The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-27
The LateSES6dFSIOn 81 The bee.
thOven Aoeicly ON lhe Steamer

ElnOH d tAc Inlsllischspr' " CluA ~
Being participant In the excursion
glvep Gy ihS BesISSyiG%%s sSLsty pn s
and the o1icefs ottlieSteSnier Exptessaro
not deserving Of the blame eyinced by
the items published In Mondays issue d
the Slanddrd and TlieSday's issuesO Of the
TNrEf1aaIlijc jctR and RSgilsrs desire
through your colRthnS 10 give some ex-
planatiOn OF those cases. against which
The strongest and most bitter Spmplaintbl
are made. About 800 persons, exclusive
Of the crew, were on the boat. The steamer
could not have possibly accommodated
more than about 0ne,third Of this number
with state e.rooms. ! The scene enacted at
ohr leyee upon the landing Of the boat
Saturday night, when the male excursion
ists rushed aboard greedily endeayoring
10 secure rooms for themselves, entirely
ignoring the presence Oi ladies In their
party, Certainly eyinced efeat SelhshheSg{
and Nj. AnshulA, The CLERK, Ia deserving
of praise and not censure for refusing
them rooms until the ladies' were frat nc.
CommOdated. In fact the matter was
fully explained TO the committee when
they engaged the boat, thatthe nun1berof
staie.roomE would probably not more
than la6cOmhodats The Sladies and chill,
dron, and that the boat had no cots or ex.
ira bed clothing. The committee did not
20 into II blindfolded fthe purchasers Of
tickets did. ,..
The claim Of interference in their en-
joyments by Capt. AnShutz consisted, so
lar "a could learn or sec, In his refusing
to allow them to discharge fireworks
from the boat, refusing them permission
TO dance, requiring thelnto cease playing
cards and bis stopping atnumeroHs titnee
the. procession Of the "Mulligan Guards"
through the cabin Of the steamer. Any
one aSauaiHted with ihe, construction Of
d steaifi.boat can easily see TO what a
terrible danger the steamer would have
been exposed by allowing the discharge OF
fireworks. Setting the steamer on fire
and endangering the lives Of over 800
men, women and children. Who would
have receivedthe blame had i. been ial-i
lowed and the steamer burned making a
perfect holocaust Of those on bOard2 The
Captain or the Committee The rules Of
the company, to say nothing Of Christian
ity, positively prohibit any card playing
on their boats during the Sabbath. As
The steamer did not leave the wharf until
after / o'clock Sabbath morning, all IN.
biased persons, and even majority Of
thoso, who expressed ipdignationPt The
time, will eertaiil ppfdse Capt. Az
shutis course ID tba1nWteH The tarIies
participating In the "Mulligan Guards"
we're not disturbed az long as they confn-
ed themselves 10 the lower deck, but
when they promenaded through the cabin,
disturbing those who preferred quieter
enjoyment, then, and only then were,
they stopped. His refusal 10 grant .tlibm
perhiisBioh 70 gdahee % tlIa-Habbtth,
Certainly fedttifes no reply AAs 10 Its
merits. do not think Capt. AnshutE
denied the excursiOnistS any privilege he
could reasonably or rcOnsCientiously grant.
lie certainly did not Deny the Band the
privilege 6fiplAjinE hehavefandlwhAt
eset they desired neither did he deny
them the tlse Of the steamers piano nor
did he refuse them The privilege Of sell
ihk their beer on the boat. The COM
plants "a 10 meals must beSborna By the
COMMITTEES, not b thelpficeFs of lhe boal,s
as the conlfacLlwasI Ionl % ,eite Helh
breakfast Sabbath morning. M. Mabis,
the steward, prepared supplies accord.
ingly, and had he sold coffee, bread, meats,
&C., 10 those who have since complained
Of not being able 10 purchase cren a eupe