The New York herald., 1875-10-28
A TALE OF THE MONTANA.
AN INDIGNANT PASSENGER DECLARES THAT Hn
AND COMPANIONS WERE ABUsEp AND ROB-


AND COMPANIONS WERE ABUsEp AND ROB-
BED.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
have read the interesting story Of the Montana in
this mornings HERALD and being myself one Of the late
passengers that vessel able only to certify
to its correctness but to give you additional de-
tails Tho narrative Of that notable disaster win never
bo completely told To each chapter published by tho
press the weekly novest's ''to be continued our
next" might be appended Take for instance the sub
ject Of the Williams Guion Company's discourtesy to
their patrons 1t hard enough for these ladies and
gentlemen to lose their property but shameful that
for ndemnihclton they should receive insult Iremem-
Der lady in particular, who in the inventory of
her Effects that the company asked for entered pink
shell pendant and earrings. Tho pendant among
the very articles Of value exposed the companys
servants for Identification Ana when this lady 1t
she sgnhed - the clerk o. the company that II was
hers and stretched out her hand to take IT, But that
person objected - 1T can't be yours, madam.
have searched your inventory through and there Is
in il mention of cameo ~ so the owner blushing
at the insult to her honesty forced 10 explain to
him that there difference between pink shell and
a cameo; that in her inventory she had mentioned
cameo but pink SHE'LL and that she recognized the
article before her as her own Whereupon, with ap-
parent RELUCTANCE, If he stili suspected her OF
wish to pller, he handed her the pendant.
Another lady experienced even worse treatment
Among the valuables lost In the debris were two very
pretty gold handkerchief holders belonging to two of the
ladies' handkerchief holder, you gentleman readers
n
dminutive pair OF clasps ON describing their prop
erty to each other these ladies found oddly enough
that their holders differed from each other in single
particular only; one slightly enamelled and the
other PLAIN. Well, one morning the third officer
OF the Dakota told somebody that a handkerchief
holder had been found and in the possession Of the
purscr. The purser, when asked about H. said
that he had preserved 1t with other vauabes
which would be offered simultaneously for identi.
hcation. OF when those valuables were SO
offered the handkerchief holder missing. Again
the purser was appealed to- lie couldn't account
tue delinquency. He remembered throwing the orna-
ment into bucket, with the of the tewelry IL
must have fallen outside and been picked up But one
or the ladies' who to have had prenonton
that IL was hers kept pressing the matter for three
days and told the other officers Of the company about
IT, The purser still repeated his explanation and de
MED all further knowledge And IL not until tho
morning that tho Dakota sailed which was believe
five days after the third officer had nrst reported the
discovery and recovery the holder that this lady re-
ceived IT from the pnrseE When she did It's ring
was mssing was only worthless fragment and yet
we positively know the purser has been seen wearing y
whole ANY saloon passenger Of the Montana will tell
you that that handkerchief holder IS famous Again.
when we embarked upon the Dakota, on our home
ward journey, we were compelled, ladies', children
and all OF us 70 ascend in the dusk Of the evening
steep and dirty plank, which had been thrown as
gangway from the bow 10 the wharf, ~ woula nave
been feat to make such an ascension on cen poaru
by daylight The plank was narrow so Slippery =
and placed at so great an angle, that was appiehen
Give for the safety OF a lady and child with whom was
connected by the tendercst ties When they had at
last by the friendly services Of three or Tour seanen
reached the deck q the Dakota and were rss.ng " .ne
saloon my apprehension exchanged Tor lndgna-
tion and / demonstrated with the chief clerk OF tho
Company, who appeared to have the emoarkauon "a
charge Shall | say that his reply was saucy and
insulting and thar for at least lost my temperY
You nave not space for any more Of this recital Let
me say Ia a word that the servants 81 the Williams
" Guion Company, as well rs the WiAiams Guion
Company Itself have acted throughout this sad and
now elaborated disaster with dscourtesy and injustice.
And there are score Of witnesses, whose names and
addresscs are at this moment within my reach. who
,hoy pn3,v abont, the Montana ARGONAUT
NEW YORK. Oct. 20, 1879