The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-17

parts could simply be marked or numbered,
Just as the details of the engines, and could always
be found for their places little additional care on
the part of the ships carpenter would afford this
protection. The oft recurring remark OF fellow
ance was ''No It's the old story; no money, no
protection holes as good on water as on land"
the company,s handbuls state that passengers are
provided with
AS MUCH AS THEY CAN EAT
and drink, and this IS statement nearly correct.
offered much more than they can eat, for the
simple reason that 1t is impossible to eat some OF
the provisions AZ al. salt junk one day aud the
Junk without the salt on the next were the sub
stantial portions OF the menu, there very
few VINO partook heartily OF such wretched fare,
most eating 10 only TO prevent the cravings OF
hunger. Others abstained from touching IT, or
threw it wholesale out OF the port holes None
fsh furnished Three meals day were gwen;
breakfast at eight A; NJ, dinner at one P. M,
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which they invariably anticipated by
iull half hour over the times appointed In the
regulations. Eating and drinking were not over
sometimes before they took up their brooms and
shouted to all, go up on deck. on deckr ION
deck became parrot cry among the facetious.
The stewards, moreover, were very rough, when
not surly IN serving the passengers, and on their
part 1t was one unceasing voley OF oaths and foul
language, addressed indinerently to those who
could understand them and those who could not.
troop OF sheep could not DO milder than were the
foreigners from the Continent and they were
only saw one gentleman from Cork take down the
pride OF steward boy by giving him "a piece Of his
THE BREAKFAST COURSE,
as promised, was as follows:-'Cofiec, sugar and
fresh bread and butter" The coffee was wretched
aud insuficientiy sweetened. There was plenty OF
II. The bread was fresh and passaby well baked
for ship; but only one small loaf OF eight ounces
was given out every morning The butter was
very good throughout and Sufficient in quantity.
AS to dose OF oatmeal porridge and molasses
was conspicuous for its absence. Nobody ever saw
either article.
THE DINNER COURSE
as promised was "Beef, or pork and soup, with po-
sunday pudding added" The Soup was go good.
Toned Fora the most part IT W aSsVe erse
and as tough as oakum; and when it
came in the shape Of salt Junk wearing reddish
worse that but few could stomach it, and the
slices went the way OF the port holes. twas very
increase OF appetite which sea air Is said to give
iberally little. 1t seemed, did they bear in mind
that even French, Italian and German peasants and
laborers when at home know how to cook and are
accordingly accustomed to their little dainties,
however modest The pork was not SEEM The DO
tatoes were served up IN true Hibernian style
namely, with their jackets on; but observed that
the stewards and the crew got the first pick
OF them out OF the kettles as they came Or
the fire in the cook house. Indeed, for that matter,
everybody on board Jared better than the steer
ayers. There was never any bread OF any descrp
days; but 1t literally stunk and was of the toughest
cod that ever swum. No species OF sauce could
.,
not even that OF Parlsiap cher de cuisine 1t was
by nearly all turned away from In disgust, and II
days it certainly may be said to nave been a sue
cess. The pudding vouchsafed on Sundays was not
good; but then no one looked for supernuities Of
that kind, and all would have been contented with
other and healthier solids of less pretensiOns.
THE SUPPER COURSE
as promised, was "tea, sugar, biscuits and but
ter" The tea was much better than the coffee,
but OF course, not such as to put before old ladies'
Like the coffee, 1t was sparingy sweetened. The
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expressive for they were generally cracked up in
a thousand pieces when the tin dishes holding
ncient in quantity. Only one biscuit per man was
allowed and there was much scrambng to get
at edn e. was one thy
amusing Incidents at meals to witness Hans and
Pat, the two great rival claimants, crowding each
other to secure their share OF the spoils Consider
ing the quality and quantity Of the provisions one
is forced to conclude that six guineas must be q
very small sum in the eyes OF the proprietors OF
the Egypt. VI the 1000 steerage passengers yield.
ing SIX guineas each the cost OF maintenance
mot exceed q, Shilling Ing per head per day.
this rate the sum mentioned would have supplied
J the steerage passengers with considerably better
not fair that the company should expect almost q
clear profit from the CARRYING Of emigrants.
OF the Egypt consisted OF 1850 hands all told. The
weather was such as not to call forth any particu-
lar energy either on the part OF the officers or
men; 1t was little rough during three days APP
preaching and leaving the banks OF Newfoundland.
AS far as working the steamer nautically.
it was clear that the management was efficient.
Captain Grogan and his corps Of officers we're
each up to the mark, at their several posts, and
no signs were visible OF failure or negligence in
this respect. The chief trouble lay in this-that
they are not required by the company directors to
keep up stricter discipline in regard to the deal
ing OF the crew and the underlings with the steer
age passengers and are not held TO see that justice
is done to the wants and rights OF the almost help
less passengers entrusted to their charge. Neither
the captain nor the officers went below in the
steerage except to pay formal visits OF inspection
every morning. They did not go around and look
into the management below thoroughly, or to in
quire into and observe the practical treatment to
which the passengers had to submit. AS consc-
quence the subordinates had things all their own
way, and they not only continually insulted and
pushed the emigrants about but several of the
sailors used still roughcr treatment Ofthe ordinary
sailors who did the work upon deck, some dozen or
fifteen hands did their work pretty steadily, but
whenever brought IN contact with the passengers
entertain any respect for an emigrant or ''for-
egner" The passengers lying or moving to and
many dogs. Many Of the hands seemed i 70 belong
to that class OF men who never take any interest
IN their work. and whose motto is, "Come DAY, go
SUNDAY AND PLENTY OF GRoG
along with it." There were six officers, seven eng-
neers, two mates, one purser, one surgeon, two
The stewards were the greatest dignita.
weary OF giving orders to the emf.
grants; their whooping, yelling and shouting
were something ueaenlNE ana Frightening TO Inc
foreign portion OF the passengers unaccustomed to
such a summary way OF dealing and to having
brooms and buckets brandished over their heads
and shoulders As q matter OF tact the foreigners
from the continental nations seemed by far the
most orderly, peaceabe set Of beings on board.
They smoked, chatted and sung and made the best
Of the new and, to them. strange state of things.
Among the passengers Pat was the most bolster
GUS, and several OF his own countrymen considered
that he was allowed to be too noisy and medde-
some generally. The amnesty between the leu
tonic and Celtic races would break out now and
then In
PETTY QUARRELs AND BRAwLs
which were soon hushed up, however, by the inter-
position OF the more reasonable. The bulk OF the
Celtic, most decdedly-Irsh in brogue,
manners and working hands. Most OF the Irish
passengers got on at Queenstown and they were
not by any means deficient in baggage; but the
comical aspect of the various directions borne by
that baggage was sufficient to create smile on
selves as they came up the gangway from the
cumbersome IN dishevelled hair. tattered cos
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