The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-09-25 00:00:00

got out, and I got into the one on the port side, the
captain the last but one. and Macaohy WWI the last. Some
were left on hoard the Forest. but I can say how many.
After we left the ship I saw one or two. hluelughts
horning. We kept our boats ahead to sea till daylight,
and then mar the land ; but the mate of the Forest was
for g deg round Portlanal Bill, ti lanai at the Breakwater.
We were making for the Bre ik water when the Port" inal
fishermen canoe off anal rescued us. We saw nothing of
the other boat. Daring the night. I told the captain there
wis a heavy surf. MO he had better not make the land.
We bet .ight ad the Forest wheat an hour or more after
we were in the tweets. The Avalanche Was going het...rata.
six or .even knots when the collision took !Awe. Since I
have joined her. I have been three times to the wheel, anal
the steer. quit, easy, and answer. her helm sell : I have
never been in • better vessel for steering, and I have
been to sea In year.. to all parte, and in many atona—
lly the Foreman : Before the collision I should say our
head WO, shoot W N.W. or N.W., but she petal off at th.
time of the collisi an our ship had psid off abate Cor tor
era points, anal the wind was on the port quarter. The
Fored. I believe Was running free at the time of the
eolli.ion, her sails all full, and her yards lire, I.—Bv the
Foreman : From the time! first Raw the red light to the
time of the collision I should say was about wren
minutes. I emit car whether I saw the green light or
not. When the pilot hailed the Fairest and told her to
port her helm, was shortly before she struck. When our
helm WIN pa bard up, it was to pay her off, and go to
leeward of the other side. Our lighta were burning, the
captain was very strict about that,and about the look-out.
We het one look-out man, relieved every two bour..—BT
W. Attwoolle: When the pilot collet the watch, he gave
orders to haul the spanker, and a mina-. after tat square
the croujackyanis. It west about 15 minutes after the
light war reported till we were struck, about seven
notnattes after! saw the light —By Mr. Rsikes: Our boats
were at iwed on the &wits, and could lie g.t on in three
or four minutes. we had no chance to get them out; there
wraa no tame When he came on the poop, it was real
light to red light, and they hat pot their helm hurl a
port, they would have cleared ins. They were about a
mile off, and there would not he danger when they keep
a mile off, ti s when they come nearer. (Laughter/
44. It strikes me as rather curious that, a mile off, red
light and red light, you should he called tap; does it not
Ante you no' A. It does look rather queer ; but 'twas
v.
Coweexaminationeantinued : I can't he certain abemt the
time, but fifteen minutes elapaell, to the best of my belief.
Ocr helm was put a port on aceount of that red light.
Among our craw they were all Engliah. except one
Bachman, or German, or Hollander.' do rot know which.
(Lioughter.) There were only tara apprentices in our
watch, six kW a and two ordinary seamen, hositswain,
engineer. We had ,none lifelmojs where they were; the
weasel was well loon lin everything. By Mr. Inglelew :
The .es." on the port tack is to keep clear of the veosel
on the starboard tack, by keeping away anal passing under
the stern. In this partientar in.tance, the pilot keeping
the thin away, he was doing whet was usual, and it is
usual t ,take otf the after canvas, when you want tier to go
°if in a hurry, or any other thee. In this particailar case.
I should think we had time to gal off without takine off
the alter [Soc., I got ad the Avalanche, the Forest was
nearly at right angle.a to her. The ti it nem, put the small
Motels of boats in the same position as the ships were,
and this WWI drawn on • card. in the presence of the
legal gentlemen on both sides. After this the inquest
sass adjourned till next day.
The inquest watt again resumed on Friday morning, at
the Near *headroom. Chesil, and at the commenrement
the Coroner (Kr. It. N. Howard) mole some remarks with
reference to the funeral of Mlles waahed on shore. If
raid that when a body is washed on shore, it as the duty of
the overseer, of the parish to make arrangements for the
funeral, mad the expenses which are incurred have to go
before a county magistrates : the county magistrate
endorses the expense., and the overseer, have to go to the
county treasurer to reeeive the money. Neither the
Coroner nor the Coroner's jury have anything to do with

it.
The witnew Mills was recalled. owl, in answer to Mr.
Abel .tttwooll, said he saw no extra irdinary fire on board
the Forest ; no flare up.
Charles Gibto Petherbridge, soil: I am marine super-
intendent to Messrs. Shaw, Saville, and Co., the owners of
the Avalanche, and was thoroughly acquainted with the
wieipment for the voyage to Wellington. When she left
London on the ftth September, inst, to the best of my
?seller, she bad three made, a bowsprit and lower topsail
wards, built of iron, and all other spars were of wood, her
eigMag was of wire. She had two complete MAUI of sails,
and in several saorm rails in triplicate, 5 boats
complete, with every requisite and eapahle of holding lede
persons. She hail also complete seta of life felts' for two
sete of side lambi, in arrerilaem with
the Board of Trade regnlati,us, 3 bower anchors, with 300
fathom of chain cable, 3 kedge anchor. with three
berms 11, 9 and 7 inches, one trace main yard
in woo.l,
two MAIM topmasts Of yards in WOOL two spare top
gallant ...as or 'TOM% in VIOO.I, with aymt Cldit worth of
new cordage, OH Yards of new f.,,f100. V months' pro-
eisioes for the crew, five months' provisions for the
passengers, and a quantity of extra provisions intended
for passengers ou an homeward voyage, and all other
*tore, in like proportion, awl everything m first class con-
dition. She was an A I lire at Lloyd's, being the highest
class, and hail made three sumessful voyages prior to this
to New Zealand, being always in the trade, and was rom.
