The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-16 00:00:00

THE FATAL COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

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A jury wasempannelled yeeterday aftentoon in:the Town.
hall, to investigate the circumstances touching the death of
She deceased poems. The bodkin upon which the inquiry
was held were idestified se Miss Meta Baines, the daughter
Of the Viair of Yaidiag, Kent, sod 11ailemoiselle
Georgians Kraals, a Gomm° governor to Miss &Linea ; the
D of the gentleman being supposed to be that of M. Tire exit rots FOR Ter TEAR ISO 6.
Duclercq. • mercheat, of Gravelled& The Bosses committee brought up report rubmittlog
Mr. Knocker said he appeared to represent the interests the estimates of the board.
andtnd summary of stab
of the mait.packet service ; sad as it was the dears of that was see
follows :--Sowerage Drainage—Sums required
envies to give every finality for investigation in this aufor- for works, working expense" of puniping stetions at Dap!.
lanais case, he banded in •a list of the crew of the Samphire. ford, Cremona', ate., rent and taxes for Gorge s
all of whom had been warned to attend this Inquiry. Wharf, and other means' occupied by the bard. 6' stb.:.dt
James Ramsey Ward, a farmer at Valding, identified the Metropolis Improverneete.—Contributious by the
bodies of two females. The age of Miss Baines was 20 to an improvements, 15,000/. Omura Purposes.
Yeses, and that of her 'overages about V yeses. Miss Salaries, 'eget/Le., including ordinary law and
perile.
Bases had lately been staying at Sandgate. On Wednee. mentary expellees, prining, staten.ury, lithography,
day she, with her governess, started for Darmstadt and mathematical isstrumente, maps, pleas, Re ; reel,
Testae. taxes, aloe repairs and exam", e, postage, and petty
Will
Richards deposed—l am mate of the mail.packet incidentals (less amounts chargeable to special amounte)
Samplure, and I was on duty co board that vowel on Wed- 16,18 V. ; expenses under sale of go ac's, 830/. ; expenses
seedey hts The Seraphim left the Admiralty Pier at under the Metropolitan Homeless Poor
...Act, 10,000/.
10.58 pang booed for Wan. She had the usual mails, and the above sum', making • total oi 104,51,11 ; repo meet
I think 78 passengers on board. There were 18, being the of loans and interest es rooragme dusts of the bend,
whole of the crew, on board—all bands told. The weather 53.1754 10s. ; oompeosatioe altowenees to lota °Saws,
mu Tay hazy when we started., the wind being N.N. W. to 1,0804 10s. 201. • morteage debts, ko ,of Iwo Karoo:Anew
N. Toe Samphire bad her regular distinguished lights. Commisionas 'of Sewers; aalaalt to meet ropy
consisting of tle foremast-head white light, a
at hght priocipal, 13,5001. ; interest on loans and annuities,
en the starboard paddle. and a red light on the pat side— 6,0461. 4s. Bd. ; total, 19,5461. 4s Geoid total (de-
which lights are in sooordaoce with the Adruhalty regula- duet approximate surplus from 1865), 1711,3491. 13.. 10d.
bone. It is my place to set the men to their duty. On Mr. DALTON, chairmen of the courtnitta, tuoved that
Wedeesday night I set one on the bridge and one on the the sum of 62,550/. estimated as the amount required
topgallant forecastle to look out, and was myself at the for sewerage and drainage works for the year, be SaliattOald,
wheel when the steamer left the pier. After the steamer which was agreed to without diauseion. He
for local theu moved
was clear of the pier I went from the wheel to the thattthe BUM of 15,000/. be sanctioned improve-
bridge to Capt Bennett, who was in command. I re- menu.
ported the vowel's course to him, which was south-seat Mn. NEWTON moved tbatthe sum be reduced to 10,0001.,
half-eat and • little easterly. Then I left the bridge, and which was ascended by 11r. SAVA+ S.
want forward thd saw that the man who had the watch was Mr. H. L. TAILOR hoped that no fear of meeting their
keeping a good look-out ; sod then walking aft 1 saw that vestries would lONCIODOS them in regard to what eere us.
the lights were all right. I then started to go below intim I creamy improvements. Now, what was the feat with
fore-cabin to make up my log, sad as I descended the stairs ramped to those of this year. Why they bad voted 10,000 f.
