The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-11
HORRORS OF THE OCEAN.
The Sickness, Suffering and Brutality on Board
the Emigrant Ship Charles Il. Marshall
Report Of the Commissioners Of Emil
grafton Insults, Insubordina-
ton and Starvation.

Al O regular meeting OF Che Commissioners OF
Emigration, held yesterday q report ON the inves-
ugation held by that body In reference to the em-
grant ship Charles II. Marshall was presented, the
chief points Of which are az follows:-
The une,sisned Commissioners held their sittinss az
under oath the siSSas nsaea
Fanny stsinhreck, Isaac Murrson, Meyer Fels Abrs.
srv hs0 a P'SHaa
Marx and Isaac Bass.
they o' "s asns % &
OF the Arm and BY Thomas II Hubbard, OF counsel Counsel '
From the evidence before them the undersigned Conn
That ne ship Charles Marshall sailed from Livcrpoo,
as a @ ana ssd o xs ay %" tho
bo ana Was ns s raSS ns e"
deaths occurred among the during the voy
The Captain. Charles H. Marshall, taken sick
h's % Was ssn b 70 &
70 have IN s % "a ne sy
were satisfied and that ne treated them kindly.
ssws as
Sy AND %ho SAFELY Hs the
vessel into port Not being successful In their atcmptat
OF portion Of tho passengers subiectng them
the part q the Federal BY amendment Of ts
With
whence navigation COMES to prevent repetition OF SIM
@
land These passengers made the objects attack by
ss s wso ss nS IT, nays &
and in instances even to have curtaed their lawful ra-
a1S @ 1i lis own appears to have
SSr 5 afy % sSFys ' pa & %
animation he produced one Of the ship served to
hsa Ss% al the ratio o I'VE to the 'H pound On being
sample biscuit found % weigh about two and hall
r.
ss sSs ss. va.
assaulted by John Il Morton sailor. On tho motion q
ss
o% The % p o c s aTFs ssD @ Tss
UsiTED STATES CoasIssiosERs; Orncr,1
SOUTHERN DIsTarcr or NKw Yoax
% HnI Gent
ri % s s :sp q ns e.
shr f. s
The assault mus. with inten. to commit. felony
tain
Ss.
with the hands or feet T. punishable offence and it.
qnired 70 tho United States statutes or some provi
sea, who arc so much at the mercy Of tho
against their brutality The undersigned appreciate
unexpected death Of the captain and the responsibility
s
any desire or willingness part see
abused or wrOnged
In concluding this report the undersigned would
ierate what been previously stated In previous
Of speedy action the part OF the federal govern
ment looking the protection eigrant passengers
transit Europe and the United States AZ the
same time they also recommend the attention Of the
United States must be called to the fact that
the United Commissioner Of this district decided
that the law did authorize him proceed against
the officers of the vessel anything feloni
assault consequently brutal treatment and assaults
on passengers unredressed.
So far the power Of the State Of New York go,
everything done for the protection of the person and
property OF tho engrant after no under the Staa
Jurisdiction and only remains for the federal govern
to afford him equal protection while the ocean.
and especially the same guarantee against oppression
persecution on account Of religious belief which u
the fundamental principle Of American liberty
+. B. HART,
JAMES LYNCH