mended the two previous voyages by 11aptain
who was in command at the time of the rollision. The
first roYage he went she went with emigrants, the ROf
nil
was with piteseagere, and on each ~erasion thereat, a
general expression of satisfaction both with the ship and
her epuipment and the officers.—By Mr. flodsdon : The
crew consisted of twelve able seamen, three oohs try
trainee, one apprentice in his fourth voyage, anti one in
his second sof age, three apprentices on the first voyage,
boatswain, (attester, sailmaker, a cook, and a steward,
three slitters, first, second, and third mat-, anti captain, a
Channel pilot, and there was an assistant cook, who had
base out four or fiye voyages, • thorough seamen, who had
sailed with me as a sailor ; an engineer, and either four or
five extra stewanle All these men is Channel, liein.i not
mewed waiting on the passengers, are always expected to
be en deck. The engineer is there keeping watch in
Channel; but the extra men do not. I believe there were
pweengers on board. We have steam appliances if
necessary for a messenger to the windlass, an•l likewise to
the minim Therefore it don not requim so many men to
with them ; iii. so amneed that we can attach any rope
to the est;.ine. Steam is not always kept up in the boiler,
I believe, but we have a eendenser, and stelae C:in he got
up in a very sheet time. When she left L .ndon 1 should
think she hail on hoard enough fresh water to last them 75
days. She had an excellent steering apparatus.
Captain Philip Clement Falle: I am captain of the
Menai ship Aquila, running between Wey ttttt uth to the
Channel Islands, and on Saturday last I went on hoard
the Commodore to en the wreck of the Forest It was
floating about via miles off the Shambles lightship. The
eters was shout 15 or 211 fret oat of the water. I could see
the rudder very plainly: it was hard a port, and appeared
to have been so some time. I should think it was so when
the 'hip settled in the water.—lly the Foreman: I cool,
are the wheel ; but did not observe whether it was lashed.
Not being lashed, I coati not say how often it hat moved.
—By Mr. Attwoell : The helm, I mean, was to port, the
rudder wee to starboard. The rudder lay against the list
of the vemeL I can't say one way or the other as to the

helm.
Joaeph Martrthy : I was an able seaman on board the
Aval turtle. I was on the it oh toed watch, on tee
evening of Teoaday, with Thoinee Griffin Mills. There
were It or 15 including the captain and second lsate and
the pilot, and was pitting on the main hatch, with Mills
and others, and White wee keeping look-out. We beard
a light reported no the tow, and the pilot ordered them
to Mail the spanker. Shortly "tier we had ordere for all
handn to square the crosejack yards. We Raw a red light
on our port how, about half n mile off. After the order
given to put our helm hard up. and to square the none
leek yards, the next order I heard given was to the stranger
to Wirt her belle by the pilot, captain, and second mate.
Atenat a minute afterwards she struck us with her !
port hew. On our port eide, about midships. I then
rushed oa her main deck, and found so many persons
there that I managed to get on the poop again, and
while banging there saw the Avalanche go down, stern
hest. I heard cries for a few minute% and then they
ceased. I thee got up on the forecastle deck, met the
mate of the Forest, I aahl 'Lets throw some lines;
there are SUIIIC men hanging on below." I went aft arid
heard orders to square the foreyarde When going to ilo
no an order was given to hold on everything and launch
the loats. I assisted in launching three testa, and I was
the tart man into the boat. I dropped into the water
and sonic one hauled me out of the surf. Pushed off from
the ehip, wati when a distance away saw blue lights
burning. Was about all night. keeping the boat's head
to sea. In the morning we were rescued. I went to see
the deed leeliee,ane recognised the carpenter, Jamieeon.
I forgot to mention that when I got ever the liows I saw
the Forests sails aback, and when I heard the order
given to try to square the foreyards I thought we were
going to try to get her before the wind again. About five
or nix minates must have elapsed from the tame I first
saw the MI light tolo the tune the eolliniOn took place. I
did not see the green light of the Forme at all. Our lights
were bright and in their proper placee. I should think
there was no time to get laaatt not on hoard our veesel, or
to do anything ti save life, as she walk en quickly. On
board the Forest I could see no convenience for launching
home quickly: .in board our boat there wa., as there were
two boat+ ready for launching—BY the Yoremant I got
on the heweprit iii the ship en the port side. It was
about live or six minutes after the order was given to put
our helm hard up till we were struck. .1 saw the white
boat in the water, lint no men in her. Two hosts 'ere
launched on the starlemel side and one on the Pert The
second boat was launched on the starboard side. We were
in danger. and kept haling her init. When • e were
rescued by the Portland boats we were in great danger.
and after waiting off the shore a coneiderable time we
'Pre safely landed. It has been the rule ever since I left
London for the watch to be relieved every two hours.
There was no convenience to lower the boats on board the
Forest— hovered them with a line. I did not see any
flare-up on the Forest; we were going about six knots.
Our red I ght was burning brightly : the last I can of the
chip when eke was going down was her red red light The
Fereet must have been going free. The wind was on our
quart-r at the time of the collieion, and from the way she
Polack us she mast have been going free. She struck on a
little shaft the main rigging. I did not hear any report from
the carpenter about the quantity of water in the Foreet
the mate said the ship was sinking. By Mr. Prentice I
did not see the etmboard boat —By Mr. Raikee : The
Avalanches boats were swim.; inteard, hut they seer,
ready for lowering. When I got 011 hoard the Forest. I
got on her poop, from before the wizen rigging of the
Avalanche, and got over the port side of the bowsprit. I
hung on the laws of the Forest about half a minute.—By
Mr. Ingleden : An order might have been given to port
the helm, without my hearing it. They were the `quern'
sails of the Forest which were aback: she had no bead
nails—By the Coroner : If we could have got a boat out
*Pecker from the Forest, there would have been more
tine rarest--By Mr. Arden: The Forest's tackles for
lowedad the beats were not rove.—By Mr. Kew: I don't
think it passible that a flare-up could have been shown
on the Forme after I was on the poop of our vessel, and I
not to have sees it,
Robert McKelvie, chief officer of the Forest This was
my first voyage in bar. I joined her in leandm, on the
eth September. I have been 20 ream at sea, and ten years
chief officer of large vessels.. The Forest was well found
she steered very easy. On Tuesday I went below at 20
Minutes past eight, having kept the previous watch.
