New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-17
TIE NEPTUNE CASH.
Continuation Of tho Csroncr's FnSaess-
No New Facts EIicited-The Case Sun
- mistcd 20 the Jury-verdicf-The Fh''
siei.. aud Captain Censurcd.

sician aud Captain CeHsurcd'
The investigation before Coroner Cover mo
She circumstances attending the death of Mary Ann
Giroy late passenger on board the paeAc' snip Nep
Sunc, was continued yesterday morning
Jacob Dale being sworn said: live on board ship
Nenune ana stew ard on .aid ship and was go on her
last voyage from Liverpool to this port; KNOW thsi
aid shin. the first heard OF deceased being sick was
On Tuesday night after the ship reached the dock; the
doctor of the ship Or. Herrick) asked me for some
Varm water TO wash bis hands stating that one o the
women passengers had been confined Of stiil-ooTn
child; be also asked me Il he could get some
oatmeal Cruel for her; prepared the, Cruel
took down TO to her; did not take It TO her myself
O. am not permitted to 60 between decks, unless seht
BY the captain on Wednesday morning the passengers
all taken off the ship by the steamboat sent by me
Commissioners Of Emigration, except deceased uiis
vac about O'Clock a. m; cannot say who sent the
steamer but suppose it the Commissioners OF Eni'
grafton; later in the forenoon Capt. Peabody came on
Board and the passenger steward came ana told me
shat it was the order Of Capt PEABODY 10 eve mn al
able; gave him two pair Of double blankets;
naked bin IL he wanted any more, and he said ne
nsf x MAS snog b gave eon S pTe
pared more hot water; in the evening man came
10 and told me he sent from Castle Garden TO
deceased TO hospital ii she was ut 10 be moved
have her removed TO some more comfortable situa
tion; he went down between decks. where deceased
and brought her up with the assistance or iour
men, 70 tne main ctDil, buu put HtI III "4AS"
had prepared for her; after she was in bed put more
bed clothes over her. more blanket making three
IN ali; asked her If her feet were cold, ana she
said they were; / felt them and found them
cold up 20 the knees; then TOOK another
pair OF blankets, warmed them at the stove. and
wrapped them about her feet and legs; told her
knew she was in helpless condition aud she not
feel diffdent about using anything she wanted she
said she would not asked her II she wanted any hot
drinks 10 make her warm. and she said no; told her
wanted to 60 20 brooklyn and would do anything
could for her before went; she said had done all
could for her. and she wanted nothing more; went TO
Brooklyn about O'Clock. ocking the cabin when went
away; intended 10 leave the key with the Waterman
on the dock but forgot TO do SO: got back about 10
o'clock, and found that Officer Daniel and Dr. Herrick
lad just before; opened tho cabin and We all
went in and found her just | had LETT hers there
good FIRE in the stove and the lamp was burnDg
Officer Daniel then said he would 60 and get woman
60 come and attend 10 the dece9sed he went and
brought woman; gave her some water sponge
and towel and she washed deceased; after that Dr..
Rerrck and myself lifted deceased ont Of her bed on to
some blankets on the foor and the woman made her
bed and then put her back into the bed again. ard
she Dr. removed the bandago that around deceased
gave him sheet and be maze bandage and
put it around deceased; after deceased had been |
made comfortable gave her some tea and some port
ceased and slept on settec Ia the cabin, and be-
heye Officer Daniel also stayed in the cabin all night
An the forenoon of next day The Coroner game and
deceased aud ordered an examination into her. cor;
dition, and took her sntem0rtem examination and
called me to be present TO hear all she said; think i
Wa b Uttc DtlOrt uefh tDht II ptJtOI tdHc
wagon to take deceased 20 the hospitals Mr. Kirby (he
stevedore called Of his 10 assist in removing
deceased, which they did, wrapping her up in CON-
fbrtable manner; 10 not know whether there was
nOved but / ,hiak there was; do
not know whether Dr. Herriek paid proper
Aontion 10 deceased before her confinement; his gen.
