New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-02
The Lake Erie Disaster.
ConoNER's INrEsrlsATIoN-Th following is the t
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ConoNER's INrEsrIsAroN-The following is the testi-
mony Of the mate OF the Ogdensburg:
DeGrass Mcneil sworn-Am first mate of the propeller
ogdensburg. Commenced my watch at midnight about
halfpast the steamer she had red Light aloft
trees and another signal light in front; when saw her
three miles distant, steering for the Weand Ca
judged, from her should pass half
mile north her upon nearing her she appeared to
have changed her course and to be making across our
bows now ordered the engines to be stopped this was
likely to strike together ordered the engine to
back and the wheel put hard atarboard shouted as
hard as well could whistle out of order; in
about two minutes struck the bow Of vessel str
king her between the forward gangway and the wheel
house the arboard sides did not nor hear
board the steamer when We struck we had
nearly stopped; the Atlantic under full headway
after ascertanin that vessel would sink sent
to her relief although did not any signal of dis
tress. hear her bell ring upon nearing, heard the
cries of on beard and in the water came up to
in about her lights had disappeared and her
bow under though her stern was in sight and
all three Of her decks came alongside and took on all the
persons who had remained On her till boats
engaged in picking up those in the water afterwards
made circle Of mile in circumference around the
board all living persons who in the water and
the steamer took probably two hundred of the steamer
and one hundred from the lake the Atlantic remained
in the position when we left her.
Question by JurorIf had given order to star
board the helm five minutes sooner, would the collision
have taken place
Answer--It undoubtedly would not,
STATEMENT OF THE SECOND MATE THE ArLANTIc-The
following the statement of James Carney the second
mate of the Atlantic, who was watch at the time Of
the collision
Mr. Carney swornI was second mate of the Atlantic
the night of the collision it my watch deck
the weather smoky from the time Of leaving saw
Long Point about two miles off thinks could have
steamers light one mile fifteen minutes after leaving
Long Point made the propellers light nearly point on
the larboard bow steering southwest by west our
usual course, when the propelers light. which was
DIM put the wheel aport and kept her off west south
west minutes after the propeller struck us twenty
feet forward of the wheel the arboard side heard the
engine bell Of the propeller ring about this time as soon
as we struck orders to the hemman TO steer ner
for the shore. which within four miles then ran
down the if could discover the sx-
tent the injury and returned Immediately to the upper
deck: Mr. Bluugett. first mate then at the pitot-
house. and told him She sinking. and he orered me
to run below aud she filing then wsnt INTO tue
steeraee which forward found water on the h,ors.
but could not up the matches look below then re
turned to fire hold and water rushing I'D IN ur-
rents CARRYING with coal ashes ETC.; then W. NJ 10 Inst
ing her with passengers and freight to the ssareoara IN
hone to relieve the leak found it as she was
settling forward then returned to the hurricane deck,
and heard Capt Petty giving orders to those congregaid
here TO keep quiet Orders then given to get tbs
two boats which on the huEricans decs ready and
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