New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-24
The Steamer Creole and the Residents nj
the Lake Shore Watering Places.

the Lake shore Watering Places.
1t appears that the proprietor of the line
OF steamers running between this city and
the Lake Shore watering places, has seen
tit recently to withdraw the steamer Came
liza from that line, and now the residents Of
those localities are compelled to rely solely
upon the steamer Creole, in which they
have little confidence, for the necessary
accommodation, in going to and fro. We
are which induced Mr.. Soria to pursue this
course, but it appears to us that il doing SO
he has considered only his own interests
and has violated an obligation which he
entered into at the beginning of the season
with these parties. He went before them
as a candidate for their patronage, promis-
ing to keep the Camelia and Creole on the
line, and to give them all the. facilities
which they enjoyed in the past. When he
did this, they had not yet removed their
families to the watering places, and prob
ably might not have done SO if these prom
ises had not been made, or that in absence
of them, they would have provided them
selves with proper and reliable Transports
ton.
If the Creole was staunch and sea-
worthy boat-which it is not believed she
is-still she does not possess half the ca
pacity to comply with all the requirements
of the trade. No one steamer, it is believed.
can. On certain days in the week the num-
Der Of persons to be accommodated with
passage crowd her far beyond possibility
for comfort, to say nothing Of safety; while
it is utterly impossible for her to make the
number of trips required either to or from
the city. 1t is absolutely shameful to wit
ness such an entire disregard Of the rights
of others, as is evinced by Mr.. Soria in this
matter. So that his gains might be made
larger by few more dollars, the most
respectable of his fellow-citizens are packed
like sardines on board miserable old hulk
(which, in our opinion, would be unsafe as
a feCryboat in a mill-pond). and kept there
for hours upon hours-until she drags her
painful way from point to point. Old and
young, sick and well, white and black, vir-
tuoris and vicious, are huddled together
upon her hull, from deck to roof, with hard
ly standing room land some of our leading
commercial men were last Saturday forced
to take deck passagel, and if they get any
comfort at all, it is only by dint OF liberal
donations to the horde of hungry stewards,
who make ones misery, under such circum-
stances, all the more uncomfortable by their
opportunities.
1t is reported to us that the Creole, be-
sides being unseaworthy, has defective
boilers, and an insufficient number of life
boats, and other appliances for the safety
of her passengers. And furthermore, that
she is ridiculously deficient in tackle.
etc. This, We believe, renders her owners
amenable to the law, and the proper State
and national officers should at once investi-
gate the matter. If the state Of things
should be proved to be as represented, then
Mr.. Soria should be punished to the fullest
extend of the law. He has shown that he
has no mercy and has no right to expect it.
We sincerely hope that this matter will not
be allowed to pass by as thousands of other
infringements of popular rights have passed
free OF punishment in this city. 1t is only
by the prompt conviction and punishment
Of such offenders that society can protect
itself against the avarice and greed Of it's
servants