New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-05

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be sbo Bat tey are there sec. ,bsJ come al hey
have me And he siAsted up ia he mainss, with the
strength Of ten men. and ncar making biz elcape
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Iie continued In such manner all through the long
night The neat dny he seemed better and strong OPP
ate rent him into ta;e Of uDcoDsciocess daring which
be occasionally screamed out under the strong influence
II tho devil that poss ssed him. At night Of the Of
fcsrs Of the ship removed HIM much against
Iii. viii and tbs passengers wishes But az the ON
cors promised to place him where he would be safe his
room mates consented to HE removal Instead OF dong
O. they promised however the man was lcft in the wheel
house about u at night he watched his opportunity and
ru.hod out The mate caught bis coat tai as he
over the bglwafks but too late with shrek like
damned spirit lie tore himself away and plunged into the
boiling SEQ leaving portion Of his garment in tae officers
hand The chip was going at the rate OF egnt Knots per
hour and assistance useless. Ih1s persisted the
drunkard
About half an hour after the event, the officer Of the
watch cane to our and whispered his fate. The
loss Of this man threw saddened gloom the whole
shin and many vow made the spur of this fear
fu example never again to touch the intoxicating cup.
Such property the had possessed s) and the
proceeds taken Of By the officers for the benefit OF
Lis widow.
To turn to matters more to the point, the first con-
sheraton among the passengers on arising in the
morning would naturally be cleanliness. But for
that purpose salt water must be used-fresh was
too scarce and valuable. Salt water can only
be procured by ascending two long AMI slippery ladders
and scrsmtpg 10 the bow of the ship where salt water
pump is situated No washing apparatus Is provided bat
The passenger has the privilege OF setting his wash bowl
upon Tie deck and performing bis sbuton as besthe may
Aer this necessary operation has been gone through,
broakas; is the next consideration The passenger has
jest left the noisome storage and inhaled pure ar ne
must again descend and from he depths Of his provision
chest or barrel find something for his meal But this
feod is unfit 20 eat it has aosorbed the pard flavor
THE storage atmosphere an instead iposses,1{ nu-
trtious properties, disgusting 70 the stomach and delete
rous 10 health Porcharce he Is very poor his food VIII
consist mainly Of oaten cake or ost meal porrdge la
many instances have known the emgrant forced 20 use
his m. al bag as pillow because the preparation from his
skim was less Objectionable than the reekng filth OF the
,teerage deck Ii he has to make oa,en cake he Is forced
to kpead il upon barrel head, the top of box, and
hote in the absence Of seats have to serve for that pur
rose also After this tasty preparation It involves srag
gle of hours get the meal cooked and even then 1t is OF
len too filthy TO be eaten with open eyes anttoo nauseous
10 e;nod unoa fha stomach.
II was matter of great peril to move about the ship
when the Gather for every part OF the steerage
and main decks slippery as glass. The openings
around the hschways only surrounded by ledge OF
about three inches hight and the passer by was liable
sny moment be precptsted down them Ropes were OF
course too costly and carpenters time too valuable to
r-usdy this evil in consequence Of which, every person
who went forward TO the galley did so the risk OF life
and limb The s,ers also without ropes and TO pre-
vent himself from being hurled hither and thher Ia ms
descent the passenger Was compelled TO grasp the htly
ladder From the absence oftese simple guards many OF
tie passengers suffered from severe contusons several
had bones fractured and meals nnumeraDle were upset
ON the way from the galley increasing the hlihne,s
of the decks and materially curang the scanty stores oil
Every morning water was served out. Every morning
each passenger that would it must go for il Accord
ngly the call of the carpenter away the passengers
water are all purchased Of the ship chandler in Liverpool
in shape they are similar 10 varnish are made OF
he CG pIs sssom for p ,S h S @ ss T
DAYS after ship leaves port the passengers are gen
orally sick and having had the precauon to secure
their property, it rolls about in every direction ana OF
course sustsns much damage. That viii probably ae'
count FOR the diversity Of shape, and the entire
absence of symmetry in these water cans; The
water is carried in the ships hold, beneath the
deck Of the Storage Every passenger therefore com
peed TO descend TO this disgusting region and slip aud
slide about until be receives his allowance The carpenter
the presiding genius the dispensing OF THIS and the
solid necesseres of lille. He comes several OF the N le
passengers descend into the hold and serve out the
water. They insert small pump into hosshead OF
fha inf "A fI.h
mon chest barrel the Storage deck, and taxes
h. ad uron which has been marked the several numbers
Of the passengers and calls each rom he CONNIE
The passed below the water measured from the tub
and poured into H. and then returned to the owner A
each person served the carpenter inserts PIN IN the
number OF Lis berth
This mode Of serving ont water is attended with great
waste and the passengers never receive full three
quarts here unheatDgy assert that from the time the
hin len Liverpool until SIZE arrived in New York, none OF
the passenger rule received more than tEo 7ldFsy
.ot1r instead Of three" demanded by law and stpu-
lsted for BY the passage contract The carpenter to whom
was entrusted the duty OF serving the PASSENGERS
With water and provisions, the yilost ru!faD that
ever disgrectd humanity Ii the ship rolled or shut
ed little and . lucklsss steerage passenger STUN
bled against him. he would ssvsseiY s .Hg nun
With any weapon he might have in his hand AT all times
his face bore blended expression OF Won IKE feroehy
ard spanielke cOwaTdce. just the man To cra~I 10
bedside in the night steal man razor and draw 1t across
~; tbrcat 10 crafty his heIish malice. often saw him
strike a roor engrant 10 the deck without thu slightest
provoenion de opened his mouth 10 passenger
but he svoe enough OahIs ~ sinh r"P, in.'
precious gem claimed TO be an American bat his
accent was decidedly ITsh. lie was about SIX feet
two inches in hight, and although perfect devh
incorrate to those who under he care he bore
himself with abject servlity before bis officers Many
had been made against this being and ne hai
several times been compelled fee the vengeance OF out
reced passengers on arriving in port but he served the
ownsrs too wei to be discharged
ms Sims allowance of provisions served out week
w. Here a. in serving water the carpenter showed
az psrsty toward several Of the females giving them
larger quantity # provisions than they were entitled To-
AhLoueh did not at first understand why he showed
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