New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-02
GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS
A PROTEST ABOUT THE CITY OF ROME.
THE PASSENGERS COMPLAIN To THE MANAGERS or

THE PASSENGERS COMPLAIN To THE MANAGERS on
THE LrNE-A LIVELY DISTURBANCE.
The following document has been handed to the
propretors Of the Anchor Line Steamship Company:
10 NE ocnsTs md Officers Of me Saer Ciig ~ Rope:
tle above ship from Liverpool Co New-YofK pee rf
yopr0iest thai The daily md almost On
na ne,ihe' lwO % w punhe rooms OF I'm, nne shp
it nr ghb ing PURPOSES ona ~ snei ronmE being the
library already nude Inaccessible for ladies' by beng
III lde second smoking Dom, IA during ths VOYAGE
ant "a thcy are nv n 10 undo sand on other voyages
an a1use of the nmenl of the III inhs'ie aHd a
ucplYa on Ut comforts 10 the al body OF
an example AMI temptation 70 cyll ~ iaauy young
/ men on bolrl aud a disadvantage 10 all
I 'omas lIu hes Dr r. DonsblNi1
Jane Par, Rerfra 4 Ecn,-ov
me Rev. b Z. Read Ei'e.a Dye S s.u..'
! ~ ". DAVIS D.. !. NJ. Grcenawalt.
r. VI 'hnHr H. Tho lrv g.. :. Ntnleicn,
| Edw. ri Rorar, Frances = Fisher
nenry hiub-r Percy y. Eenway,
George Bacon, J.. ~ Kicker,
= Cockburn, Trlnk Land,
Georg' Hoyt. and MANY NJ .nr4
Nr'. Bowen. of No. 1911 Madison ave- said 10 a
Tribune reporter IN regard 10 the gambling on the
Civ OF Rome:
We had been ont only short time when the
gambling became more noticeable than is
usual The smoking-rooms on deck, the
library aud saloons were almost en-
tirely devoted 10 games Of cards baccarlt being
the chief game. There was creat deal Of dissatis-
faction expressed by the many persons who did not
believe that games of chance played for money
were the pToper amusemeHts 10 introduce on ship
board and did not think II rght hat the public
ana better parts of the ship should be devoted to
them III was the general expression Of these pass
ehgers that the owners and managers of the line
could not know TO what an extent gambling was in
d1lged IN on board heir steamships or they would
at least Danish 1t to less conspicuous places than
the general saloons II not supposed that the
officers Of the ship could have suppressed the
gombing and they may have done their best
to discourage il. There was a shoulder
ing desire on the part Of those opposed to
tine games throughout the voyage TO
do something to suppress them. bur on account of
thcre being no one 10 lead 10 the matter. no con-
certed action was taken until about four hours be-
lore we reached Quarantine. when a protest was
drawn up and signed by about 100 Of the pasSen-
gers. ] he protest presented to he captain.
ma on our arrival IN this city to the managers OF
1t was not in any way intended to reflect upon
ne o"lcels OF the snip or upon their management.
captain NuDrO gave the utmost satisfaction
throughout The voyage
Az UNPLEASANT SEQUEL or THE PROTEST.
The unpleasant sequel To the gambling and the
protest was that while the signing of the protest
was going ON, and before 1t was presented to the
captain, OWING probably TO q misundcIa landing as
To the motive Of the sgners, considerable feeling
was aroused. One gentleman, thinking that il
was am attack upon the officers ieit called upon -
10 defend th'm and did il Iu such manner as t.
cause some excitement.
one passenger gave the following account of the
disturbance over the protest
There was considerable excitement at one time
IN regard tO the protest one man. thinking Do wa.
I'M attack upon The officers undertook luclr dr-
illc". doing 81 lu manner That aroused much r.l-
ing ON both Sides He was .cgare iu hl. language
especially I'm regard 10 its chief promoters 4 lrre
crowd gathered around the ~Hcn seer. our of tho
du0Fu'r h''am' 'N"ted' ahI Oh making gesture
%. -'''ni'I. 'y'd"nill thnkin- ,he blow attention
pl, struck h1. x, aud fer q few minutes there was
great commot1u. The matter was aitory.rd more
fully explained ami cteyooi, settled down to
their normal condition.
WHAT THE OFFICERS ,P rur LINE SAY.
At thc Anchor Line offices nm Bowling Green Mr.
Coycrly the manager. dlscam,d yesterday amy
knowledge of this protest from the passengers of
th' tityoi Rome. .ie sub-eq emily adm tt,d chat
there had boon a compliant but this he said had
NOT boon mad. until sunday morning tho last day
OF the trip. IT, cnutluu"dt
~ ia impossible tp keep watch pn close ON tho
'Auiu lH-.tugrrt ul 4'I.4.ip gt foo trli Whenever
IH'1 Hl' NtWIIInE. No. ono WOULD t.lHuf tIrh %
surveillance pu' k'r as uu tutrrirte ,r than rass-
'uE'' wa" 'ir m''. opp ""d il" gambling Nrlthrt
ihN ttp"iH u1i .bo tHi'"H DO down 90 the
cabin and gamble When ..,rlf mru uir
}luE t1ruH. tu'b rnn dp 100 without giving uuy
rNtdoh'c tu HHprt tutur that 81 D. uul more Than 20
pl''hHui, "orIuI game. lhr room 40 winch 10 IT,
u.frtiou ihJi thr gambling u1 done lH not ID luir,'
room. eo thal 90 Was uol o,cuplcd totu,r cNcm.Iuu.
IL I7 % tlOu uu ihr uppcf druk formerly uaco a- 10
ItNut}. huI, H7 The knocking room 1896, oven crowded
ID has been converted INTO another smuA 4ug. room
thm season. 10 thr room ton ladies exclusively
There atr MOI tables for playing caid- ] gambling
VS. carried tp any excess ia uk thc captain would
have kuoWnlL The company IS purpose o. 90 permit
ans entertainment tlat VIII anna the pusscu gers
without dispensing or mountaineering others Ia
TINS ~ depend, also Ou the coupoF dIOu of the pas
seugefs themselves. II anything ~ done by some
that Is dstastefuI % others, the captain OF the
vessel has absolute power to check the abuse and
am suGc that he would see tIat his Instructions |
were enforced