When I came on deck, I found our ship out the starloard
tart, being the sanie tack she MU on when I went below.
looked to windward, and cannot my if she was close to
the wind. I ran arross to the lee side of the poop, and
saw a port or red light on our port bow, and the forward
mils of the ship. I ran down the port ladder, along the
deck, and up the port ladder of the forecaetle, and looking
over our pert how, I there saw • ship sinking stern first,
and then about half way under 'rater. The ehip might
he about 20 yards dear of the Forest: that is the part
above the water. Looked down to our stem, and the tuff
out our port bow, I found that the copper had been torn
Me and the wood wes white, apparently great damage had
been done to our port bow, under water. Our port cat.
bead was also torn adrift, and our anchor hanging down.
Then looked over the starboard loin; but could see no
damage teem After the Avalanche sunk under the
water, I could hear no cites; but I looked to see if there
were any spare ropes on the foremetle head, but found our
jib downhauls had already been thrown sot. I did not
see anyone hanging over the bows, and heard no cries.
Thee tan down the forecastle ladder on the port side,
called for assistance to take the hatch off, the boatswain
antis men came, and took it off: I got alight, went down,
and saw the water rising above our kelson about eft.,
and coming is a volume. Ran on deck, went along
and looked over the side. I could see the ship was moving
through the water. I believed she was in a sinking state.
and feeling that the wind was then coming from about
two vointa on our stet board quarter, I told him to go af
and starboard our helm. I saw that the map went aft.
My reason for starboarding the helm was to let the ship
eateh by the lee, and come to the wind, and stop her war,
her sails would then be all aback. When I gave the order,
her sails could ant have been shack. Every one on board
was rushing eleaut. and I celled "All hands on the main
deck," and told as to obey my orders. and I had no
doubt we could be wed. There was one strange man who
touched as sad aid "That's right. sir." I ordered them
to the Imp si the Isswee, to turn over the starboard boat,
ball pesvimily given orders for the bitting to be cut,

We drew the starboard off the top of the lessee pulled did set gee the llere-np. Saw the second officer come out
her aft to the genzway, and tetel her over the starboard of the aMee ; but did not ask him if he had the flare-ule
side in safety. 1 WWI 81401.1111 a on a spar, and saw that nor did the second officer tell him he had it. Thin was
our sails were Mack, se the hot ii twist hoes been mit hard net more than two minutes from the time he had given
a sterboard. I SAM the heat :di, ddit 0 man to keep the tinter to luff. The second officer did go forward.
her off front the ship's see., and th, ~arpenter to put a Retween giving the triers, a items del not rememher
plug ia the plug hole. The b nowein ellll, ant called that he hal any otder from the Itek.out man. When the
that the ship wee sinking, several men made a rush for the second officer got lons-art. be same aft, awl told the
test. I hail taken the precaution to go into my ream and captain as he was coming aleng the inain deck, that the
put on my oante I then tele thew men that net another other ship WKS C itntng along 'her hew. Neither he nor
titan •Imuld go in this boot, until they hal &nether beat the look-out man shouted anything from forward. Did
tee tee honer, sufficient to sere all on board. They made not hear any one thilt—' hare up e' N•r did witness
A rise to the top of the Melee, ane launched the port order his helm hard up. When the second officer reported
tete I then went to the lent on the poop, and seeing the the yeses' close, witness ran aft, end saw the helm hard
etittein and second officer there stk.', the men in the down ;it had been put no by his order; he had given the
'team if the rents were all right. Those in the starboard order twice, the last time when the vessels were close
tent said they were ad right: but one man in the port , together. I imagined the vessel was close to us before the
'oat teed me they could not keep the heat off the ship's , second officer reported, ant before he had gone forward.
-,a,., and that abe was fillinZ, there wits no plug. I went Thi. wan the firtt time he had given the order to put the
-leen sat' the boat, cleared her of rubbish, ane benne her helm hard down: but Lae previously given the order to
tn other respect.; safe. Just then the men came an-t told pert anti to tuff, and keep her clone. To the best of hie
me they were ready to ge down. I went and c died for knowledge it was true that he gene no order to the man
:he captain, ane hearing cries from uneer our port tote, I at the wheel between the time he tole him to luff, and
wanted to try ane nave whenever wee there, but knew if when he sent the emend officer down for the flare-up—ln
I once let go of the ship, I should have difficulty in getting answer to a further question, the witness said: You cons'
there again. The captain thine to the gangway of the plicate this matter so nineb that I don't understand it:
shire and was got dom, by a rope into the boat. We made you ask me so many different times.—Question repeated.
several ineffectual attempts to get forward to save the —Wiensos die not think he gave any order to the man at
person with the voice, the pereen we could not see, but the wheel from the time he sent the second officer for the
found it would enilanger the lives of those in the it, flare-up, and when the Avalanche weareported close ender
as mu port anchor, jiteincen. ane all rear was washing in their bows. As near il, he could tell, when he ran eft,
• danserous manner. At this time the other boat from I the helm was partly hard down, and he saw it hard down
the et tenant side CAID, reun-I the Forest' low, and that before he left, lie exited not my bow long it hal been
was the last time we •aw her, as we abandeneel further down. He said " Hard down, hard clown! tacit down r
efforts; es sale life, and went renne the Turrets Mem. It hart been so some minute., but could not tell exactly.
