Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-03-23
PANAMA, Jan. %, 1919.

PANAMA, Jan. %, 1919.
Gesslemen-T deem il duty which Iowe
10 myself as well as yoa, 10 give statement
of the viilainous conduct of The Pacific MAJ!
Steamship Corpsny's agents al this place -
Wi,ea arrived here, on the 4th instant, Will
my family, immediately went ia the ageats,
Messrs. Zachrisson, Nelson s. Co , and had
my name registered for the -' California" That
vessel had cot then arrived-mv name was a
bout the seventh regisicred-no trouble was
then before us--we were all to 60. In few
days, however. and after the passengers By
the Cresceat City had arrived, those who had
procured tickets through at the house of the
agents Ia New Orleans, were Informed that
that tiua were not authorized agents, and that
their receipts would not be taken; and ,fur-
ther. that all, it mattered not BY what vessel
they came, who had through tickets from
first choice, and after they had made their Sc
lection. that those who came on the Falcon
would be taken up in the order of their regis.
try upon their books In the meantime some
four or five vessels arrived, bearing tickets
from Rowland, Aspinwail & Co, and as there
were SO many vessels arriving, they held on
until this morning before any of the Falcons
passengers could learn what was TO be their
fate. The through tickets, issued by the New
Orleans house. were finally acknowledged to
be good WhenI went TO the office this morn
ing 10 anow my fate, I was Informed that they
would give Mrs. M. passage on the floor oil
the main cabin-the lower cabin being filled
with baggage-and that could go in the
steerage, with the crews fare, but not have
the privilege of going back TO see Mrs NJ.
consented 10 receive the tickets, and paid them
5000, offering them $3.50 for myself. and 10
take the floor with Mrs. D.: but no, / mus
take it only according to their arrangements.
Mrs. NJ is in delicate health, and to start on
a passage which would take from forty 10 six.
ty days, in a saIer, would be extremely ha-
Zardous to her life in her present condition
and upon this account consented to receive
the cabin for her and the Storage for myself
called for list of the passengers, and found
only twenty-nine cabin passengers who hac
paid through the balance of the cabin was
given to their particular friends on the Cres
cent City and other vessels, showing conclu
sively that they intend and have done all ii
their power 10 harrass the Falcons passen
gers After | had gotten their receipt, and af
ter was forced 10 disclose the peculiar situa
ton of my wife, and begging to be allowed
the privilege of being with her, offering TO pa,
any sum of money, and finding all Of no avail
7 told the captain and the agents that wou'
take the crews fare, but that the first man tina
would lay finger in my way when wante
to see Mrs NJ, would do so at the peril Of hi
life. The agents and the captain were in
formed who and what was, and they calle
and marked on my tickle, that |, being an ex
ception, would be allowed the very generou
privilege of visiting my lady. They had learn
ed that the man who interfered with me woul
be food for the sharks, and thus this generou
grant This is but my part of their miserabI
treatment; the others have suffered more G
less. They filled the cabin with their particu
lar favories. excluding all the ladies VIII
came on the Falcon and did not pay through
Gen. Adair and family, Major Ogden and Ia
dy, Major Candy and lady. go in the stee
age the Captain very generously, howeve
makes rough board partition to separa
them from the mongrel mass which makes IL
the crew.
This, gentlemen, is true statement of o,
treatment-one that would swear to, and fl
my character would refer you to