The New York herald., 1869-03-14

Q. What made the passage so longf A. think
there was bit Of bad management
4 q. In sailing the shipf A. Yes.
Q. What was the matter with the beef9 A. u was
full OF wood aud salt you could never gee Il ciean
ND matter now long you washed It, -,
w now ,.,s, mucn Deei did you get as umef a. on'
q. Gould you scrape handsfu of dirt out Of piece
boiled down TO nothlng-to about the size OF nut;
used 70 scrape the Dirt with my nails out OF t ana
Q. How much meat were you e1titled to week
a. ! don't Know; some said one and half and some
TWO p9unas.
don't know, but l know how much got; don't
know how much bread was entitled 70, but know
how much got; can't say that know how much
OF any OF these rations was entitled 70.
q. Did you ever zee the captain strike any Of the
passengersf A. No.
Q. Did You ever see the mate strike any OF the
passengers : A. No; / nave seen the carpenter and
q. Where were they when they did rts A. On
Q. DID not the passengers resent its A. No.
Y. DID tney never strike backf A. No; we mad
aa " 9ooa many
and whatever the carpenter wanted them to do they
o. Did YOU ever see ANYBODY strike the carpenterq
A. No; ne would always have either hammer in ms
hand or piece Of timber; nobody dare TO strike
Q. The water was in tanks down in the hold A.
Yes; there was some on deck; we got very little or
IT; 1t was only served out about three or four times
my bottle down. would send it down by line OF
passengers and they would hand II back TO me- that
y the way the got his tooth knocked OUT
the carpenter had the passenger cook to measure It
and he used to take the number of the board; ne
measured 1t with . tin measure; never measured
enough for my dinner; the last three days, when we
lay In the river here, Igot more than ever got.
2. Do you know where 1t came frolnf A. From
Q. You said, by crowding in with the passengers,
you could get your food cooked; did the passengers
bit when the passenger cooks were all 'done up;''
used TO 60 In the galley sometimes TO 0blige them;
there was one week when did not get any meat at
all, or any bread; got oatmeal.
Q. How much did you get that week. A. got
like double allowance that week, two tinfuls got
ful Of sugar; got my sugar In bag; bought
three bags In Liverpool; each bag would hold almost
three pints they were all the same size got them
all made the same size II got my tea in bag one
week and said THAT is my tea bag, put the tea IN
it, he would chuck the hour in it.
Wen, it was in the latter end OF the voyage.
:, q DO you know what the reason Of that wasf A.
q. When did the carpenter begin to ill-treat your
Q. what was the cause OF itY A. He was a bad
SnS backed s Dm n Both and
Q. How do you knowi A. Because we used to 20
and complain and got no satisfaction.
Q. Did YOU ever complains A. No, because
complain; when they would come down
would haioo out ana tell me S 70 20 % away; saw saw
one man get beat and complain, and ne got no
satisfaction; | saw him come up the ladder and
ms mouth was bleeding and he said, "He knocked
one OF my teeth out;n did not see it DONE but saw
the carpenter pull him OF the ladder back saw him
back he got no satisfaction; never went TO the cap
tain only about the sugar once; was never struck
Dy anybody; there were bigger and better men than
q. Did not any OF them strike him back A.
never saw or heard Of any.
BY Commissioner Kapp-How many nights alto
go on deck and helpf Well, about four nights, l
think. did not take particular notice.
their own which they brought on board A.
don't know where they got their provisions; they
used not 10 sell much, for we had to give them
BY Commissioner McElroy-And you say the Ger
mans were IN with the officers q the vessela A. No,
not the officers, only the carpenter.
q. The carpenter did not abuse themf A. No,
never saw him.
Q. He never abused the Germanss A. Never
Q. Are you sure Of thatf A. Yes: there was
young man called Woodwork, sailor, and sat on
he had been IN hospital before that; he was q very
tall young man and seemed to be good worker; ne
was was one of the crew; he fell down and was very
weak ana lrOth was running out OF his mouth, and
over again; this cabin boy, called Felix, came down
said he was dead; ne SAID, '.he is not dead he is
an idle son OF b--;n he pulled him out, ana
Sm as or 1er man sa19 M an ~ ham, am!dylng ne & kicked
was shame; when he was done kicking him
they lashed rope around his body. and men
saw him lying on the deck with nis breeches
down and women als0y and the captain and
mate watching him; saw him put the rope around
his body and kick him, but could not 20 up on
deck to look az him; had seen enough before; he
died soon after. Fl
Re-cross-The passengers were down below look
ing ct hrn no one dare interfere.
Y. How old was the cabin boyf A. thought him
to be about twenty or twenty-one myself
by Commissioner McElroy-Dtd he get well after
itY A. No, be died the same night.
BY Commissioner Kapp-How many altogether
died during the voyages, A; could not say.
sailors died; DO not know except from hearsay;
the cabin boy came TO me on the ship before came
quarter OF an hour, and that he was very sorry: /
told him he was mar; he caught hold OF my hand
and thought to shake hands with me.
Re-cr0es-Q. How long did your money last A.
II did not last long; my money Rave out about the
middle Of the voyage, and 1t was after that they
served me only with meal for one week.
Q. During that week did you live on two tin
dishes full OF oat mealf A. They delivered some
more ratons out, but very little, Tor two or three
q. What else did you havef A. He gave us some
more meal.
O. A dish fullS A. On no. he did not give us q
dish null at iirst; lived for week nothing but
meal; had no dish fun at ali:
U. How much mealf A. All the meal put together
would not measure two quarts-
Q. How many days did you work all day az q SAL
lorf A. never worked any day ~ sailor; never
went on in the morning and worked until night;
would work when It was required: always did
something almost every day; worked sometimes
two or three hours, sometimes an hour, sometimes
half an hour.
Q. what were you dorng9 A. Hauling ropes that
was all; never went aloft; there was rough anc
smooth weather BOTH
q. Did they ever refuse to give you rations be-
cause you did not work. A. Well, always worked
when they needed II. They did not have the chance,
because worked.
Ofncer Daniels here stated that the boatswain an a
carpenter were In Richmond county jail, and that
the cabin boy was taken on the ship on Friday and
he did not know where he was gone
Mr. Charles H. Marshall said that there had been q
great many reports In the newspapers that the own
ers Of the vessel had connived at the secreting OF
the on1cers OF the ship, which was untrue. The
captain and mate were lying sick since their arrival
and he would be happy TO give their address to any
one that called for t.
Commissioner McElroy-I have denied all that
1t Is contradcted In last evenings newspapers.
The inquiry was here adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
xgssRs. c. u. MARsHALL co.'s STATEMENT.
A reporter Of the HERALD called at the once OF the
consIgnecs OF the vessel yesterday. when they made
the following statement