This was the last time we sew the star-beard boat till I saw He had kept telling the man to keep her close to the wind,
it on the beach. I did 1101 know there was any person in and let her left Had done it some five or six minutes
the le..sest, when we lef• ; but the captain told me he saw a hard down, the sails might have shaken up in the wind:
blue light after he left the ship. I could not look round, hut he did not think they were. Didn't know if they
as I was watching with • steering ner to keep the beat's shook afterwards to the time of the collision. Was aware
heal te sea. We kept the leat's head to sea, that his ship paid off about ten or fifteen minutes before
the captain relieving me several times during the the collision. Ss. her life and then saw her go off, and
night, At the break of day I now the breakers to leeward the sail, become full. Didn't know how far she went off;
of us about a mile and aehalf. We bait sometime shot in should say not more than two points or two points and •
one of the Portland light., therefore I knew we mutt lie half. It wee net when she paid off that tbe collision
in the West Ray. We then ehippel another nue and toek place; it war some minutes afterwards,
knowing that it was the beginning of the fl-mil tile, the eb.. teeleeee. re" e • • •
t e wen,. s evielenee on the first
eamain ane I thought we would be able to round the Bill date wben he sae' that " the vemel luff d el th i up, all ...ID.
1 P edited ; but after pulling .0111° throe boss 5, the Port- being tinder low canvaes anti in hallmt the Mips then
land fishermen cam -to us, anti laneed no in safety. I ana tante into collision : but the witness now ;mid the collie*
entler tbe impreteion that if they had not ilone se, we took lee no minutes afterward,. Believed his vetiee'ul
shtiule have heen drowned, es they ventured their lives to lest her way in a measure, elm she weal net heve paid
save ours. I then there are very few Well on our come, off. His vessel lost be hea m dway • few inutesbefore the
who c tele have done in h • seamanlike style as the collision and before the expression was need
by hire
Portld fishermen di etcd. I could not say ton much, -.hard down, hard down, bard d t own," rime eight or nine
an
lecauw I hadn't words to say it,—By the Foreseen. i minutes briers It was when his shiploet her beelwa
joined the sbip on the Thursday before the ship mile' nn that she fell off. Should think it trek her noise four or
the Sauey,. The wind aid at come to the W.S.W. till ex minute.m regain bee eou ,e. Could not say if she
we were tef the Bill of Pertlane. We had no OCCSOiOII to regained her course before thecor Ilision.
stay our ship till then, anti off Portland, about quarter.
seven on Tueelay, we tried to stay her, hut she missed is. continued : Before the Receiver of Wreck he
stays; she was under short eanvass, we meet toil, it more might have said The Forest then wen's to have lest her
as an experiment to see if she would stay under that can- way, fell off, and ins short period she struck the stranger
van in that seaway. She steered easy, and die not came semewhere amidships.** Ile was in a very weak state
any weether helm. We found she would not stay, and we then; but that statement then was pretty near the thing.
',meted our spanker down, and wore Aim trimming After they had struck the stranger, and before she dis-
everything, and clearing the deck. Then we reefed the appeared, he let go the mainbrme, and the main yard
upper weipeopeee. peme eceepmee the time pit eight came aback. Did net Meek his foreyarde because he
o'clock, I never raw a ship stay in a seaway in ballast, thought she would come t i without. Thought there
tinder gender canvas to what we hal. I think the vessel venue' be no collision. Was quite aware that when his
Mel sufficient twilled on tenni. If she had had 150 tons ship was pitying off, she wee falling towerds the stranger,
more in her she vault have been easier to Mar. We dia and was doing all he could. to prevent her paying off. Ile
chareee our Channel pilot off the lele of Wight. There put the helm-a-lee, that woo about all he could do under
were davit- for boats an our vessel, hat they were on the the eircemstaneee, and at the time. Didn't know if his
poop, and the two boats were on the forward house; it helm was a lee when the paid off. Didn't remember if he
would, have been waste of time ti get the hosts aft to ordered his man to luff before she peid tiff. To the best
them. We had Minim on board, hut they were not on of his knowledge he had. It was in centequence of his
the davit heads. The long teckles were kept in the heat- man lofting ton much that she came up into the wind and
Swain% locker, for any pawpaw, not specially for the brats. paid. When hie mewl paid off his belie WM a-lee ;he
We put the boats overlinani with a line. In the beat was collie not my whether it was a-lee or amidships ; but it
ruhlmh, two tarpaulins, dee—By Mr. Prentice: I took most have been put a-lee to make her luff. A ship in
command of the working if the men. es I have to do—BY ballmt would pay off mainst a lee helm—The captain
Mr Ingledew : The captain told me to see if the ship was was examined by Mr. Arden, Mr. Raikes, and by the
sinking or not, when I ran forward to see. I think when Foreman, and, awing to his glow style, the examination
I first came en deth Mee the collision, the wind was occupied a long time.—ln answer to Mr. Arden, be said he
ahem, With our spanker set, our ship came up in the generally kept two men on the look out on dark nights,
wind and fell off again. The captain hail thought she and on this night he tobl the emend mate to have two on
womd emy ; but I expressed me doubt. We hal the fore the look out From the time of the collision to getting
and wizen topsails reefed before we attempted to stay, and out the boats, he kept command of the ship. He did not
after ate had were the ship we melee upper inai need. We leave the deck, nor had he from the time he hal his tea
could not stay her with the spanker net or without If we which was about ex o'clock. He explained that he had
had luffed up our ship into the wind, without the spanker, done what he considered hest under the circumstances.
until the sails would shake, she would fall off again, and To Mr. Rails, he said the helm was never to his know-
,. would any other ship. By luffing her up, she would ledge put up before the cellision. The teats were of white
lime her headway. She might fall off one or two points pine strengthened with peak. He hal meeivel a testi-
monial from the Government—a gold chronometer, for
t toning the crew of another vessel, which was waterlogged.
