THE S.S. NORTHUMBERLAND.
The official report of the Immigration Officer, Mr. J. B. Redward, as to the treatment of the passengers of the s.s. Northumberland, while in quarantine on Somea Island, throws some light on the conflicting statements previously made on both sides. It is pretty clear, we think, that at any rate during the earlier portion of their stay on the island the passengers suffered some amount of discomfort and, in the case of the sick, perhaps absolute hardship. It is not credible that a minister of religion, who happened to be among the passengers, would, at his own cost, have sent ashore for such necessaries- as milk, butter, and eggs for distribution among the invalids, had the latter been amply supplied at the time with everything that they needed in the shape of food, It is very possible that the temporary discomfort from which the passengers suffered arose from purely accidental and unavoidable causes, and there is every reason to believe that prompt steps were taken to remedy the state of affairs complained of, and that since then the passengers have had no ground for complaint. In that case the ventilation of the subject has had a beneficial effect.
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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 4, 6 January 1881, Page 2
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