New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-14
THE Scandals PASSENGERS PROTEST.

THEY SAY THEY ARE IN A STATE OF REMARK
ABLY GOOD HEALTH on BOARD.
The following letters signed by the passengers
on board the scandal and sent 70 the ONCE OF the
Hamburg American steamship Company, No. 81 Broad
way, yesterday morning This Is nom tho oaoin
passengers:
on board the Scandal, September IL, 1892
To the Hamburg American Picket company:
The reports which have been spread BY some Of the
daily papers on the situation and the state OF health
Of the passengers OF the steamer Scandal lndce tne
Undersigned con PasseHger a. 9TsSe rsp Sonn'u Oh
We feel 80 well. bodily and mentally, ever since
the beginning OF the voyage, so well IN iact as n
almost oonstanuy has weather, and this favorable
frame OF mind has only been injured py 'hose re-
p' Thanks to the able manag l.nt Of the esptnin
the perseveranee O. the oees the tse stote
Of health. Of the steerage passengers, mas oeoh
proporlonately very favorable In spite OF the BAD
number OF the passengers and the virulence OF the
disease. which opinion VIII surely be oohnF'hea ny
an impartial professional side.
We, the cabin passengers were not even aware Of
the disease being board before we arrived IN this
port consequently there could not have been panic
We therefore. feel obliged to enphatically object
- The 'hue cabin passengers on board Scandal.
p 5. We authorize and even request tn, the Ham
rhercse jordan Sole sherman, August Degenhardt,
e enrS INF Mrs. soae irch Mrs. NJ Klein, Sole
Degenhnrdt John silverman and f. Morse.
The following + a letter signed by over nifty OF
the stecrage passengers: -.
On Board the scandal,
September IL. 1899.
Referring 10 an article in q NewYork paper OF the
nth Inst. giving absolute untrue account OF our
experiences on board during the voyage We, some OF
the scandals Passengers who before all ought To have
nm Insight into the state OF affairs on this vessel
Wish 10 submit to the readers OF the papers reply
which shall contain the truth.
l. IL = not true that the larger part OF the scandals
passengers consist Of that class OF deIraved and re
icced people OF Eastern Europe. large contingent
Is formed by the robust and healthy sons OF Northern
and Western Germany. who intend 10 settle down In
tho western parts OF the United states.
Moreover there many on board who ALREADY
possess the citizenship Of this country. and many who
do not but have returned from visit to the old
country Dirty Polish and Russian Jews. whom We
have on board well us other ships. nave been
placed I'm a compart ment for themselves.
Il is not true that the officers OF this vessel have
not been careful enough In thoroughly cleaning the
shin. ON the contrary, the vessel has been washed,
disnfcctcd and fumlgated every day as often as ~
was feasible, from stern to stern. The passengers
were kept on deck much possible and were
only obliged to 80 below during nighttime and al meal
times.
not done everything 10 suppress the disease. Twice
A day the passengers had 10 pass before the doctor,
and were ca amlncd To their state OF health. As
soon aS "a suspicious case was discovered the peron
was taken to the hospital which could have ac-
more than fifty, and where everybody was
most attentivey cared for.
TO drink unboled Elbe water. All water throughout
the voyage, with which the people on board without
exception. were supplied was boiled before II was
served 10 them.