New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
Nem-91ork Daily GribllNe.
THE EMGRANT SYSTEM No; Y


~ AZ EmGRAsr
Just before New Years Day we experienced one OF
ose yoltr, storms that G; tbs period of the rear sweep
scros the Atlantic By O'Clock in the afternoon the air
vas Ssrkcred and the omncusnsss Of the weather caused
the officers Of the ship 70 take IN all sal those which
were necessary to the safety Of the vessel The passengers
were al orleed below and The hatchways covered up
II, fore midnight the wind increased to gale All the ship
lad be adto Her large cargo otron caIseher oroh
Ike lOl aud SCARCELY passenger escaped sca sickness
Abou, midnight so violent was the storm that every TIM
LeI in he ship quyerej and raeked ana gfofnei hke
doomed creature tho burst IN huge waves against her
sizes aysanches 4 water were thrown l'sa no the ar
aid e Il with crushing violence upon her deck threate my
each moment to entemb her 10 the raging ocean LAG
mat. shook and bent like whips the yards f9iei {, and
fro with each uruh Of the ship threatening - snap t0
NESTS close TO the deck The parrel chain OF the main
tissil ward br, ke ara le the great san WA ts fo'
rarts ielt in 10 The Niud Iueuacing with aanAasl)a all
10 da.Cd ag pTOach lhe wind soon sliNer' the oeiy
inc cau, ino rags end tore the yart trc It's iron pV
le9,ipc IL suspended by the ITS The 'nsn we're
etsnp,ored on deck aud ordered aOit and secure
lie yard aud soil TO do this seemed a'st certain d' t,n
fox Sic rolled her rails under water ana a. ea'h urea ie
ns-is bent ard cracked aHd threatened so ny me o'ir
ls.h man held .n braces and Delaying pins or oal
let be should be npown the deck with orce
TO split his xiii against tic bulwarNs Il m' hnri
m Though into the Seeing The men hesitate te
CaptalD, q second time. hercey roered through ms
trumpet "Ge aloft you ID eowardly hounds y 81
A nan stirred: tho sea seemed IA a blaze hercoiy
did Il eshe and boil the sal Tapped more hercely thal
ever the heavy cham swept 10 and fro, cutting ropes
gfLrfgT like aslarp sword the WIND hD"ed ana ifcNVl
Ike ten thousand demons AMI The fate Of me ship 'eemi
ceriair-rot a man would move TO obey the eommsat-
when the Mate jumped into the ras ami N voice tht
Murdered hos IA tho ii, mental din said Come, boys
FOLLOW, me and save the ship The words were scarcely
uttered dozen seamcn sprang ner hi ana az me
,r ut ter lives secured the sail and the destructive
eLein hut This enough. Inc yard must DC last
eu,d 70 tie mast Who would volunteer Several OF
.rod tleuselves but the Mate would have none do it bu
Ims,f lie lashed his body the mast and with ropes
eood around his waist and grease polishing hs nseS
he ored for than two hours at that gddy hsli Ia
fiat t.pestuous ght until he had completed ms eOu,
tak 10 Lin am firmly convinced IS due the credit OF
saving Us from that shpwrc to which the iudscfeonof
tic G. itan had wen nigh consigned US The sailor VIII
act hero Ied but attempt to dr'ee him and he Is
A. he batolways remained closed for than
twenfyiour hours, the wretehed condition OF The
PEOPLE In the steerage can be measgraby realized;
Dung that time large quantities ot wner s'uhl
&c css 10 the steernge. The heavy roihng OF the
hip snapped the ropea which secured luggage end
PROVISIONS trunks, barrels, water cans ana so0ktng
utenss floating and rolling about In every direction
oetroying their and Deggarng their owners 10
the most wholesale manner For "a hours no water eoad
he served cut for "a hours no food could be cooked for
the same period neGrly 500 human beings lay IN the Tester
g seerege, ia almost tangible darkness breathing tue
same and again, and again suffering al tao
horrible sensations OF sea sickness monenlary
death the majority praying TO all the saints the aenia
for succor IL their extremity ana promising una ,ara ol
sacrifices in return for safe doverance; others saS
lying down quietly resigned to death yea covetng ia
nieh approach others blashE homing still others rayng
Ike hend and glering in semi madness Such some
of the sights emgrant chip in storm. Even now
Ludder to relate them Several Of the houses deck
brok loose from their hastings and throwing the inmates
in all directions dashed and fro and threatened to beat
through the ships sides The heavy barrels also
broke from their moOrngs and rolled about the deck to
the terror of the passengers and the danger OF the bull
waIks. In cabin the skyght was beaten in and We
Lad submit 70 covering OF boards, preierrng darN
ness to drowning There many brave men and true
board that ship but the yawnlng death hlt m0men
taIy threatened yet feariuy daed with It's victims
hlanohed many cheek and palsied many heart that
never knew fear before.
