Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-09
Two Sides to 1t.

Two Sides to 1t.
Sometime ago an article rejecting
severely upon the conduct Of the OH
GERS of the steamer Gold Dust Of the
Anchor Line, appeared in the Helena
World. 1t was copied by various
newspapers, and caused considerable
comment. Those who know Captain
Jno. T. McCord, a generous hearted
boatman of many years experience,
could not believe it possible that he
had permitted any one on his vessel to
be improperly treated. One OF the
clerks, MIR. John LanglOis, was also
referred to in an uneomplimentary way,
and it was said he made a remark
to the effect that no foreigners were
wanted here. Mr. Langlois is him
self the sou Of French mother and
father, and the charge was SO foreign
to nature as we'll as his previous record
that nobody knowing him believed
that either. The other side Of the
story appears below, but there is much
yet untold within it regarding the mo-
tive which prompted the SANDER, and
which If ventilated would make up a
livelier sensation than the original.
The boats officers exhibit a generous
spirit in not ~retaliating, as it is said
they could do. The following is the
explanation as it appears in the HG'-
ena Yeoman Of Tuesday last:
Gold ID Ist,
EDITOR HELENA YEoMAN:-Tht
Helena Ward Of October 3lst pub
lished an article severely rejecting
upon the officers of the steamer Gold
Dust ia regard to their treatment Of I;
party Of omigrants.
The facts are as follows:
The Hebrew Relief Society OIL
Greenville, through Mr.. Alexander
put on the steamer Gold Dust a party
Of some twenty Russian Jews, and
paid their passage on deck to Memphis
consigning them to the. Hebrew Re
lief Society there. When they cam
on board. they went upon the cabiT
deck. Ate. leaving Greenville | hat
them removed to the lower deck
where all emigrants and deck passen
gers ravel-where they had plenty o
room and we're comfortably situated
In the evening one Of the part.
asked through an interpreter if the,
were to be fed by the boat, and bein.
answered that no arrangements OF tina
kind had been made, he bought som
bread from the steward and took it t
his party. They had a cracker bo
full Of sausage and cheese. They neve
asked for anything further than aboy
stated, and never suffered for anythin
while on the boat. Some Of the be-
. aad wealthiest citizens Of Greenyill
: are Jews, and put this party on th
2 boat and paid their passage, and n
: one has ever yet heard Of the Hebrew
turning any of their people out on h
: charity Of the public.
In this instance they gave thel
passage, food, and some money an
provided them all with good clothe.
Many Of them kad watches and chain
and we're far from being paupors
Had Mr.. Alexander, Of GreenyillC
who put them on board and paid the
passage, wanted them fed by the boz
be would have made arrangements q
z it. No complaint has been made
i the societies Of either Greenyillo Z
2 Memphis and it is pr%eposterous
I suppose the Jews Of Greenyille woul
9 send a party Of their people to tn
Jews Of Memphis without amply pre-
2 viding for them on the way.
~ This is a true statement OF the ci.
Is cumstances.
/ hope that such papers as ba'
20 COPIED the article IRON the World wi
: do US the justice to republish this.
Il john I. MCCoRD,
y Captain Steamer Gold Dust
4 Certificate of the parties. who it
claimedhaye been inhumanely treate
Is We, the undersigned, are the parti
1t who were the passengers referred TO
the article published, and fully il
IS dcrsed the explanation Of the with.
1t article, and that the statement puI
Z lished in the Helena paper is erroneot
lie and without any foundation.
E j. KRIsTALRA,
" S. KRIsTALKA,
50 H. RosENRRANT2
N. YAFIE,
d A. V1EEBERG.
Ia Mr.. ALBXANDER's LETTER.