until the mils were well full, aml then she woule gather I
' The Avalanche should have ported her helm, and they
headway. She woultin't gather sternway, tine.. Me were
left a little time w ith her sails aback, not with her sails
seeking. Our third bat wa kept I woule have got free—ln answer to the Foreman be said
os on the pap on cleats,
the other two on the teed the house, the Imt two bottom I that at the time of the collision the side of his vessel was
up. I don't know that the captain wee in any boat before 1 1 ift. or Pift. from the elm of the water to their rail.
the ttne we eseiped in. —lty Mr. Ardent We had ewe t Did not think the helm of hie vessel would remain bard
over unless bet-I. The draught of his vessel was about
lifeemiye in the after part of the bouse, and two on the 1
top of the pilot house, the remains ef which I have seen ' Ziff , and the emith of hold :Mout 26ft.
on the lemh. We hail no lifeleas ; when the weather Frits Beremann objected' that hews.. net sure of all he
war totelerate, the beat in which we came on shore would had to say. Ile WAR sworn, being told he only had to
lilt wi or elf people, the other lent woultl hold 20, and the answer question-i. Ile was tern at Hintze:, and seaman
thee abut 15. We had no Itfelmoee in the boat; we on heard the Forest, and on the evening of Tuesday- week
were afraid to let go, beeause the captain was in the boat, wee on the port wattle antl went below at eight Heard
anti if we let go, we could not have come back train. I the cry " hard up," from the second mate and enmeene
tlene think lifebtems woele have been of much service in else. When he rot en deck, he saw the Avalanche's
the boat. We might have pitched a lifebutiy.te the jilihoorn right ahead on the Forest on the port side
erewning man, ill had known the veeeel was going to close to their jealexim. Saw n' lights, but called
1.1,2 as long as she did, I might have mode mere :strenuous his messmatea, and when they got must of the fore-
rho to •ave the drowning man. When the captain castle he saw they were in collision. Went aft,
tole ii&l, there was a lithe light on hoare the Forest, we and heard the captain say "She it going," The Avalanche
wore
oepeee to keep ewe,. _ete Mr. weetee, The kwa went down stern foremost. Before she went down
were not launched in a seamanlike manner, it was the somelesly said " Let go the leehrares." Went on
last reset. We hal ample lentil to save oiar ships the main deck amidshifee and being naked at the time a
omits:thy, each boat 11l ordinary weather would. The man told him to put on Rome clothes, but vritness replied
effect of the collision would he to drag our beide round, that he shout' nit,, and told him it was his fault. He
When I came on tleck the collision had actually taken replied that he was going to put on his clothes and it was
place. It may have been 4nr 5 minutes after the ColliSioll net hie fault: he would not lettere—Cs:me-examined : The
that I tole the man to starboard tee-brine The Avalanche mate mitl " Every one attend to my milers." They then
had then sunk. On such a night as that and with such a turned to. to get their boats over. They were got over,
wait would not have been proder.t or possit.le to steer about and witness ot into the one on the port side. Rime were
in the ordinary way. Time was • .idaee in the stern to in the itett before hem The boat pushed off from the
steer with an ear. I don't know where the milder was, vessel., Vey kept her head all night to sea, and in the
When we wore the ship off Portlemi, she wore reline very mornine were rewried by the Portland fishermen. lined
feet, her mile had been near y abater, and the way no one sing out from the Avalanche; but heard cries for
off the ship, she was come round altmet on her lee, help a 4 she went down, saw three swimming in the water,
Ou that night, with that wail, we weuel mAke about two and three rope,, but it was too dark, and be could net Oft
poke, lee nay. I think it WiS aired slack wAter when them after. When he rime on deck their mizrn and
we were 'ship. A chip would mine more ebeek with her main verde appeared tit e flying ahout.—By the Foremen :
spanker and upper maintopsail full net than without. The role was only to have one liek-otit, die not know they
After an elem.-mono for an hour. heel more. Hate no reason for telling the helmsmen it
Robert Mc Kelvie wide Ite his evidence that they tacked wan his fault, only wanted ea know what answer he would
the ship twice, off the Isle of Wieht, melee plain sail, give. The belimman replied that the ship would not
with top gallants ane the water smooth. I amount for lieten. The witness also put some models of hosts in the
the Forest (elfin •so as I'm bring the wind on the starboard ritions he judges' they were when he first saw them;
querter, after the Avalanche had sunk, through having the was net sure, as he only tiew the jithem of the
been in collisien with the Avalanche, and our beelgear, AvelAnche.—By Mr. Ingledew ; Extected it was the
and it may have been our anchor, having been foul of captain's voice that c died '' Hard ep the second thew
misseehine on beeril the Avalanche, an-1 the latter going but was not sure.—Believed the expression that "she
through the water would into, opinion, ilratir the Forest's wouldn't listen" meant the ship would not answer her
bow te leeward. A ship has to come up in the wind four helm.—By Mr. Hakes: When the man at the boareing
or five points before her tonmile are herd e'uek. —By the house tole him they all hail to. go up to the agent's office
Ferman :If she was lofted up one pent, it would not shoot this, be lost his way, and met the third mate of the
bring the top mils aback, sailing under the careen we had Avalanche, who showed hen to an office. Some gentleman
on at the time of the collision. watt putting things to him, and he understood he was in
John It iunsfell, agent of the Forme slid she was 1,422 the wrong office. (Laughter.) Before he kissed the book
tons register, and beloneing tot the port of Windsor, Neva teeny, he sail that be was not sure of everything he
Sc -hi.., she coot sheet £17.000. ane we, built of wort at might nay. Wes sure the serond mate said " Hard up,"
Hendon, Nova Scotia, in 1,71. WW/ Ct.... 3 at English hut did not quite understand the seennd order.—When he
Lleysie AI. The captain, who had been in the owner's saw the helmeman that man had on clothes ; but he
employ about 16 years, in a very careful man, and had wanted to put on his Senday clothes. (lseughter.) The
never met with any accident before. The vessel had crew were berthed shaft the foremast lied not been in
patent beeks, patent windless, &table topsail yards, three the ship in had weather before this night When he saw
capstan., patent forcepump, doulle anti net of mile She the main sail mizen yarde flying about, the other ship had
had her fell complement ef hands; they had always been just gone deem—By the Cerener : Heard the green light
found sutheient to work the ship. The Forest was at 110 reported twice; list could not tell the times; it niight
inserance, ane was entirely at the owner's risk. The crew have been 35 minutes from the first time Vu the time of
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of ewe". chief °neer. „me mete, le the collisim.—By the Coroner: After he gave a statement
able seamen, including a boatswain, a carpenter, who is at the fine office, he made sure of the right place; the
alw • seaman, a cook, anti a neward. 21 altogether. She thint mate showed it him, and he made a statement
would carry OD)0 tone—BylMr. Ingeblew : I was only on there; bet could not remember if both statements were
be rd when the ship was built, and what I have stated alike, as they might have asked him more questions in one
was telly from what I have been told, office than the other.
