New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
-, nrcr1rssNtss ON TUE MISSISSIPPI.

,,,,r,, prcKLEssNESS ON THE MlSSlssiffl'
70 ne Editor Of me Trt6"he' ,:.,,riol
CIR A recent paragraph IN the e u''Ol'' >,
- -, Tar TRIBUNE alludes TO the reckIessnc
o,nanders as among the causes OF the slaus"' ,iss
ncers ON steamboats,. personal experience VI =, tbe
Issippi steamer, in october, 1862 ABOUT .n' neincs
sa,rncon Of the stonew1U with over goo hu" ,.o %
tos his reclles.rcss Now seems httlns 'i,'
,,n, ont 70 the public az least two gum! iN'
officers. ,.,. oath OF October,
,seo and intended 60 take passage on t The next days
fortunately cnnged m! @no f ' CAIRO On the morning
steamer which was the ~, y" c.onewau o burned anu
~ The 9sth We overlook TIE jjes Of some Of the
snhken rum, i Iay mon the hGn&s "oS,i Almost
p landing near Icy and toO on % wore told i'm the pres
the oN a,if .senecrs tha lc nv $50
An tbc hay where does La" cd rs the undOubtcd
smoking This wa se3 iej tGst spark or coal from
Uire or CIGAR had fallen lut" ar dr1ft fauned into
smoldcnhg nc f,r control this qmch slreaHs t NOS
IN woodwork Of the s'e w. - vrlp in sheet of flame
from rs outolIf iT nassn4 te wreck of the stoneWa
few loIs ai'I nj lures s uesh IN our memories
with the hoIIln0 lpin deck. and there in the midst ot
Went 'i v soue ia bales SoEr IN buh "Iohoh '"' iui
pile, Oh nl S gcre hoard, sat men smoAng some
The use OF ui H. nav while there the possible
even " bi,1Hdrcds IN their pipehowls went 70 tle
male aud io" BE lot, of those in the stoncwGll To
lngn ne responded gues' tney know nov 10 Nuloht
Mhlt,in ~ rrpiel Il suppose those ON the stoneWaH
10 w bo 10 as Wen and thcr example makes IL mpera
kneW w. those having authority here to toach those on
~ Lo, how not 10 do de-" To which came response
eject that 1T might hc better FOR me TO aChu 70
c5ber business than 10 be- mcdng With The aliis oi
w sInding TO waste no further words with him, |
.okc IA the captain saving. thought mo lesson OF thc
sone,9 ought TO be sufficient to L.! e guard against
th circumstances supposed to he tle 0i her De
stTucti1r; told him 7 had discovered that at that
noweut men were smoking among ia. H,, pied up ON
III after part OF the main deck ana told him that hd
CONE to notify hin OF il d Le could put stop 10 IT,
olso explained that I had spoken 70 his inst mate
aot H. but me- had treated 20 suCerucv. To tus lie
S.ntaiu answered. 90. / don't suppose hc Thought
suntbpr vessel was going 70 burn mp sOOn ANA you
nlu>t admit il isn't likely Sr that two steamers should
hmm up tue same day. have Travelled TINS river long
enonch 10 know things DON'T happen mat way.
Notwithstanding such au irresistible argument,
ehutv that this vessel may just as readily
h. burned up by men smoking in the midst Of hay ~
was the SOnewa. ICths ue replied ." Well, tLcy nave
a. good right 10 smoke on the upper decS.' /
added 1t t. a reckless tOu for yUu 70 take 10 1l.k
the lives Of several huu1 pas sengcrs rather than dis
turb few smokers" Tie following answer closed the
debate 81 guess you needn't worry; nave tray ccd up
and down thiS good many times, and never hai
serious accident any boat Willie under MY command;
guess you viii hC Ou Of danger wui.e am AZ COM
mand'
/ DO not remember the names Of the officers whose
brutal recklcssDoss have mentioned ouy know that
they were the captain aid mate OF the C OF Cairo, Oh
Oct. Zt, 1862 TRAVELLER.
Neto- York, Jan 50, ISL