Connecticut western news., 1921-03-17
Ny E WE'RE bound out of Lon w don with a general cargo

AhS WAuu uytuk OuLy we unu to come to anchor in the Downs. The crew had been grumbling about the grub: and were now grumbling yet more. was second officer, and to me, came the cook saying: "Mr. Royle, would you mind testing thisT and handed me a bit of ships biscuit. Sugar. ,molasses, tea and pork-if they call lem that--they're all the same rotten mess, sir"
 2 The biscuit was bad, and though 1t was not my place to do so, took it to Captain Coxon, but got nothing from him except curses and the cold advice to mind my own affairs. MT. Duckling, the first officer added few obsequfous remarks on his own ac- count. The result was that the crew, getting no redress, refused to make sail on the ship, and were put ashore. Next morning crimp came down from London with a fresh crew.
 A fair wind sprang up, the ship was got under way, but we were not clear of the channel when the new crew were also complaining of the grub. Hot words were passed between them and the captain, so hot that the cap tain had to take notice. He finally promised to put into some handy port in Spain or elsewhere along the route, and lay in a fresh supply of ships stores.
 What injustice in the meanness of owners and captains {" thought. Here were good sailors and ordinarily harm less men who might be made into crim- inals, and all to the end that our banking balance might be kept large and our national power supreme. With out the British sailor there would be no British empire, and what treatment is meted out to him! He submits to hardships and danger, and receives low wages, poor food and mean living quarters; even should he be granted a hearing for a grievance, nineteen out of twenty persons ap- pointed to investigate the trouble are qualified neither by experience nor sympathy to render just verdict.
 The Grosvenor, of which 1 was sec ond officer, was a fast-sailing, full rigged little ship of 500 tons. The cap- tain, under owners orders to make what time he could to Valparaiso, was out to drive her. We were rushing along under a press of canvas when we ran over small craft of some kind. I got a glimpse in the dark of a mast and a sail before they vanished un- der us.
 No word came to bring her to. asked Captain Coxon, who was on deck, if he was not going to try to save the possible survivors.
 "Save be hanged! Why didn't they keep out of the way?"
 l knew what I wanted to say; but it is in the power of a ships captain to injure, even to ruin, the future of an officer under him. I held my tongue.
 We ran into a three days gale. We had terrible time, but managed to live through it. AS it was moderating we sighted a wreck, a most mOurnful and piteous sight. It was in my watch, and l ordered the ship luffed to have a better look at her. What saw was an arm projecting through her deck-hOuse window. I at once called the captain and asked for in- | structionS.
 "Keep her away!" was his order.
 1 called him a murderer and ap- pealed to the men. They cried to save the lives on the wreck. The cap tain then allowed me to take boats crew and see what I could do. After hard struggle our boat made