, 1869-03-16
TIE FEVER Snip.
An IEvestiEatioR Commsncsd-3:4r1.
ling Dlselosures- safsErles OF the

e'E*F
In The columns OF yesterday's Herald u cx-
teIded account was yivcr. sccardsuc the ho..
Tors snd loa. uf life witnessed on no 1td the
migrant ship james Foster, Dr., during her
u yaEe from Liverpool 10 TIL. poft. 4 mot.
ETY.. however, WIS not Disclosed, as may be
gathered IRON facts elicl:ed daring an nvcs-
ttgatlon " h,ch "a comnet ce4 be'ose Ius.Iee
1a'lor, at Staten Island, Yesterday. II 4p-
pears that . system Of uerefued cruelty was
prncfictd br the chief officers OF tue ship,
commencing shortly uftcr The vessel weighed
81 chor, anc kept up duFlLg almost The en:ir.
length q the drrur, soyAgy, PASSENGERS aud
duty It Wa tnpfotect both.
Frum i. II. HFsnu 1t was lesrucd that he
shipped as third mate, on December Il, and
tlaL the ship laS in the Merses until the 19.h
ol that mouth. The Captain AID mate, he
:.:~2tss, wtre cs,nstantl7 grumhllny because be
re,used TO il':tre"t ths cFex. a 1ew days
ent tresireot Of the crew, put him for ,aHd
a. I aaIlsr, s:stuE his posltInn to mau
pa.4 ed Murphy. Bsra2 etates that thr Cap
'siu, boatswsin and carpenter would, o.
tie slightest prosoca.lun, eelzs beeayius
lio, hummer, or any othtr heavy weap,o,
The ch'tf rrAto would abuse shcm IL the tnst
stocking language. II sailor appeared on
deck wc4si.g jacke.--n" matter how
ir. .en.e'y cold tue wea,her-tne gar.
ment would be INSTANTLY torn from mis-
shoulders. During tie early part OF the
yosage the Capt1m Has seitom seen on d ck,
the chic: mate havisG control of The suip.
On Christmas Eight the latter az drunk and
tt, atrd the m, D in a u Isl b2rbarous mAnueE.
Il !e1 DAYS fore fautinS the snlo fell sn3Es
oftsori itn-.s that the all ;w4nc1 of vat
curing tweLty.four hours for e9ch p-ts,n
vas arly,ore piDr, while the N a1n -uesls' euce
WI: salt meal, which Gccas!oIed the mist
arcEt1lLg thirst. i JouDg tnsa NAMED
Gvo.1e Gsact volunteered 10 20 ait and r.
quest a iittlc moro wa,er, hus was met By the
buut.w4 Il, whu kicked ard best him u s.ich
ma.nes thst he Wis IN -ht. to 60 un deck
artllg ulatn duiiuE thr time Gran: WIS be-
low, uissed hin, end OF learns"g ~h.ze he
mas W4ni 1orHara anu dragged n1m 1ukcd
fIs FL his L..k 70 the deck, keepn, h:'n
ihtre nntsa the men had done pump.
Inc: Shortly ai;et e; this -, RI rude ~ ~
auratc mec han totally disabled hy tsrage
treatment, were ultimately a;I,wct % crawl
n sh re anu die. Before Giant died The car
pei Ter came to where le Taa lying, aud
catching hin By LIE ha:t, kicked hi1u il the
hmpe and struck him Ia the l4co, afier
we.sh GsaAt n,EeE .poke, aud died III few
huufs and VA. busie4 ne1i day. Eals, Brg III
suites, was = iair PIE OF tie i, aths tcsnr-
r1rk on hatEa, vita the exception ot ts>ur
csusEd by sheer Weakus-. lhe want o.
wafer was so eerloa.ly telt among tue neu
That they irs qu, utly hid to use bri e, N 'x:i
with fresh waser, IL making coie.. BrTAn
, ays,N Cd his leao!nrss 10 testify that sar Cap-
tain swsre, if pre- eccr OF tho crew aud pa>sec-
xers, that be wo:.id nat lei o-e o.. h. ere
I've 10 see dcctor. Nhen ono Q! sae crew
ram Walsh was sick, he wss taken out o!
