The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-18

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tain this room Is located the iarboard side.
1t projects above the berth deck; it is what ~
called a break deck very few vessels have it;
the captains room Is attached to the saloon used for
smokipg all the instruments for the use Of the vessel
such ss quadrants chronomoters charts &C In the
chpsins room the captain usually made the obscrva-
ton; Mr. Gilmor clipped in Liverpool - frat mate
but was unable 10 do he duty his room opposite
the captains, TN the starbuaId side aft don't Know
whether he compared observations with the captain:
the first mate was not reduced in station during the
voyage; did the duty of first mate a few days after
we sailed but only got second mates pay; he had his
watch but the third mate did the dnty; my room
forward OF the cab between the rst and second
cabin; the orop deck extends all Of % 30 feet; my
rom lighted by II skylighti the chief mates by .
widow looking gu the deck; the captaius vindo~
LOOKS on tue deck likewise don't know the name Of
the steward don know the name Of the cook
cal him the dsotsr; they both white ucn. Eng
lishmen don't know the stewardess her name 10
Ann that's all know the ship is hing a. rier No g.
North Liver the boatswains watch was in my wstsn
the sia board watch cannot say If he H. married;
believe he was going to be married on his arrival he
sleeps on board the ship no going out with ship
ePain don't know II he is To be- promoted; We had
four lady passengers aud two servants in the nrst
cabin have these two girls Ia the drst cabin
know whether Tor the ship or the passengers never
raw them down there more than once IT they were
down more than that time. it unknown TO me
they were rai,d second cabin Passengers they were
not Whit we cali second cabin ard;
their berth located No H. the larboard sids,
anidshp in the lower berthK; the boths eR,
Lo door To those beiths two pied the upper
berbs over them don't know their names have
never seen the men since the arrival OF the ship, I
,aw blanket or quilt hung up In trout Of tneir
berth IN the day time have been down in this cabin
some half a dozen times at night time with dark
lantern, to see after the men; generally sent tho
boatswsiD Tor them; could not keep the uen up
their quarters are forward when W. could not hnd
Them IN any other part OF the sbip we never vent
down together | have been down there aud caught
him. (he boatSwsn) there with the men l found
Dick down there with him; no ~ board the
ship now; he did not appear to BE- skulkiny
don't know what business he had there; found the
h,atswain on the sterboard side; he was alone ona
chest; tha cheat in front Of Miss Dickson'- berth
don't know their chest but the ladies vera In
the berth; hc was sitting on the chest; he was
awake; never raw hun but once on The chcst. that
VAS tho only time found him sittiug ON tue chest;
Other times he had some At the men With hm would
send him down alter the men aud he would come
up soon enough; then would go down after him;
these the only times saw Kim there; had been
out ut STA some twenty days when saw him sitting
on the chcst; IL was at night, between the hour, III
twelve and four 1t may have been just after two
o'clock; no blanket was up, then. before the girls I
think the girs then both awsks he was talking
to them when went down; did not hear what he ssid;
the two who siept above the girIs in the berth
at this time the berth. they were ON dock
keeping watch looking to the OF the ship
know THE because wh,n III were not in the berth
they looking out for the preservation Of Ship
the passengers divided OF and tsk turns in this way,
making hind 81 police on board this WA douc ny the
orders OF the captain: the chest tn, boatswain was
sitting close up against Miss Dicksons b.rIh
he Wa resiog his head on ms sand and his elbow
the berth b'ard went down on the iarb' d Il
ssngwsy came aft towad d. him aai his back irst
persoDs who kept watcr during the hight cJuli
to light up that gaSg~ay the light was about ten or
twelve feet from Niss Dickson's berth the class
broken out ~ these The male
entry Of the boatswan being doso below told hin
] would tell the captain II ever caught hl dpsa
there again; he said he would b. caught there
sgsin II did not tell the captain; when f,uui hin
down there again with one Of the men, reprinaDdsd
him aud told tbt captain the Misses Dickson very
late in ritiLg ~ morning; never theui deck
before 10 ~ o'clock average during tho voy-
age. We have often had children board never no
tced the deck early % clock Of "A . ning:
am quite sure Of that; had much TO do that did
not n'tce them much; they not childish play
