The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
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Special 10 The world.
VINIrA, Aug. IL. Mack Llndrum
of this city, while IN New York city
recently visited the old "SuCccss"
and was so impressed with the hls-
tory Of the old vessel that he made
a detailed investigation into its his
tory.
with his son Mack, jr.. D. went
down to the Battery to see the old
English convict ship, named by the
people OF tho time ocean Hells"
II ls the oldest ahip afloat. 1t was
built In 1890 Mt Maulmelu, India. and
Is the only one OF five such ships
which wcre In the British service To
transport convlcts from England TO
Australia. and later as floating pris-
ons Ia Australian waters. The Sue
GEES 10 sailing vessel built of
wood. II Is massively built of Bur
meso teak. "A wood that for resistance
TO decay is said To hayo no equal.
n was first used ns merchant ship
In tho East India service, sailing the
Indian fcas, carrying cargoes OF
spices, aromatic teas, worries, Jewels
and other luXuries. Her decks hris-
tied with beautiful brass guns and
the compartments handsomely fur
nished for the reception OF princes,
nahoha aud wealthy traders OF the
orient In 1902 she was first chart
cred by the British government to
transport To Australia the overflow
of home iatls. Neatly framed and
hanging on the walls arc the orig
innl documents, sailing ordcrs,
names OF prisoners and their Of
fonSes. I'm mute testimony of tho gem
uineness OF NIL that IL claimed for
Oh nd ip ha
first and second cabins are the cells
| and devices for torturing the re-
factory prisoners. tho BLOCK holcs'
or airless dungeons, the whipping
| post and cat-o-uine tails with the
rawhlde thongs wrapped with brass
wire Rud tipped with lead, the man
|aclcs, the branding irons, punish-
mont bells. the compulsory or "COf-
/ Tin" bath where the prisoners were
| dipped IN a vat OF salt water after
| they were whipped, and the ringcd
stone. leg Irons, body irons and many
other ficndish and brutal contriv-
ances for punishment of prisoners.
At that period there were 1i5 Of
/ fcnses for which the penalty was
death. But all otfenscs for which
/ the sentence was for z years or moro
| Iin exile, the poor devils were placed
on these chips ana sent to Australia.
one of tho colonial surgeons, a
| Doctor white, Officially reported:
/ 'Of 939 males sent out by the last
ships Success scarborough and
! Neptune 25l died on board and 80
have died since landing; the number
4 OF sick this day is 460 ana many who
ARE reCkoned as not sick have barely
strength To- attend 10 themselyes.'
Landrum says any who have read
the novel The Convict shin" 10y
/ Clark Russell. will find described in
every dotau the Success as hc saw
! H. In 'Nooudyno Joe' by John
| Boyle D'Ee.lly one viii find de-
acr!bcd ono at the other four convict
ships, the "HuEomout."
IL Is impossible, he SAYS to tell
/ about an the devices used for pun
ishmont of the couucts In this day
of ruightonment and equipment OF
modern jalls 10 ls hard To realize that
human beings I'm q Christian nation
could treat their fellow man I'm such
.inhumau ways. Each convict was
branded with the arrow head" as
every thing hclonCing tn the English
government is branded the nmC
oS ~, s. stands for tho property OF
Uncle sam This mark was burned
IN IlN lhlN or the mana.
one is Mortified 10 know that one
Iof the five ships was for women and
children.
The name and number OF each
convict Is on the cell door and there
have been placed within the cells
wax figures In exact likeness TO the
| living victim who once occupied
the cell.
In 1887 thcre was an investigation
OF these convict ships and the dis.
closures made created such an out.
cry in Australia that the system had
10 be abandoned. The other ahips
We're destroyed and the Success
was sunk In the harhor at sydney
She lay In the harhor there for five
years, raised and found to he I'm gooC
condition. She was cleaned and pu
on exhibition in various parts Of thu
country.
Another remarkable thing abou
this old wooden sailing vessel is tha
in 1912, she left Glasson Dock. nea
the port Of Liverpool, the very da!