, 1869-03-19
DEMONS ON sHIPB0ARD,
The Mtddls knskaEe Outdons BY ahe
Liverpool Llucfz.

The mfddle FnsksEe Outdoas by ahs
Liverpool Lluets.
We have already given iull details Of the
inhuman cruelty praetlced upon large num-
oers OF inui2rant passengers On board the
slip Jsmes Ftster, Jr, by the Captain, mates
aud other officers, while On her way from
Liverpool 10 New York. The fac:s then de.
talled will he found applicable. to almost
every emiGraat ship sailing from European
ports to this country. We dad In the New
icrk Sun Of the 18th the following revolving
| history Of the voyage Of the ship American
Unlon:
IN TIE 18th Of October, 1888, the Amcri-
can Ucion. carry Ing over any psssengcrs,
ta1led ffom London tor New York. ybs Tas
a tna'l"w-tail. and, notwithstanding her
sieaL age she bore good character at
Liverpool Tankc-s," as ttssy are sor,s.,ne. es
called, were, ior a ''liner." unusually rood
neu mo those aba1t the tore, from bner.
s"ain 10 Captaint 81 lar ~ appearance weut.
| promised vel enough, being a,out, rouy'
sLa asann5. with such voict 8 Is bca: men
pest ard ouudar The sea. III tLs strernor
were found thr usual elements. The mai,r11v
Of the enirrauts being Isbo,ers. vita here
| ano th~re 9 liquor. spalled mechanic, or
Pae.iacrd Ensn:h clerk. There were few
habits. A rough bulkhead. lllcslcui ated 10
! serve the purpose OF Its erection, on
tcconnt OF the tpaces between the thin
planEs Of which It vas formed, separated
tne s1ngle ncn lrom The married people aud
| single women.
THE SHIP ON FIRE AT SEA.
Thursday fOurd most OF the men. at least
without food. 4 large stove In the passea
gers Ealley "as conln On 10 all. Ill luck had
taArn passage On the American Union in sou1s
person Or other. The Wlnd was over the
Ktng*sy 81 be time, and tbs sailors, i, IL
their " ut under such circumstances. .swore
tome Jrnah OF greeuhbra kept her lib 50
full Not tuany days out from Londou, the
| hssl mortal terror exoerlenced By the p1s.
tcnEers dullDg the eventful Trip had fajtcn
upo3 thtm. Lying, tardtue-like, iu The icul-
81 GhLe' ye1mt Gus tween oecks-ytrmia-
ons rom Inc haWst'p!pts to the ski,per's
befth-the ainRle men were reused iron
sleep+ or from the lrevetabie occupation ut
corfelon: :ntss-c1atchiug, to ind themselves
h1!i cooked and whoils blinded with smuke.
Fire r. BURT from every throat, and u pan{e
pu, on more than pair ol drawers o. pa.ts,
some not even ,.hcs+, and IN few seconds
al wt1e on deck, which such as slept abatt
The Partition had already reached, the VIC
n.tn AID children shlyse1lng, shr;keinz aud
ctylnf, IN blankets md ,conutcrpaue., until
,bony Hcl:don, who mustered them Ia !he
| whccl.house. Uf this geLt.eloan /. ia o,,lv
] necessary to eay that he did ali he con,J IL
| psceetgr order And cleanltuea, un the hin
What addtd 10 The ELECT Of the sne.tacfe
rlreed; that uo buck, IS WIZ to BE- ,onri @ h, IN
Il hu.rr; Thai poLoI{ knew IN whst nuar.o-
Of th- st;n tne smokl nr,,in ,t.i. ~.
| ~as heavy tca on. and that ths rirht w.s
dark and si.rmy solution Of fhe m. sts.9 .,,1
Was ut ie, v,h ,rrrd hv ,h ~, ~ on ~ stsss ~
ofjcer Inn IN sh.sr, of ,h. rect and ~. tae
nlarm randy snl..1asd Acc,IS,a1 I,u ~ ,;.n sac
e. nv .,l-naI : ckrt.. Ken, m ,hn =, ~ .,nra
room Lat hy a mnt,nn nf ii. r,.ss.; Ia,.s,,,..
;,nt.rd az haI nr- " ~, ,h pseolne
,r;,ho,, fu-,ho. sn,.nne 'Ae'nee''es OUT
4 rp,r,1 N au,n ~ nrnp,c..
| m ,tsif,t. sStt.n a. sat ~ ~ u. .Nh!cASE
h,.;cana s .t,,a 49, uA' ~ ~ n; @ aous
~, my nh,ch ~ smeetnip,. Wy Luz ru sa!s
sro, .nt nas ~ ~ ~. In,,,ea o'oo " LAM Nh s,se
don n H. "a" 1es}nn;r1p ~ .,nts- ~ !sase Lsn
,ara f-a,, W. ~ ~ ol1 nv .oPes VI auE ~ .a!'
