New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-30
.u..,a ,ba ..ne fares As those

,.v that we all paid the same fares as 's T
tcseeH o. o. saloon, where ve pa. our m.a.o 80
1t sooms below the man of two a, 10 ell
ftled to cary sa trsyeied 10. The after-rooms an1
The steamers much lager and more elegantly na
SALOON. hosh psrts OF the ship the oso ,hs
up no oth.r ptans OF ven'lsnon e,Iopo The sk,
upper ~ hrlJseses were rarely ever ooeneu au.'
lgb's uu .ss coma quenty the air wl'ch vas ITO
ing nc sss'ed to suffoSa ION by the steam Pss, 20
que.so impure and offersise ~ sc''ceIy " eo w.,
csme syso by hardy voysgers Ike mSsen. Wua',
abe mat the effect be eonceiSed TO be upon persous
feeI,Erste nerves AID stomschs during hsn-gaeo :,
-i,a7 Such was the loathsOme enec Oh .u's P,asaJ
..nosIbere upon my wife, taas whenever cue sssint
car che and - aysI 70 the fresh
.;s Indeed. but for the kind indulgence ., eSpji
W,oors who Is no doubt deeply sensible ., No h. -
srrnneements OF bis ship ID perIk on,d bsvs
,bep in the upper saloon ai, 7 mention the
Iii the most serious apprehension l nenu !. VIC
~ - ~ uifa more particularly, because IL camo
directly home to me. Ihere See' 80 - 80
sn.nv othe,s both ladies and genie men, Whose SUI
fsrrps All ing from the same csuse' wei. 'ea'0 tbs
Nss s s - not have experienced so much incon-
Lna, isss and suh,ring those below decks, but
sn fbe names and addresses even OF several OF
ss.s who complained very bitterly 10 maze ms ns.-
kvoYse there was Insufficient NUMBER OF stew
% b ait at table and on the state roens. There were
IT two and two stewsr1esses at any time 20 wsn
vou peafy 100 frst-cass passengers forward. Onaer
sch circumstances, everybody had 70 snliI a. wen Is
o51w.ls, and was told that hsd been favored oy
Ssing allowed eight for myself and wife fo' II days.
There were two DINERS served tss ana y LOT Lne
6t-clsss passengers and although the'o apPsateu 10
H. snouoh Of the more substantial supplies, there va
5snssr If stsrya,iou from the limited number of wait
~. a. serve tho tables What, no doubt. added to
the difficulties of the stewards was the loo apon OF tue
Kitchen being In distant part OF tue SNIP before tue
"a nj he
.n1.ge the supply Of oil was found 80 be SO limited
mono was served to the state lamps 10 the
fore ssoou at least after the fourth ght out, for
three or four dsys longer tbs places Of the lamps in the
rooms were filed with bad smelling ten penny
dps" after which, for four nguts longer, everybody
IN that part Of the ship was left TO 20 TO bed and make
sir toilets in total darkness, by the faint glimner
Of single dimJ -buroing lamp suspended 10 the sa-
ds. Of s and
vrsrhedness resulting from the causes pointed out,
though The subjeot Is bs no means exhausted.
| an todd that Mr.. Vanderbilt is his ships ar
ehiieot. II so thick toat he would be efsctuaIy
cued Of his vanity or bis parsimony, by taking first
class passage in the fore saloon Of bis Own ship, which
he has taken prioe 10 naming after bimseG What
worse puLk hment could be meted to him than being
compelled to spend twelve dreTy nights at sea coopst
no WITH perchsnce, two other SEA sick persons with
,ipYle towel and two basins for the threeto say no.
Ihirg Of max ing his toilet In spsce just three feet
square, without drawer, or fJot OF space to stow
Away q shirt, or pair d SOCKS
1 cannot conclude without q brief description Of
lbe closing scenes Of this notable voyage. Owing to
Cap ain HggiDss great desire to have his news tele
gsphsd from Cspe Race, we lost seven or eight hours
IN lyirg to for the news Gu ter, which was nowhere
be found and in boarding vessels 10 order to get the
news taken ashore This oelsy prevented our resch.
ing port on "Wednesday afternoon. The result WAS
that we we're caught 10 severe gale OF wind from the
westw ard, and cid not reach the Hook until o'clock
ths morning (rhursday, and the decks were covered
oy n pc hes dean wit ic nd han
reached the pier at day light steps had been taken
10 remove this accumulation of Ice from single foot
Of the decks, although We Icy tSo hours OIL the bat
tery waiting for daylight. OF couree, In short time,
this was todden into most delightful sush through
which men, women and children, were con.
tnualy tsampiDg. Such was the condition of
the chip when tie baggage was holsted from
she holds and dragged over the decks for exam
nation BY the Custom-H oute officers | must say
thai never in my life have Witnessed or even imsg-
med tuch a ecene of coofusion as ensued when tho
ship came alorgsde the City OF Washington steamer,
fcr abe giounoed and could not be got to her pier
Instead VI bauling cut toto tho stream sna landing
passepee,s and baggage with small steamer, three
hundred people, win an imEense iartty OF baggage,
were compelled to laod over Tue uoc1s Vi ue sea%or
pssseI gers 70 start for Liverpool There vas out one
l.nhw az, about t~e and ha feet wide, without
rope or Ia Of aUy bad 70 prevent peope from ee'pg
iostled into the sea which all had to pass Ins
lay across the ratings Of the two ships which lay ten
feet apart aud had to be reached feom our main deck
by another stl narrower plank, set at az aogle Of
fNly d deg1ees Both psnks were as wet aud slip
pe,y as they could be; out this slippery bridge
men, women and children, porters, cabmsu and
plentiful supply Of "hard looking shore en-, contin
Md 70 pass aud rtpass with trunks bsgs and boxes,
I'D to the time / mace my final escape az noon. How
much longer this contioued, or whether tbs City OF
Ws.birgto delayed her departure urtn all were
ialed this depoBent saith cot
alarge part OF the baggage WAS slowed IN coal
bunker forward amid bags aud piles OF lal. AS mine
in this part Of the ship, csh speak positively as
10 what occunea when say that f)r nearly an hour
there was not single shi )s officer or hsnd TO hoist
out the trunk &c. Many passengers, myself anOog
the number at length in utter despair descended the
hold or rather no o, where there not lamp, or
ever " d J." to illumine the pitchy darkuess, aod
bar ded ut cur effects well we could and passed
them up to Let porters who had been permitted to
come on be rd t. hire themselves for tic oc0sion
pad 81 for getting five trunks tsker up and dragged
i through the slush, u have y al examinec, aud 81
10 get item sshore kSve Travelled extensively both
n Europe aDo America bat 10 country have ever
xi,r such coLfns arr such total iodtierencs
On the part of those whose duy 1t vas to have super
ntt nded the debafcatOn. At one tine appealed to
M Torrence the agent OF the ship, aud he desired
ne 10 report he state of things to tue Csotan Bat
declntd from a vction that il would not be AZ
tetctd with sny result
tia said that Mr.. Vanderbilt intends TO apply to
Congress- for subsidy for his chips to carry the nads
II ali Bis shps are internsy constructed and managed
very liberal allowance 10 enable him to ruu Thorn.
Indeed, 1t would be positive Injury TO the Interests
IF this couIt Try to subsioize line Of ships under such
Management ....,,
lam, Sir, youis, &c, B. WILSON
Bsnd-Sfreet House. SsD i0'k. Nov g. ts1'