The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-06
ocEAN-sTEAMER GAMRI4Se.
tom Brown" Objects TO the Play on Board
the City Of Rome.

the City Of Rome.
New York Herald, SEPT. q
Thomas Hughes, @ c.. the author of tom
Browns School Days at R1gby' arrived IN this
city on the City of Rome. en- roHte for Rugby,
Tenn. When seen by Herald reporter yester-,
day, he WAS fired with en8husias1a, not 50 mach
in relation to the new Rugby and 5ts proposed
school as about a row that had occurred on tho
steamer coming over.
There are, on the deck Of the steamer he
explained, two roorns-one a smoking room
and one a readingroom- The reading room is.
supposed to be for the use of the ladies as wei
as the gentlemen Monday, the third day out,
they turned the room into a card-room and
smoking room, going on with cards, draughts,
etc. all day Well. went off to the smoking
room, and found that there had been a baecarat
bank started there "A man from Australia
perfectly good, honest fellow he was, but he
made his living that way--had started the game
with three other men, all middle aged Tho
bank was perfectly square one, and the play
was entirely honest, 50 far as I know and be-
lieve.
This was kept up all day, and mp to the tisne
of putting out the lights and going to bed. and
every day after that from IL O'Clock in the
morning TIA bedtime this baecarat bank was
kept going, and there WAS much of the time
row of players five or six deep around the game.
Many of these were mere boys lads of twenty
less, who were allowed to punt their shiifings
or dollars or mere. The stake WIS sometimes up
to E5, / believe.
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on. but what 1 do object TO was ITS being car
ried on openly and boys being allowed to join
in the game. And 1 objected. rs many Others
did, to the reading room being made snaccessi-
BILE to the ladies. So one Of the passengers a
friend of mine, drew up a memorial, and / led
the signatures with my own Tt was signed by
a large number Of the passengers
This paper was lying on the saloon table, and
the passengers were signing it In great numbers,
when was told that q fellow named Lord was
up on deck tfs11ing about IT. and telling an sorts
Of lies about what we were doing. went right
up and spoke to him. l asked hmm IL he had
read the memorial, and he aAmitted that he had
not Then there was some sharp talk, and
friend of mine, q young American gentleman,
struck one Of the other side OF course we
stopped them at once. but there were some sharp
discussions afterward, and great deal of bad
feeling
Since we landed he continued, 1--WE have
presented the memorial to the agents here, and
they say they dc. not propose to do anything
about it. so want the press to take il up. 1t is
going to do q great deal Of hurt il our
youth are to be exposed to this temptation
A great proportion of the travellers on
these steamers are mere boys, and do not
think it right or proper that they should be ad-
mitted to any game of this kind Baccarat il
not allowed at our clubs in London, and it
seems pity that it should DO played openly ON
the steamers"
Captain r. ID. Mouroe, the commander of the
City of Rome, said that many persons at sea
like to pass the time by playing cagdsfor money.
The amount of gambling on the City OF Homes
last trip was not serious The tronDles ne
Thought, was caused by young man of twenty
losing more money than was cpnFanlenfs but
Observation-Disclosures were not suGh as would justify
his refusal to permit prayer meetings do he hold
| in the saloon had something to do with the
memorial. He did not hear of the paper till the,
| vessel reached quarantine.