New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-04
4 CROUD or THE CITY or ROME.
HER SECOND CABIN PASSENGERS WERE PosTE
IL ADVANCE. HOWEVER. AND HAD
NO RIGHT TO COMPLAIN

HER SECOND CABIN PASSENGERS WERE POSTED
IN ADVANCE HOWEVER. AND HAD
NO RIGHT To COMPLAIN
According TO story published yesterday. there
much dissatisfaction among the second-cabin
passengers on the Anchor Line steamship city Of
Rome. which arrived here on Saturday. Professor
John G. Dow. Of the University OF south Dakota
who was IN the socor.d cabin. began 70 complain
about the overcrowding. poor rooms. horrible doors
from the cargo. lack VI air and huperabunIance
OF rain. which came down the hatch~ay. ami
anointed the professor he lay in slumber. on the
night OF August -. according 70 the professor th-
water poured down the open hatch ana fairly
flooded the little room In which eieaty-seycn poo
pie were sleeping. These and other charges Of
gross neglect OF the secouI-cabin passengers were
made by the professor and. according to the story
Purser MURRAY had TO give the abused second
cabini;es 4 rebate Of II each to indemnify them for
The professor could not be found yesterday. but
the facts OF the case are simply ..s"sr. Long be-
fore the big steamship was ready t. sail It was
found that the space occupied by the SECOND cabin
would have 10 be considerably encrodchc1 upon. IN
order 10 make room for important cargo. Hence
passengers applying for passage were told at the
Liverpool office that the second cabin would not
be comfortable. and such applicants were advised
walt for another steamer. But the would-bc
''sailers' would have none Of that. and demanded
tickets Then the second"cabin rates were raised
from 10 to IL This was only done TO discourage
those who would travel on the Rome. whether or
no. Many called at the Office OF IN" line In Liver
pool and learning the state II affairs took tickets
for the next steamer But there were others more
stubborn. and In spite OF all explanations insisted
upon coming over In the speedy vessel The pro-
fessor OF these.
At the Office of the Anchor Line yesterday tho
plants OF the Professor were laughed AT. lie had
received a fair warning. IL was said. that the
ond cabin crowded ana that discOmfortS
be endured II he took passage in the steam
ship lie took room. however. and did have a
certain amount OF crowding.
Two of the secondcabn passenger were seen
late yesterday afternoon by Tribune reporter.
They were David H. Glib and +. II. Patterson both
living In South Dakota. They said that while the
second cabin was crowded. they and their fellow
passengers had been well treated by Iurscr Muir
ray that the food provided was excellent, and that
while there some discomfort. they had been
told In the office at Liverpool that If they shipped
they would have 10 endure a few inconvenience.
The two men acknowledged that they were not
comfortably fixed they would nave been II the
steamship had not been crowded with freight.
but spoke highly Of Purser Murray whom they
said was indefaigable In looking after the inter
ests Of the second-cabn passengers
Mr.. Murray said yesterday that while he adj
United that many OF the second cabin passengers
had to accept quarters In the steerage. the
rooms there we're Often fitted out Second cabin
and when there n great rush. first
cabin" con our last trip" he said we reitted
a part OF the steeragc and converted II Into first
class quarters for second-cabn passengers.