Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-10
Steamboat Home.


From the testimony given before the committee Of in
vestgatien in relation the loss Of the Home it APP
pears that the pilot discharged before the boat
reached the She was run ashore at the Hook
where she lay FIVE hours. The captain on the second
night out steercd 5. S. W. and w. by ana kept the
lead going Captain Sa,er cautioned him against pur
suing this course Morning of the second day, the
sci was 40 miles west OF Cape Haeras, lee shore
She was then put under press Of sail and steam in the
trough or the ca in order keep her off, Doubled the
Wimble shoals and seered N. n. W. as II was ascer-
tanned thar the boat had sprung aleak No water was
discovered in the forehold Captains Sater and Hill
took up the floor of the ladies cabin, and found the
trunks all afoat This was clock Monday afternoon.
9th Of October. The Engineers pump was out of or.
der. About r. NJ, the mate told captain Salter to
look after the helm the captain Of the boat was in
toxcated He went told captain White what the mate
said and after some alteration took charge of the vessel
and ran her shore where the surge appeared less vo
lent She stranded quarter Of mile from the beach,
the water foot above the cabin floor. Immediately on
the discovery Of the leak line of passengers was
formed to bail The small boats in calm weather could
not Accommodate than thirty persons. The leak
might have been kept down, il the pump had been in
order. For three hours before the boat stranded
the fires were cxtinguished. She broke up in one
hour after she struck. Captain Salter is fully of the
opinion that she wrcichedly built lie thinks that
White was more less intoxicated during the waoe
voyage. Such is the piih Of Captain Sal,ers testi-
nony.
Hear Mr.. Lovegreen. Alter the boa. struck Ro.
mer effort made 10 back her off She
pressed forward One ofthc boilers greatly out Of
order Received pilot aboard ats NJ lie advised
return to the city. Told the captain that he ap,re
headed heavy storm. Witness would have returned
IL
side the Hook. On Sunday evening gale increased
from N. f. Monday, heavy sea, boat laborea, braces
gave way, PANEL doors fell from their places. The up
per works began to eetloose and the boa, bend in
scrpentne motoa. Mr. Lovegreen asked the captain to
60 into Hampton Roads lie refused. The rest Of the
testimony OF Mr.. L. Is corrobora,ive of that given by
Captain Salter. Ii descends more into particulars.
Mr. Charles Drayton sustains the testimony of these
two gentlemen. The braces slipped out Of their shoes
early in the storm lie is Of opinion that White
drunk. Captain Hill the active in trying to save
the boat, confirms the statement Of Captain Saer lie
farther says that the ceilings made of brittle pine
and that they speedily broke. When White got ashore
he appeared nsensibe the catastrophe that had just
happened. lie manifested no feeling.
Mr.. Valentine Vas passenger in the Home her
first trip. He enough to satisfy him that the vessel
unseawor,hy The captains conduct was satisfac
tory. Mr. Mordecai, DIR. Porcher, Mr. Timinons and
DIR. Dotterer all gave their evidence before the commit
1t went to sustain the opinion that the Home
utterly unf, for sea.
II said that the relative. Of the sufferers intend 10
bring the affair before the Grand jury with ineat to in
dict the owners and captain for manslaughter. This
duty they themselves and the community There
ia no excuse for who will thus pander to avarce
the best feelings Of human'y-who will risk the lives
OF thousands TO anass few patry dollars.
70 Among the Honorablcs in city Is Sena-
Allen Of Ohio distinguished for assigning Cen
Harrison, well known occasion, the very peculiar
and interesting advantage Of sheerng himself behnd
womans pc,ticoet-hence. believe the appeaon Of
Peticoat Allen. Well, every must have his day,
and his nickname particularly, 1.-THE be great