The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14
MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY
RELATIVE To THE
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO.
SEVENTH DAY

Tie record Of the pre- ,e1ing day read, ususl
Cspt Gardiner cesrsd 70 Urer correction OF MS tsu
nopy He had said that Col Ga,ss % left the Kiby
and wsnt the Liner Thompson 10 tbs fret boat IL was
The nr.t boat be sA~ bat be ma ern,a = tss
second BE de'r-c to lam tAAt the meA' ration
biscuit hall biscuit day and soatnaed to the end,
while be (oapt r,ms ned O. tue hhoy
The eIsmir OF krjor Wy. resumed. The
Major continued his tesm ny the conduct
of L Gates And concluded hs account OF the circum
st.ue.s connsrtsa 18th tie wreck commenced in the
Slrday herald He fAi'-0l th- Gath OF December,
ASS u D he 2sth Of thlt month Col Gates neglected
Nghtenng wreck re sso tailed To take inherent
IN tie safety and comfort vi his which becomes q
commander uneer sach circumstances; had hs been
ctIp passenger he could have interest In
that corriano than he appeared 70 do.
Toe Court-The witness ought to enurerAts instances
or neglect
wiIDess-I cannot enumerats instances OF neglect
when did not see sirse ic!e OF Dc dore had
Bmpe opportunity OF seeing done; tho rs OF De-
center, when about to dis,mb.rk the cpmmAud Capt.
Watkins into the csotn aEd Col Gates
that the ba Kilby -sA nearing us and tho coalition o,
xhe wreck such that he shed 10 get al the pss.en
gers of soon M Il cout spe Co. Gates neglected
then TO direct his qasrrmAser IL gsnE water aud
provisions from the hoe ~ the RI aud transferring
Them To the bark Kby; he also neglected to have
Ri trough inspection OF biz command ny the di al
officer TO have the and Hos the quarter
csok, where they DO transferred to he hby also
neglected TO retain Hpt Juds ID the wreck, AZ
tins en- h. con sno-d d-t.cr.i-n. ~ t~o co nps
MES o. recrnt which recGrse hs prsssass tins
wreck extremely al h~ urgeJsi 10 fetSa on tbs
wreck Leat Murray Lieut. Irster, sud Assistant Sar
Reon DR. Wiriz h. 8lso ftc Cd 10 INFORM the naxt
Rsror Who l'f, board thu LEX, thst he
about 10 leave me shp r al, NJ turn ov.r 10 tha. o
single word Or in'tru3toa sxpfss ion Ia
ference 10 the comRsnd; ~ tals shsrs Two
cor1p.ni.. OF resiu.ts wItbous comnls.9ned .ni,sr
both corplf lbs :, d vi hoat com aissloned
oioeT they having D. vesh-1 everb AID 40 the
hs OF the p b; ALSO csnrsny VS. without commaaa
atr Capt Col Burke teug entttry eliza vi aud upf
dr,J alter the Srseh fv cCmpncss s recruits nth
oui single oonniisi ned On - WITH them the officers
teit behind on the wreck ijsGt W Wnier. Lieut.
g. wpde,, Lieut. Chandler SELF vi h about S25
rank ard file, sod quite num5er q camp women, III
GLIDING the wives aEa children ~ soldiers oons,q
Of few officers The wreck, SD tn ssvbrs lab
which they bad 70 perform afta Tie krby pared gtn
ms, and the ipconver nee thrS had safer il al
most possible Tor tee lev ed srs - The inst ore OF
them which IN miiinrs Ny ought % have beea giFsi
have mentioned this becEusa consist IL serious
gleci Of cuty on the pSit ~ Cyl. Gates
Q What officer for duty COMA he have LIFT? A. Hs
could have lift CAPT Judd Lieut. Ere mint, add LIEUT.
Lose-.
Gss, - = = -'''.'' : ~ COMPANY
Witness-Do yon mean It tat tiuY
Judge Advocste--I mean At Al time.
WiuLess--Uncer the cc1mstAuce3 10 which
place tire Regimen Al Qusr ernas YER AID CoumissAry
Should have been x,al@ol- for sny da.y which nigh.
cevolve upon ms,ionsd ofcsr, Ia this their
stan euties required u % b he wreck, And not
Q You say you h.d D. orders / on Col Gat.s while on
The Fancco except TN IL Ctpt Ju u h.i you any
turned TO to wreck AFTER the ~hoa carried Col
Gates from it to the Eoy 8 n1essa go was reosived
Colonel had forgotten pot Of presefvs. whi,h wished
cent on board for his chisran,
The Court decided rer should be streken
from tse recorcs =
@. When ard no. dill Col Gates Ie.ys the wtsig Al
cid not see him tns stefp OF the vessel him
In the boat when II esviDg the wreck think 1t
The first boat useo IN transfer ing passengers
G. How many boats after that rotUrnsd to the wrsck
a. There about ten return trips made
b. The Court-Tne witness has ooksn o. the great
number OF men left board ths compared sith
the email number Of ofoers 1bose names hs has sivsa
a. will give the oonduot Of u from tbs tias
OF the wreck to the ms OF tho transfer other
ell, A. uct OF Lieut. Caa-lss Wtnder Iisut
ines Van Voast, aDd Lieut. A. q C5AaoleJ noble
highest degree Arc ctntiliJ bslevs that thsr
7uiig exetors IL supsrioteed1g sad encouraging the
EeD 10 bale under the mot urfsvorAbs Giro
saved the wreck oIa gois 10 The bottom Lieut. li.n
a ninoer was on ne wreck VITA me, Dut sick and
cculo Go very lite duty
O. Were thsrv any e1csssea conuitted BY tns m n in
eating OF drioking sIdent spid, sad esu1g improper
food on ,hs wrcclS sAs out one instAne, Of nsox
eAuor-a private " Company A, who placed under
charge Of he guards; net 70 s.y WHISTLER
there Was any sxcessss in e.ti &; DO not know that
there Was there good zeal q impruiencs ho~
ever in eating crout and drinking and
ter rbsn the returned frlI1 the augns very
much bea ed the temperature Of the engine
down below, wpeIe they Ia 70 bale, molly
high.
could see 20 among lis tro D, r the wreck and by
his words lools them gp and sumulste the to
duty A. co rot THINK IS cd one tirge
O. S, f,r a. yol know s.s D. .,ss ~ ,v capable
OF going shout smo5s IT. 81 tnst ;neS A ] D.
Etve that ne VS. phys cLy able, because frequenty
eas him valiog scout 10 the al er cibiG actively
Gould Colonel Gstss hav, e7ented the iupruiencs
In eanng, aud ~ hs have cfu-d propsc fooi
20 have been nain,A iosd vhls troc ps the
vfeci2 a. 90 lot think be coald have prevented the
1mprudence in eating, btcAu>e ihs crowds
That Amopt nposs 70 have my hins like sJs
Gem on the issue q prcvisiors 20 thsm
z From ths ttme u the oil offcsrs and
troops give acay to na-sr OF tb- ship in bsing
ard Tightening u nip A thirs they ed sspeo.ly
L!su'epsntC Slace, L.su'ensIlY .n ioast an Lisa
tenant Chandler.
How many ,ficars ware dssSlsds A M,ior Hsr
chant Colonel b. se Dr st'elsc, o tie command AM
Captain Gardiner shO was mol of the canmsni
q Who we've the rers ies officers not enumerated BY