New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-22

iese rooms we're the hinge beet ana pfk oares
r,,. v" sdes II which there an open sp'os %
ue bnIwsrks Fronting the man hatcn "ss ss
Lo,rial dngy place whore sick pe'senS ers 49, an -
ve,e n, BE- eufed Oppofs the hospsI, on ea;n soe ~
d a .is vere Tie bonsss upon deck These houses "ers
uanrt for second cabin ACCOMMODATING inoy ~" 80
Rugby corrnd without aoy Preensno ou ser 10 he's
fr1n tho dack the bnwarks served Tor the inner SO
ana The deck above the roof 80 low were thsy I ~
n man could not stand upright In one OF men, aDu y's
human beings ofbdh sexes slowed away there even
more detpey md unfortunately than in the 'taefc'a,'
yLhb bsyo already deeroed Every na' aos i' kso
ihs beds wet, and the inmates 10 tho most unsn
ylsble discomfort. 10 make the matter w,,ss
vheueyer The ship rolled the mp through ths
utaer holes IN large quantities. and washed backward
md forward tho deck, often setting everything wnn
he.e bouses all efoat In the cener forward OF me nos
fithl WIS The cabin galley. This was suppied wtn an
requi,ies for he clearly preparation Of food Opening
fn The cabin gsey was door at lis back leading t1s
bpDk roc m OF tie cook Ahead OF the galley the d.
thy hole de- grated the s,eerage galley, low black de
Eve by eight ect lined throughout with ron and d,ssned
10 serse a. the emgants kitchen The room firashed
Of Two feet BY three and half the only provision
made for the daily preparation OF the food vi $50 ANTS
,nsn we're without exception the drest beings l
gnw During the voyage, which lasted eight weeks,
never saw ether Of them with clesn ssin vi me nse
of poke handkerchief they were totally innocent, via
ar.r usno their fingers "a substitutes would W IN ms ~
most nonchannce them - i-h out some OF te con
tent q passengers sauce pa, ana Try tne 9uay, VI
Their duties simply 10 receive and COOK Won ',l
rs The uasserrsrs brought them. They were also 70
keep water boiling and give 10 TIE passengers IN Q.
chaee Tor the quantity OF the cold huid tiied
iii errar only for found that the isrgron
kettle in which the wsser boiled wss never eesaef
corseque ny the of the color and consescy
ofcoiee lnjeed, the iwo cooks were 80 filthy in thsir
Labils that Of our yicuas when cgoAed By them
were tit to eat This combined with the ceuity OF APP
rroacling the gz,y caused myself and tie majority Of
he pass.Iges n tho poo> cabin 10 engaS with black
George the cabs cook prepare our fooc iof the voy
age For this paid him - each.
The unfortunate steorage passengers were obliged Is
submit TO every f;cces Of ezorion from tho 'w0 Slhy
brutes who ofcated the higA priests Of the vessss
galley With the rest unblashing e1rontery these TED
lows would demand ,xpences and sh lngs Of s1e eSai
grants Ii their dem ads not complied vita ovUry
obstacle would be ia nwn in tie way Of the peHcr 10
frsing. 90.
the extortionae dmar Is OF hesF harpies thrasi With
oafhs and from IL 'gaey door 10 make way tor
pay ing passenger haY known rconstIance TO be net
with the foules language and sometimes silence eqjOres
by The threatening CLEAN knife. There were women
on tAnt shin who were ,abe TO ss meal of cooked
food for two and even thre days When the nonpaying
could get access the stove for their pots was by no
means nfrequent occur ince that the pot would DO
upset, aud consequently the cal lost OF spoiled
In all tie pay ing pass gers had the preference al
the galley and large body The emgi ants would be Dc
barred ,her mornings meal until on o'clock in the
One Of the poor women who thrust out by these
rufans tod me the doctor below into the Storage
ard talked very earnedly Of the disease whcn would en-
@Bpt1 said she. I'VE are more likely todie Of Aung~
than Of sickness have waited ere since clock tne
morning to get my oatceke cooked ane u Is nor yes
done. My children have had nc breakfast FOR my
self have often go without /, order 70 give them
"enough ! am going to my husbend; l have two ehi
"dren one of them only three years old and hnat
yerv hard Sir TO get the bit and the sup This was at
O'Clock In the afternoon and she assured me It was al
ways late when she got food cooked may hero &c marx
That many Of the more Intelligent fsseages assert thst
poorly cooked food is OF the promison' causes oil uean
on ship board. 81, H.. oc H..
emgrans which have nstanced above wa, no excepuon
In a eases the strongest thrust out the Weakest some OF
the occupied the galley during the greater part 81 inc
day 10 The neon, enence and often the eAcson OIL tho
majority At all times the inadequate accommodation
causes On anxious and hungry crowd TO hock sounu ans
doors, and in the jam hot water SOUP OF no. n,s'~
often left lasting marks the persons OF the emgrans
One Of the most vitality important requisites on the
emigrapt sbip clean and commodioas "eIercose.s.
ON board this ship these necessaes were @uea on eios
side Of the forward hatchway very near 10 'he cooAng
pseys They had Just been erected by the ships eapen
Ter and composed OF rough pine boards lhe were
tbre together each side OF the dook one pehga
,ated tn tie use of female the other 10 the male pas
senaers They were about 20 inches IN "idth ana oeS
in heht The interior of each consisted OF single cross
bsr and wooden shoot leading out through the buwak
So I'M adapted and incOmmOdOus were these places that II
roueh weather or hen the ship rolling the inmates
were often thrown through the trail door, AMI precpnes
pnon the deck The doors would thus get knocked OF
their hinges and the carpenter would iet them say
knocked or 1t was almost Impossible 70 escape ust s
rnent in these places with all the advantages OF the
lost favorable weather. There was no supply OF water 70
keep the channels clean, and every time wave broke
against the ships side, she plunged the accumulated
fb would be washed ont upon the deck This often o.
cured when there several OF these places occu
lied and te inmates presented the most ptiable spec
taces The stencil all times emitted from these places
WINS not unlike that which would arise from two laden
anchorsd on each side the deck Sootay unpt
these houses for the for which they were designed
,bst even tie most reckless and vernerawlng pasen-
ger entered them with bathing The case Oh the me
distressing but that Of the females wretch
ed heyond description The ehuvia arising from these
races together with their general repnsiyeness I'M
doubtedy pregnant Of much Of the disease WHICH
ursyss upon sagrant ships Just forward OF the water
closets is lie forecsstle in this dark and sitting hole tho
may be charged with cooripg but my description
is far from picturing the horrible retAfy