The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-18

JOb;We made four trlpsi L was tue duaIah u
tine guard on the schooner; whilst along
side one Chinaman escaped from the vesse
and was drowned. Described the manne
in which the Chinaman made his escap'
from the steamer
By Mr. Preston.-A native policeman
was with me on the schooner; my pay wa
So per day; have been paid; received IL
| all So 80.
/ David Dayton, sWorn-I was employed
| by the Board of Health to put guard
around the steamer Madras (shown an ac-
COUNT; that account is for pay of guards
! and boats; the amounts as made up are fol
| one boat and two men So, and same at
night; mems pay So each and two for the
| boat; after the Chinese had jumped over
| board the guards were increased; L do not
| think 1 could get any men to do the work
! for less money; my opinion is, that it is as
reasonable as could get men for; five dol
lars per day was paid after the Chinese
jumped verLoard; Mr.. Reynolds received
this; he was in a large boat and was in
charge of all the boats; at first, we only had
one boat at day and one at night; after
wards / increased the number to two; [
would not want to send a man to do the
work done by Captain English for less than
paid him; the bill was made up under my
supervision; the day the steamer came in
/ sent off several policemen, and the boats
they used were charged for, but not the
men; had several conversations with Cap
tain Bradley in regard to signals in case of
any mutiny arising among the passengers;
had one letter from Captain Bradley; let
ter read as follows:
STEAMSHIP MADRAS, May II, 1888.
To Deputy Marshal Dayton, Honolulu:
Dear Sir-I have to inform you that at
midnight last night one of my boats was
lowered by Cinnamon and got away from
the ship, but not before they were discov-
cred.
1 burnt blue lights to let the guard boat
see there was something unusual going on,
and then the boat returned.
Now purpose introducing the following
signals in the event of anything happening
during the night:
l. A cannon fired at intervals in the di-
rection of the town.
2. Skyrocket in the direction which the
boat has left.
3. Blue lights at intervals denoting num-
ber of boats gone.
4. Danger or distress signal rocket if
there is mutiny amongst the passengers.
If you will watch for those signals you
will Oblige yours sincerely.
(Signed): w. II. BRADLEY.
After that night the number of boats was
increased TO two; one was a large boat to
compete withany boat the ship might have;
[ have had charge of other steamers in
quarantine, arriving from China; almost
every vessel with immigrants has quaran-
tine boat employedi the only difference in
charges is that two years ago had to pay
nearly all guards SIS per day.
By Mr.. Preston.--The guards referred to
two years ago were employed by me; the
entry of vessels is usually without my
knowledge; guards have been placed round
vessels outside, which might or might not
have been entered at the Custom House.
DR.. Moritz, sworn-I was on board the
Madras from Wednesday until Sunday;
there were eight white officers amongst the
crew; the rest were Malays.
+. H. Hayselden, sworn-I was Secretary
of the Board of Health during the time the
Madras was here; L had interviews with
Captain Bradley; L went out in q boat the
day after the arrival and took with me the
resolution of the Board of Health; Captain
Bradley was very much inoensed at the ac-
tiOn of the Board and said he would disre-
gard the orders Of the Board of Health ani
would steam into port; he was in fear of his
life in coming past Kauai, the passengers
attempted to throw overheard the two who
were sick with smallpox; he quieted them
by acceding to their request. In regard to
the sick, he said he would keep the infor-
nation from the authorities here that he
had smallpox on board; he told me the sick
people were somewhere in the fore part, al
leging as reason that he had no where
else to put them; he had no hospital ac-
he would not go on to Vic
tOria as he was in danger of his life; he fur
ther said he believed his officers WOULD not
go Gil with him; conversed with him twice
on the subject; also oonversed with him
on the Sth May when he steamed into
harbor. I asked why he came into port;
he turned his back upon me and refused to
answer; 1 have no knowledge of the ex-
penses incurred by the vessel whilst in
quarantine.
BY Mr.. R3res.on.--Captain bradley said
he was afraid to go on to Victoria on ac-
count of the Chinese passengers. don't
kn9W What ne neanti that Is what he
stated ! am not aware that he had been or
dered to go away from herei 1 did not tell
him it would be better for him to go away;
remarked to him that il he was afraid
perhaps he could get assistance here; he
was at anchor when Doctor Trousseau and
went off to him; believe it was on the
10th April; nc copy of the quarantine regu-
lations were handed to Captain Bradley,
only the instructions from the Board of
Health. Copy of letter from Mr.. Gibson
to Captain Bradley placed on file).
This closed the case for the BOARD of
Health;
Mr.. Preston, counsel for the plaintiff
handed in several letters of various dates
and called
Theo. II: Davies, sWorn-1 am the agent
for the Madras; saw Mr.. Gibson the dav
after she arrived; was not agent then; the
captain asked me to act for him as agent
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