The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-17
UuIfARY. COURT OF IEQUIRY
RELATIVE 10 rHy
LOSS VI THE STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO
TENTH DAY.


mont Present. all tbs msmbsrs The Judge Advocate,
With Colonel Gates All his counsel Captain shields,
| Third artillery, were also present..
Major wJss asisd 10 make statement 10 the Court.
Colonel Gates objected that he the party before
the Court, and Major wyss could not interrupt him.
The Court decided that Cooael Gates proceed With his
svidsnoe-that hsjor Wye shall, at = proper time,
said to him ysssrtay have the right TO before
exercises call witnss and make such defensive
statements he may dssirs shs he cesm his conduct
Lieutenant william A wndsr Of the 81 artillery .
witness callsd BY Colonel Gates. was shen sworn.
DO ~ aass na Az SAr o me a5o
know Of his scirg forward several occAsionsthat
he went out after cabin do not kno- how far for
ward except o,casion, then he went forward TO
pumi gard Of the forward cabinana brought back
pitcher Of water
dangerous to go to it-had men been lost In attempt
Ing 10 reach ~ A. A. did mot 20 TO the pump I
cannot state certainly Il was undsrstsod BY oil to Be
been washed overheard just previoas to this in attempt
ing to reach IT, dos't know this last Sergeant brown
tod me ot think that was within N hour prs'ous to
O. What orders did Major wyss give you the steam.
oe,son previous to til. ,sSarsOn tn: steamer from
the Ktlby, he came to whore Wa thro Sag provisions
for and Asst Capt Judd In destroying
requested after the alton FRO tas Kby he
gave orders Of importance except detailing
officer OF the day. viii AID to that there was only
tight in which there any wok going on; ives
duty about tvs I've hours out Of the for the
nt thrse four days. the duty bAilns water from
the engine ROOM tightening the ship gathering the
men for fre,h details for work.
you hear an, altercstoa between COL Gates and
the steward Of the vessel and no, &c orihs itS A.
did, heard Col Gatss desire the steward to bring some
wat-r Tor hi, children tbs stewart very infosns
DONE Tecoll~ct hs words; think he told Col Gates to
DO quist tat they doing all they cood 10
them supposed bs steward drunk; he turned out
Afterwards 70 Be irsAns, and jumped overheard And
What the character Of se.gsaat Brown, and
eonduc during the Gath to the 3sth Of Do.
| cembsr, AMI stsrsss1, on the stsAmsrf
Tho Court ooj-c'ed to this question. Col Gates
(hrousn C,p shield explained that the object
sstsbAh tne chars Of material witt Toe Court
answered IL not the regular course tbs oharAosr
could not be ,sAobl Cd till 1t impeaoaed and that
Oosssxanipsd by the Court-Q Did you sss or hear
Col Gstss slereiss any specific mAnd authority
6spt9 A. fod never heard him give but order,
to this efec young gentleman forward and sssist
in baiiDF to whom IL wa applied cannot ssy;I will
ado that The ece were doirg al they could 70 reguas
tn 90 and keep thsa At ba,ng tbs pasxge ways s,d
pantries In and about the engine Wood
tnat WAS impcssibls T. establish Any regular order al
the time; The pe ssags leading nom the engine te
the crsard cabs wAs 70 narrow that two men could not
Sergeant Elj,h r Blown, lst s.rgssnt OF A @ aiAr
tlkry sworr-Q Were on for ,ard when tbs msn wsrs
At -o the steamer ostwesn the 74th and 2ssh OF De
center, And did you Col Gxss assisting him
fsh giving oIdss superiutsn Jag among the msnf II
sts,s wasn and where A did, sir; sa~ Colonel
second ting after he wrscksu eerints and
sis,Dg in mailing down some boards ovr the paaion
way of the second oan he also ASKED for oil ooh
tie oil cloth nailed down uncer the direction Of Col
Gates this bstten o. boards and olcnths 70 prevent
water from getting Il to tia second csbr; at hat time
blowing heavy the swell uonDg vsry high
almott every swell would throw quantity Of water into
