Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-02
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her as quick as / could and backed her. She made
about revolutions back ~
Cues. 6y clerk Of Funny Fern-Are you an en-
glnssefs issi a.l -. isl ~ Z, s.2sse * Il
~ Ans No.a,I am a striker; the Boatcarries two
strikers: z, i stand 1.-THE llarboard engine,
1, lnes. Was you at your post on the foot-box
when the bells. ransf ~ ~ 80 S. - :
Ans. wasn't on the foot box when the bells
rang. ihad Just Stepped out the foot box 10 Try
Qafs. e M. W,ison. ergiineer.--How many
revolutions. doesihe Swami usually make in maxi
ing alanding2 :,sris ~ 1l,7iTfi
Ans. From one to three on both engines. y! -
Cues by CLARK of Fanny Fern.--How MANY
minutes notice do you generally have before land
ing q ii E,s VI i'Gza5Q5 i = aIsas
Ans Sometimes five minutes-somettnes none
ut all, and sometimes more. gG
Cues, Did you back herstronger ar the time re-
ierrel TO than you generally do in making a land
Ans. Yes, she was backed stronger, forthe way
the belle rnng knew there was something tile
CUES. By clerk Of Fanny Fern-When you are
making your landings, don't you generally have
your wheels set for backing? : q lFa ~
| 81 Ans We always ring two bells, one 10 check
the wholesome 10 back her, a nd they generally
come pretty close together. IA .aa5.Ii - .s
Harvey Dunn, Wdtciinan, slporn.-I was stand
ing en- the larboart guard, forward of the cook
house. 1 heard the stopping bells ring. started
out forward, Just MS goi ut te forward end Of The
coal box, seen boat coming quarterng out
from the Ohio shore. seen she was going 10
strike us. allowed she would strike about " here L
was standing, lbroke back to the engine. Just
as got in the engine room, the boats came togeth-
er, picked uP,mY lantern and wentuut forward
The Fanny Feruswas sinking; her boilers were
Just going under water as L got up. When got
back in: The engine room the Swami was backing.
Cues, By The clerk Of The Fanny Fern.-You say
you were .standingon the larboard gualdi
% Ans. Yes. ho9lE sta sats'si ~ ~ - u. -
CUES: You say that the Fern when you saw her
first was running toward the Virginia shore.-
What direction was the Swami running? = lLs
| - Ans. She was running little 10 tile Virginia
shore, very lille She was quartering lille if
| anything towards the Virginia shore. ia s5,i,
Cues. Did you hear the signal bells oftlie Fern2
s'Ans. Yes. Couldt tell whether il was Two or
one. 'H 10y =
Cues. by the clerk Of Me Fanny Fern of M.
Hays, the PiLotcf tie Fanny Feyn.-State how
Tar the signal lights of the Fanny Fern could be
d;scerned at the time and after The collision?
Ans. suppose that kind Of a night they could
be dscerned Tor mile.
CUES. Where were the signals of the Fern
placedi & ~ 20. -.
Ans.- Pretty well up towards the top and front
OF her chimnies.
Cues. How far were you apart when you first
saw the lights of,tlie swami a7su
Ans. About quarter OF mile. HIl
:, CUES. WNe the two lights of the Fanny Fern oil
Ans. i cam answer that-Idon,t r-collect.-
But i do know that as Mr.. Jahens and l were
walking along The shore about h iii a mile up, we
looked back and saw one of ler signal lights yet
burning. rs 5-, ts.5y -, 49,
Dues. Running down tile shore, could these
lights be distinguished from lights on shore, at The
distance of hall hiIei
Ans expect they could, if person was 10
take particular notice. person however might
be deceived, might think they were on the shore,
or on the river.
1.-THE decision of the board has not yet been
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