New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-04
CTNARD MANAGEMENT.
COW SALOON PASSENGERS WERE DECEIVED.
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how SALOON PASSENGERS WERE DECEIVED.
To me EdttOr OF The TrtouHe
SIR: Your letter from sc. ". s. with re-
gard to tue Cunard Steamship Line. published few
days ago. leads add my testimony 10 the way
In which ursl-class cabin passengers have been
treated by that company That the food provided Is
badly cooked and erved that the siatefoons ana bed
ding are ana the modern eony,niences and
improve supplied on the frsi-cisss lines OF
ocesn steamers are lacking the Cunarfers. facts
SO generally that II Il needless 10 enlarge on
th, 80 pouts But IN Of bad faith the part
o. the company which occurred last sumner and Has
rhe cause Of expense aud great Inconvenience % many
passengers hiss been referred 20 In pinf 20 my
knowledge party at least. in Consequence OF tue re-
usal Of Boston editor 10 publish statement Of iaes
Sent 20 hi. paper nj the time.
The circumstances were these: The Partha, good
ship with an excelen; uander, IT, although op 70
much criticism in alters OF ceanilness, food nj ser
vice. the Only ship Of the line running be-
tween Boston aud Liverpool which Is well ured for
psssenger- the other have some hrstesss"
sta,.rooms bit aIe small boais and principally adap ed
for ire sht The Parthia l. Therefore the ayorte sos-
ton boat and running ner al OF five weeks during
the summer aud Autumn, has taken probably I,ur'
ftbs OF the passeng n nom This port she lett b'''on
IN June OF last having been advertised as usual
for a long time previously. make trips 10 and from
Boston on certain Gates ~ 70 November ON our ar
rival a. Liverpool June %. officer OF TIE company
came on board ana distributed circulars -ai That ma
P4rrhla would sail for Boston August september Is
aud October II Many OF Us decided o. ensag re'ura
passage Al once ard went the Office OF the company
AZ Liverpool 20 DO so. before going 10 to'eL
Tn-re We were told the Plrtnil already mora
tan hall full for Boston he August and = pcmoer
rrips ana you'd certainly crowded IN thn-e months
and also in October Good ROOMS. however. we're Sc
cured and De Tie mattel was considered setilec-tbe
tlcser containing reference % the Act of Plrawent
provdng Tor redress for breach Of contract by suIn
mary proc.ss. in Csc passengers. through no
fsfnuit OF their own. fai 70 Oh ain
pa ge Ia the ship and the day
named IN the contract ticket we started on for our
summer trim Within SIX days the reached T ris
uut after ner ia zip -nd sent 10 Ncw-f AZ aud "a
reply inquiries made at &c LONDON and NouuehtAi
correct. %, sduaria. sis-l Mcaii,irHnean
steamer. 20 De substituted Tor The farihia NO r'a-
Us were given fpr me caangc except that fitfr vas
more demand for pa-sagf 20 NeWlork thnn 20 hDs.on
cent 20 those who had au-aged passage AMI s.edted
taeir rooms, ana. scai tered a. they we're An veg
aud forced maxi the bes; arrangements tE9f uld
hen usY hlppt ned 10 lie ot O. i r Toy lf turtiO
Company dccoe bother inir ard hnnnrare c-niihs
T. advantage nr NOT hu. th"rf Nl" NfIt
treated wers Justly Indignant such como uc and ala
rot hesitate q express theii FEELINGS
Much u sad the "-aiety uf thc Cubarf Line. ana
II soens 10 o. on reputation that the cofnpunt re-
Ae.. It, passengers ooIyrisns almost eNcuhlFey
those 30 are wiling euiGrc many ai.eouiloris Tor
the sake OF laucyIng themselves sac" Ile opast
mad. for so many years that "the Gu ard COMPANY mas
never passenger II longer po-sD-, Dat TX TO
mains that the company Aa- never nrt PASSENGER
VITA a.. ON board mat IN - uur TO C
duarv care ara seaIns ship. however 40 Mt Dell ve
for have betier discipline GA b"tid Dvtn sAe
French aud German lines Ian on the "a ara. 10
are ~pok-n OF "a highest terins IA th~ re'pcct
Boston. sept :, 1879 L"