The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-23
MUCH WORSE
THAN INSULT.
American Tourists Protest
Against Officials.
TREATMENT OF REFUGEES
Passengers Of Prinz Eitel Friedrich
at New York Denounce Con.
duct Of Captain.

NEW YORK. Jan. %. cd American
refugees from Kingston. arriving nj
New York on the steamer rrlnz Eitcl
Friedrich. which sailed from the strick-
en- city ON Thursday last, the third
day after the earthquake. were unani-
nous In condemnlng what they termed
the inactivity and utter ineiliciency"
of the English authorities on the Island
during the first days following the dis
aster.
For three days. or up to the day the
Prlnz Eltel sailed there was no sem
blancc OF order aud nothing definite
done In the matter OF relieving the
suffcrlngs Of many Of the wounded.
II Is asserted that men aud women
who sought shelter on board the Brit.
lsh steamship Port Kingston which
was chartered for Sir Alfred Jones
party from England. were put ashore
and that the plea OF the American
refugees that the women of their party
be allowed NJ least the privilege Of
sleeping on the open decks ~ the Port
Kingston was refused with great In
civility." The wounded. who had been
taken ON board the same steamer for
an asylum. were put ashore the day
following the earthquake. Tuesday, AMI
were left ON the railway wharf until
cared for 10y the American naval au-
thoritles on Thursday.
The rrinz Eltel's passengers told 81
/ the great relief the arrival 81 the
American squadron brought 10 the ter.
ror stricken people aud were amazed
10 hear of the rupture which has Oc-
/ CURED between Governor Swcttcnhnm
/ aud Admiral Davis
The protest of the American refugees
against the conduct and behavior 81
certain officials on the island was vote.
cd nc a mass meeting held on board
the l'rinz Eltcl Friedrich. when rcsp-
buttons were adopted and addressed
to the general public and the Inter-
national press" The resolutions FOL
low.
we. n company 81 American ref.
ugecs OF Kingston. Jan. I 10 Jan. ~.
1897. on board the steamship rrIuz
Eitel Friedrich. herewith utter cmphat
/ ic condemnation u the conduct ami
behavior In that period 81 certain 20.
hcinls 81 rank specifically. captain
Parsons. commander 81 the British
steamship Port Kingston. lying in 90"
harhor ~ Kingston. and abolul which
was Sir ALFRED Jones. hls superior
aud other officials. hnsIug our coutvn-
/ lions on the following counts:
'First.-ThntC Captain Parsons dccl.n
ed % furnish food Tor one meal 10 the
small numl,er ~ Grrinnns led by cap.
tain Richard Nah.cl Hamburg Amci.
cun line who prevented four durss
from burning on the night Of the iiih
among them the Port kingstou's own
/ wharf
'Sccond.-That such American aud
other refugees NJ the small bats man
ned by Captain Nahscl and other. gath
cred aud lodged on Monday on board
the Port Kingston were summarlly
ordered ashore at 4 T. m. Tuesday q
make room Tor English refugees.
though women aud children tclrfully
pleaded that they had neither food nor
clothing on shorr
Third That The wounded of mixed
nniIonalltics we're iak.n ashore NJ the
same hour anl lcft lu q crude situation
on the railway wharf until cared f,r
by American naval authorities on
Thursday except such n were removed
by train TO spanish Town or hy rcln
lives who found them.
'Fourth.-That when Father O'Don.
ovan 81 Boston. Gavin l.. Payne Of IN.
dlauapoll- aud the REV ~ T. Aud ct
IIatboro. Pa. took u petition 10 Sir NJ
fred Jones aud captain Parsons from
the refugees. whi were sleeping on
trunks. sacks Of coffee and the cargo
foulcd planks Of the Hamburg Amcri
can dock. 20 allow the said refugees "a
20 on board the Port Kingston. then ~
her dock. and sleep on her bare. clean
decks. where they would be safe from
recurrcnt earthquake shocks. Captain
Parsons refused with great inclvllIiy
and. coming 10 the Hamburg American
dock. showed the party further dlscour
teSy.
"Flfth.-That Ia the three days
though Sir ALFRED Jones aud his party
on board the Port Kingston had all the
comforts ~ large. we'll equipped ship
no tender was made either Of food. W..
ter. coffee. bedding or medical assist
nncc.
'Slxth-That In three days. save
for the above unpleasant visit Of Cap
tain Parsons. no official visit was paid
either by the police. military or colo
nlal authorities 20 the large body Of
American refugees on the Hamburg
American docks. the known ccnicr foi
American refugees In Kingston. a. Of
fer succor or protection In any degree
or even 20 ascertain the condition IN
which they were.
'Seyenth.-That In individual eases
and minor ways we were made TO fee
the superiority and first claim 81 IN,
English and found the much talked OI
bonds of blood aud language when
tested 20 be mockcry and a diplo
matte phantom
Therefore we declare our resent
meni aud condemnation. this uiieranc'
being the Joint expression OF the pas
] sengcrs In common assembly On boart