The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

his Intention remain until the engineer shoud dster
they oommenesd taking the passengers On board about
tns ooloek, think rst taking wemen children the
wounded and iick some two or three officers won't on
board with their families the enbAikAdon continued
til aftsr dark, when the boats smashed alongside
and the vess separated By the suddea sprngg up
OF . gsle OF wind from the southwest
Had you pros poets Of good weather until this vind
arossY A. We had, cir
O. Was there any to believe that the smbarks
ton would be interrupted and ths vessels sepArated
A. | saw no reAson to believe so.
Was there, in your judgmsnt any reason to believe
that every proper effort made By the Kby to ind
the steamer on the pext day. A. There was
@ Wss there con erenes Of the Officers on the Ktlby
With regard TO the search fer the wreck and If So what
ference and understood Col, Gates to advise that with
crippled ship and being short Of provisions, had
II. stssmsr thu. Proposition believe was made 20
him by the captain Of Il vessel IS he had maos 81 nj
lar to Just before Col Gates did not press II after
he found the general opinion was sgainst it.
O. Do you think the steamer safe Q sea going
ship with her guards she VA without themi A No;
but her yards would not have endangered hsr safety
the eng re bad not broken down.
Dr. r. A. sAtterl sworp.-Q Were you the chief med
cs officer OF ths troops 10 the San FrAnoiscof
Did you communicate by letter to Colonel Gates 81.
vifiL that families having the measles should be
tah.n on boards Yes waa on the morning that the
Gen Scot--r 4. In evidence that letter ia lost You
may ssi him 10 give t. substance, he
A. said thst had beard unofc islly that tho measles
existed il OF the families OF the off sers and r..
preeptet the Importance should this DO the case Of
their eerg excluded from the transfer considered this
quite Inn portsnt; that regarded the measles In the
transport as worse than the email po1 rasmuch
were protected in measure fem small pcx bat could
not be from measles.
q wnen tito witness Gays protected, does he by
vsoeiraticpt A. Yes.
q Wss tbs mesalss on ho,rdp A. YsI.
Q Who had ~ A. A CHILD OF Colonel Gates.
Wnsl was tbs result In regard to Vie spread of hs
board but cot further TO my knowledge
c you receive shy answer to that ietter In writing
orailJf A. No.
what The stass OF the troopsin regard TO health
~ The t.e OF the transfer rom the wreck the KbyP
A. They ir gooa hse;h generally; there were few
~ %b Sss G n
q What o. nior cid you press to Colonel Gates Ia
reference to the sending OF assistant surgeon board
I'D cot thiuA great deal the subject as thought
ever bccy WAS soiny from the s.esmer to the Kby;
sssn ana s. Wise Tsn on board tbs Major 'p
q. Were you sick When you vent on boArdg A, ! was
no, sble TO walk without sssistascs.
q when the officers transferred from the wreck
10 the Knby Row many theirs In crippled condi
ton, end II so name mem and this nature OF thar u
juiissi A Colonel Gates wss injured, he had bssk
eye aud this skin around his eye greatly dsco0red
O. Any other ipjary A. Noos that know of; Lieut..
Col Burke severely injured bod, BY the
falling q the hurricane Geek when tbs upper caOia WAS
swtpt on
Q. 10. vas be injured A. he was injured in the
bach his right hard vas CRUSHED and believe hs re-
Cen soott-By the way, how is the Colonel now
A Very much improved; Major Merchant Gas injured
undeutapc BY fell pg into the hod Of toe steamer do
not know but that II is called the run sometimes.
Gen. scott-lt Is ca led the run, imagine.
witness-l was Injured my self by the falling OF the
deck, Witch was crusned by the weight OF the ss,
Gen Seott-Oo you mean tns hurricane dsckf A. No
mean the main ceek.
others mi uIsd that member; Mr.. Fremont
from an attack OF psury brought on BY the result of 81
oture while in the discharge OF his duty.
Gen s<ott-WAs not Capt. Gardiner ipjureo7 A. he
not: he tck NJ the time from rhsu mats n;
nsn wac mad his leg broken was transferred to the
hiby that evening; be Was = sailor belonging to the
~ amer.