After some twenty four hours of great distress the
died away and the began 10 break FORTH Abbott the
OF the did not subsde Tor some hours 80
room az opportunity afforded descended TO the 10
male seeree 20 Afford the ~reehed beings any Little a.
rsance that lay my power. The scene presented ~ my
gaze awiuly significant Of the intensity osusrng oil
the four hours No words OF mine could pant
its horrors it than the fabedhe
isef The agonizBg thirst the exhausted energies the in
ten mental and phy prostraOn the blank looks of
lost hope of this world the next plainly perceptbo
to NE, although did lot 60 far from the bottom oil the
hGtchway ladder gave to them such water as could DO
found and soothed their fears and tried to arouse their
homes as far as knew how TO but was soon compelled
TO ice the pure air Of the deck from the pesenta
poTs and the thousand reekng abomnatsns OF this Pan
demoLium
Presently the doctor became alarmed at the filthy state
of the storage and the debated condition Of the people
accordingly lie made serious complaints to the captain
Afer some demurring that dignary sent body OF
men below TO clean up. Each armed himself with broom
and scTapor, and then set TO work with viii That morn
ng saw twenty barrels of the gr0sscst muck hDsed up
The after Storage and thrown over the ship. side
Many storms occurred the voyage. and the scene
which have just described of closed hachways, sitting
atmosIh and all the horrors Of the middle passage
intensified. were repeatedly enacted
As an illustration If the gross inhumany which too
commonly practiced toward emgrGnts by the officers OF
these ships will relate piece Of hearilessness perpeta
ted by them. On the evening preceding New Year morn
ing The wind blew little, aud there had been heavy
al OF snow the passengers retired 70 rest thinking,
please God, to tweyemonth we II be better Oh
About midnight fell again in large quantities, and
the wind blew intensely keen and cold At II the second
mate and bOatsWain who IN charge Of the wsicn,
determined 10 have some fun with "the bloody Peites.
b furIherlnce OF this end they first distributed to
each man Of the watch and then ordered them to ring
the forward and aft bells and while this being done
they both rushed below, and with Delaying pms went
through the eorage striking each berth and shouting
CUP or Va Il be drowuedH These words with The noise
OF the bells and the strokes Of their clubs, aroused the
poor creatures all through the ship, and with fierce
Screams oaihs, and frantic cries, parents seized their
Children husbands clasped their wives, and men, women,
and children rushed for the ladders ascend the deck
Cries Of agony and despair the midnight the
tremped each other undeOO and str0ve To
resch the outer night The devils who excited this fssr
fol panic kept up the din II bells and the load calls Of
ssShiD sinking All be drowned Hurry up for the
"boats &c After many had been seriously injured in
the struggle az the STAIR the majority Of the annghed
passengers reached the upper deck nearly all Of them
state vi nudlty-snd madly rushed forward and an to
seize come opportunity OF escape. linen with loud
oaihs and brutal laughter the authors Of all .,h.
terror physical injury, and mental torture, asked
Nhdf the bloody HI ye by rushing deck
Ia that style and threatened 70 shoot them all ii they
did not 20 below at once They then drove them back 10
their berth. with oafhs curses and
Low- from Delaying pins. With the exception Of the
mate Lis occurrence for the rest Of the voyage the
sislliug jet. In fact a id good joke first rate
Joke with Ell the officers Of the ship The eie Is o rs
excitement we're long felt several women were thfoFh
into euiaiEre labor; many persons suffered ron