New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-19

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person of the OF sherman board Co DO, 80,
sie&mbst men tickets gave out out OF the 80
rooms over the boiler. and that TO named r..
nett, who is now in PoushkeePsie suppose be svsS
and about.
The Jury then sdourred 70 meet a, 3clock
ryENING Session PN
Casper Van Hu,srn s~orn-Bv sJ arymSn-wsh.,.n.
vtDt SIS testimony, before We confined hm 10 tie al A.
~ IN portAnt witness We have some little doub, 60
points want to know wbst the orders gwen yos ~.
the night OF the accident and also Il you have sesn ~
Captain since the accident
Bv illegal gentleman present. should ike Z h.-...
you had asked the s,eanboa, hand who came hsrs ~.
morning.
Bv the witness frs, order gwen me on the
alluded to WAS, keep sway then TO uf" ard tn, !.
keep away, and | OoeyeG those commands h,ya -.
the Captain Of the soop since the sccicent out hsyss
couvefseG with him on this matter.
After some dispute 60 the right OF the lesL genta
TO question. the inquest WAS Proceeded with
Gd not See the engine. because the boom Vas N q.
wsv the east the last order gwen 20 prsvoa, ~
coll sion was TO put the helm hard up he ordered ne n
"keep AWAY tsice snd once 70 lud | have 80
heard the terms lsrboard aud stNoosrd used 90 a.
HUDSON River have slwsy steerrd oy the terms h,,.
sup and hard down " hard up j. o steer Assy lrn
the bosm and hard down Is 10 " sf Sc steady a
10 keep straight shesd II you put the helm h>d 10 u.
vessel would steer east The c,i-i took place prob.A,
two minutes sner got the last commend had ,h4 or
before SAW the steamboat. helm hard 40 81,
| first her bow light The si~'p obeyed her helm h
not last n, ugh % clear the steamboat
Thomas Hudson PHO, of the steamboat Empire ben,
sworu &c posed folOss saw sloop, supposed %
the klmball opposite Milton about the middle Mn.
river: | SHOULD suppose w>s heading the si-,mbog
little west OF her saw sci % the west ,-ranl
| steer,d TO the eastward then charged my cou3
The eastward which ktp' about in tue center
The rlyer TIL got to rnty Gap there saw two yess,
10 the tsstward one bould up. the other down tie,
setrtd 20 the westward sgsio and kept s,eerJs ozsl
Hampton Point til SAY the General Livingston Vial
hrst saw her should think she nearly mile Oh \.
then lufed little ard headed more 90 the weS;wNt
then they kept away straight up the river aud kepny
course, and she luh,d sgVn, ana agsn sieered aneb
the westward then she kept steady II that I'LL che n
ney opposite bow highs ABOUT 80 20 100 feet 70 u
tssi ct ew-re going about south west when shsst
about opposite our Gov hit she took sharp sheer G
ran into ~ the sloOp lul-d sharply could sea pha
ly after she took that sharp u The did net alter u
course til she struck she could not nave ant cn0
our lows because she oppos them about BID or 0oea
the east OF when she got opposite our boTs he b
gan lutDg sharply tWsrd IL. AMI ~ put up our wheel
hard ~ possible she struck Us near the b'ler do Ba
know il tho boiler WAS struck or exploded boiler WI.
over the side do not think the boiler exploded thss
wss pretty sharp crack and crash we were going at he
customary rate Il speed our boilers were inspected AS
spiiug: have been pilot l3 years have been licensed
since ile ia required have not my license with
when the collision took place We were about twp thirds
the width of the river fron the Fest shore vas gns
our usual course when sheer our boat il might hsyl
little tendency throw the stern round 10 be- struck
but much II fakes long time G. sheer tina, 0olt-sA
SO Get long the tide WAS strong ebO the Tide wo1.
not have much effect the wind was stronger that ngs
than the tide did not give any order slow would at
have any effect. bad know that the soop would hw.
run US when first saw her, should have run her
tow ard the dock but when the collision was apparent
WAS impossible 10 stop her IN season, there were no
uressi,u used IN the wheel house such 20 cut IA
Dan med sloop in two 70 had uug tn bell and so we'd IN
boat he .l,6p would have struck bow, ran Us dor
and drowned perhaps Ill hands had been AZ The whs
since lett Troy. with the exception Of going 10 "a
have conytrsed with counsel Vt the time OF t1e coA1
ion were more to the wet tha2 usually go shsa,
Dtuna .x,fb lly On IN
winGward OF her have been pilot Of soop for A@i
years | slso have been captain of soopi lOne OF D.