Q. What restrictions w.rs placed the food water
ltr the tram FER 10 the kby aud such restrictions
snforc,df The supply OF water and provisions was
very ahert and r. strietors were made In tbs issue
Q We're such restrictions inpAriAily snforcsd' A.
bnt had ample means OF knowing, because dit
.bled, aud Vas ur able to walk about; confined
Q. Did any diversion from, strict imps-tixlity come
~ tbin bnowecgss A. Not IN the matter OF bread,
OF the employed In pounding the core an max
les bread foE rome u the olicers sUi Aes families bat
net for all
Gen scott-wEs this done by commend OF the com
mAnepC GA ceiS A. so FAR % Know he gave tntsrac
tors a. al; and, as far a. know, II mas not hy hs
order
Gen Sc1t.-bsht no. suy ether liosr on board have
tire 10 he pounded for ais tbs OF
othsr' A AL that know, air. sols corn rss aouuaed
by ar Cooper, the ccrg and ottere, bat do rot
know whether !. was Tor tneir oyn use criof others.
Was it genarally supposed thst tina. corn WAS
a.
Capt. Judd, l. :. A sworn-Q Hos sad apds. vhoss
diie:tiun your regiment rbafkaa the San Fran
efotf A. lntwo de.oha.n%i the nrst four mpsnies,
thins iixtsen, under the command (. Major Wyss; We
transferred from Cover nors leland; the secoDd per-
son 70 comrnfnd cas- lieut., Colonel Washington,
Major Merchant being on board the s,eAm az senior
ofieer.
Q Was the srosrEauoa OF h. regiment Ia good mll
tary oIdeIs A. la very good military order go "a. Is
O. What w,s The situation OF IN. troops quArte-ed on
tie upper or m,in deck Of the steamer. SIX e,mps-
a. "a.
either iids OF the engine and III. gutrss on
either side Of the aloon and the vacant sp1cs In the
not bs called quSEtsring ~ no man had position aud
continuity moved about. Here, during the night
stsndee berhsws-e crested sna removed cuny the dsy
come had berth ard slept uster the spare sas and
made thsnttlves as comfortable As they could; some
restsd on pilef q ts2gsee
a. tan you tell how many had no terihs A. Aties.
fifteen.
Q Did TIE men suffer spy from cid parins the
two nights previous 10 the wreck these saassd
the sns 6s my stAtsroom opened The sa.rd sad
opportunity Of hearing their expgessions du
ring tn. ngst - they w,Is rss, ,o, s,,e o. NJ ro.
that they were standing up esppirs Their hands and
trying TO Keep their bleed IN al beds those
VITA sack bottoms are the coolest nt'e niyhu we're
very cod; suffered inerteJ from cold several mat
trssses were procured by some OF the aat app-ops
ted 10 their ufe but they Ak,n hray by the Can
tain OF the ste who had pAr ;e charge o. that
department, probably thinking that they would Dc IL,
jured from the wit
bsrtbs. Could their snfsrngs b. pgsveutea or dmiu
ishsd by the commanding onicef; A. Taey sould not
have been in way that could uuderAnd npasr the
circumstances trey could cot have bssu; their suaYnys
were due to their exposed condition deetexposed 70
the piercing cole
G. Could the who suffered 20 much from cols
have been brought In a. night snd PLACID the aoor OF
the main cabin the cabin OF the upper saloon or shell
tered somewhere temporarily A, Psotxty not moe
thin fourth OF heI could have bean INTO hs
saloon and there sheltered ccmcrtaby, snc believe
that hs would have been contrary the rules OF oici
pline and Of the ship Itself do NO. telsve that tEis
olsss VI steaners admit s,sersse passengers iato the
cabin in gtcd weather; kntw Of 20 o.ser place on
board the ship where they could have been ahsi,re,
O. Alter the wreck proper dis-piins r1Mn,sirsi
smorg the troopsg A For two Gays and one usht vas
in The forward cabin among the mep al sr-rsa ui,ss
the utmost 20 nsiztsn oiscip.ir. auoug the rlsa
being mp Gay md right constantly wi ,htm en-.sei
in rskips esls fer tie engrs for the purpose OF
hslirg tlis was The day Immediately sac.esdisE the
wreck; large portion Of the we're resruitf AMI
kne- what strict discipline VAS r.rst discipnas
then could rot btve bean expected there WA grss,
nose great cIfus ard great oess indulge them.
selves In eating ard drinking, the siewsrs room rae
bssn bTeker orsI but very few OF decided insup