! t,om The .Iec'. OF "nica be dlrd short
1y alter. ! seaman named .Johu
7! tconrY jtsinptd evssboasd, Ia Il. Vi
d, SPAR, at ND a:te.upt Eas MaCe to pick
him ut. 1Lc fcur Msu ~ho feu it.m .uc
yssdsrm were una.le, TO retain Their n9li
, olui. tnEonEh s:ter exhsut1son- The follow
j ing Is part VI the testimony:
Joln cakieg s,u,haF!, being dal5 sworn.
| SAYS he Is tcstye IT y. II fosS . ate tt IN
Nilliau,sbasxh: l.. ~; shipped on hoard toe
| Jamrs Foster, Jr. in Lrcrno,l OF th. i4!d
| Arn>. ronr; uhcH VIC comm Iced mixing
| sail the eoatGT ain struck ue ID t1e n1uta 4
| with his fist on th. same day be struck me-
on the arms aud back FRI u thc neck VITA
the s.las!ag pin III we did not tnoye atound
as quick as they though: VIC ou-h', tnss
| tylz., the boais1 1ip, :ffss m1&s a1t sec 3ott
! u4as r. would sls1kc us FAth Fap*. br1ayiuE
| pju o. ds,, CT at ytu1gz tn4t hapIt oea taudi
/ an 1ncsilS Injured ,c my back and arm M
~nT11 hut:s ee.e giFen Tas!e op t5e J3'd :,
b. 1he b-ntsw aiu arid she thi1d raa.e, VIII
siam bed IN nc with ats heel. Th- Captain
but uattr Eo stt4upt 10 stop it. / h4v*
s.lisd in Other thlt,- md gave saiisfActt0u
aud as u.r. welt. did n5 duty ~ Ion;. II:
/ was able, tut from haru usage. be1iiu. and
hslf starving, With hard ToxN, dro2ocd or
| tie deck ttnm weakness The hlsd mate
| joseph Murphy, trit - drive me 10 rofk
| md v be-. be enrd !. imp .asiats, tar me te
werk Wa led ~ The fofecAs1fe' *As s.ke1
afterwards =. the doc;o-, in tae salp's 90:
pital. The doctor asI not al>eu1lt t. rel1sFf
I tn$ Eh 1,tE n fH& i
/ There we're stx;.cn OF esehteen -esmsn oRed
snue we're ksccksd et1 the yard-snme b,
| ths officers cr through thtir .n@trun.ntahty
pthtrs by the ietk1 e ol the ards Hoese dlet
s.s wast Il .4.:tctea. fovd, and o:hess fom
] tlta> a>u.ett. .-... ....-.
Jan rs N.l.nn, bs iug duly sworc, says:
EN- ua1iye OF Limerick, tn lre.aud7 tn
x+red Gu hoasd,ths Jauses FostI /. -ire1
,cof, uE the H;h Of D~ccoeee; N sas 55sl
Ct January the hcatsFau *Ao.e paa-e oe
1icFe Is Scott, vas on deck; " Eee1H;a
! seaman. who was kpoEn by +he eauus .
| Ltverpoel. Q: heriSE noie lu the *ater -
et,h \ clc.!es 10 c.t some ~ate7, aud II
| boat*x Az kpechee hlIa do~n ant i12a, ed q
. | him With both fkei; The man ~as t.tkeu L
1lt hos it;al on Lax NOR H. Ut tee Y, q. AZ
:her the CARPENTER Asked him ~asn =. az eoo'
! and On that cvcninz the n1&u died ff'n u
.. iriur,es he received: I Was pte-e-t w4seU u
| nsa;ax sia ipIu. ~ hiai on d.ck Ind waa L
! tbs hospital It the time the c7rpeniee Sickt
h.m, having guna thrft -s1oa4a : sose oa ~
!. | ana iii xas sal, w4:et su:rl; th. man pm
! yioos to .h,*r t':}u-tss was Ia x5,d h:A'tn,
: NitI,sm AcksIra, b~!n: duly 3Fn. d
pos. and s4y*: IN, Ea:iss e. o. Aaseht:
: engaged Or bo.rd the james Eoss-r. Je.,
!, Sew York. a.oa. the la:h o: Dsce1aoz Il,
. and sh,iSd tre N Liverpool n t1.; i3:h ; /.
: Captains lEa14u OF ArusIouc; ths t1s
m.:e,s r2n.e Was Azma:E5n1.. Mosh.r
: nc Captain af.er We gos out Of the c2auu
+ The hoa:sw sfn struck NE ws.h7 beias!a. pi
3, b. kruekyd ut dowc a36 Kicked me-, b!lcSs
!. bo,h my ere. 80 ;na: r~uid Scarcely -r-, ~
cor1r lied t1e to w21k- thou. b / WAS ala,r
:; hind almost every hour when Il Was b
: watch deck and nv work vas csio. IN .
= ucult .*at re and kick me, ana even ent
: ,.tns On The Geek te would kick me al
: beat ne with 'elasin& pms, ana Il
carre1ter struck me with
ltylnC pin and Gu: my uo; Ca2:a
u ! Armstrong snd the first: mase b.,
/; ~i.ne<sedtt and told them to dali; l kuo
d | Ct tn re NOE for 1t, rs obe}ed Ill their eau
X nacds and dia ny duty ~ well ~ Has sos