The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-24 00:00:00

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Witueee : I was picked up by the Rose of Devon
yacht's boat, end taken aboart, when they gave me
some broody. I was seasibl.. Mr. Watts was taken
In the boat to-Weymouth. Think he lay on his book.
I was able t sit up. Afterwards they png me by the
gelley liro From where I was pioked up to the harbour
the yacht lay in n liar.
There WY some difficulty In finding whether Mr.
Watts was taken to the shore as quickly is poseible, ea
the witness know but little about It; but the foreman
believed no time was log, and Supt. Vickery said the
yoga towed the boat nearly up the pier bead as lashes
possible.
Witneee said they name as qui* as they could, for
they would not stop to pick up any clothe., colours,
and other thing' which were floating about. 11. eon-
dotted : I told them I thought Mr. Watt. was dead,
and they believed so to, asylag "This one'. cone."
By Mr. Hopkins : The Pickle's full complement of
sails was five. He had been out la a gale with her
under the same sail, and WAS quite comfortable and
dry.
By the foreman: In the squall could see the Ormiar.
ton and Preston stogies' both plait. Saw the squall
lamina arid provided for It by taking in a reef.
The Coroner thought they neglected the proper pro-
vision—being reedy to loose the helyerds.
Witness said they had passed several squalls before,
but they bad not affected the boat.
James Cook said he was on board when the squall
struok her. Just before they were ill Attie( down
very comfortable at luncheon. The boat heeled over,
and I went is up tom; seek and foaght hard, but could
not let the peak halyards go because of ths half hitch.
I dld not ale the squall till it wail on as. I 1444 tittles
down eating my tweet and obsess I heard • en;,
"Let go the peak halyards," and that limiest% I was
under water. I was there before they yang out, and
did my beet. I don't know anything about the boat.
I cm in the yacht Royal Alfred (Captain Ferguson) who
had arreaged to go out with Mr. Watts and Mr. blows
but he Ind to got. Dorchester; bat he promised I
should go to help, and so he rot in.. I new.. fell
scrota snob • squall in my life, and ice beaa knocking
about all last winter In • smaller yeah,. I bat no
knife at hand to oat the rope with, but I fought like •
man at it. We were under sloes asavest, and had no
occasion to. fore to let anything go. He produoed his
pocket-knife—a worn-out rusty tool—and said he didn't
'appose if he had had it In his baud, it would have
sawn the rope &anodic. So sudden was the squall, that
I was eating my bread and cheese, and I came to the
surto), of the water with my mouth fall. There were
about three turns on the pia before the bitch was taken.
The WNW was properly managed, but everything was
that sudden we could not do anything to save the boat.
I mune up through the helyards She out of an air
balloon; then my back caught against the foresail. As
I oame up by the side of the rigging I asw Mr: Watts,
who put out his hand. Being able to swim pretty well,
I got away from him. Didn't see Stone sod Taylor
(alias Aylesbury) at that time; expected they were in
the "hull" ot n wave. Just attar I saw the three
floating. I struck for the shore. a was sensible till I
was picked up, but in another talents I should have
been drowned.

The Foremast: 11th. man at Preston station had
been on the look out, could you have been Mee?
With...: Ye.‘, he must Lave swan .a; that wet why
I struck for the shore, is I should hays been able to
cross the bows of. boat coining from &Wit direction.
In reply to Dr. Drew witness said the Preston ooast,-
(nerd must have seen if they bad been on the look out,
as it was quite clear, and the sun was shining.
kir. Dr..: It mem rather a misnomer to call it a
"look out.

By Mr. B.untoa: The vessel rent down In about
seven fathom of water.

Witness attribitt4 his being nearly drowned to the
hadistorm -that he said nearly "did' for me.
Kr. Symcoada supposed that the proventive man
would have kept so eye on boats about tea bay, for
something might be going on they were on purpose to
stop. Hod any of the coastguitrd boats duos been out?
It seemed not, a• for as any cos knew, and Dr.
Rhodes said he applied to the Inspecting-Commander at
Ave on Saturday I:messing to send a beat dowo to search
for the body of Captain Stone, and he answered be had
not ouch. oould send. He soli him it was a subjeet
of remark that nese of the coastguard boats were out.
Cook said if • boat hod been put off within squatter
of an hoar, all of them might haws been saved.
Dr. Griffin maid I WA' sent for sod arrived at the
£l4llOOl Home a few minute before two o'clock ; found
there the body of Mr. Watts, and immediately oom.
mooned 'Mond respiration. Meanwhile others there
oomossooed removing hie clothes. A. considerable
quantity of foam come from hie nostrils and mouth,
to* air passages of his sheet appearing to be nearly full
of it. Some qeaotity of water also escaped from his
mouth and noes. After the foam had escaped, the air
entered his chart freely and audibly. His body was
vibe warm, which I attribute mainly to the large
amount of °lotting he had on, the waterproof pre-
venting svaporation. He gave no sign of life dazing
the whole time. I was there about an hour and • half,
during the whole time of which we eadeavottrod to
restore him. The heat of the body wait maintained by
hot water bottles. I did everything that to my judg-
ment wee neoeseary to restore animation, If passible.
Th• water appeared to hays got Int, hie lungs during
life, sod to have been churned into foam by hie attempt
at breathing. 1 did set know then how long it was
eines he appeared dead, but bad sloes beard it was fully
an hour. The warmth of tbo body would only show
he bad not boon dead very long. Death was cause! by
drowning, sod evorything proper was done to attempt.
to restore animation.

