they demonstrated he struck
Lunnus He had them covered with
revolver, and declared he would shoot
the first man who moved. Notwith
standing this, Burke. as Douglas raised
his hand to strike a second blow
seized his arm. A scuftie followed, dur
ing which the revolver was discharged
wounding Burke in the wrist He held
on, however. and finally succeeded III
gaining the revolver. Master-at-Arms
McCool ran to the assistance of Doug
las. and. seeing that he was about tC
he overcome, Burke fired three times
~ nougIaa apd tha rauoaininp halls at
McCool The petit officers called foi
help, but the seaman yelled, Give EN-
hi" and when the bugle call for as
sembly was sounded none Of the mer
paid the slightest attention to 1t.
The mutlny call was then sounded
and this brought a detachment OF ma
rines from the barracks, a quarter OF
mile away double quick time to the
Tennessee Meanwhile Douglas and
McCool lay wounded on the deck, no
one venturing 10 go To their assistance
The three sailors. who had resisted
maintained their ground, although
their comrades urged them to escape
from the ship, Before they could make
up their minds. however the marines
were on the deck The rest OF the
"jackies" made momentary show
of interfering, but the sight OF drawn
hayonets cooled their ardor Some
one had also turned in riot call from
the navy yard and the police from
the Thirty-fourth district, located two
miles away, hurried down in a patrol
wagon.