The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-09

Horrors of Trip on an Bmigrant Snp-Chii.
dren starved TO Death.

Horrors OF TIP on an Bmt2rant Snip-Chti.
dren Starved TO Death.
The recent trial, conviction and sentence Of some
OF the officers Of the emgrant ship James
Foster, Jr., for brutal and inhunan treatment Of
Immigrants On shpboard has not yet passed from
public attention when new and somewhat less
important case OF matreatnent OF immigrants is
brought TO public nonce-the present case-that OF
suffering on the ship Alexander Marshall of the
Back Ball line. The following statement OF Mr..
Carpenter Of No. 96 Warren street. Hoyt street.
Brooklyn, explains Itself
STATEMENT or Mr. CARPENTER.
We came " this country on the Alexander Mar
shall. All We had to complain about the coarse
Of the food and the very bad accoInm odations
for cooking. There were two small gaieys, about
large enough for ships crew, to do the cooking for
$50 passengers, besides the crew. Those who could
not get up ut four O'Clock In the morning to get
ready their lood for breakfast had often to wait un-
I'll twelve. Iwould get my breakfast sometimes at
seven, sometimes at twelve; sometimes had TO go
with one meal day. sometimes got two. Some
times the food was hall DONE sometimes IL was
burned There WAS constantly crowd around the
galieys-tnere was on each side Of the ship-and
they would often lgnt 70 get nearer, so that they
could have anything done. There were enough
passenger cooks picked ont 10 COOK for the
rest, The galieys were small that they could
not get the food cooked. Many Of the passengers
mad 10 pay the cooks to get anything done Taose
who Gould not pay the COOKS would not attend TO.
OF this saw several instances. One party OF i've
could always get their food cooked. no matter how
often they came up.} The meat and rice were always
cooked right for them, and they did not have TO
wait. Those who could not pay mad to take their
own chances aud nght their way through. ft was
the worst sight ever saw. We heard OF the James
Foster. IL was not ike that. We had no fault to
Ind with the captain. The officers were kind
enough. The doctor was very good to my family
when they were SICK, and twice gave my wife bot
lie OF wlne The only difficulty the small gal.
lcys, which were entirely too small lor the pas
sengers. could not get proper noyrish.
ment for my wife and seven Children, and we
could not get tbings properly cooked II we had
enough. The meat and things were not weighed,
but lump was cut on Those who Oh ected 10 this
had 10 wait until the rest supplied. aud then
we could not tell whether the scales were true OF
not The meat was served out 10 passengers who
prepared 1t for cooking and TOOK 1t TO the galeys
where it boiled IN salt water Passengers often
had to Walt three hours or more before they could
get the meat put on 10 cook. The beef often 30
unseasonably cooked that could not eat IL after
Al was done. The boilers looked al II they were
never cleaned. There was always lighting around
the gaeys, and those who were weak had to wait
We were so weak from want u food that when
we landed We were scarcely able 10 wax about.
We started from Liverpool on the list Of May, and
arrived at Castle Garden three weeks ago. We we're
six weeks on the passage. We did not think any,
thing would happen to the children, but one died ON
The Tuesday alter we landed; another died on the
next day, and then the next week two Others died.
The doctor who attended them said lac had never
heard OF such case where children were brought
40 low Tor want Of proper nourishment. Only one
death took place on board. i read IN the papers
that IL was the heaithiest slip that ever came into
New York. The ship was always kept very clean;
the only fault was there was not enough cooking ac-
cOmmodatlons. Many time ] have waited three
hours by the galley often In the rain, for chance to
get food on tue fire to he cooked and then II
q question when IL could be got OF.