New-York tribune., 1869-03-11
HORRORS OF THE EMIGRANT SIP.

THE THREE MONTHS VOYAGE OF THE SHIP
JAMES FORsTER-sHIP FEVER AMONG THE
| PASSENGERS - HORRIBLE sUFFERINGs OF
| THE CREW-ALLEGED INHUMANITY OF THE
/ OFFICERS.
| The ship James Forster commanded by Capt.
Armstrong left Liverpool for NewYOrk on the 10th OF
December last and arrived in the lower bay Monday
The vessel at her date Of clearance was considered to be
thoroughly seaworthy and the accommodations for pas
seDgers and luggage guaranteed TO be- II not perfect at
least sufficient to satisfy the Emigration officers at Liver
pool There nothing very remarkable about her build,
but the interior arrangements differ somewhat from
those OF ordinary sailing vessels. What originally
designed for the hold has been converted into largo
square room, capable OF accommodating about $50 per-
From the budding OF the emgrants together Ia
this hole through ten long weeks the most unsavOry
pervades the place. There is beside an almost
total absence of light, and when it is considered that
there was no system for ventilation in
rough weather required the matches down.
the sufTerings OF the poor wretches between
decks be easily imagined At each side Of
the hold erected tiers OF hunks resembling row Of
enpDoaLds these were appropriated by te passengers
Gmlgrans bore their suerngs in silence TIL the 6th OF
saton took place among them 70 the quality Of their
provisions, some maintaining that the quality Of
Inferior order and likely TO entail disease. Nearly all ap
poared to have msgving TO their reaching land
for the voyage had been thus far accomplished in tho
teeth OF hurricane and the ship day after day for three
weeks had been plunglng heavily through the waves
Later I'm the month few Of the female emlgrants
presented scky and angud appearance and although
they promptly removed TO better quarters
1t was found that the dreaded disease-ship fever
was making sad havoc -Four deaths followed
each other in rapid succession, and although the officers
assured the passengers that the Of death In a
contracted board perfect panic spread
among them, and when horror had seized them
Hfaod S iprans AMONG crowd Of WoebeSoHe females
standing In the hatehway, gave them maniac look then
plunged into the surf. All efforts TO him in
vain, the wind was high aud the ship occasionally sea
the bodies Of william Julian, labOrer 48 years
Of age, Of W. W. Saunders. aged As, and OF
San Una accorne "'t TO the medical testimony Of
the ships surgeon, died OF heart disease, and c0nsump
meucemcn OF the voyage Podlam complained OF general
debility, but died peaceably, blaming no one
grants seemed utterly 20 fail them For several weeks
the majority Of the males and the entire female portion
to carry away tho whole company, though this gloomy
forebcdng was happily far from being realized Toward
the end OF the voyage most Of the downheated recoy
cred their former spirits aud better health returned
On the arrival Of the vessel at the lower bay the Health
Officer made careful inspection, aud refused to permit
her to leave quarantine or allow the conslgnees MeSsr5
Charles H. Marshall & Co., to take their goods, which
they must hayo thought long since lost There were 10
passengers conyalescent aud debated none OF whom
occupied either first or second class saloons.
Some fghtful tales OF crueltlcs pracced on the sea
Of the ship by the captain ana other Gcst' o. Ger ,p are
not less than four OF the sailors were Deaen Kicked ana
otherwise abused until their debilitated frames gave
way under their The arrest OF the Doatswain
and carpenter OF tho vessel by Island Police
Oh complaint OF the seamen, Is repOrted.I
Complaints made 70 the officers OF tho Board OF
Health Of the uhumau treatment OF several OF the pas
sengers by tho ships carpenter and the Third Mate
Several other serious complaints were rendered. ana an
investigation ia 10 be had by the commissioners OF Enl
grafton arrival OF those passengers at present on
board Many Of the passengers OF tho James Orster
would been cared for board until their recovery
as they were merely suffering from diarrhea aud debility
had been that the medical Occr OF the vessel Is
himself seriously ndisposed when heads OF families
succumbed TO the fever, ana their removal 10
Wards Island for treatment was deemed necessary
their children allowed TO accompany them IL was
generally understood at Castle Garden yesterday, that
the passengers who arc conyaeseent would nave Deeh
landed late In the evening Mr. Casserly ths mauaker
tceaphed the Health Officers on board for iniOrma-
ton but up o'clock, the time for closing ts depart
ment no reply arrived The following the names OF
those passengeTs with their ages and places 81 nativity
ica treatment the time the ship put into quaran-
tine, but whose disease has not been specified
D. X Moasmeut Ireland surgeon b. Nesg sged % Kngland
David Faou e. Bug,ni; Pac FssusJ o. Ireland w. Morgan p,
EzglaBd Julian J Engard ElSard Meherr 49, l.nl John
Ts'tad; william seon H. Ireland Valentine snoa, Ireland
samuel Dangclth a. Kngand John P,'on So E1g'sd Bersan
Bsok d. Russia George Behar a. Germany Emil bmidt Ger
U ~ I,,ri lac Ys,b..sl ?6 HOLLAND; Alfred Wells a. En.
Neh., hhrios 81 Ireland: fhorans Bouudry 50 England
The oring passengers yesterday received at Wards Island
Iaserng shp i-ve Johu wang aged 20 Germany Charles
E.,s Gsm,ayi Morris Naeha' a Germany Josa Julian H.
BssaHI Patrick KIRBY 90 Ireland Charles Barker & Bagand;
Heny Biist Bhgandi John Bahio,kJ PoGndl Els B9on
~ Essassi F.r & Bo.f-n p s5 % Gsoay Fseek
Tbop,on Is Rasnd, Bsa Welsh Ireland Edsld Davis, "a
il.sisy n Easssd Mary A5n Eiward, TO- EgSl,1d
The following person, have been scot With their ,es e' 70
wsrds Island; Jane, Edshrd 81 England James B-ari, ~ 5a
gland; Coea Edsardi nonihi Eugllnd Ella Brooks S kn
Gland; Geo Rrooks Bngnd John Broois EnEAnd Edward
BrooIs moahs Eng.nd George Brooks JeaIs EaEahd
It was stated that special meeting OF the COMM ssOn'
ers OF Emigration will take place at noon today to
thoroughy into the management OF the vessel