New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-19
wYOMING,S PASSENGERS APPEAL.
CRY FROM THE SECOND CABIN AND THE
sTEERAGE AGAINST LONGER DETENTION.

CRY FROM THE SECOND CABIN AND THE
sTEERAGE AGAINST LONGER DETENTION
The second cabin and stecragc passengers OF the
Gulon Line steamship Wyoming, who have been heid
at Quarantine since September G, have issued the
following appeal to the public The appeal from the
second cabin passengers Is as follows;
In the interest Of 200 second cabin passengers
S.m%sc acting on @ b n
ns had prosperous VOYAGE and clean bill of health
The fndisposiuon Of baby who had been de lei.
f fsSa since reason s 0s 'OWe deianed at T
per Quarantine with Instruction. , at ss
aud dsinfrcted As consequence Of the latter a, a
large number OF steeage passengers were exposed ~
phur damp berths ETC.. the time having been TOO short
TO dry up the different apartments As RESULT, Two
night at 10 O'Clock, and two others of delicate con
stitution, had to be taken ashore the same day Inc
mother Of The dead sns ae on %
remained in that condition until taken ashore that
Since then not single Individual board he's had
one moments sickness, and yet we are compelled to
ROMAN herr al%St within linn call Of three S enocFa
indefinite period no date having as yet been as
signed for ogr release We are not even classified as as
and have been clean ship Several quarantine ply
sicans have actually declared on our decks that we
abs Int y free from any Injection whatever since we
left Liverpool, twenty days ago.
urely due to the daily promises Of release held out
to us by the health authorities. There Is, however,
limit to all human endurance, and surely We have
reached that limit In the face OF these facts and as
s S the humanity and the weRewn sene
osity Of American citizens. We earnestly implore
SH snt oad restoring Us us to oa homes
almost distracted families and our anxious iTlchGS
We beseech your active assistance In accomplishing
Immediate restoration.
limited and otherwise defective for such large
number Of people vsr h o dndt a anv moment
In view Of the above facts We submit that there are
no further grounds for our detention and we hereOs
GEORGE J. OSBORNE.
HENRY BYRNE.
WALTER " HAMILTON.
ALBERT F. COLEMAN
!. THOMPSON JAMES
The appeal from the steerage passengers is as fol-
lows:
We, the undersigned, acting as an elected commit,
tee at public meeting this day, respectfully SOLICIT
the sympathy and earnest efforts OF our fellow Gu
gems IN h great Republic for the S PPSs Of BEEN ove
twenty days penned up In a vessel with over 200
passengers and scarcely standing room on deck since
as regards any infectious disease or indeed any dis
ease whatever save three accidents directly due to
gated when We first arrived in port With such seh-
Inconvenience and apparent dangers sickness may
al
cause our detention for another indefinite period
Every baby In fact land we have quite number on
board who exhibits the slightest symptoms OF ordinary
every day indispositon. may prolong our quarantine
until doomsday or death may release each and all
Of 49,
We ask Is this not slow murder. and who are alone
to blame for such terrible consequences should thcy
manifest Themselves but the quarantine health author
itiesi When the passengers OF the most cholera,
stricken vessels from pest ports are carefully looked
after, removed and attended to- We an unnlected
ship, allowed 10 remain so that We may be slowly
and painfully murdered through want Of exercise in
sufficient sleeping accommodations and continued dc
spondency. We ask is this the Justice for which the
boosted civilization and freedom Of the great republic
has hitherto been celebrated : We appeal TO our fol
owcitizcns their utmost efforts 10 effect
immediate restoration in our present imprisonment
and knowing the sympathy. generosity and humanity
Of fellow citizens feel confident that our ap
peal will not be in vain.
ALFRED s. PEUCKERT Brooklyn,
JOHN STEEL. Philadelphia
JOHN MURDOCH, New York,
DENNIS GRADY. @. a. f.,
JOHN SLANK. New York,
WILLIAM :. RAFTERY. Boston,
THOMAS SULLIVAN. Boston.