The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-25
INTERESTING TO EMIGRANTS.

INTERESTING TO EMIGRANTS.
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r,.s,.,.ry Relative 10 the ships George
can ling an0 Ososteaiassea.
sobjoined viii be found important information re
lstiye the treatment Of the seesage passengers
board ships George Canning and Constellation The
dr& is the report Of the Commissioners OF Emigra-
ton, accompanied With the testimony in the matter
Of the George Canning, and letter hrou the sur
yeOn OF the Constellation. Hear all Sides
OFFICE or rHK COMMISSIONERS OF ExIoRArIoS
NKw YORK. August 23, 1855.
TO THE EDIroE Oh TEE HERALD.
s,IR-In compliance with the request Of the coro-
ner's jury, that the Commissioners u Emigration
would take cognizance of the complaints made be-
nshed to the passengers OF the ship George Canning
on the passage from Hamburg sent Messrs
WAlsn, Erbacn and Northrup from this office to III
spect the provisions and water remaining alter the
Aysge and the following report Is the resu { of
- L. Cnas ETH Vice President.
OFPlcE or THE COMMISSIONERS OF ExI6aArIoS,l
New YORK August a. 1868.
DEAR SR-In accordance with your desire, vi
sted the ship George Canning, (Capt. J1cobs,)
inspected very infinitely the provisions and water
Samples of the provisions you will herewith lind
placed before you. The water have drank and
1t must have been good 30 casks remained on board
out OF which, in presence of Mr.. Northrup and Mr.
Erbach, caused the man said to have charge Of it
20 pump some. FM
bft. Erbach is the German assisting in the efice,
and Mr. Northrup is the police officer. have no
hesitation, from all could learn, In stating that
the provisions were good. have no doubt, from
the readiness evinced by the captain ana one Of the
cons;gnees, Mr.. Schmidt, OF lS5 Wau street, to
furnish me with every facility, but that they'will
allow any citizen to inspect them.
My feelings are naturally favorable TO the emi
grant, and confess, from the newspaper reports
that my prejudces we're excited against tie Captain
but am glad. far as the provisions concerned,
70 say that that prejudice i l,s.Ss
Wxs NJ WALSH, Chief Clerk.
Capt. Crabtree Vice President
STATEMENT OF PASSENGERS OF SHIP GEORGE CAN
MING, ARRIVED FROM HAMBURG, RELATIVE TO
TREATMENT or PAsssNGSRs (5TEEEAGE) DURING
TIN VOYAGE. xKH nE@rr
A. w. Bohm says that he came passenger in
the ship George Canning Jacobs, aster, from Ham
burg that the water furnished daily to the seerage
passengers was the same as that used by the cabin
passengers does not think that the coffee ever
cooked in sal; water, there was an abundant sup
ply Of water. on board that the treatment of the
steerage passengers by Capt. Jacobs was always
kind krows that be unifo, mly paid great attention
to an, Of the Storage passengers whoa sick, visiting
them ut all times, and during the night, and seeing
the medicine adm 9istered TO them has seen the
soup from the cabin table distributed daily, after
dinner among the sick in the stes rage know that
the supply OF provisions was abundant and OF excel
lei quality and believes that they were distributed
daily as required by the rules Of the ship that dur
ing the voyage he has tas the provisions furnished
to the steerage and found them TO be the
same a. those supplied to the passengers in the Sc
cord cabin has seen the physician always prompt
IN his attendance on the seerage pas nsers and IN
administering the proper medicines, OF which there
was an abundant supply on board that he has had
command of vessel for the last three years, and
thinks that Capt Jacobs is fully competent to have
the management OF vessel
1-7ofeo1 jon. FRIED HAysER,
lsNs- A. IL. w. BLoHM,
betN JULIUS GOLDsTETN,
snaHs tel..f l.. THUEH.
CITY and County of Neso Fors, SON the
twentieth day Of August, 1853, before me came VIII
Liam BIohm, John Frederick Hauser, Julius Gold
stein, and Leopold Thurn, who, being by me duly
sworn did depoee and say that the above statement
subscribed by them Is true. BERND CASsEELY,
Commissioner Of Deeds.
STATEMENT OF TIE PROVISION MASTER OF THE SHIP
GEORGE CANNING, RELATIVE TO TREATMENT OF
rAssEsGERs In THE sTEERAGE on THEIR PASSAGE
IRON HAMBURG. .a- str@ser
Jurgen Jacob Roluffs says that he was provision
master on board the ship George Canning, from
Hamburg; knows that there Is printed list by which
the provisions are required to be distributed daily
to the passengers; that he distributed to the pas
senscrs daily the full quantity Of provisions and
water, which were always of the best quality fur
nised TO Storage passengers; that there IS large
quantity Of provisions and water remaining after
the voyage; that he received any orders or in
structions from Captain Jacobs not to give the full
supply tOevcry passenger daily, or been interiered
food to them that the Storage passengers we're sup
piled with water out of the casks as the cabin
pasehgers; that the coffee was Fever cooked IN salt
passe We're sick they were supplied with prosi-
sions and small stores from the cabin; knows Mrs.
eina-t, whose child has died since her arrival and
that IL was always attended BY the physician, and
medisfns administered when necessary; was daily
among the steerage passengers, that being portion
Of his duty; knows that Captain Jacobs was always
kind and good in his treatment 70 them, and does
LaoG h
during the voyage, that he ever made use OF any
zach expression as ne wished al the passengers
were dead JUEGYS JACOB RoLUFfs.
Ctty aud County Of Nc,c Yosk, ss.-Onth the TWEEN
Jacob ROlufs, who being by nae duly sworn did de-
pase ard say that the statement above subscribed by
hlm is true. BERS'D CAssERLY,
Commissioner Of Deeds
THs CASE or THE SHIP CONSTELLATION.
10 7as EDITOR OF IaK NV YORK HERALD.
1908 NEW YogH, Aug, 20, 1853
TIE deaths on board the Constellation were
twentysix in ail--six adults and twenty children.
Measles aud dysentery were the causes of death in
the latter, and typhus fever in the former There
we're ninety cases of measles at time aud, in all,
some $50 or 200 Of dysentery The full allowance,
and even IN extra quantity OF oatmeal or rice was
caily served and sago and arrowroot, until all was
consumed. The oatmeal and rice were Of excellent
quality; everything Of this kind was duly examined
by the government inspectors before the ship was
cleared. Sickness, therefore, over which the cap
tain could have control was the cause OF the whole
mortality. II required | am ready TO make an Aft
davit before the Commissioners Of Emigration to the
above, and 70 other facts which must fully exone-
rate Capt Allen. With those acquainted with Capt
A. this cannot be necessary. Both tie proprietors
and Capt A. solicit rather than shrink from an in
ycstixssion. CSC, G. BLACKMAS,
$50 ~ Surgeon on voyage Of Constellation.
EEHANCLAL AND COMMERCIAL.