New-York tribune., 1867-08-09
MURDER AT SEA.
THE CASE OF THE EMIGRANT SHIP BACCAREICH
WHOLESALE STARVATION.


REICH and the of the excessive mortality board
that vessel upon her voyage TO this port Wednesday
made q report TO the Commissioners Of Emigration, OF
which brief Summary was printed yesterday, but the
subject OF great importance that We give the report
in fun below
The Giuseppe Baccarech, V. Vlasch master IS owned
by F. Baccareich OF Fumc Damatla, and traded be
tween Trieste and Odessa. Her last voyage but one,
went TO Antwerp where she was chartered Dy e nt o
A. Strauss Co., for the transportation OF enlBrahs 10
NewNOIk She left Antwerp on June 1851 and arrived
IN the LOweriBay on Jy ~, put, omS 10 NIL n
board, was not allowed to come up TO the city uh an
Garden on July 81 after having been kept ON board Tor
sixty DAYS. The number Of passengers was oHSihay
after their arrival leaving balance Of 100 They were
ali Germans and German Swiss; the former almost al
We're engaged by an agent Of A. slrauss man by the
name Of Van Macncn at Cologne They complain ~ helr
q The water was drnkable, being kept IN petroleum
casks; The bread YGs mody There was neither 'e"
nor sugar on board; g. The potatoes were rotten.
Imm1diately after the receipt of the above complaint
Bernard Casscrely general superintendent sot CAPT
arncrianced SpmastcrJ on beard the Baccarcich, Cor
tho purpose Of verifying the statement OF the passengers
Can't True made q detailed report Of hls mission Whlch
found correct in every particular WAeh' on Juy %,
went board myself, and aittrward examined the
tached The ship is well built airy, aud large enough n
accommodate 100 passengers; She was kept eleah ana
berths in the steeIage which Is about seven tcet his
were like those OF any emilTant ship. The galley,
however, and its were too small; the former lad
wodatc So nasscr,r dd not see The Captain who was
on visit TO the city; the All Dalmatian- and
spoke only ltaliani the steward, however could make
himself understood n broken German. A. To the
paiut OF the passengers, too late 10 inspect the
provisions but examined several lat scugcfs under
OATH viz: August Meyer, the late cook Peter Beng'
hAeymer Anton Muller, Anton Hhgcuer, Anton luish,
John ertram Peter smons. Ca'par schacicr and Anton
Of Re passengers during the whole voyage got enough 20
eat Iafterward obtained from the Captain his stoclst
OF provisions which he distributed weekly among nc
passengers II shows that they received only o2 pounds
OF biscuit and % pounds of potatoes per dy lts pounds
had for nine ratious for his family originally
consisting OF nine persons four uf them having died on
the voyage lac received these nine faons Tor the sur
viyng ones aud scarcely had enough for them 10 eat
inV 81, = t,"ta - ,sJ ~ go, gi,ss int ,ba
smell offensive that could not overcome my die
tumbler the tie Object testing H. aud ho
was shortly afterward taken with q severe dlauhca
| John BcTtram, passenger rom Ahrharh, Rhsu,h
Prussia says, under OATH that his dying child asked or
was 70 bad IL had TO be- boiled order 10 make IL drink
able ana that depoeut had to pay Ave francs 10 the cook
3. Tie Bread-Capt True Gays that the bread was
the worst he ever saw, moudy aud disgusting aud that
from piece extra bean was taken examined tho
biscuit Of which Tasted piece 10 was Of the worst quail
y, sandy burnt and hardly dgesubo even iih appear
T. The Captains storest Of provisions proves the
rectness of the passcngers assertion that there was
" neither sugar nor yea on board al least none was as
trbuted among tlc passengers. ,. -..-.. -.
ment mat thleei0urths Oi hc dii"hs IeLNetd 10 eh
rotten and had sproucd. The cook August Meyer,
into one bucket of Ordinary size.
According 70 the Captains storelist the 100 adult ra-
tons distributed among the passengers HnOupi,d In the
week TO only l2A pounds solid food or less than two
pounds per day for each passenger.
Thus II seems To mt that the complaint of the passen
gers Is Nerhed III every particular beside tIe aDoIe
grievances. some OF the passengers complain OF frauds
The cook August Meyer engaged at the rate Of 100
francs per month"; aud referred TO the Captain FOR
payment but never received cent, the Captain being
quite ignorant Of the agreement. Another passenger
stated that he had paid TO struss 100 francs extra for The
grfFlICA In fHf old af
agreement the latter likewise knew nothing: Capt.
True states that the Captain Of the ship had
for cargo aud passengers for about 1000 stcs-
ling that before le9ying port Belgian oniceF came gp
clared himself satisfied He, the Captain, however was
not quite satisfied with such Of the store: be bad seen
before leaving and Informed Strauss, who replied that
evcfyt thing was HccOring 10 law" The Captain further
stated that he had then no idea that the stores were
bad and certainly did not expect 20 find them deficient
in quantity lie divided his own stores, far they
for any other purpose than Washing gave of his ships
we wefs n IL sS con Giie4ffs c9 e eE S5a fSS S & T.,
efforts Of the Captain may have been, think he IA 10
DC blamed Tor not having Put back when he found out
would have been tho easier for him. as ho waited about
week at Flushing for favorable wind. So much il certain
that the treatment Of the passengers was most shocking
9uence OF the bad food and bad water. child died in
ners inquest of marasmus in consequence OF exhaustion
and insufficient nouIshment The statements Of all the
passengers in attrbutng the death Of their fc
low sufferers TO the bad and scany provisions aud the
want Of good gAE A9othsr child Of hye years is lett
as the solo ft1es1,1e OF family OF i've wlc siiicd
frOM antwerp perfect health MS fathef brother and
sister having died on board and his mother the hos
puaEshlp soon after reaching Quarantine. There was
neither doctor nor drugstore on board. All these
outIages and cruetes were committed with the intent
10 save lew hundred dollars. A. Strauss Co.. at whose
door tey must be laid, have long borno evil repua.
ton even am9Dg their elass. The names Of these
yDG Society 'VsfD Of s sDi city, and always avs
Connected with some nefariOus scheme leveled
at the pockets Of the poor emiTants The twenty pas
BaccarClCh,
tate TO say hare been murdered by a. Strauss Go. Of
Antwerp The surviving OF the Baccareich
are almost ali pale and feeble Worn ont and emacated
OF the bowels have informed them Of the legal steps
they take against Strauss for damages sustained and
for the dead they have lost ana understand hat several
Of them have already engaged counsel wonld most
spectfuy recommend the adoption OF the following feso
+ That the treatment Of the passengers OF the ship
severest rcprobatOn OF the Board OF commissioners 0f
H. That this report be published in tho newspapers Of
this city.
III That copy OF it with the testimony Of the pas
sengerr and steward OF the vessel be sent o the Consu
General Of Belgium Austria and Prussia ana 70 the Ger
COnauls and that OF Switzerland, 10 enable lhe re-
spectiyc OF said countries 10 take suc steps
IA the premises they may think advisable. 80
". That said Governments be requested TO with
draw from A. stHuss q Co.. and their agents. Their
licenses as cmgTaht forwardcrs.
v That copy OF this report be sent 10 the German s0
ciey OF this city with the request TO publish thc iHcs
contained therein In It's next yearly report ana 10 warn
the German emgrants from A. Strauss Co.
VI That the General Agent OF this Board be directed
10 adhere the stringent rule already In force In rea
ton 10 all vessels arriving with Passengers shipped ny
All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
FREDERICK KAPP.
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