Sfa conduct toward SICK ws GOOD go lar as
know; told Officer Daniel this morning tnet IL the
<eet of deceased frozen. in my opinion tney mast
have been frozen on Sunday night or Monday morning
While we were a; anchor of Sandy Hook; did hear al
che examination Of deceased by the doet that sh
dead up 10 her knees when examined me ieei OF
deceased cold and Ter nose wss turning blue
Gilbert G. Young. being sworn testified in regard 10
Che general customs Of the Commissioners OF Enigra
zion in reference to landing the passengers from emf
Nathan H. Hall testified that be is engaged in trans
lsrring passengers and baggage from emigrant ships to
~,r. - under the direction Of the Commission
srs Of Emigration; discharged 'no ss.co~.,,, OF
GsSnssday morning the 10th inst IN an upper oeIt.
On the port side of the ship between deeks e'a ny
exsni1e her; had transferred the passengers ana
SexgIse to the steam.tue, and then asked Officer
NounJoy il that was all; he said there was sick
woman board whom the doctor bad decided was no.
n 4 III condition to remove; went over 70 where she
Was and looked at her and told him thought she was
very weak; think it would have been more injurious
1t the time to have taken her up the steep ladder OF The
Rsngway than Of the dischargng ports the seeruge
was in about the condition as that Of all passen
ger vessels arriving from Europe do not know whose
2uty it Was to the deceased; agent Of the
Commissioners Of Emigration went with me Oh board
Theodore Walser, NJ D., sworn: I AIN Deputy Health
Ofcer; in accordance with my duties examined the
nip Neptune her arrival at this port; Capt Peabody
reported his passengers all WE'LL he may nave SAN
'except diarrhea;" do not recolect II he did or
not: have power TO examine the captain Of vessel
ander OATH Il think necessary in regard to the health
Of his passengers the pilot said it would be unsafe Tor
che vessel 10 anchor off Castle Garden; the captain
wished to proceed al TO his dock; told him 10 do
what he thought his duty in regard TO the safety Of
fhe city and the needs of bis passengers
Iobp oh pefonh pi
board ship Nepture her last voyage to this port
On the way she landed at Sandy Hook; saw Dr. Her
rick talking deceased; she told the doctor that she
would like to have her medicine sent to her. as she was
cot able to 90 for it; he replied ahe would have 20
some On deck for IL or she could not nave any al tne
same time heard DECEASED cOmp.aE to him that her
Set were very cold; the doctor told heT 70 rub them
With her hands; it very cold between decks at that
fme two days previous this time she told NJ tnat
Abe I'D the dseneS d,,G on the Sss dsy n, the
sh;sS officer Of the ship tell deceased not to go
On deck, but to keep in her berth; Il saw one %
the steefage passengers ID Tue capn esler "ne tne
,hip was al anchor or coming up to the city; heard
some Of the passengers say II was shame that tne
pther woman should be taken into the capin ana tnis
Eomap who was sick should be LETT IN her perm; ,ne
passengers left the vessel about o'clock wednesday
aOrning and about o'clock went aboard again and
cav deceased lying in her berth with only one thin
hsnket her, saw the ships steward at her berth
occasionally.
James Flemming, sworn was passenger on board
She ship Neptune her last voyage to TINS port de-
feased was in good health until week before we land
I'd: she then complained OF a bowel complaints re.
ported her case the passengers steward and said II
he did not report her TO the doctor would 90 IL
nyse she told me she was frosted in her feet this
rcnyersation occurred about two days before we land
I'd; i asked her if she bad spoken TO the doctor;
he said she had and he told her 10 get up
and rub her feet and nothing would all them: |
asked her whether she got any medicine; she said
She would be obliged deck for It, which she did
her knees down. and she did leave her berth after
mat time; she laid on feather bed with blanket and
-. .ooath.s a rnO all Of which bclOupel TO