I felt a very heavy shock from the collision. I had jest for local improvements, aud they had emaided that sum
previously head Capt. Bennett call out " Port, port sod by 1.0001., on the paper of that day there was
1. Tura astern." Immediately upon feeling the oollision II a notice of maim for the contribution of upwards of 5 0001.
lumped upon deck. and sa 1 got up the compenion-lthder i towards improvements in the city of London and Padding.
I saw the barque in contact with the Sanaphirs. I went too. which, if agreed to, would at once reduce the proposed
aft, and felt the wheel hard sport. The meals remained 15,000/. below 10,000/., and he hoped that there wouhl be
el contact apparently about two mintiest and then drove I teethe: applications aot only from the city of London. but
elem. I then received orders from Captain Bennett to get from other puts of the metropolis. Umier these Clltata.
the lifeboat ready and proceed for assistame. Having got stances he should support the recatuneudation of the com-
the lifeboat afloat, I entered it with five others of the crew mittee.
and three pmaingem, one of these pasesegas falling over- Mr. &trace, in supporting the amendment, said, two
beard in jumping into the boat. We got that paminger years ago the board voted 15,0001. Meads local improve.
out of the water, and then rowed for Dover. On reschnig meets, end loot more than half that sum was
themesited.
the Admiralty Pier I saw the Belgian boat landing her pale kir. PHILLIPS said he was io favour of unimenda-
mongers sod mails. I gave information to the commander, lion of
would mmittee, for if the Wave, was lAA Walltad no
and as soon as she had landed her passengers she steamed off harm be done, as it would remain in the hairdo of
for the Sampling,. I wont back in the Belgian boat, and found the board.
the
fan with her fore-compartmeut under water. The The recommendation was put and carried.
Belgian steamer haviag taken the whole of the passengers On the sum of 10,0001. being proposed for the espouse
and baggage from the Samphire, returned to the Admiralty oder the Metropolitan liouseleas Poor Act,
Pier arid landed them. Again proceeding out to the Mr. DALTON said this was the +mount of the precept
Seraphim, the Belgian boat took her in tow, end brought which was sent to them by the Pour-law Board.
bra into Dover Harbour. Then were tweet the crew of the I Hr. Nzwrote said it was • monstrous anomaly that sums
barque who got on booed the steamer ; but I did 'of money raised by thee board as sewer rates should be
sot ore them jump on board. Just before I
seenwet below .• supplemented for poor rates, aud he hoped that siu.dd be
I looked all round the hoaxes, but could no light the last time they woald be required foc that purpose, aod
seer. I could discern no lights seaward. Bad there suggested that such expenses should be paid out of the
been a sail sear, I might not have seen it ; but I should poor rates.
most likely have seen a light. The name of the man I Mr. Bsootea hoped that a stead would be made against
on the forward look out was Northover. Malpas was such a monstrous injustice.
on the other watch. Before going below I heard no slued Mr. OOLLUISON believed that the only real remedy would
whatever. Besides the two men on the lookout, it was the be by ao equalisation
progress of the bill be
of the poor rae tes.
deity of all the crew to be os the watch. The barque at The CatellOlAX said, during th
the time of the collision must have been on • channel course had a communication with the President of the Poor.law
with a fair wad and tide. From the steamer I could not Board, and pointed out the injustice of snob charges bang
Mes what ails the barque bad up further than that she had made on the sewer MAW, and be promised that their repro-
her topsails up. The steamer was struck about 15 feet from seatatioas should receive coosideration on some future
the stem on the poet-bow. If the barque had had light" up occasion.
