New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
SAY VESSEL WAS DIRTY.
VADERLAND COMPLAINTS.
Immigrants Tell authorities of Lack
of Good Food and Pure dir.

The steamship vaderland. of the Red Star Line
with COS steerage passengers board. steamed
down to Quarantine yesterday under orders from
Health Officer D0ty. The fact that she came into
port Tuesday reporting that ten deaths had
occurred in the steerage at sea- and the subsequent
death OF three steerage passengers in port prompt
ed an investigation by DR.. Doty
Dr. Doty said last night.
I Will have a meteorological examination made
tomorrow. in connection with the deaths on the
Naderland. and will not know until then whether
Immigrants The autopsT Wbich 5erforeS5 S,rUS tne In
@ gay on the three bodies showed that the diagnoses
ton. 10y
Immigration Commissioner Williams yesterday
wired to Washington for instructions regarding the
holding Of the Vaderland's immigrants placed on
Ellis Island on Wednesday. Surveyor CIarkson Is
proceeding with an independent investigation con-
cerning the deaths.
The condition of the steerage passengers and the
treatment received while the steamer will be
thoroughly sifted by the various departments
David B. Galvally, representing Collector Strana-
han. yesterday examined six witnesses as to what
happened in the steerage Of the Vaderand After
recess it was found that DR.. Doty had taken all
the witnesses to have their clothes fumigated and
consequently the hearing had to be adjourned until
to-day.
1t was learned from an authoritative source that
the complaints were made by steera ge passengers
against the Red Star company because OF alleged
the company TO provide good food and to clean
beds and compartments. One man said that he
was in compartment in which between one hun
dred and fifty and one hundred and sixty men
were crowded. in forward part of the ship
Some of the ships employees made effort, he
said, to keep this compartment clean. Between
sixty and seventy men taken i'll. Those men
who We're not i'll asked officers for delverance from
the disgusting surroundings.
When the cleaners went through the compart-
ment, continued the immigrant, they were, in many
instances, beaten by the steerage passengers, be-
cause they refused properly to clean the compart-
ment.
Dr. waersegers. of the Vaderland, said on arrival
that he visited all parts of the steamer twice q
He is not borne out In this by some of the pas
Sengcrs.
According to the story of an Immigrant one Of
the passengers lived for three days food he had
brought on board with him. Another man in an
athdavit says he could identify stewards who sold
him food and water.
The Vaderland will be thoroughly fumlgated under
DR.. Dotys personal supervision.
The officials of the Red Star Limo issued the fol-
lowing statement:
We have been instructed by DR.. Doty that he
wishes the steamer returned to Quarantine for
further examination and inspection. The ship sur
geon and two doctors, who first class passen-
caused by the extremely weak condition in which
the passengers embarked. making II impossible for
them to resist the rigor of winter voyage We
have no further information and are awaiting DR..
Doty's investigation.
Dr. Doty does not consider the situation as alarm
Ing relative to contagious disease among the immI-
grants.