The New York herald., 1879-08-10
until he died. on the 18th of June. and was buried
in the foreign cemetery of Para.

III the foreign cemetery OF fdra
Mates ENTRY.
In the mates private journal is this entry =
"June l3. Mr. Banks died OF yellow fever" On The
following day the mate was taken sick himself. but
he says he kept up as not to be at the mercy or
the captain. who had beeA so cruel to Mr.. Banks
When the could hardly keep on his feet the cap
tain charged him with being drank and when
he replied that he was not drunk, but i'll. the
captain hew IN rage IN ms private 90"rnai ran.
tain Whitman. On the return trip" he says. ''if 1t
We're not tor the assistance OF the passengers we
would not he able to work the ship. On her return
voyage the vessel went in ballast from Para to Turks
Island West Indies where she took i'll cargo or
salt She reached New York on July ~. and she
now lies at the foot of Congress street. Brooklyn.
The captain i'll during small part of the
voyage and the mate and steward say that while the
ship was in the West Indian seas Hugh Brown,
who had paid part of the passage money and agreed
to work out the rest OF the amount. but was also
taken with yellow fever, died and buried at sea.
then the captain asked the mate to make false on
try in the log book that he had ed with consump-
ton. The declined and it is said entry
made. The captain refused to read the burial
vice. or to near the body and he stood to wind
ward while the mate read the service.
The mate says that when the man was first taken
with the fever the captain ordered him deck TO
work. In his delirium he reeled and fell to the deck
exhausted. The steward told the captain that the
Brown on the point OF death. when he
fell they carried him below, where he died i'll two
hours.
THE CAPTAIN IN NEW YORK.
On reaching New York Captain Whitman wrote to
the brother of Banks. Ph1nixvile. his arrival
i'll port aud expressed sympathy for tie loss OF his
brother. The mail took letter from the mate.
warming him of bad faith on the part OF
the captain. Mr.. Banks left for New York
by the first train and found the captain
i'll o saloon in Brooklyn, near the brig. When
lie inquired tor his brothers effects the captain
said ''the damned mate the steward had the
key of the mans trunk and WAS forced to break it
OPEN In reply to inquiry about money he said
money found. Mr.. Banks said he knew there
must have been 500. Finally the Captain said:-"f
YOU will pay the $50 for the expenses OF your
brothers illness Twill get the trunk ashore in quiet
way. Mr. Banks said he did not care tor the trunk,
but he would like the "trinkets" which belonged to
his brother.
IN SEARCH THE MATE.
From the Ship Mr.. Banks called on the mate, Mr..
4. +. Cameron. who lives ut No. 1862 West Twenty
fifth street. and from him went to the steward,
Florence A. Sayles. at Somerset, Mass. The steward
corroborated the mates story. The mate went with
Mr.. Banks to visit the shipping commissioner in
Cherry street. The result that the captain was
taken to the commissioner private Office. Afterward
that official told the young man that there was no
documentary proof that his brother had died OF yell
low fever; that the captain had certificate from
the Para doctor that he did not die with yellow fe
YER, but he admitted that the captain had violated
the law in not making entry of the young man 8
death on the official log book.
Inconcluson Mr.. Banks says that Captain Whitman
took him into his cabin, closed the door and whis-
pered that his brother died of yellow fever He the
captan) added. II had touch OF it," and he ex-
tended his hands and fingers and said. "Look at my
nails; theyr yellow yet" Mr. Banks describes the
mate a OF intelligence, who has himself COM
manded "tirst class vessels,