The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-02 00:00:00

JERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CAPTAIN OF A

VESSEL.

An inquest, which was opened on Monday at Kings-
town, by Mr. Harty, one of the county coroners, on the
body of Thomas Davis, a Krooman sailor, belonging to
the barque Lottie Sleigh, of Glasgow, did not terminate
till an advanced hour yesterday evening.
The barque, as has been announced, was picked up
in a disabled state, having lost her rudder, and was
taken in tow by one of our channel steamers and brought
to moorings in Kingstown harbour. It appears that
during the passage homeward of the barque front the
coast of Africa some sickness occurred on board
amongst the crew, which included a Lumber of
Krooman, who were engaged to assist in working
the vessel. It could be gathered from the evidence that
the Kroovnen, who are natives of a hot country, and ill-

prepared for the asperity of a northern climate, began
to suffer severely from cold as the ship approached these
latitudes. Besides, the vessel encountered severe wea-
ther, and whilst off the western islands carried awi.
her rudder. This serious accident protracted the leugtt.
of the voyage, and of course increased the hardships and
suffering of the crew. Six of the white sailors got
scurvy, two of them died at sea, and two more only sur-
vived a brief time after the vessel arrived in Kingstown.
The Krooman Thomas Davis, on whose body this in-
quest was held, was stated in evidence to have com-
plained of the cold, and to have been seized with
seiverings and pains in the feet. Ho subsequently be-
came delirous, and expired on Friday morning.
Evidence was gone into at great length, and a num-
ber of witnesses were examined with a view of ascertain-
ing the description of treatment given to the crew, and
especially to the Kroomen on board, during the passage
homeward. It transpired that these unfortunate natives
of a torrid climate were shipped on board the barque at
the Palmas Islands, in the height of summer. They
had no clothing on coming on board save the usual piece
of cloth round the loins, which constitutes the garb of
these poor creatures, who seem to have endured the
extreme of misery from cold when the ship began
to encounter cold and stormy weather. They slept on
the deck in the warm latitudes, and did not complain so
long as their rations of rice were duly served out to
them ; but the rice running short they got bread rations
instead. They were put to sleep on some sails spread
upon oil casks in the hold, and the entire body of Kroo-
men are admitted to have been constantly complaining
of cold and ill-treatment, though it was sworn that
clothes were given them by the captain; After a long
investigation, which did not conclude till yesterday even-
ing, the jury, after consultation, returned as their ver-
dict—" That the death of the deceased Thomas Davis,
was caused by exposure te cold and hardship, permitted
by the inhumanity and neglect of the commander (Pier-
man) and of his mate, second in command." The cap-
tain and mate were committed for trial on the coroner's
warrant.—Freeman's Journal.

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