Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-15
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en out about week before the vessel
arrived at Mauritius from New York.
In reference TO the shortage oil Pota'
toes, he says they were served liber'
ally on the voyage from New York TO
Nautilus until they rotted and were
thrown overheard. Further, ho main
tanned that substitutes for the lime
juice, sugar and potatoes were sup
piled in vinegar, stewDd fruits, molnss.
- and sweet potatoes. although tho
sweet potatoes gave out before reach
ing Honolulu. lie also answered that
onions wcro supplied between New
York aud Mauritius with the exception
uf abou, n week before arrival. and
that fresh supply obtained at Mnuri'
thus ran short two weeks before reach.
ing Honolulu.
Judge Estee quotes the law REGARD
ing the provisions required 10 be serN
al on board merchant vessels an
substitutes, also a decision shown
that a shortage of water makes shi
liable equally with shortage Of pr,
visions. Regarding the case oi III
Frank W. Howe, the Court make
Theses observations
In fact, the supplying OF the vessel
with the proper provisions Is ono Of
the clements Of seawOrthiness, and
whatever else ship may be short Of.
there can be no excuse leXcept In
case Of great peril at sea, which did
not occur In this instapCej for short
ness OF the water supply. And moro
especially when the vessel Is sailing
over tropical seas as In this case. The
voyage Of this vessel was over three
fourths around the world. and yet II Is
undenied that within forty days after
leaving Port Louis. Island Of Mauri.
thus, the men were made 10 gather wa
ter from the deck OF the vessel to sup
ply themselves with fresh water for
drinking purposes. 1t rained. aRd 50
the men in the forecastle had drinking
water. But what II II had not rained
Then tho crew would have been sub
ject to great peril to health and life,
Il IL the duty OF master TO provide
Tor all such contingencies
The captain having said he had al.
ways had his men use rain water from
the roof Of the cabin, the Judge says
that II he did SO, except from eS'
IRENE necessity. 1t was contrary TO
law.
DR.. Sinclair had testified that the
men had beriben while Or. Humphrls
had diagnosed the cases as scurvy. II
was agreed by both physicians that
that these men might die at any
moment and that impure air and an
improper diet contributed to both dis.
cases. The Court cites a case where
Il was held that where lime juice Is
not served and the crew Is attacked
with scurvy. the ship IL liable for tire
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sence of proof that they had contract
I'd scurvy before the voyage began.
The decision occupies fifteen closely
typewriter legal cap pages, and be
sides the foregoing summary there Ia
space here for but a few OF Judge
Estee's remarks.
Tho captain Is given great powers
over his ship and over his men. but
ne has no right to imperil their health
or endanger the ship by failure to
furnish proper food or water. Thu
crew OF this vessel consistedsor one
Filipino who could not speak Eng
lish, one Italian who also could not
speak English. and two supplemented
negroes. the llbellants, who, 1t Is ad'
mltted. always did their duty"
THE forecastle was a small place,
not exceeding five feet by ten in size,
and these four men were compelled