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ASTRAL STILL AT ANCHOR „ * • • ' ■ ■ •% • • * •And Bevenu© Cutter Gresham Has Ifrot ; Been Able to Beach the Alleged . Mutinous Crew.•v According to the latest reports sent out by. the Ship NewB Bureau.this afternoon the revenue cutter Gresham had not reached the Standard Oil Company’s big sailing ship Astral, the crew of which are reported to have mutinied Monday. .The .Gresham, with. Mr. Harrlgan, representing the United States shipping commissioner; Joseph M. Dickey and five deputy marshals, on board, went down the bay thismorning for the purpose of arresting the sailors who are reported to have Tefused to do duty.The harbor inspectors’- Bteamer 'Daniel S. Lament touched at Quarantine shortly, before noon. aCptaln. Grace stated that, the revenue cutter Gresham launched her., lifeboat with three officers and six men, owing to the heavy wind and sea was unable to get alongside the ship. The boat's crew were drifting leeward, their pars .broken and boat half full of water when the aLmont picked them up.The Astral left this port-on Sunday last,' her cargp consisting of 133,000 cases of petroleum, in addition to nearly 600 barrels of lubricating oil. The captain expected to make a fast trip. She anchored at a point near the lightship Sunday afternoon during j tho snow storm.From , there the captain sent a letter Monday to Philip Ruprecht, shipping, agent of the Standard Oil Company, to the effect that the ship with both1 anchors'down was lying In safety. The crew of tiventy-three hay.e refused duty and would not go in the ship, but would work, her back to.port. Kis letter concluded by asking that assistance bo'sent immediately.i tfP MS'SB RgJ* ^trcrrrjaa SB* D w W ffl E. a • “ 5? • 3 £» e»
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn, New York, US

Thu, Feb 07, 1901

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