the cabin that bstten had not been put down; slso
door Of the upper ssnosway second
cabin; OF arotker oocAsoB saw hm-,hs date OF
give YOU bu, il was after had made detail Of thrss
10 4 N VAnt Al
my orders out Of the door, and she'd overheard
trying 70 gei 70 the forward pumps and pail tbs vessel
as ~ IL WAS reported to me that these
wast ID overheard, vert Immediately AFT, and
qu.n.d permission from the officers, q addressed
Of the company In which l servso) to out away
. partition chat separated the second cabin from
-ithous being wished overheard thoss At
the forward pumps what answer he made do not rcso
sis -. told nc: 70 Il ns sr
Colonel Gates In tbs second cabin he going the
stairs out Of the door whore the had goas
not fifteen minutes be- ore and had been washed
bosrc he made fresh
pumps for. ard AID how he could TO thsm showed
he d-si; told him the danger and that three had
jurt bt~D wsshed overheard and that he had any
Ess6a forward would take then myselt-hs bsisg IN
OBJ mar; be made some light an,wer, such Never
misd a~t went bin sslf; thos the only ne,
Tbs ~ts.~a ~as not examined by the Court
sAss@aDt J~~spo seln'yr', Of the Sd Rssius1t OF
AI5i'' wy. C.%S ,oy K a,. s.orn. 49,
On hoard The seamsr San Faocisce and der whoe
ordep' vss doing the duty OF oomm,sary ssrss,nt
Of The battalion uneer tie orders Of Lieut. Loser, the
Conn isssry Of he battalion.
q IVES Lieut. Lossr il the forward cabin Of the
after the wreck; 20, what was he doingf A. de
giving directions to the bans martins IN 'n,o -.
Q Did Lieut. Lodsr at various time. after the wreck
give oIces and directions In regard ,torss and
ssuev; aud II 30. what were thsys A. Be did he rave
orders got ont the mold the besf ssoui, and
pickle.
Q Was this b,fsrs or altar the wreck, A. Aftsr the
war isions 49, xo-S
mem they wouia then eall the Com isssry Sergeant
Iieeortsd to the Csnmssary aud he gave directions
Did you 20, out provisions 20 on board tbs Kilby
A. sic Irsseived my orders from Lieut. Losisr, the
Did Jon os'srvs whether Colonsi Gates At any tim.
oid 5000 service ca board tbs San Francisco after the
Gstss sr .bs % stat. .s ss And wssr' -. Oil
60 EvG 81 times up the Afnr hatch, which was . very
dangerous thing for to do sac the Uolon. on
another occasion, think 1t the 25th reported
to him that there CANCER OF the snip ping from
the forward hatchway, that there vas danger Il the
batt.Esc up; the Coopsi gave directions TO me a.o a
tted me IN cutting away the bAnnt t.rs eaAbls
rs - g n. hoard. on We 60. tn. b.d. aud then
ward With the asststance Of some men, sud Super
insssdsd the DailiDs Of u down himself; also
was the night Of the 2sth or 2e.h / can
Tot state; ! sss hum 20 forward with . water can in
had fastrpe go tbs upper deok 80 Is to ct
fresh water tbs copsl no Advised not to co.
~ tDefe mao CEN TOUR mel WAshet overheard hortly
fore; but he insisted going and did 60 ano brought
vAter hack.
What hour Of the night Did Colonel GAtss 70 on dect
for vstsf After sundowr II quite Clark Al the
cADce were ut bslowyou could to along Anc ttAt
all
Az the time you state that Co,nsl GAss sspsrin
tpoc or did certain work himself bard rean
9. o. vas the .h'p in any danger shining i'm uedt.ys
Wei, considered that she II the waller got head
vsy oz rs OWE that hAtohwsy that We b. teoed up
O. You -. that you Colonel Gate. 60 SEVERAL dimes
mp the after ba'chvAy what did he go orr A can't
that he went for anything; there nothing Be
hsn there except dagger tmters breskng all
t. time
Corporal charles Fl Taylor sworn-Q Do you know
whether Colonel Gate. did rood aervics board Kby
~ ms'isely his arrival tbs afternoon Of the 29ta
o. D-ceuecrf A. Yes, dr he gave szist orders 20
=" lbs b. chwsys opsn and put the men to get
irE n. tbs cotton
ns ycu see Lieut Fremont acting Adj atsut In The
rrSus TO sveral times between the 25th and 2ssn
did