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Dr. Dr..: Can you almonnt for Mr. Watts being
nnsble to speak.
Dr. Griffin : Should think he had been taking water
into his chest at intervals, where it woe worked into
foam: it w told go on °Garroting till he became in.en•
sible. Hs amid not speak beaus* he could not sough
vigorously, wig& would have cleared bin shed. la ials
oats being planed on his book was unsaltabis. It would
bs better to bays put him on his storgash. Honks(
from one to the other is beat.

Isw.'nes'ollectad a case years ago
when It was solemnly proved that • man was stood upon
his bead that the water might rut out. That was the
popular remedy.
Dr. C. Rhodes sell Mr. Watts wee a patient of his,
and be had known him for ream H. thought it nit
be • coniolatioa to some of hit friends to know t
the length of time ha warn In Mut water had nothing to
do with hi. death. Some years so he had rheumatic
fever, which affected his heart, and from what Ayko•
bury said he had no doubt Mr. Watt. was dead before
he was taken from the bast. Otherwise Mr. Watta was
very healthy.
Superintendent Viekary said be vest to the Raw of
Devon yacht en Saturday night, and Mr. Johnson. of
farrier:ion Rouse, miser, said it was five minutes peat
one when be heard calling. Going forward the crew
told him there was sorniebodr overboard, and • boot
was pat off and pickled up Aylesbury and Mr. Watts,
and the yaeht immediately ran for the harbour, telling
the boat. If it were noonaaary Mr. Johnson said he
would send up one of the men.

The Coroner summed ap the 'vileness saying the
eireamstanoss seemed to be very dings. The party
bad braved the daagers of the morning, and then at
last when the Nasal suddenly game on and they needed
611 tits presenoe of mind and quietness possible, what
they required for safety eaald not be set tree at the
proper time. The very thing that should have been
loose for their safety was se fast as though it had been
nailed. Bat It was the old story: slrntlar thing. were
at Inquest swourrenee. When the ory was raised "Let
p the peak halyard.' the rope wee fast, and it could
not be done. It was an inetanee of the want of hernia
foresight. Could they have foreseen the heavy squall
the belaying rope would never have been fastened as it
was. There was no euggessiso that the boat was not
properly managed, and it Visored @Tarr person in it
was skilled. r. Watts having had 18 or 20 years ex-
perience of the Dee. Ne one seemed to be to blame for
the misfortune which mused the death of poor Kr,
Watts and his friend.
The Foreman said the accident ocourred through the
excessive tonne of the squall, and the peak halyards
being so fastened that they oould not be let go chin
neeemary. Ile thought they must all be of opinion
death name by soeident, and he suggested that the
Coroner ebould write to the ooastgaard authority to ask
that • better look out be kept, and that in time of need
the coastguard should make efforts to save life.
The Coroner said he was very seed of the suggestion.
No 01341 On the jory oould feel stronger about it then he
did. If the oeastguard were not to keep • loak out, he
did net know what they were for. They could not now
have mach to do of the work for which they were
originally lestltuted, therefore they ought to be able to
keep a look out, and when any seoldeat happened It
seemed to blot that they ought to be the first to give
eadatanes. But it did not seem they had sent out a
boat at all.

sugiested the Admiralty as the Wel
authority to be oommunitated with.
The Coroaer said probably lf the cosetioa were asked
It would be found the men were at dinner.
Or la the 'l u," • joryntaa suggested, to keep oat of
the squall.
Dr. Rhodes said he understood the ma OS duty
reported they DIVOT saw the aoakleut.
Ma. Symonds : It is to be hoped the osastlyaerd
authority will not turn rouud on us aad say they ha?*
no business to look after people whoa 11247 ge old Is
pleasure boata

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1)r. Draw thought aryl that would be moms =Mafia-
lion.

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Dr. Rhodos mid that wee pretty mush tho won
he got on Warder *rating from the Lupoling Cow..
wander:

It was mentioned that on Saturday tirelvomonth a
ooa.h.guaid boat °ermined at the same plass, and nut
dey tho whole fleet of 'oast-guard boats wade out drag.
ging for the bodies.
Ayleibury they had suitable tackle for the
purpose.
A ~Mot of •• Aosidonlaly Drowned" wet returned.
Is eoceeonsaos of this dreadfal salainity, the harvest
thanksgiving festival at Si. Joita'a In postponed to Tues-
day, October lot.

TETI SEIZURE OF GOV/lIIIIIIINT BTOBIG6.
W• ore agitated to Molt that lb. Aorta alma at
Bbtaitord wars ordered to b• restored to Ow %ma-
raud, sod that the rallitory authorities at beid•qaarkers
haws rammed that great matistmolica the ztarsiii:
which the ease WM taken op by dm p.11...Tb•
eousleted of-61 canteem, 61 drop% 5 spades, 6 gavots,
23 large son.. 16 small exest 2 billhooks. 16 boom
1 tudiecutmer suction pipe, 5 packing Nara, 2

SUDDII DIUTIL —Kr. J. B. Rawlings, for many 1
years owner of the Abbey Bill Mlle, died suddenly on
modoooday. He had ODOM in from Morns quite well,
end &far visiting on* or two shops Galled late the mill
.ow ooanyied by his nephew, Mr. Pops. Vary goon
after Kr. Popo entail the door owes west to okoo it,
when he found Kr. Rawliap is knee. Tabs dead.
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