The New York herald., 1869-03-27
THE FEVER SHIP.

Continuation of the Inquest mt Staten
Isiand-Death Of Another Senman-strange Q
Somersault Of the Doctors as TO the Caus .
Of the Deaths Of Petersen, Robinson and
Mooney.
The inquest in the cases OF Robinson and Petersen
the two seanen OF the James Foster, Jr, who are
alleged TO nave died from Ill treatment, received at
the hands Of the officers Of the ship during her late
voyage from Liverpool to this port was resumed at
Staten Island yesterday before Coroner Harcourt
The case Of James Mooney. another seaman OF the
same ship, who died on Monday, was also considered
during the tnquisition. The great bulk OF the EVIL
dence elicted was mere repetition Of that given on
The hrst witness called was Or. Monatt who tes-
titled that he had made the post m0rtem examina-
ture OF the kidneys very the disease
Of the Kidneys which the cause OF death, he be-
ieved would not have occurred had not the deceased
been In D very impoverished condition, produced by
hardship and insuniciency OF suitable food.
Dr. Feeney, house physician OF the seamen's Re
treat testified that Mooney had told him that he had
often been beaten by the third mate, Murphy; that
the latter was in the same room with Mooney when
e rn @ NV was % made and On oehg
cause OF death. In his opinion, was parenchymitls
and nephritis Of the Kidneys and the remote cause
typhus fever at the last session OF the inquest said
was unable TO give the OF the deaths OF Peter
sen and Robinson, but have since come to the con-
cuson that typhus fever, modified by scorDutis, was
G. H. Marshall sworn-I am shipping and COM
mission merchant; ! am one Of the owners OF the
ship James Foster, Jr.One Of the firm constituting
the agency; she was out at sea about seventy
days on her late voyages she had between 14o and $50
three exclusive, think, OF the officers; she had "a
captain, first second and third officers, boatswain
and carpenter; there was doctor on board; his
name, as near az can Judge from the log book, Is
Marnent; do not know distinctly how many Of the
crew died at sea; three passengers died ALSO think;
noon till Thursday; the captain and mate came
ashore on Monday; Charles Lamps0n and WM.
Of the ships provons for 20 her
voyage were purchased In New York and some
IN Liverpool; the bread and beef were bought
here; underst OOd that the captain had said that
neither the crew nor passengers had been placed on
short allowance Of provisions; water was dealt out
sparngly, he said, for the reason that OF the
crew had bored holes in the tanks; went on board
the ship after she had come up to the city, on her
arrival az quarantine we sent down men 70 put ner
passengers, but The Health Offcer refused to let
them go on board at first he afterwards consented
that they sh Ould go on board; the provisions were
inspected by government commissioner; by law
we are compelled 10 provision our ships for voyage
for eighty days from the 18th OF october to the 18th
of January. and seventy days from the 18th OF Jan
uary to the 1ath OF October; the usual time for a
passage TO the westward IS forty days. we have been
unable to dnd among the captains papers the GER
tidcate OF provisions; these consisted OF beef,
pork, peas, sugar. rice and bread; Captain
two years; never during that time heard any com
plants against him for inhumanty; he was recom-
employ he had been; the doctor was shipped in
LiverpOOl know nothing about him; he must be a
graduate frOm some regular college before he can
leave LiverpO0l-that ls he has got to show diploma
to that effect; the captai made requlsition on us
for provisions, and the articles were furnished by
the persons OF whom we buy provisions generally;
the log books are kept on board the ships aud are
not brought 10 the office unless IN special instances
when they are called f0r DO not know how could
lay my hands on log book hve years Old Of any
certain ship II wanted II; the corisgnees OF the
James Foster, Jr., were q. H. Marshall Co.; the
firm members are Charles Lampson and Charles h.
Marshall; the carpenter, l understand, dealt out
the provisions to the passengers OF the James Foster
Jr, on her late voyage; she had Is 900 gallons OF
Iewater when she left Liverpool; | understood from
the first mate that the voyage had been the toughest
he had seen; that the suffering had been very
great among the crew; that he had at times TO work
almost like an ordinary seaman, and that the cap
tam had not mad his clothes oduring the voyage for
month; never heard anything about brutal treat
ment from the officers; he told me the crew were
worn out many of them frostbften that he and the
captain had given away some OF their own clothes,
but IN spite Of all they could do the men suffered
severely.
thomas II. Bryan, q seaman OF the James Foster,
Jr, testified that ne had frequently seen the third
mate, Murphy, the carpenter and boatswan beat
Mooney unmercifuly, and that, after he had received
the chain cables the doctor drunk nearly all the
time; the latter part OF the voyage because he could
not work. he was allowed no food, but we sailors
used to give him some on the sly.
CLOSE OF THE INvESTIGATloH-vERDICT OF THE
JURY.
About half-past nine O'Clock last night the jury
rendered the following verdcts:-"We find that Al
fred Robinson and James Petersen came TO their
upon them by the carpenter, boatswain anu third
mate (Murphy) OF the snip James Foster, Jr., while
on her late voyage from Liverpool 10 this port.
We md also that James Mooney came To his death
him by the carpenter, boatswain, third mate (Mur-
phy) and the surgeon Of the James Foster Jr., on