The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-03
TROUBLES OF TRAVELLERS.


An Indignation Meeting on Board Ca
madam Steamcr-Res0luticns Of Censurc
by the Passengers of the Banshce, on
tho st. Lawrence-Protest Against the
Management OF the Boats, the Nom
Fulflment OF Contracts and Insuhi-
cient Food.
MONTREAL, July &c. 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Knowing the readiness which yOu are wont to
manifest III exposing the fraudulent practices
which are sometimes committed by railway and
steamboat companies upon travellers and unsus-
pecting tourists beg you will be SO kind as to al
low me o small pace In your valuable and widely
circulated journal for the insertion of the following
account OF meeting which took place on board
the Banshee on Sunday, July 2s:-
sr L.wnrscr RSyra' srspaY 4. u, July =, is72
neSip: Of he held at Nine osofk This
OF s. John. n. b., was called % the chair and Mr.
sS s seg Of e ss ws 70
against the treatment at ne hands Of the Canadian Nav
gation Company dnrDg the passage from Toronto
and down the st. Lawrence on board the Champion and
On the motion of Judge coinberrv committee Of Ave
was appointed by the Chair to draft resolutions exprcs
cation in the NEW Ycns HERALD and Montreal papers
pointed iaGso cosnoe MfyY cisyssnds OHIO
Ne,r yo,S nS%ipe or ard r r. gm Mr
y Cook Toledo Ohio, who reported the following pre-
Whereas the undersigned, tourists and passengers
by the steamer Champion Of saturday Numbering ABOUT
hundred have been subjected to much
dsconorts gnd annoyance through Captain Carmichael
and his assistants
Firstly their In reference TO reach
oiganing our destination last nght-yiz.. Saturday.
ecoad-By the Captains conflicting statements at CO.
du Lac causing tho greatest confusion In
ring from the Champion to tho Banshcc and then back
again. resulting In remaining there until four A. NJ.
oi Sunday, without reliable Information to our future
ThfrBy The neglect of the steward TO furnish proper
subsistence aud Accommodation causing much suffering
among iDyaids.
Jo,By the failure Of the officers TO their posts
10 afford passenger necessary Information and by the
lack OF system IN the checking of baggage and collecting
of tickets and whereas after being again transferred 20
the Banshee at four o'clock this Sunday morning. the
captain positively refusing 90 proceed further than
chine thus deprlving Us OF the run through the most In
tcrestng ~ the rapids aud failing % ulh the contract
omnibus ride of nine miles reaching Montreal nine
O'Clock today Sunday instead Of seven O'Clock last
evening" advertised and whe the captain admitted
the ability Of the boat TO shoot the Lachinc rapids so
having made the trip on Friday,
Therefore be II resolved That cenrrc the Canadian
their steamers Tor their disregard of the
OF their aud the spirit aud letter their
contracts.
And further resolved, That deem II our duty TO warn
the travelling public against the imposltiOns Of this line
Signed by upwards OF sixty OF the passengersl
BY your kindly inserting the above you Will con-
fer great benefit on the public at large ana obligc
200 excursionsts, as also the sender, who f. an old
contributor TO your paper. J. II. r.