The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-10
MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY
RELATIVE 10 THE
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO
Full Report OF tho Prcceodingsl
FOURTH DAY.

the preceding day
Lieut. 8. W. Fremont Was then recalled and hi exa n
What officers were LEFT the wreck whom the Kilby
| departed from herr
A. Major wyss lst Lieut.. ". A. windsr; "a Lsuts. G.
Col Gates IL Wish to say the court that part
me 10 . omitted on the record Hs said ca. IL vas
anxious TO lie alongside the steamer for water and prov
The court rscoectsd tsat tho witass said and
| directed II to be recorded 70 day.
Q Where the medical officers?
| A Both on the Nloy.
O. You bave explained why Surgeon satterss was there
Why AID By whose orders was Assistant Surgeon wiftz
| there2
Q Was there sickness In the commando
A. Not that knew At the time; certainly not to any
@ Did you, the s0jutant, or Col Gates, the comman.
der make any inquiry Of him Ia regard to his being on
the Kllby. or tAts any notice OF i,f
did not officially; wheher COL Gates did, do not
O. Did Colonel Gates know he was th,re'
A. Yes, he N ust have known 1t.
The winners then made the following statsmsnt:-I
hAvs said did not take official notice Of Dr. Wirtz being
on the Kilhy, but asked him hsw he came there
think IL the morning following going the
Kilby when frat say him there said, Doctor, how
you beard did not know that you here"
recoleotD that Morwye hsd refused to lot Alm come
for ms, bat had finally consented that he hal
slipped o, or come of which 1t do not rsoolscs
1t only passing that the mAds and
while sc we're expecting in few hours to see the
steaz or again; thought but little Oft
O. Did the assistant Surgeon allege any profes siena
reason, such ~ IT, providing Of medicines for the
transferred from the steamer to the Kby, IS reason
| for his being on board O. tho latter
A. He did not to me; heard Of such reasons In our
Conversation 1t duo to Doctor Wirz to Say that he
hmse som.t5ipg Of invalid, suffering from
rslsis, as l uncerstood from him some time before
| leit the steamer
You speak OF expecting to sec the steamer sgAin In
| Q few hours: was this before the conference
A. Yea this was early In the morning-ths conference
WAS early In the forenoon of tina, day
Q Do you know whether Colonel Gates knew at the
time that both the medical officers had left the stsamerY
A. do not know that he did; do not remember that
| raw Dr.. Wrts that evening on the Kilby.
O. You have said that thsre was NO sickness In the
before you left the steamer there measles
| or other disease there or on board the Kilbyf
A. / heard Of one Of vArIosid from OF the
surgeons-I think it vas DR. SAterlee; think of the
children Of Col Gates had the measles when came on
the appearance the ohio twas believe
nom the Measles another bid Of his had the measles
the Klby from whom my children and the others took It,
q DID the troop. or othe, adults tskeit?
A. Not to my knowledge while ct EeA.
Was or Was not any aivice or rsmonstrance In the
matter Of taking his children tho steamer addressed
| to Col. Cater by the medical ofdoersS
Dr. satteres addressed official letter to IS Adiu
list At sea- with the records Of the regiment. The
original letter gave to Lieut.. HArdie Of the Third Art
lery, who is Yons to the Psc f,.
Q State its cohtsnr.
TIE sitter stated that the writer had lsIroed uno
oisly that the measles prevailing among the child
Of some OF the officers about to embark That II such
the fact thoEe CHILDREN ought 20 board nor
any children which bad been exposed to take that
stance Of the letter to the best Of my recollection
Q Did ycu dsliver It to Col Gatesa
Q. What answer did he make aud what action did he
A. He read the letter and replied to it is substance
that his children must so; that he did no. deem the
msssls Of any Importance ora trying matter. words
to that effect This ct Judsons Hotel this city ON
the forenoon OF the 2lst OF Dsc between and 10 O'Clock
the Cay the troops went on board.
