The New York herald., 1875-08-19
WHO IS TO BLAME?

TRENTON, y. J., August is, 1875.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
A feeling Of profound Indignation pervades this city
over the circumstances attending the death by drown
ing in New York city, last Monday, OF our esteemed
fellow citizen Captain Robert c. Bcyillc Mr.. Beville,
with his wife, was route to the White Mountains and
had taken passage on the steamer Bristol for Fall
River Just before the boat started he remembered
that he had not toegraphed to Boston for soats in
paror car and hurried Off 10 do on the assurance Of
a boat Official that he had time if he made haste
When be returned the boat moving away
from the pier Mr. Bclvlle jumped, missed his
footing. fell into the water and went under
the wheel The cry Of Man overheard" at once re-
sounded through the boat and the Captain asked TO
stop and try to save Mr. Belvillo's life. But this
inhumane and unsalor like Captain Of the Bristol would
not sion his vessel made no effort TO lower boat and
did not even throw a life buoy overheard He went
hearessy on his way, leaving this unfortunate pas
sengor to drown. The agonized wife and an intimate
gentleman friend ofthc family wild with anxiety,
and sought by urgent appeals to induce the Captain
10 put them ashore, but he refused; and it was
only when the other passengers united
in indignant remembrance that he CON
scented TO slow mp and permit the grefstr
wife and friend to I've transferred 20 Captain Irvng's
police boat, which hailed. This bad and dis
graceful on the Captains part, but il exceeded in
heartess brutality by the conduct of others The
body OF Captain Bevic was recovered within twenty or
thirty minutes after he fell in but he taken out
OF the water and not the slightest effort made TO
resuscitate him You Of course, know that there are
numerous instances of persons being rcsusctatcd after
having been in the water hour, and Mr. Bclvlc had
only been in at the outside, half hour and he was
man OF almost phenomenal vitality He was also
probably stunned by the wheel, which was in
bls favor as II would suspend vitality and shut up the
air passaeos and keep out the water But the stupid
noce refused TO take the body out and tied IL by rope
10 the stern Of boat where II kept for over two
hours until a coroner could be hunted up aud permit
obtained to deliver into the charge Of undertaken
CAPTAIN Irving refused to allow the friends Of the de-
ceased to take the body out, to oat adjacent
nntil he had been urgently mpOrtuned The body was
finally placed charge Of one OF Captain lrvngs men,
after The fcnd of the deceased had informed Irving that
Mr. Beyle bad about 81 900 in vauabcs on his person.
when Mr. Bevilles friends went on from here the
next day 10 bring his remains was discovered that
5000 in money had been abstractod from his person.
Who has got who took IL We do not know; but we
do know that tho treatment Of Captain Bcvllle was
altogether q most mOnstrous outrage, which disgraccs
the police and associate municipal authorities OF the
metropolis As you a well known champion OF jug
tice aud fair play trust that you wiD through your
columns allow this affair 70 come 10 the knowledge o
the public TRENTON