Ephraim Leekbarts the captain, was called, and his John Nicholas, A. 8., one of the Forest's crew, was in
evidence was real over to him, as given 111 l the tint day the starbonel wateh, awl on the look-out, the only one,
of the inquest lie also deposed tothe statement $4 to the Reported a light, green, on their port how, and about
equipment of the vesseL —By the Foreman, Before the 15 minutes after relent.' it asain, lie thought to the
wine beanie Mese, we were somewhere about the Bill of second mate, who said "All right" Another man had
Portland. I think we made a task when we landed over been put on the forecastle to look out. Did not see the
the Isle of Wight. We were under whole canvas, and the reil light for half a minute before she struck. They struck
water was smooth. The first time we tried to stay the her near the main:mutt Did not know if the mate or
Fereet was off the Isle of Wirhe end next on the evening captaie or anybody gave any ouster, there was plenty of
of the cellieion, when I think we had not our jib net Our wind, and lon the ferecattle heard nothing—By the
ship, when under f ull mil, sailed within 6or 61 points of Foreman : When he first sang out "a green light,"
the wind. or 7 under reef. If she was clean full, Me would another man came to help him.—By Mr. Attwooll : She
not shake mils much in lulling up half a point If we struck her on the pert bow, did not hear any shouting
lulled up a pent and half, the wind would he out of the from the other ship. At the time the vessel struck, he ran
saile and she would fall off, and in a few minutes gather aft, he ilidn't want to stop on the foreca•tle. (Laughter,)
meths./ she was a high ship out of water, and would Heard plenty of groaning from the other ship, but did not
net hold her way long. anti when she lee her way, she know what —By Mr. Ingledew :Wm an Austrian. —The
would pay off a couple of points, lint I can't say how witness held up the boat model., and showed how the
much. Have not known her pay off for 7 point., have collnion occurred, the vessels converging, the Avalanche,
known her fall off three or four points, when she missed just before the collision turning off, and receiving the
stays. We wore her round. I don't know how long she shock of the Forest amidships,
would take to go round, she might have gone a mile; but This being the last witness called by the legal gentle-
I don't know, and emit say no. Have made • voyage in men. Mr. Raikes sounded the Coroner as to whether
her to America before, with the same quantity of ballast, iiimwlf and Mr. Ingledew NOUN address the jury /
and with • draught of 14 feet aft and 13 feet 6 inches Tee Coroner said he should for himself be very pleased to
forward. We always keep 109 tens of ballast in, to keep hear them ; but, for the sake of the jury, be thought he
her steady. I think the Forest haA geed steerage way on must use his prerogative and not allow the legal gentle-
her at the time of the collision. I can't say how many meu to do no. for he feared they woubl not keep clear of
penes eke bad paid off the wind, aft -r the man had ported . the civil question as well as the criminal one. —Mr. Lano,
the helm, just before the collision, anti lefore she gathered • juryman, said he should like to hear the third officer of
heaths/ ane had good steerage way. Never saw • light the Avalanche, to know why he took the man to the
ship with reefed mile in a seaway ruck as our vessel was wrong office.—(Laughtere—The Coroner thought this a
then. I don't know whether our ship would have been little let of sharp practice. lenlees the jury wished any
ale to carry inueh to me sail, and been better steered, if further evidence, the enquiry was closed, and all that
she had 109 to 150 more toms of ballast. —By Mr. Attwooll : remained to do was for him to address a few words to
I saw the Avalanche's green light abet twenty minutes. them. —Some of the Jury wished to hear tbe third mate,
I did not see the red light till pet before the collision.— and John Sherrington was re-called.
