The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-05

Statement from SteeroGo Possongerss'
TO rHH EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Knowing do, that tue HERALD holds itself open
Tribunal Of public Justice and feeling that much
injustice has boon done the secrage passengers Of tho
lato steamship City Of Glasgow in the printed
Of the affair, appeal to your court for rights
In the FIRST place. we accused OF cowardice A
great number Of honorably discharged veteran
soldiers and seamen from tho army and navy Of the
United States, and several from the rebel army.
This fact ought to dispose OF that part Of the subject
We have complaints TO make, too Our trunks
and boxes broken opon and In many
instances wantonly and carelessly thrown into the
water, from which there recovery.
This occurred upon the ship before left her. and In
the boats who in tho act Of fleeing from her. Ono Of
our number among the last to leave tho Glasgow,
and he that he boxes Of goods upon her decks
and In her hold which had been forcibly entered and
their valuable contents carried Of OF he
does not know who performed the dastardy act but
Another misststemont has been made In charging the
origin OF the IRE to drunkenness among the steernge
passengers forward and their habit OF smoking in close
proximity to the cotton stored In that OF the steam
ship We do not know that there single case OF
intoxication among our number on the occasion. We
upon deck The fact Of the matter Is just this
Tho cotton with which the Glasgow was laden WAS much
the berths and in instances the berths had been
taken out TO allow bales Of cotton to take their places
Here also portion OF the steerage
tered II IL supposed that the carpenter OF the Glasgow
could II he would, tell how and where the fire origin
ated He went into the hold with lamp light in his
hand to look tho storage OF cotton baggage,
both and by number Of 10 out badly
burned aud badly frightened and Immediately thereafter
the alarm Of fire. was given II Is currently reported that
the carpenters light upset accidentally, and that
after burning himself severely in attempting to put out
the FIRE, he rushed up and gave the alarm. .
Ono Of number that he saw the carpon-
ter up, his clothes all nrc. He was the only
severely burned board. We certain that no
blame could possibly be attached TO the secrage
gers the larger portion Of whom worked molly In trying
put the flames and In saving property, after was
found impossible to stay the devouring element.
II stated in your paper that the 1nman Company
would probably those OF their passengers
who lost their entire baggage. They may do 30 in Lon
don Liverpool hut refuse TO do moro for the stecrage
than the aowanceof 1--WE dollars detention nfoncy and
tickets 10 Europe In tho City Of London. The agent
says he cannot entertain our case at all that
we must wait until we get orer the ocean
and prefer car claims 10 the underwriters or
insurance companies wait until settlement DO
made with them. What those 10 do who have not
clothing to cover themS What about those who have
money for the purchase OF food What those TO do
who decide not TO pursue their journey having lost all
their property There arc many o. all these cases
The nman company pay back the passage money only
10 those who determine not 10 70 Europe this
SION. We suppose the remainder may sarve or beg.
THE STEERAGE.