New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
TIE EMIGRANT OUTRAGE.

DEATH OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE FEVER SHIP
HIS DEATH FASTENED BY THE DENUNCIA-
TIoNs or THE PREss-ACTION OF THE COM
MIssIoNERs OF EMIGRATION.
For some days past THE TRIBUNE has been
devong considerable space to the exposure Of the
elites practcedson the poor emgants whose misfortune
1t was to embark IN December last board the fever
ship James Foster Jr These cruees fresh In the
minds OF all citizens and their horrors have not yet
been fully exposed when the made that
the captain who had command OF the vessel during her
long and disastrous voyage is dead. His death occurred
yesterday morning 81 o'clock at his residence Ia Myrtle
ave. Brooklyn, and the result OF typhus fever An
drew Armstrong a native Of Ireland. IS years OF
age, and always considered rstcass seaman, and
perfectly competent e the cOpmand Of vessel The
eircums;anees attending his death are these. Four
days before the landing Of the vessel Rt
Castle Garden, Capt. Armstrong complained
to his brother Joseph Armstrong (who attained to
an unenyable notoriety first mate Of the pest ship,
that he was slightly unwel He was able however, to
Walk through Brooklyn to his home, and Thursday
morning felt somewhat better. His recovery was
deemed almost certain by his family, but reading
newspaper narrative Of the alleged outrages
violently excited denied truth of the statements
and suddenly relapsed DR. Hamilton, who called
in TO attend him. found that he gas srer!rs from de-
lrium alG cc: :a from That hour until his desn he
talked incOherenty Of his vessel and her crew. In his
before his death he sad addressing the steward Louis
Lee, II you had been with this would have
occurred" He then sat upright for moment, and then
fell dead In Lees arms.
1t is said that warrants last evening issued for
the arrest Of Andrew Armstrong capGn and Joseph f.
Armstrong first mate OF the James FOst6r,Jr The lat
ter lies dangerously ILL., 1t Is said, at his residence IN
Bridgest Brooklyn.
The regular fortnghtly meeting OF the Commissioners
OF Emigration was held last evening at the Society Ii
6rary Present the Hon Mr. yerplanek tpresldiDg and
Messrs OGOrman, B0utrel Bssinger, Kapp, and Smith.
After the minutes OF the last meeting had been submitted
and approved the Superintendent OF Castle Garden Mr.
Cassery called the attention Of the Board to cOmmu-
Sanitary Superintendent of the Board OF Health,
directing that all the passengers OF the fevership James
Foster 1 should be sent, for observation and deten-
Cassery stated that he informed DR. Harris verbally, be-
fore that communication written that In the first
whntever 10 do with passengers until they landed
that there provision for keeping lodging large
number OF people for length of tme and that
detention OF emgrants against their will would subject
the Commissioners OF Emigration to prosecution for false
i'm prsOnmeut Mr.. Cssery also remarked that the let
ter OF DR.. Harris impairment After some desultOry
conversation, Mr. Richard OGorman informed the meet
MCElrOy Mr. kapp and himself during the recent inVes
tgatOn into the charges preferred by the passengers or the
vessel lie asked that the Committee be continued TO
make further Investigations and hoped that IL would be
which the C0nssloners or any one Oh Ihen are per
med tO receive testimony, give the Board no authority
that as 10 appeared In son6 OF the newspapers that 10
the Commissioners alone belonged the entire inquiry, 1t
would be we'll To have the impression removed; and he
concluded by Offering a resolution, which adopted,
the effect that the passengers or the fevershp alluded
20 be informed OF their rgts and OF the mode OF pro-
resolution having for its object tho rendering
OF all necessary assistance these passengers, was car
RED, motion OF Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Cassery mentioned
that the bOaswan had recently been arrested and con-
hned was also the carpenter aud that the District
Attorney was IN possession OF the facts Tie board theh
djOurned.