The New York herald., 1850-01-27
TWO CENTS.

that 1t rather singular that the loss of life has.
according To the Cabin Passengers" statement,
arisen, not from the want OF the means of escape,
Dut In The frst place in leaving the ship raft,
ana next iIom want OF water, which the passen-
gers, against the express wishes OF the captain,
recklessly deprived themselves OF by stavng 10 the
tanks.
We now come TO thy remarks on the stowage of
the cargo. For thy information we may say, that
the casgo is engaged by the coasgnees Of the ship,
whose business II Is 10 use all the care they can
to exclude anything of an indammable nature; 1t
Is slowed under the Of respectable and respon-
slble stevedores, fand no light allowed On board
any vessel In the docks of Liverpool; and lastly,
the captain exercises vigllant care as to the
ture OF the cargo; and II is rather remarkable in
the of that under notice. that so cautious was
Capt Hoxle on this head, that he even had some
packages which he suspected as likely to contain
some lnfiammabie materials, opened for his insPec-
ton; but they did not contain anything of the kind.
or they would not have been suffered TO have gone
in the ship. The ship was not freighted with an
iniiammabie cargo-at least, not with one likely
be spontaneously so, unless we should except 100
tons OF coals, spread over the floor ;of the ship,
which, we think thou wilt agree with US, do not
afford much ground 10 suppose they were the cause
OF the sad catastrophe.
That she had no signal gun on board, we freely
admit; and, though may be no excuse, yet we
may say very few American packet ships leaving
this port have one AS for blue lights and rockets,
We cannot think Capt Hoxle without them.
Another word about the captain and his conduct.
Ine correspondent omitted some very material
points In his statement on this subject. He ought
to have SAID that Capt Hoxie chartered the bark
Sarah, at the expense of the owners of the Caleb
Grimshaw (ot which number the captain is one)
to take The passengers forward TO New York, and
that he LETT them under the Joint good Of Capt.
Cook and The American Consul, who were DOING
all they could TO make them comfortable, and
would get them away as soon as possible.
We have stated that Capt. Iloxie sailed his ship
on temperance principles. IL may be asked, how,
then, DID II happen that there brandy board.
The drinking of which was near producing such
fatal consequeDcesl The facts are, that when
CABIN % passengers wish to have 1t, Capt Hoxie's
good nature will not let him refuse signing bond
Tor them to take cut supply, and we have very
COED reasons for believing that a part Of what was
found ON board the Caleb Grnnshaw belonged to
cabin passenger"
There is one question we wish to ask thee, and
that Is, what means has modern science invented
by which fire IN the hold, which cannot be got at,
can be extinguished soon as discovered
In conclusion, we wish To say, that this awful
and most lenientable catastrophe is one of those t.
winch the best regulated of all human contrivances
is liable. We are far very far from wishing to
say that nothing more remains to be DONE eilher
Tor the comfort or safety OF passengers; but we do
say that the Caleb GrImshaw had all the require
meais heretofore expected 10 be found by Americ IN
ships, and In many things she had tar more than is
required by present laws. lt is not our wish, how
ever, merely to supply what is legally required.
but we trust we are willing TO be among the first
ana lore most TO provide, far possible for the
comfort and safety OF thsse who place themselves
under our care.
We have only to add the request that thou wilt
give this an insertion IN thy columns, As we con-
side hat has previously appeared in the Times On
this subt Is, from IT. unialrness, calculated in
Jure our interests, which we are candid enough TO
believe thou hast DO desire 10 do.
We are, very respectfully. thy friends
G.. GRIasHAw &c Co.
Liverpool, 18th mo. 3lst, 1879