,ou;nr -. ~, ,a. ~ - " ), s"s n,l-
to,r.Iarsa,, '-.sn,I and sr,nrsr l.. uluIs ~
tsn,;oh * sn .r,rs;It,.o s.o Eh,a. - ~ - s nc
and nronh, =, hunt,1nsd ai -, l,., ~ ea!su ~
slipped sca or twu u niasbiu, I durirp ibe ib..
morulur, bnt ,hey were notbile comp red
to ne she shipped nearrs u on. fht first
nns NV Il making Tor her counter, and .
shou'ln2 nj Inc Top q h1s voice, Look out
1uf Jour Hyta noss!' ne dfoPptd into the
caom. " Was up ana over IN second,
n.e.has ~ sas "nse.uu9se, ca'l1log Away
sa'; athaa saaohe. I., aGo apankef 90 ;n' ne two
uA,, 'exstne a,, -. t1a e.s u1'i's, tne oa1,
,arw.,d .hs csra.,n1' non .ne 9'e,n t"si
,ors'lJt nr, Ia N. hanE soaa Uoa1a on tae
s.ngte "en ,hr.a aas. IN msssx' * nen eoops.
ri. Tha Two otbe.s' .hn ne wrre r. "iH tb.. tn;1a
,a.. .r1 -, ~ t..,o. ,"t,.d 'aS ti.s.nt .tta
i]slmsss were hauled in On board aea;n. Fnc
m.,e ra. setrers. With he excepi5r Of one
or two Of tlIc married men. who siared be-,
low y it'll tier wives. we1c at tue pun ps ID q
tMe ibe sea ss,uck her, ou:, q, s va ,,sns, ne
,,eck thc .hfr in ali nrnh .S,jitr wnn,t 49,, "
! retr Lost. Pat her before the wind"
shouted the first mate. .tit's our onty cssn',e-
and IN , uitia in H.. i,jocti.ss vJ ~, sasu; 49,.
W.rr W. ~ .ecnr,z ,nis.,3o. nnd Tnt go.' fas .ass
lore all and f,,e nnner topsa,, viz sncs ~.
H., :. iarn asa 40 aEboweG r., ~ "ith SnSu s,r
csreo' the american Upinn dae.ea AZ NJ ~, h..
fo,e hat Terrific hat I'D. .es bopasr ~ us
vas raid ont owl her stem. IN order 10 ~ h.. Il
~, n.pac'n. w.vrs ~ ~ ,.,1'npsd ". - 70 na'Sa
tef,rd hsr la Ionnd.S MA ,Suo~ GU 20 c'ose.s
rhi~ h M wo,a. ~ yur, uae. d,ru
! .wn,n has ttW Eapdly found Its war t.-
''~>4 A'3 t'os, ~ handaged by canvas hy
The carpenter, VINO, .nfouraou., acted like q
| n11D. IEe passengers were sn.prDtd t5at
their orty chance Fas tn Eren hs- drv. and
The 5..nr wss lef. viii ca "e4
vt1rnrra y1rrnranre,
Tha shin hrosrhsa 70 - 49, NA.
trcadside en- TO The 80, to.fn ~ .h.a .u'tns tns
hswstr was cul awa{. bel. r m lo,n.r u'e .as
cet i1nrk ". ere ~ soasn. ~ s ~ n.sn tiNe -
cannnt ssr hrt o,as 5s ~ ~ .us a,4uol ron l
ehont in . ~ .h;s+ ns.h he asa, siasteF-g
he sruck n.ssenger nar1ed ~ ~ a ~ us nana'
hanger. Of aiITxufsc Ir.u r,14n., % sal pauet.
/ 80 asnss EtVtnx NAN h!Ark
- dsEo-tne4' raaat, estlonsiy auft hansseli IN
ioW xas IN Ii. hnni se eass1, "a. po9E tel-
In ,ha yssta,n IT,, -. SsoIr lett tae snip
FAX, & Ia t1p ~ pn.,n' .saao'' going by The bs-k
named Cnnn,nohsm an ir.'h ihae, pzssehtef
~ neAeu thn ~ tse mp Hoanolng him fea'fulIy:
oa1,er rh.,s .,,, MO the pss>nSeE9
fhr nnnr,: r. nv nasa @ nsu as FeEe no: a
md Iionr;sh,nr ~ ~. menI s1n Mese Assem- oled.
s,,ft ~. 4seas @ ~ ol naf1oE tbelr skulls
sph, s -, eu.s 1e Hatns as satnt fellow as was
n,tmor.h1a Nv ,v91a ~ tns foul5a ward Early that
49, aoles aTt1l efenlnS q N: 11th oil
t,,o.a ms AIst mate, sui ofunk. threw
W..d y, ~ ~ "tnast me :eeona mate to Ice.
~ ns+ssne "A eae peuts aao. laa II not been for
Rssees. bosss e.: ICY *oon 10Th have c,one
uassn aooGu. saved if5m dtath, &c struck
S 5oauS EuE,snman lof interfering, and sLls-
ss!sa on q me quarterback swearing like q
rnoeIs opsts. Fl, III ecu mat lime aud the next
imoln11k. mo- Villains xaFe him suca = thrssa.
giving ttemse1ves t'spells'' OF dt;eeu min atss'
Enien Etre sPeut IN the vinaward hslf Of
tneif eeueJ, were 1T the pumps tile rena.n-
def q tue dag arc night, the sea brratinr
ever them. II the time, The b:x.t-hurled
tleet, TOT which standing IN midshtos. yof,
could not Zee the foremast, custiuV anf \, II.
trE them. without the leadershjn ihnt shon.a
havs eucourxerd them. and yithnnt osnar
reiresbnens than biscuit md Wster. Canaan