The New York herald., 1871-02-13
THE NEPTUNE AGAIN.
The Black Record Of This Floating
He'll Made Still Blacker.
six ses.oen Frozen and Famish-
ing, and Left Unoared Forr

The Neptune, owned by Marshall h Co., left Liver.
pool on Christmas Day, in charge Of Captain Pea
body and to keep the record Of the ship consistent
1t Is said he treated the crew In most rascay man.
ner during the entire voyage. Three weeks ago
yesterday six Of the sailors while working on deck
got frozen, some OF them on the hands and others
on hands and feet, and while In this condition
they werc 4a4 a#4
OBLIGED TO WORK
without the slightest relief being afforded them by
the officers OF the ship and without being permitted
to case their pain In any way. Edward Lux, one OF
the six, Frenchman, had his hand 80 badly
frozen that part OF one finger came Oh. George
Henry Banks, native Of Boston, where he has q
wife and three children, had his hands frozen.
Charles Johnson also had his hands frozen.
Francis Alboy, native Of Bermuda, had both hands
and both feet badly frozen. Gilbert Myes, native
OF Windsor, Nova Scotia, had his hands and feet
frozen and James Moore, native Of Demerara, also
had his hands and feet frozen.
Lux and Alboy are the worst cases. The captains
treatment OF the former, 1t is said, was horrible
Twice, when Lux showed his hands TO the captain,
REQUESTING A LITTLE REST,
the latter took him into the cabin and cruelty beat
him. The 1rst mate Mayo 1t is asserted, also beat
Lux twice, without any other provocatlon than the
captain had received; and the second mate, Shiel,
ing and beating the same unfortunate sailor.
The Neptune arrived here on Saturday arternon
about three O'CLOCK but the condition Of the unfor
tunate sailors prevented them from coming on
shore. BY an extraordinary effort one Of Them yes
tersay afternoon cOntrved 10 make his way to the
Beekman street station house, where he informed
Sergeant Babc0x OF the suerings Of his companions.
The sergeant, with roundsman Rogers and some
oflcers, at once went on board the ship aud they
MOST FRIeHTFUL SCENE.
nfrint and yfv1rvy with
foul air, were the six sailors, moaning and crying
with the intense pains they were suffering. The
aom ardnad as Gsa haa most %
Amanl1s ana yanaswa,sr Of Of ,s the ,,C Centre n e
(as they were not obliged TO receive such palentsl
TO do what they could. the doctors, learning the
an nour mad three Of the sufferers in an
other three. The scene In the hospital room on the
arrival OF the patients was most plt1able: Having
never been supplied with single means OF relief
assistance Of any kind TO allay their pain-the
wounds being allowed to remain raw and undressed,
and shiver OF ndescrbable sickness being evident
in the limbs OF each suferer-the six men Afforded
shocking evidence Of how great may become
MANS lNHUMANITY TO MAN.
But the exertlons OF the doctors, aided well by all
the attaches OF the hospital, especially by the
matron, Mrs. Brown soon brought some RELIEF, and
after the usual remedies had been applied, the poor
fellows each attempted to thank the klnd-hearted
people about them. Some refreshments were pro-
vided by Mrs. Brown and then the six frozen
patients were allowed to enjoy the first bit OF warmth
relief after the three weeks Of the intense agony.
The captain Of tue ship, whO IL Is asserted, was
not only reckless OF the lives Of his crew, but posi-
lively nhuman in the malignancy OF his treatment
OF tnem after they had got 0stbtten, left the snip
on Saturday evening without making any provision
for the helpless men. The police are powerless in
making any charge against him. as the cruelty was
done while at sea. The medical men OF the hospital
however, ueem it to be their duty to
HAVE THE CASE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED,
end the proper punishment meted out to Captain
Peabody. 1t Is said this is the Captains second
Oncnce IN his treatment OF sailors, and that the
previous occasion, though arrested for the offence,
| he contrived TO escape the law.
The ship Neptune has record for 1nhumanites
that nave startled the public into some idea OF what
lie IL the SAILORS when his officers are brutes
Some time since case OF almost
INCONCEIvABLE HEARTLESSNESs
came to light about this same ship Neptune During
the voyage woman gave birth to q child, and when
the snip arrived In port she and her child were both
found dead in her berth, the child having frozen.
Investigation showed tnat the unfortunate woman
died from want OF proper attendance. such afro
ciOus neglect as this could scarcely be imagined to
exist even on the nigh seas.