Jurors remarked than sooP pilot could be depended
more than steamboat pilot by Mr.. Burns " That "a E
W. depend on our pl'.s 80 much am positive that "a
boiler dc rot explode br re the sloop touched her hs
engines understa"d were over two years old lad oi
room 20 20 to the eastward when got near coax
have done when fret her. shaered the last tn
10 show he soop that going - westw ard thJ
could not have seen us FIR The ir boom It had done Oths
wise, The soOps mast Oil not fsl On think the 81
wsuld carry the mast the stTOoard side The Pla
then drew diagram of the positions Of the boats for lie
Re questioned-we had ourhghts hung in good orlw,
we had no watch, as the Plot and Nhsesmen are sd
ficieLt
Mr. Albert Berry then drew another diagram which cs
responded in all material particulars with the satems
of the pilot IA 20 the position of the boat
Alexander Wilson sworn-Resids in Albany take can
oi The steamboat Troy now lying on the opposite side
the river an in the employ of the Peoples Line I
have been steamboat pilot for 30 years before that
have been siOop, IN all capt ties from co cap
tain there Is no regular rule for our gsaerf
90 10 tie VindWsrd at sl"op, or astrD of Der. Ills
evidence in this about tho the testimony
OF the other Witnesses Generally 20 20 the wlndEsrd
always so II there o. the contrary common
phrase on slooP labosrd and starb0ard and tbs Oter
tern above given.
DR. Waller Hughson. sworn-I reside in Pouyhksspss;
am Medical Pracitontr have attended ~ tnins
the iuies If G. tairey g Van Schaick, Mary ieela
Bery Gouvemr aud JOHN Shannon, aud in my opan
those persons can TO their deths from inar-. reys
ir' III the accident on board be steamboat Empire dg
O'Clock, On Saturday morning the injuries OF Which thJ
died were man D. scads aud burns caused BY tao sean
which i.-ued from the boiler Of the b1kt.
M jesse Vincent sworn / am the propri-'.r of ~
E1chsuge Hotel the deceased per-Ons Betsey uysrf
(ssneaiy As recolect the sound died IN my house a
Saturday morning should Judge from the Injuries r,
ccytd by her board thc st-.m pOAt Empire she toi
IL hat She srd MARY B-ed-r sisters.
The Jury then adjourned CONSIDER their verdict, and
will meet again the Court House At O'Clock us vyso
ing.
capt Levi Smith sworn-Dtligered ths sans TESTIMONY
as that pubished N yesterday mornings TDHar oui 70
give Il am Cartain Of the steamboat Empire, so y
low at the time Of The accident when came on De a.
fGaLd the boiler blown away ana TIE feck oi mo DON
s 10 confusion lad the alarm bell rung tor ass'tsne,
consulted with Mr Hudson. tue Pilot saw sooP
~ distance and Mr. Hudson took one 81 our smt D's
and after IL, and brought II alongside ard took y
sck and wounded board the sl'op the sion? sag
alongside meantime ire broke ou' on the staroo1l
boiler and immediately sci All hands and he pi''s'
gers 20 WORK with puuD5 and buckets. and sXuDgushe'
ths tire in ths meant me- Tue bOSf drited along % Va
east shore after had got 10 tho stFw if1'
propeller tlnk tho Wyoming came alOHsde. lld 80 p
al he passengers board o her that would g. 'getas
with tie baggage the baggage has been delivered - 4
who bad checks ard such - lad no applicants ior -
been locked vp N the store the baggage mater Der
now ia chsfg- Of n ~ t~egraphed % New Yor'. - n
Newton, and tod him HAT should want a.st,lc- nn
oafely after all Was Gone that could b. fr tls ptaH
ger', ! then turned ny sitsnt0n 10 tie SAVING
TIE boat by employing al the men that COZ
get sbou.d think ~ near - / could iaig. 4
steamboat was ono thTd nom the east shDf3 ~
tine fret bec0ms Of the sccdsn. din see n
lO.p Lyif gsoLJ uil after day sht should -Gpp)-e
co.is.OI t. o. place beta eel ana clock senf 70 b
b. Btrn ana O'Clock tine 000rs Of ths hOa A-e -
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