By Mr. Inglelew : When I first PAW the green light of the John Sherrington, the third mate of the Avalanche, was
Avalanche. I was on the pep, perhaps 30 or 40 feet from examined by the Foreman: Was on the deck about two
the man at the wheeL The light bore on our lee bow, minutes before the collision took place. Could not my
about three points. When I did not give any orders to the whether the other vesseee mile were full or aback. His
man at the wheel. My vessel. I presume, was beading ship would stay well, she would stay like a boat; she was
about S.S.E., she was closet-hauled, and traced sharp right a very handy, smart vessel. —By Mr. Lams, I told the
Seme time before, I had directed the cian at the wheel to witnees I was going to my office, and I told bim I was
wateh her sharp, and keep her clew to the wind ; this was going to see my lawyer, and then I would t ske him to his
my lest order before I taw the light When I saw the own I.ffiee. I gave him (airplay. lam not certain which
green light first, I remained about six or seven minutes iit furthest. Don't know te which I should get first
and went forward to see whether my lights were properly ! (Laughter.)—Mr. Attwooll wished to put a question, but
burning. I went forward to the lee forerigging, and ; before doing no. wished one of the witnesses of the
lo ,ked over the side at the port light, and then came back, Avalanche to go out McCarthy went out.—Witness
and told the man to luff, about ten minutes from the time should think it was seven or eight minutes after the light
I first sew the vmseL I did not form a Judgment how far was reported that he beard the order given" Hard up."
the gems light Was then trom my rerscl, the stdeoephere After that he heard two voice, say "Port your helm."
was in such a state that no correct eidgment in my opinion 1 It would not be zorreet to say that the report of the
could be formed. I was near the man at the wheel light was immediately followed I/ the order ' Hard up."
when I told the man to lute I did not look into the The witness was also examined as to sending Nicholas to
compess. She answer.' her helm in a minute or two, and - Mr. Smith. He said that Nicholas met and asked for his
I don't think I saw the green light then. I was fearful of l mates, and he (witnese) told hirn that his mates were up
a collision when I gave the t weer t t tuff, the Mips were ' the town, and he had better got, Mr. Smith. Smt him
then getting close to each other. After I bad given the ; to Mr. Smith because the latter hadbeen very kind to him
order I watched the other vessel to see if she kept away, ' (witness). Had been third mate before, and also second
and told the mate to get a flare-up. I walked on the ! mate. Had been to sea seven years, and was 23 years old,
forward part of the pep, after I hail told and seen him , At Mr. Attweill'seequest McCarthy was called in, and
lett, and there I again saw the green light, about a point . stated that the light was only reported once, that he
ane half on the lee—Mr. Ingledew : Don't think I am ! heard.
making any charge against you.—Captain Lockhart, I , The Coroner said if there was any witness here who
don't think you are • hard man. (Leughter.)— Witness could show any personal sniseonduct let them have him by
resumed : At that time our vessel had answered her port ' all means. They were bound to cots the extent they had
helm, and our nails were lifting. 'Ti, about the difference • in taking evidence to see whether it would crop up, but,
between scratching your head, and pulling the hair out . no far, there was nothing to Mew it in any shape or form.
(Laughter.) Lifting is when the mil lifts a little, and Mr. Ranee wished to call the man who actually
shaking is when the sail tumbles against the mast. It is executed the mate's orders, and the Jury thought he might
• question of degree. Our sails lifted, but I don't know • as well he called.
whether they shook or not : but what they did I should ! Wilhelm Jager, able seaman, after the collision received
call lifting. They might have gone beyond lifting to • from the mate the order to put the helm hard a starboard,
shaking, according to niy definitioo, as I was watching 1 and went to it. It was half ways to port, he believed,
the other sLip.—The captain was very slow, and armee ,• He had to give the wheel a good many toms to bring it
ently cautious, in giving his evidence.—Mr. Ingleeew :I ' hard a starboard. Had only just missed the Avalanche
don't want to hurry thin captain; I think he doesn't want I when be received this command: she had gone down.- -Be
to be hurried.—The Coroner: I don't think it is possible ' the Foreman: The green. light was reported almost 2)
le horn- him—Witness, his examination being resumed, minutes before the collision. Did not hear the captain
continued in the game deliberate way: My helm was not say "Hard down, hard down." Did net find the helm
etarboarded at the time of the collision. The reason why lashed, and did net lash it —By Mr. Wallis, The man
I die not we the light was because of iny topgallant fore- , who was steering the ship was drowned.—By Mr.
cattle and the foresail coming low down With a ship I Ingeldew : Did not hear our second mate call out "Hard
under my bow. I couldn't tack her or keep her away. I up. Heard the light reported the second time about ten
When I found I could not see the green light, I did net go ! minutes at ter the first. When the collision took place he
forward became it was not my place to do so, and I could went backwards and forwards to save his clothes to go to
not have done any good by se doing. sea again, and helped to get the boats out. He only
The inquest was adjourned till next day. wanted to get a coat : it was not true that he went to save
SATURDAY MOWING. his clothes: could not tell why he said no. Before the
This important enquiry was resumed this morning at mate told him to starboard the helm he was busy cutting
the isame place, the saute gentlemen appearing as on 1 the lashings of the boat.
previous days ; but the attendance of the public was not 1 The Cormier said that closed this very long end impor-
so numerous as yesterday when it included • good mane 1 tent enquiry. As the jury heel heard him my to the legal
ladies. , gentlemen at the table, the duty of the jury was very
The Coroner expressed his intention, if pcesible, to close simple, and it would not take him very long to speak of
the enquiry tonight, as he thought it would be too great it, and as all the facts were fresh in their minds, it would
• tax on the jury and others engaged, to put it off (rem be very strange if they Separated without coming to some
time to time longer. He asked that Mills, the Bridport decision. Perhaps he should have liked to read over the
man, who was suffering from the effects of the collision evidence and draw out the salient points. But he was
and exposure, might be allowed to go to his friends at very pleased to think that he had been no ably- helped by
Bridport. —One of the jury objected, and the unfortunate nautical men on the jury, who had taken an active part in
man had to stay —The Coroner stated his readiness to sit putting questions to the witnesses, and they had also been
as late as pomible in order to close the enquiry to-night. 'misted by the gentlemen round the table, whose interests
—Captain Leckhares examination was resumed by Mr. are so much at stake in this matter. These gentlemen
Ingledew : When he percened that he coule not see the were very experienced anti very clever in matters relating
green light, be sent the second officer to see if he could do to sleeping. and if there had been any point missed, they
it This wee when he came up with the flare-up. Witness had done their utrnest to sift it to its foundatien. No
previous. The helmsman understood him, for he answered doubt there will he civil proceedings, and by questions
by repeating the words. When he gave the order "Hard affecting civil liability, they might possibly have brought
down. the Forest's mile were not aback : could not say if out things showing criminal liability. In team so weight),
they were clean full; was not wstching the ' bat as this, where so many people had met with their deaths,
for the strange dil). When be gave the and when the case had been day after day reported in the

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With referenc, to the coastguard—the officer of the coasts -
guard had an opportunity of giving his evidence before the
jury. awl also of sending any members of the coastguard
to do so ; but this was a matter entirely for him and his
men; he (the Coroner) must say he thought it a great pity
they did not come forward and explain themselves for
their own sakes.—Passing to a review of the evidence the
Coroner pointed out that the Avalanche was well
equipped, well offieered and manned : the Forest
' too was well equipped. and had a captain of
considerable exper.ence. But the Forest would not stay;
1 the captain admitted that himself ; while the
Avalanche was laden, turned mood like a boat,
and steered thoroughly well. The look-ont on board the
Avalanche and Forest also wae kept, and the lights were
reported in time, some minute. before. On board the
Avalanche were a captain, a Channel pilot, anil mate.