I believe we should have avoided the collision, as, i Mr. Bausumern believed that any idea of the equalise.
though the weather wee hazy we should have seen the of the poor rates was perfectly Usopi.n, and he generally
lights when sear us. The mat at the forward look-oat is!' supported an increased sum f
from Mr or local niii r 'cemen
L. ts.
the
an ordinary seems°, sod • very sane may. After • few observation .H. Taylor,
Examined by Mr. Ka ocher—l have been chief mate • motion was put and agreed to.
twelve or fourteen years, and in my present service four Oa the motion that the sum of 53,1751. 10.. be granted
years and • loaf. asap on night service, therefore I am i for the repayment of loans and ioterest uo mortgage debts,
well accustomed to this route by night. I should think that Mr. DALTON remarked that there was a sum of 18,0001.
from 18 to 20 minutes elapsed from the time we left the due from the Metropolitan Railway Company under the
Bier till the collision, and we were about six miles on oar award of the arbitrator, which, canes received, would go
passage. When I left the wheel I was relieved by the in reduction of the rates.
mooed officer, Bathe. When I went on the bridge to re- . This motion and the other recommendations were then
port the mute of the vessel Malpae was looking out agreed to
es the starboard this; Captain Bennett was on the port- it WY agreed that the sum of 4,0001. be granted towards
side; the call-boy was also on the bridge, in reediaess ths expeose of setting back prem see at she south-eat
to pass the captain's orders to the engine-room. When corner of Lombard-street, and 4514 towards setting back
I went forward, I told Northeast to keep a good look- premises in Old Broad.strest
out, as there might be a few herring-boats about, it A long discussion ensued as to the measures that should
tieing • dark, hazy night, and no stars out. I hod taken be taken in reference to the stowage of Petroleum, with
every precaution against fouling with other boat". The a view of preventing explosion", and eventually the sub-
merse I reported to the captain wee the usual comae with jest wee referred to the streets committee for further
at ebb tide. The mail-master, Mr. Suter', was on consideration.
the fore-cabin stairs, going down behiud me when The board then adjourned.
I went to make out my log. When I saw the barque
upon the steamer I did not boor • voice from
the barque. The s'allision seemed to be like • violent
chop. The vessels separated by the Samphire turning
astern. From the time of the collision till the life-boat
was afloat about six minutes elapsed, that being about
two minutes from the time the captain gave me the
ardent Two of the massagers got in while the body
was heiog lowered, sad the third, a foreigner, was got into
the boat, after he had jumped overboard. The foreigner
struck the boat is jumping overboard, and filled it with
water up to the thwarts. It occupied us about an hour and
a half in going to the Admiralty-pier, we bad to row
Mat tide. °d we swept resod the bay to find the mist-
once of a tug, which we could sot get. There were four
small boats on board the steamer, and there near • certifi-
cate of the Board of Trade to that effect hanging up in the
cabin. About 40 rebates were taken by the Belgian boat
in going from the Admiralty-pier to the San:mince. The
Belgian boat wee a part of that time going easy, in order to
lay alongside the Samphire. After taking the passengers
and luggage. we left the Belgian's liteboat with the Sam-
phire to he amid if wanted, the Samphire's boats having
all left. Captain Hoed, R.N. was in command of the
Belgique, and he readily rendered the assistance required.
When the Seraphim started the crew were all quite sober
and at their poste.
Examined by Mr. Fox—On this sight the call-boy was
posted upon the bridge, as an extra preeaution, as
the weather use rather hazy : that was not always dons.
Everyone on board is supposed to keep • look out,
although two are appointed specially for that purpose.