full deck they not altogether sossr or ssdats
Z II "A re-Dac
In The bret place they tried To make themselves noticed
on beard of the ship in the second place they would
throw Themselves in the way Of the and officers;
have bnd them try todraw my attention in converssioa
when had other duties TO perform; they said good
many things; they would ak me how l.ug thoSght
would he before got in aud the conversation mad
with them never amounted To anything a. did uot
y.rsstion had with them; they avoided after that
some but not actually they tried frequently 60 get
into con,ersation, they would come and Ask soms
inquiry about the ship how fast -he was going 60;
heard them FAY they wi.bed To got q fair wind aud
many such questions; this wassfer RETAINED from
having any csnversstion with them; wss not afraid
Of them; have the boats~ handle them about
the mainmast, never on the quarter deck by the
hatch. Abst the msinmAst there tour hatch.s
board; they stood sbsft the companion way. goog
down into the second cabin; was standing about four
PAGES from them; other passengers we're standing
around Was talking to married f-msl. NJ the tims;
don't know any Of the psssengsrs names on board the
ship except tn. two Crib the female married
woman because she told me ~ shs very young
and Der husband was very old witch made me remark
It, che drew my attention to the liberties taken by the
bcatswa ain with the girl; sh. made come remark about
It, hut don't know What she said; sas the boatswain
nut his hand on the breast Of Eliza ND his arm around
her waist hugging her, this O'Clock the
afternoon; the sun was not down, DID not tbs
other sitter then he possibly held her Tor ~
% seconds, or perhaps minute, AIN u married man,
and have one child did not hear him say snytbsgi
and this lady talking che did appear to pull
him away; tbsJ were both standing up a. the time;
did not notice their any further, that's the
only time ever saw him hug her, nave then
often talking together: have him take any
further liberty with her than What havs abpvs stated
hav. never talked with the boa's~aiu or suy other
person this subject since the arrival 10 the ship;
the grls did occupy the ,.c,bd cabin; they ~ere
In what IL called the Intermediate. cabin.
C,.ss.eaomina,,on-i don't knew what pric. thsy
paid fer th, r pas,sgc; thy called second osbs
passengers by soD. pers,ns ard the ,hip d.n't
believe ever heard the captain cal them s.coud
cabin passengers; bad four CLASSES on boa a the
cabin intermediate cabin second osbin ADD .t-.rsss;
tn. cabin the fret clss- ths intermediate cabin
second cass. III. s,cond cabin trird class an. the
si.-rsge fourth cis,s. shouid thiuk the place as
tipDsd for and treatment - ths Nisses Dick-n
thar Of the second cabin; cannot rrm-ub N. .t..s
81 the weather At the time tie boats satin had his
around thrA We hal winter "a ssg- pretty mucn all
th. Wy over the WIND MODERATE going about nvs
kpOts ful and bye. With all sail s.t thee. may have
been twenty or nifty persons Standing sr,uod at the
time, tL're might have been hundred. there
thrty-t~O pcr-Uns occupied the iui-fm cdis. cabin
Al the cOpclusion Of tb,s witpe-s's testimony the
court sdjourntd the case until eleven sc,Ooh
.s,usi If q Pbsinp, 81 ffcer w u stephens. II the
lever police srr.st'd yesterday youuE wsp ny tue
nsne 81 lssao Mickie the cha of briDg fuxi
tive ftom tbiisd,lphia ~bete he stands charged 9th
fslte pfett u seems time -ur- the led
bpru~ed $40 from dr 4 u H-sfv. und.r ~"
teuce 81 ing nnte aud tor this loan he HE
cheek, dated sh,sd On uSe OF the banks, foe the
amount. he cheek w.- Dsv.r p.d aud a wsrrsns
leu by the sufhprties Of Phiizdelph for bis
atr,st TIE officer detected the acou.ed ard u
the ttssnsbip kmprs ~hrre he had tsssn pxssss Zoe
California He Ntll be- sent bsck tor trial
.a'ves y Pettoek,fs On the return of the visitsrs
at tordhsm ON vondsy. ~ho we're attracted th-rs 70
witness the annual comm. Dcem.bt VI ST Johns C.
lste qutes crowd sar sisd .a1 ,n bssSt
the gathering VIZ. u number 20 light fingered gsstry
ccmhos " chli'd pickpucksts Onr ~ these cnsyS
called BIZ tvsps detected IN he 81 drs sise
hom tbe pocket ~ MIR George ,iottsb.rger yurss
tnhbng ZONE Sl4 but caught befv,e h- Odd
IN removing the pure from tue pocket Previous
this bo~e,cr, Mr. t'Ott b, rx-r had been robsrJ Or
some othei pickpOcket OF hts wallet coat snrg 500
tabk bills n guld chsip valued At sIB aud q foe
$50 Ex Alderman tiyg.rad caused ne scou.od
arrested sDo slsv r,,isrick evans ptusr of
accused VII" n ~ the profession, yci,n
"a teipe an accumpice BUth ~ the,e r~~s
committed by Justice Nc'srAth for further aearsr
snd they viii possibly be sent back to wcstohestr
IN fnr iria