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- The jury would have to determine three minor points: firstly, whether, there was any compulsion used in putting the boys on the ice, or whether they left the ship of their own free will; second, what was the amount of danger attending the journey over the ice, assuming it was compulsorily taken; and third, what were the consequences that might have reasonably been expected to ensue from a journey undertaken in such circumstances. (en)
- Some of them had hardly any clothes and spat blood. M'Ewan was a delicate child and spat blood; so that as soon as the weather worsened their plight became truly pitiable. But pity was not an item included on the Arran manifest. (en)
- He [Kerr] made me take off my jacket, waistcoat, and shirt, leaving only my semmit [vest] on. The coil was about half an inch thick. The mate flogged me for about three minutes and the blows were very painful.[1] (en)
- Bryson tells us that he had a topcoat, a vest, a pair of trousers, a cravat, and shoes; that Brand, Reilly, and M'Ewan [sic] were well clothed; but that while Paul had a blue coat, he was barefooted, and...M'Ginnes [sic] was not only barefooted but literally in rags, his skin showing through the rents in his garments. (en)
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- We urged him to come along with us, and said if he did not he knew what would become of him: he would be frozen. He appeared exhausted. No attempt was made to assist him; we had enough to do to assist ourselves...we heard his cries a long way behind us although we could not see him... (en)
- Went down expecting to meet her son, when she received the painful information that he had died on the ice from exhaustion. Another lad, named [John] Paul, who was believed to have perished, has returned. (en)
- We all fell into crevices at various times. We got out the best way we could, each just had to scramble for himself. M'Ewan fell in once and I pulled him out; he fell in a second time and scrambled out himself; the third time he went down and never came up, the ice closed over him. it was hopeless to try and save him... (en)
- The reason I ran away from Greenock was for a pleasure sail. I was comfortable at home. I lived with my mother, but did not tell her I was going. I took the Arran to go in because she was a good ship. I did not know the captain. (en)
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