New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
P4RTS'S MEN COMPLAIN.
SAY THEY WERE PAID OFF ABROAD AND
HAD TO BUY PASSAGE HOME-PASSEN-
GERS ARRIVING AT THIS PORT.

The American liner ST. Louis. which arrived here
yesterday morning from southampton, had Oh Doaru
l47 of the officers and crew of the il-fated fatls
They would not talk Of the accident. saying that
Captain Watkns's explanation and all the deta'IS
of the disaster would be made public at the IN
vestIgatlon soon to be held by the United states
Inspectors OF Steam Vessels. The crew iost no
time however in lodging complaints with snip
ming Commissioner Dickey as to the treatment
they had received from the American Line ana
from the United States Consul at southampton
They saw that the company had no right 10 pay
them off at Southampton, It did, and that the
Consul should have seen that they were sent nome
II Is alleged that each member OF the crew had 10
pay SO for his passage back to New-York' as the
company only paid them 70" their work on the
voyage to England This comes particularly hard
they say, on those of the men who receive wages
as small as N4 a round trip and thereabouts.
The members OF the intend to take the
matter TO the courts and they also say that they
will produce evidence at the inspectors investiga-
ton showing that the Paris was not carefully
steered through the channel. and that the ma
chnery was sui running at full speed after the
forward half Of the steamer had torn away the
bottom over the first ledge Of rocks at the Mana
cles
Among the passengers the 81. Louis were
J. p Amber and A. s. Amber. NJ. D.; Naval Con-
structor and Mrs. L. 7. Adams, L. 5. N; John
BOYD, Mrs Willard Case, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
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Lindsay Fairfax the Rev. Walter A. A. Gardner
w S. Gordon. John A. Hall and son, Dr. C. p
Hooker, Comte and Comtesse de Langier-Nillars
Lieutenant A. r Mark, Chevalier j. p. SpanIer
Louis Sherry and Mr. and Mrs w. NJ Vivian and
family.
The Cunard liner Campania. from Liverpool
brought among others. +. W. Backhouse, F. P. y
Barreda William Creighton, 7. X. Fair Moreton
Frewen Mr. and Mrs. James a. Gary and family,
Alexander Hubbard, Nine. George Lambert, Mr..
and Mrs Francis II. Leggett, DR.. A. H. Macbeth,
David MacLaren. A. Mcmillan Alexander Nickel
vie Mr. end Mrs. X. W. Milbank, DR.. Carlyle Pope.
Joseph c. sibley. II. II. Westinghouse and Sir
Charles Rivers Wilson. X c. NJ. G.. and Lady
Rivers Wilson
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. who is the president
OF the Grand Trunk Railway. met at the pier
by Mr. Hays, the general manager OF the road. He
STAYED only a short time in the city, taking the
first train for Canada lie intends TO take part In
the formal opening OF the Victoria Jubilee Bridge
across the ST. Lawrence about July l. and will
also decide while here the plans for the mod
ernization Of the large bridge across the Niagara
River Buffalo
Among those who arrived here yesterday on the
Munson Line steamer Curityba from Cuban ports
were Julian Alfonso Aldamo. the Marquis de Mon
telo and j. Orton Kirby. The Curityba will remain
in quarantine until to-day. when her full
period of five days from the time of leaving Ma
tanzas will have expired. All well on board.
Forty-four cabin passengers on the New-York and
Cuba Line steamer Seneca, which arrived here
Yesterday from Havana were transferred to Hoff-
man Island for observation, and will be released
this afternoon.
the Cherokee, from San Domingo was Simon Du-
mos.