New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-05
THE LMuIGRANTS on TIE NEMESIS.

The complaints of the immigrants who came to
this country the steamship Nemosl' OF the hoYai
Nctherlan, q teamshiD Company, are being nVeSIl-
gated by the Emigration COMMISSIONERS. AnotheT
OF the children died yesterday, making SIX III all
since the arrival of the immigrants III asylum on
Wards Island.
A tribune reporter who visited the island yes
teriay, found the president of the Board OF Commits
siOnerS, Mr.. Stephenson, making hls usuai SUNDAY
visit. He was accompanied by Commissioners
Taintor and uauselt, and by the Chief surgeon ana
Acting Superintendent of the Emigration Depart
ment ON the island. When asked what the Commas
sioners purposed doing IN the matter OF the Nemesis
| Commissioner Stephenson said
Il think we have a case with which we can go
before the Grand Jury and secure the indictment OF
| the agents OF the line. The ship has SAILED for
Europe and probably will not return 10 this port
so we cannot get at the officers"
This line OF steamers has been before your Doard
| before has II not p asked the reporter.
Yes the case of the steamer surrey was investl-
gated but in the absence of a National immigration
| law the commissioners were pOwerless. The state
laws giving us power have been declared yo!d, anu
| 50 what can we do = - 5,
Nothing except bang away at the offending
| lines through the papers" answered Commissioner
| Tantor and cannot hurt this line much, for
| believe it has ships of It's OVID. Its managers
charter vcss Is. We may succeed III lndictlng
them, however. AS far as our power 10 punish suen
cases goes it amounts to nothing When We had the
second officer of the Surrey before our Board he I'M
dcrstood the situation ana was quite lmpudent.D
"Wln you hold an Investigation OF the charges
made by the immigrants I"
- meeting will probably be held by the Commits
siOners Thursday TO investigate the matter Inc
| trouble is these people made no complaint 10 inc
officers AT Castle Garien. In this instance It seems
to he a clear case of barbarity Oh the part OF the
officers of the Nemesis" .
" What excuse do the agents of the steamship line
| charlerng the Nemesis offer for the affair T.
| " OH they say that they are not responsible Tor
what the officers OF tie ship may have done, or have
neglected 10 do They made contract with the own
| crs of the Nemesis to convey the immigrants TO
| America and they claim that their responsibility
| ended when the immigrants went on shIpboard."
What excuse did the officers OF the snip Surrey
| make in then case =
They said that they simply agreed to convey the
immigrants to this country, and not RESPONSE
bic II the provisions and other necessarIcs not
| all night; they simply manned and oihcered the
| Snip
| Two men standing at little distance, who had
been passengers OF the Nemesis, were called up. AT
the request of the physician present they took from
| their pockets two bottles filed with water which
| they had saved from that gwen them to drink on
the voyage he Commissioners and the reporter I'M
corked the bottles and tasted the water III was
very bracklsh, and, though II did not taste salt at
first IT lett decidedly salt taste III the mouth. IL
WAS full OF floating PARTICLES aud was altogether I'M
lii Tor drinking pu poses. 1t rescmblcd fresh water
| with a little salt water mixed with II. The men
both told the story of suffering and hardship
They said that they had been neglected by the sur
| econ of the ship, and unable 10 get medicine
for their children hcn they were dying. They
charge that drunk most OF the time.
One the men SAID that III the course OF the voyage
| he had known man 10 pay two sAlllngS 1OI
drink OF fresh water.