The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-18
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sRDUCTIONs AND RAPEs.
Tnis department of our subject is of such
mighty disgusting character that we would
rather have, celrained from remarking thereon,
out that We hb a, our minds impressed with a
sense OF our duty Nthe public and TO the society
AZ large, which obj, etion must be performed
Every person who has cad the reports of courts
mas met with horrible a. disgusting details of
Wnat are commonly called eductons, but the
CRIME OF seduction is aggrav. ed TO the higher
crIme that OF rape, Wien such committed on
board vessel upon defenseiess anu unprotected
young females. 1t is the more magnhed when
deeds OIL the KIND are perpetrated By those who
are set forth as the guardians and sponsors of
the ''lnnocents" thus placed at the mercy of
their harsh passions. Whether this crime be
viewed IN the minimum or maximum, it is suffi-
clently revolving and odious to disgust us.
IL is an incontestlble TACT that such deeds of
oarkness have sent many promising and good
glrl 10 the walks OF the infamous and abandoned,
to the teachings of the adult in concupisence
10 tue house OF i'll fame; and these owe their
iall to the contamination received on board the
eml0rant ship, while others there and then be-
come total wrecks. Iniamv rnd shame have set
on high their heads and have been lauden and
honorcd by the already matured dupes to all
manner OF abomlDacions on board these YES
sells on their clark and middle passages Thus
are the wards OF the obstetric department OF the
wards Island Hospital Gro wded with the
daughters of seduction, and are hourly echoing
with lamentations and sighs.
Vi the 333 won who gave birth TO 338 chill
uuIllR lUG year loO1, more IDa0 ZSU were
basards and % were still-born. There we're
five twin cases, with SO admitted after delivery
in the city and on shlpboard all of whom, it is
said, were illegitimate sons and daughters.
HOW THE EMIGRANTs ARE STARVED AND FAMsHED.
This tale OF horror enough to sicken and dis.
gust the most obdurate heart, may be read in
the ''R port OF the Complaints, Proceedings and
Decisions of the United States Commissioner i,
the Case Of the PttGtTGncd,n passenger ship
which traded here last year. AS we propose to
IN fioY, ,,,fth
the emigrants are made to endure on their pas
sage out, il Will be advisable to defer our re-
marks at this stage of our erpoSe for the denun-
citation Of such treatment or rather ill-treat-
ment, in subsequent paragraph of this article
HOW THEY ARE ROBBED BEFORE THEY LAND.
When summoned to their occasional sparse
meals, their berths remaining unlocked, Jack
Tar, or the steward, or some of the ships Off
GERS mean enough Tor the dirty work, embrace
the favorable opportunity OF entering the cabins
and making general search. TINS has never
proved trultless. Invariably rich success has
Deen the result attendant on these open depre-
datlons, and particularly rich has this robbery
been among the German passengers, they beng
the more att1uent. Some OF these Germans
bring as much as $500O $4,000, $4,000, and
S20, COO in gold with them, which is packed In
belts, and sometimes, rot always, wore as a
zone around the waist. THIS is a strong temp
tation to the class OF men who man these emf
grant passenger Ships let alone their systematic
procllvities. to rob virtue as well as money.
Another way in which emIgrants are robbed be-
lore they arrive is in the purchase of bad bills.
we know an instance where an Engliskman
bought bill in Liverpool on bank In New
ork, and on arrival here discovered that no
such house was in existence. This Is not an iso-
lated case, but one which could be multiplied a
hundred and seven fold.
COMPLAINT OF THE PASSENGERS.
l. That on embarkation on the V.hafruncq at
London, certain sum of money was demanded
from them for their boxes, called ''dock dues y
although the terms OF the contract stated that
''all Government dues before embarkaLon and
head money, If any, at the place of landing
shall be paid by the oWners;" and that no boxes
or baggage. OF any description were taken on
board before such demands were paid.
z. That although the passengers were ordered
to be on board on the 9th OF July, no provisions
OF any kind were served out to them till The
S'h; and that the meat, and salt, and vinegar
were not served out till the 10th.
3. That the provisions we're not given out
according to the weight or quantity specified on
the contract tickets, but according co the fancy
OF the ships carpenter and the sailors VINO
assisted hlm; that many passengers received but
nVe small biscuits and four potatoes to last a
whole week; that the provlsions-tea and meat
were so bad that they had to be thro wn away;
that the quantity of water was very far short OF
that specified on the contract tickets; and that
as the hot weather throughout the passage rem
deTed water very necessary, some OF the females
and children were constantly, but in vain
crying out for 1T; that ii. Schwarz. one of the
about the water, who replied that by - he
would hang him before he got to New York.
A. That IN consequence Of the great number
OF passengers many OF them were obliged to
sleep on the floor between decks, or upon the
decks, for seven or eight days after leaving
London, and that the berths contained three
instead OF two passengers each
o. That The cooking arrangements were
wholly inadequate, ana that the captain did
not have coal enough supplied for cooking
purposes; that 1t was made necessary for the
passengers to cook breakfast at 10 A. NJ. and
" ait Tor dinner till p. NJ. of the same day.
6. That notwithstanding that one of the laws
OF the United states provides that certain |
printed notice relative to the seduction of |
females by the ships company be put up in the |
different languages on the ship upon the first |
day OF the voyage, and remain posted there |
throughout the entire passage, u was not until |
the 10th day that the SAID notice was put up |
tor the inspection OF the passengers.
z. That during the whole passage the general |
treatment OF the passengers by the entire ships
company, from the captain 10 the lowest of the |
sailors, was harsh and tyrannical
g. That the mate and captain struck pas. |
sengeTs at various times without cause, and |
that the crew threw buckets of water on them |
daily Tor sport, while they were waiting Tor |
their supplies on deck when it was being |
cleaned.
The above is the substance OF the complaint, |
which Iecited various acts OF alleged cruelty on
the part OF the Captain. 1t was signed by over |
100 passengers.
THE Law ON THE CASE.
The following is the section of the law of the |
United States under which emlg1antS may obtain |
for the complaints above stated:-
All vessels employed as AFORESAID shall have |
on board, Tor the use of such PASSENGERS at the |
shall sail, well secured under deck, for each |
at least 20 pounds of good navy |