The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-06-28
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Now let me PROFOUND to you this question, what
would you have done II you had been command.
Of that boat, prepared with no articles Of grave
digging except scoop shovel for handling coal
You will doubtless say that you would bury him
in decency. But I ask, where! Not in town
for you could not get TO land If il was known
that man on board had jus. died Of Cholera.
And il you were passenger on board, how long
would you be willing to have i, remain on the
boat! Now rs Captain or passenger suppose
you would get rid Of il rs soon as possible; the
fact 10, this must be done or the boat loses her
Passengers, and to bury him in wilderness, he
never would be found excep, by wild beasts and
TO throw him over board is not only inhuman bn,
Unable. Now what would you do! I answer,
rs he has done. think people ought to be a
little careful in their circumstances against
steamboats,, for what would this place be il there
were no boats TO stop here. There is a better
set OF Boatmcn now on the river than since its
fire: navigation. hope the people Of this place
will think more seriously and talk more reason
able. tits think fortunate thing for the place
that the boat did not stop here for understand
there was an action against her, and what would
You have got! A bad name from one end Of
this mighty stream 10 the other. Boatmen have
a great influence over passengers and emgrants
aud the real loss would be on the part OF the
town. What say you Mr.. Gazette! 1.-THE Cap
tain Of steamboat does wrong there are passen-
gers who are better acquainted with the wrong
than any one not knowing the circumstances,
his hands and officers would soon desert him 40
lost 10 humanity. hope the city will dcsist
from her wontcd operations against her and thai.
the intelligence OF such a process against the
boat will no, reach her and friendship remain
between the two as heretofore.
ULYSSES.
AZ our correspondent is brief we publish
tho whole Of his communication, aud rs he
presumes 10 answer his questions for US,
wo assume the liberty Of ohjcc,ing 10 his
replies and answering for ourself. In re.
ply to the first question; had We been COM
mander Of that boat we would have taken
the corpse TO his brother at Galcna were il
possible for human being to accomplish
such m undertaking, and il not, then We
should have purchased spade while a, this
landing, buried him on IN island above,
marked the grave and acquainted his broth
er with the facts Immediately upon iauding
in Galena. And this is tho course, VIC
venture 10 say, that any other captain in
the Upper Mississippi trade would have
pursued. We have no acquaintance with
Capt. Able, but wo know sufficient Of all
other Commanders Of boats in this trade.
to hazard the remark that no Que of them
would have been guilty Of such an outrage
for such we must still esteem il.
In reply 10 the second question. how long
VIC would have been willing to have TIM,
corpse remain on board; tho man who
would have objected TO allowing it remain
on board few hours longer that j, might
be delivered into the hands of his brother.
has heart more callons to the ties Of kin
bred, than we well know how to conceive.
Ia respect 10 throwing corpse overheard
or leaving il to be devoured by Wild boasts,
that is all nero verbiagc.
We acknowledge weekly the kindness
and gentlcmanly conduct Of the steamboat
officers IN our trade, therefore, can readily
endorse the sentiment Of there being bet
Ter set Of boatmen OIL the river now thln nj
my previous time, aud il is from the fact
Of the act being perpc,ra.cd by one Of them
that has made il appear TO US 80 ou.ra.
gcous.
In reply to the last question propounded,
We say just tho reverse Of our correspon-
dent. Issue tho process, attach the boa,
20 soon ns she lands nj our wharf and teach
her officers TINT they cannot infringe upon
The rights Of others, tho propric.ics Of 30.
ciety, common deccncy itself, wi,hou, in
curing penalty.
FivE-FRANc PIECES Of American manu-
acture arc said 10 be in circulation in the
over part Of this State. As tho moral at
nosphcrc is dcnscr there il il possible they
nay not rise higher, but still il is we'll 10
examine before receiving tho coin Of tina,
denomination. Although the Americans
.re moro skiliul than tho French in the
Of such things, yet in this 10.
stance from the largo quantity Of alloy the
ormcr use, the French coin is preferable.
DRowSED.- james Grimes, miller,
rom DAYTON, Ohio, was drowned last Sun. |