New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-16

When the seamen of the deck crew
of the steamer Highlander chartered
for the cup race by the New York
Yacht Club, went on strike yesterday
morning for $40 day, their places
were filled by men whose daily salaries
are many times that amount. These,
however, were volunteers from the
ranks of the club members, who re-
fused to have the race spoiled for
them by labor trouble
The deck crew Of the Highlander
was originally hired for IS day.
When members of the yacht club be-
gan to go aboard the craft at the foot
of East Twenty fourth Street yester-
day the atmosphere of wealth was too
much for the saiormen. They sought
the steamer committee and demanded
$40 a day
Given So Raise
James d. Sparkman, Captain o. P.
Jackson, Z. S. n, Hunter Wykes and
Cornelius +. Fox, members Of the COM
mittee, considered this demand and de-
cided to grant it. The crew remained
satisfied for the space Of twenty min
utes and then sent another delegation
to the committee with the announce
ment that they'd have to have $50 a
day. The committee replied to this by
inviting the indictments to get off the
boat
William j. PaHlow, vice president of
the Consolidated Ship Building Com
pany, then proposed that the vacant
places be filled by members of the
club who were expert seamen and oars
men. Immediately there was a rush
to volunteer. All the applicants signed
the following:
Owing to the lifeboat men and able
prior to the sailing Of the steamer
Highland for the yacht races, we, the
undersigned, experienced seamen, agree
to act as llfeboat men and able bodied
seamen for the occasion"
Some fifty men signed this agree
ment. Among them were:
j. D. Sparkman, Henry r. Sutphin,
3, l.. Worden, Butley Whiting Cox,
Henry w. Warner Commander F w.
Toppan, r. 7. Dodge, c. W. Clark, Z. H.
Prentice, Lewis Nixon, Bertram H.
Birden, Charles Lane Poor, Charles
Lane Poor ir., Howell c. Perrin. Alfred
<. Poor, Frank Brown Jones, Z. Pier
pont Hicks, Herbert H. White, +. c.
Henderson, E. Dick A. Loring Swasey,
J. C. Stewart. f. B. HUMPHREYS. Edmund
Lang, e. H. Outerbridge, F. w Wesson.
John r. Humphres. Waiter II Merrill,
II. NJ. Cowperthwait Walter H. Sykes.
Leroy Frost. w. Z. Dowd, z. B. Alker
e. A. Shewan.
Six Hundred or Highlander
About six hundred members of the
CLUB and their guests, including some
twenty-five women, were on board the
Highlander when she pulled out at
9:ao, half an hour after the scheduled
starting time
be over as the boats were nearing the
turning stake, and glasses were dis
carded and many turned to cards. But
when those who were still closely
watching the yachts saw the mainsail
go, cry went up, and every one
grabbed glasses and rushed for the
rail to see what the trouble was. Ewes
were kept glued on the Resolute until
she rounded the mark, hoping to see
some effort made to repair the damage.
When the Resolute finally was taken
III tow optimistic enthusiasm turned TO
depression. AS soon as the Resolute
was taken IN tow the Highlander
headed for home at full speed with a
disconsolate though not discouraged
lot of club members on board.
Praise for Captain
Every one on board had NOTHING bn+
praise for Captain 0. P. jackson II
S. NJ. who had charge Of the boat for
the yacht club, and Captain Scully. who
handled her, for they kept the best