The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-18
Quar- w Waangto. Correspondence.
wAamoros. JAY Is, 1857.
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Atlantic and Pacific waters his young gentisnaa WI
oct In concert with Lieut. Craven, Of ne navy, and sm
neny capac,tated for the duty asxned him, having bssa
for The last four or Ave years associated Win h:1r 49,
ss Gseoe and IN SEALING he much dspusd ~
tai point Lieut. kcher 10 much esteemed BY his seatW
officers, beloved By those Of his own rank end Ne 60
pointment will give general satsfhctlon-
Alleged Manslaughter on the High Bcas.
The Boston Journal under The title or investigates Hs-
quired." publishes the folio wing
Tho following paragraph comes 10 ~ from gsstisaaa
The affair should be inveesgaed and We commend ~
matter 70 the ssten lon Of the New York papers
came . New York in the ship Mercury from Hsvrs, a
the 3D. instant thai passenger was hung up In the ~
being ntosiced and noisy on the passage and when l.
WA taken down was found % be dead. No notice W.
s sm Of, G The :, % Ss r Sy the o. being sn1
ther says that the passenger had a considerable m a
money about his person. whcn the sailors secrstsd as1
speedily after her arrival.
Our reporter visited the ship Mercury yesterday sad
learned the following facts
STATEMENT OF Nh. DAVID osDxN, sxcosD MATE o.
THx SHIP.
Eight or days before tho arrival OF the Mercury n
New York the passengers up stAn and mads oou-
plant that there three four down In the caS
drunk; The captain sent down and had them brous up
those who able walked up, and those who could not
walk were pulled up the hold; the deceased was ono a
the latter; he lay right down the dock and never gos
up again; went on deck at twelve O'Clock,
the captain told me 70 look after the
C don't know his nAme) no was vaT
drunk, and that he did not turn his fAos
and smother; looked ct him every ten fifteen mnaes
he beasty drunk; watched him, to that he did
not roll and smother; looked st him ten neoa
minutes before O'Clock In the morning; he was alive
then at four O'Clock sent the fourth officer to look
him; be did 80, and said be thought the dead
then looked at him and found that he was dead;
called the doctor and the captain the doctor eel 10
rubbing the body, a. II was warm he thought tho
might still DO brought to- the deoeased did net recover;
he removed TO the ships hospital and the doctor aH
kept men rubbing him; the body soon became entirely
cold; buried at four O'Clock In the evening would
have buried him at IL n. but the friends OF tbs man
wanted US TO watt ~ the body had remained
tme all that statement! in Boston paper about the u
treatment Of the deceased. tying him to the rigging, no.,
is entirely fase the first mate Was arrested ast Tuesday
charge Of mAnslaughter, and held TO bail in 90 COO
his examination will take place TO (Saturday), e
II n there Ia subpoena out for the third mate but he
has run away; the captain has gone 10 the country.
STATEMENT OF THE sHP's OWNERS
The Mercury IL owned BY hears. Boyd Hincksa, oa
16l Pearl street. The following the statement they gave
reporter
The Mercury arrived In New York from Havre rhs
effects Of drinking bottle Of brandy wager with soms
OF his companions The ships physician attended him IL
the time AFTER he drank IT, TILL his DEATH The saaemeas In
for having get drunk There twoo her drunk
Of them placed In the forecasle by the captain,
and sea and ice water va poured upon him I'LL he BE-
sng one for s msa
liquor. The Swiss Consul says the deceased had 500
in gold about him. but he was examined By the captain
II taken from him by his oomponions who probably
got him drunk for that purpose.