By ~hefe authority was the lower stsersge, which
M cad a. n afnra
room sor luggsges
Ireceived instructions from any superior oscsr
hoE TO load the ship where TO place ths baggage
espt the general intru stiops from Colonel Gates
rsbse tbs tsgssge OF companies that those desgnetea
tofsskn treop 10 the portion they to occupy
bosro tie chip Toe baggage placed the position
out by the Ulcers OF tho p AMI the quarters Of
ths men were also pointed cut by them. Tae company
commanders then, under my dire con selected the quar-
se,s OF their com parties according to rsnk.
Dr. Buei, OF the surgeons OF tae steamer was ex
sninsd In relation 70 the sanitary regustons board
the San Franei,co he said that every effort
wye IN the tendi OF the sick, and the fun,xs,on
Of tbs shp this was alter the departure OF the Kb
the dise.fe resembling cholera was NO. dsvelpcd until
after the departure Of tie Kilby
Was there aoy Sickness Of An epedemic nature then
preralipgp
A. There other disease approaching to an cpl.
demic, with tAe exception OF of Taiolod and
one OF smallpox; saw NO measles.
= Was there Any other disease prmoritory to that
A. Iknew OF none; my attention not called {, any
disease until the two mentioned, the day following
not come under my observation; there might have BEEN
but Old not bear of any presume THAI there
xeeptipg these two cases Of EmApox.
@. Amorg who N were these two of smallpox?
A. hey were among the soldiers
We're these cases going on before the departure Of
A. They might have been goisg on before che left.
A. They did. On the morning of the Gath It became
ovieept that the ship was leaking rapidly ard taking in
Q. AT wha. tine cid the baliug b.sini
A. 1t Ia my impression tina. 1t was as early IS ten or
eleven O'Clock in the day when 1t oonamencsd the sol.
diers assisted but without any order System ct fret
they gathered in the nssnborhood tina engine
room my Impression is that it commenced without
any directions from any OF the officers o. the ship
untser thing, and not done by tie order OF
any Of the superior officers Ct the troops; Il enoed
on .or several hours which would bring as in the na
Of the 2sth the purser ana myself into the engine
room overlook King the b,ns and vs. agreed that the
oloers would work better they had officer to super.
IL tend them met Major wyse Afterwards, and told
him; he sais-"I came for tina. very purpose' from
tend the saiDg previously there but com
misionsd officers and the soldiers dic not work well
As they would with commissioned ofcers.
Lieutenant Freeman sscaled,-Q When were the troors
Tut board the steArnsrf
A. On the 21st Of December by ofa Ill steam
boat orders had been given BY Cen Wool to sepsr.te
the sok ier 1t vAccnated and those had had the
small rox from tn. 90 Who had bsn vaecnated had
the al pox this order was pseed in hands the
2lst BY Dr sAtsrlee, to be communicated to Col.
Gates; had received orders 10 the same effect from COL
Gates before; proceeded With Dr.. sastsse and COL
Washington to Vtrt Columbus make an examination;
.reers we're given to the icsl ecsr BY authority Of
Colonel Gates, to make thorough ninaton rs re.
quirsd by Gen. WOOL In the oou-ss OF the forenoon,
e uned to the city Of New YoIE, saw Col GAtes, aud
Wool in references to thu troops.
At what hour Of tbs day we're TIE trcoys put the
steamer
A. leo rot know he precise hour.
Q. At what hour were you the islsn1f
A. About o'clock learned FOR the frat time that
were to 20 on board that day.
Q In bo- many detsch 8 Gid The regimen. emtstkf
A. do not know how many detachmen.s the CO stains
OF the troops embarked from Bedloee Island.
@ Where Colonel Gates duricg the embark .tion?
A. he Was in the ely OF New York during portion ~
IT. eotntl Warrington had previously been ordered to
see TO the enhsrkAton OK the troops on tie vessel
Q When did Colonel Gates reach the steamer
Colonel Gate, and niysel went the steamer late
in the afternoon; think in the small boat we
fourd All the tr ops on board except two
Q. Who thosf
A. Cotrel Washing and Major Taylor; the latter lad
gone to the city for mia family.
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