three experienced men, and no reasonable man would
suppose that these three miin wilfully brought their vessel
into collisi,•n on IN lad the Forest ; and they must also take
the same view as to the latter- that t'aptain Lockhart
would not willingly put his vented in collision. But the
result was that, by the way in which these vensels were
steered, the way in which they were managed, they were
brought into collision. There being a collision, there most
have been and error, and that error an error of judgment,
for if there had been no error of judgment, there would
have been no collision. There was an error of judgment,
and if the jury had been in a civil court they would have
had to decide who committed that error of judgment
But in this coutt, though they might form an opinion as
to who committed that error in judgment, thee would
not give a decision on it, for neither they or any other jury
in this country would return • verdict of manslaughter
because there had been an error of judgment. As to
Sherrington, he appeared to have been very jealous for
his master's interests; but he (the Coroner) did not think
there was any r••flection on him for that —A Juror: Re
ought to be made first mate. (Laughter.)—The Coroner:
Perhaps he ought to be promoted. Ile then went to the
evidence of Meyer, who might have made some error; but
it did not reflect the criminal question, and the Jury, he
thought, would find no difficulty in returning a verdict of
"Found Drowned." as to the mastguard service, as far his
(the Coroner's) ability in these inauisitions was concerned,
they were not liable. If a person were looking out of •
window, and saws person drowning, hut did not go to his
rescue, that would be a stain upon his character, but he
would not be criminally liable to punishment It would
have been better, he thought, for some of the coastguard
to have appeared, and he was sure the jury would have
patiently listened to them, for there was no question that
for upwards of an hour the boat was nct seen except by
some private individual, and not by the mantguard. !(ere
was a boat rowing about with twelve people on hoard.
and people find them, and all this is Cot found by the
coastguard. Referring to the evidence of other witnesses,
belonging to the ships, the Coroner noted that the
evidence of the mate showed that the boats were launched
from the Forest Captain Lockhart wain put through a
very heavy ordeal as to whether he used his best judgment,
and as to whether he was right or the captain of the
Avalanche, and that question, no doubt, would be
thoroughlyinvestigated, but whether whit Captain Lock-
hart did was right or wrong he should not go into that;
there was certainly no personal misconduct In Bergman's
evidence there was nothing that showed his criminal
liability, if Nicholas had not reported the light, it was a
question as to what position he would be in; but the
lights were properly reported. Putting the helm hard a
itarboard he did not think had anything to do with losing
the lives of these men. Then the jury had before them the
positions of the vessels as sworn to by different earties.
tVhist they had to consider was how, when,land where,
these people came to their deaths. As to when, there
could be no difficulty, as to how, it was by drowning.
Then be asked—Did they mine to their deaths by any
culpable negligence of other parties? If go, who are the
parties arainet whom that would be a aerdiet of man-
slaughter I There was no point in the evidence that
w add support no grave a charge. It was a very serious
matter for the politic at large, and the enquiry would be
made :wain in the civil courts ; hat he was very glad there
was nothing whatever in this case to bring a criminal
charge against anybody. On board the Avalanche the
captain was experience•L the men were sufficient, there
was a Channel pilot, awl a second mate. On board the
Forest Captain Lockhart was experienced. the ship was a
teetotal ship, no •Irunken captain or drunken crew, and
there mold be no fault from want of officers or men, lie
then asked the jury to consider their verdict.
The Jury retired at seven minutes past six, and returned
at five minutes to seven. The verdict was that the
deceased were "F.mnd Drowned," owing to a collision
between the Forest and the Avalanche. The Jury ad•led
a rider that they were very much pained to hear of the
way in which the deseased men were buried, and had the
least intimation been given t i them, they would Isere
willingly have followed the bodies to their last earthly
restine-Phwe-
At the conclusion of the enquiry the Coroner thanked
the Press for the way in which the proceeding, had been
reported from day t • day, and also for the public notoriety
which the reporters had given to the way in which the
bodies were buried. Ile also thanked the gentlemen of
the law for their assistanre, and especially the foreman
and the jury, who, although the enquiry had gone on so
long.atvery great inconvenience to theinnelvesahad notgiven
any intitnatien of a wish to stop it; but, on the contrarri
displayed a very great desire to master the details of this
important case, and al-.o shown that knowlebte of sea-
faring matters which had been of the greatest value.
The compliment, woo reciprocated. and the enquiry
closed about seven o'cleck on S iturday night.
it in understood that the Penni of Trade enquiry will be
held on Tuesday. October 2nd, at London, before the Com-
tuisnioner of Wrecks.

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