Jost after we left the pier, I bend Captain Bennett
call out to Northover to keep a good look out, and I
beard the watch reply " All right, sir." There was a mode-
rate breeze. There was cue seaman, Boyce, with Datlin
at the wheel. The captein Ina upon the bridge. the whole
time, and sever left it. Captain Bennett was to the habit
of using opera glasses on the voyage, end I taw the eases
over him shoulder on this occasion. 1 heard Northover
report a vessel on the port-bow when wo had been away
from the pier • quarter of an hour. The vessel thus
reported was two points on the port bow. I beard the
captain then immediately give the word, " Hard-a.port,
bard-a-port," and I heard the second mate at the wheel
reply, " Port." I then heard the captain order in rapid sue'
00116100. "ease her," "stop her," and "turn astern." The
barque's head was pointed to the westward. I dirt not see her
heave to. I do not believe she st 'peed st all. She was very
soon out of sight. Ac soon as the collision took place I saw
Captain Bennett leave the bridge and go to the Impart of
the steamer. He examined the damage, and then ordered
us to proceed to the lifeboat I did not, see Captain Bennett
go below to get the people up on deck, as I went aft.
By the Coroner—lt was the barque which ran into us
that the forward watch reported. The Swindling in in
separate compartments, and that is why the fore part 61led,
and the Otpart did not.
By the Jury—When the barque was over In I looked
where the light should be, but sow cone. I could them
see the South Forelsod light ; but not the town lights,
as it was more hazy towards the town. A sailing vessel
should exhibit a great light on the starboard and a red
on the larboard side ; but I saw neither on the barque.
We were going at a rate of about 12 knots an hour at the
time the collision happened, that being the ordinary speed
is hazy weother.
George Henry Batas deposed—l am a marine mail.
guard in the service of the Pest-office. I have been
in the service three years. Previous to that time 1
was in the Royal Navy. I was in charge of the mails
on board the Samphire on Wednesday lest. They were
stowed in the ordinary mail-room forward. After we left the
pier I remained on deck. It was a dark, ten hazy night.
I noticed every man at his pat. As I was going down the
fore ladder, about 15 or 20 minute' after we left Dover, I
heard the forward watch call oat, "A light oaths port how."
The captain ordered "Hard a port." A collision immediately
followed. I hailed the Kamm alongside to stand by, se I
feared we weresinking. There was no answer returned ; hot I
saw two men drop from her bows on to the steamer's
deck. When the vessels separated the barque kept her
course. I noticed a very dim green light on the starboard
quarter of the banjos, but no other light. I went below to
maim mails, but being upte my chest in water before I could
get to the bottom of the ladder, I found it was impossible.
At this time I heard two females' voices areamiag in the
fore cabie, but there were bemoans et saving then,.
Frederique M. Butler, captain of the Vigilant, living in
France—l have seen the body of the male deceased. sod
recognise it as the body of M. Demirel, a coal merchant.
He was between forty and forty-five years of age. The
rla-
ewased lived in the rime town es myself, and had • wife
and three children. I lest saw him alive at Gray/ribs' in
the beginning of last week.
This witness having been examined by Mr. Koocker and
Mr. Fox
The Fox,
was adjearas 1 until to-def.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

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(FROM LAST IfIGHTB GAZETTE.)
WAR-OFFIOE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 15.
BREVET.
Major-General BirHenry Keight Storks, G.C.8., G C. M.G.,
to have the load rank of li.utenantigeorgal, while in
cominandof the forme in Jsmides.
ADMIRALTY, Dec. 12.
Royal Magma—Major-General John. Tenon Wawa to be
lientesantiewusl, sine Philips, deceased; doerl-Com-
. mandant floury Carr Tate to be niajorleneral, vice

Brown.
Royal 'guise Artillery—Colossi Second Commandant
George Gardiner Alexander, CR., to be 0.1.001-00enmen-
dant, vice Tete ; Lientenacit-C..loael George Augustus
Szboroberg to be calorie& amend c moweedees, vme Ales.
ander ; Captain Henry Etna Henryutenent-colonel,
vice Scbomberg ; First t Hn Bresbell Tuson
to be content. vice Adair.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 15.—APPOINTMIDIT9.—MMLET
C. Tracey, to the Malacca, vice F. Hisser. Assistant-
Clerk A. W. Pearson, to the SpitefuL Midshipman F.
Chalmers, to the Malacca.

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