New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-08

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Nh tb,sc instructions were made ont 1t was sap
,seS hat tbc troops would So in clipper ou wnJI H.;
ae,euod they should g. IN tSS Meet thst oniy
$50 sv,,Sv OF substance need be taken more pos
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San pcro the General N 'hlel og .hc rSri Ar
- s~,nr In Texas should he trausierre1 70 the FIRST
v snA hat the recruits OF the Firs; Arhlery al GOV
ara Island with cui,s II The general service enough
- t, companies should be sent 10 California IN the
pTanico 70 fc0rganirc there the two trans
Ssi fCr the eetut in Texas they were cent accord
irsly in the steamer UadCs She command OF Cap JUDD
81. witness here closed III. testimony aud retired
lieu, : l. Fremon, recalled and testified as
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o How mSny men were in the temporary oe''h' on 'no
,aSr 6,ck az, the wheels
A From my 10 seventy I've
@ How many altogether IN the six companies on ths'
A, ASOu, three hundred. ,-.-.,.
W,-rssssd exrlaiued-I omitted in explaining the ca
pscy OF ne vessel to mention the upper ior eao
IN he srsr deck Ii contained about thirty SIX 6erhs was
ccesped by the regmen'al non oomml,sone1 s!sn anu
married serSeants the egiment with Their iamles
Ii the lower sieerage had been nee OF agc We
,Air ,oulS have accommodated what part OF the Whoie
scsrt. and below deck =.
dred and eighty six , :. =, 49,. .,,,x .,u
Of The saloon or cabin except the forward cabins to
he used for The men ...,,.l
Wa objected at first putting our men OF women IN
he forward cabin intended to make point OF H. ana
spoie 10 the Qusrtermasler General ABOUT IT, flnaiy'
Csptsn atkins consented and we occupied tneSe ior-
ward cabins as stated The forward cabins IN these
stesnors are for different class of passengers from the
state rooms and SO oons. .,
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s The and comfort of the troops on the YES
ED that the admitted oand If not state IN what re-
spect ,,oao ,h,,
the case admitted Of for the number of persons the guam
tty of luggage and stores will add that DO not THINK
that men ought in this latitude to 60 to sea ON the spar
deck without the possibility OF putting them below In
.torn this is an opinion however, derived from my re-
cent experience rather than from any previous knowledge
had on that subject.
o Did Won hear any objections made that the vessel
was too deep loaded
A. Yes ] did Mr. AsPlnwa made the objection to me
and heard it spoken OF by the officers of the regiment
was pa tculaTy spoken of in the matter OF adding
Drsgoon detachment to the command Mr. AspnwaI said
that be would state his objections to Gen Wool so that II
ANYTHING should happen he would wash his hands of it,
o Were the Dragoons cent How many of them was
it proposed to send
a They were not; the number was supposed to be
sbout 50 at irst and sfterward about So
To what depth was it generally understood that the
vessel was loaded.
drew sixteen Il g feet do not remember that ever men
toned anything this subject to Col Gates In my capa
CITY "a QuareTmaser, in supernten ling the ioaang OF
re yess made frequent objections TO Mr. Aspiuwan, to
CAPTAIN Watkins and think TO Colonel swords thai the
vessel as settling too deep in the water ana inquired
how much deeper she would settle when she had got In
her coal il was said when she sailed that che was four
feet eeper than che ought to be to 90 20 sea- was said
that her best drapgh and her ordinary dra2ga oaaea
on her trims was twelve feet do not know that she was
thought ursafe with greater draug these objections
that have spoken Of to the owner and master were
rather in the way Of inquiries to obtain information
O. What speed did the vessel make
To tbe best of NV Judgment and belief not over six
iles an hour in fair weather the day we lett the haroor
YVES fine one and the smooth; whether this slow
rate was due her depth in the water or to the weakness
of her power do not know.
Q. How long did che endure the storm before she
received injury. 49,
A. The wind blew heavily the night of the 22d-very
hard during the day of the 23d about o'clock, on the
morning of the 24th the saloon the upper deck was
carried sway with the bulwarks opposite to It, aud the
hurricane deck above that part fell on the main deck the
guards on the weather side had been partially carried
away during the night and it was supposed some OF the
men then on them lost left the guards during
the night and into the upper saloon-bought by the
officer Of the day. to escape the extreme cold IMAM
from sense of danger il is said eighty men were brought
into the saloon the crying with the cold did
witness this heard of it the reason that so little was
known by Of what going on during the night was
that the officers below in their places having no
knowledge that the engine was broken that was con
cealed and we supposed that the vessel was gong
on her course some Of the officers above below
account Of the pitching of the vessel the only persons
believe except those engaged in the working of the ship
who knew Of the breaking of the engine were Lieut..
Murray Of the Navy, and Mr. Aspnwal brother of the
owner -
O. Was the commander, the officers, or both, called
upon any time by the master of the vessel to tender any
assistance or do any work
A. Not till after the wreck moan when the sea swept
her decks nor do believe that he called upon the com
msndng officer for assistance then was In the low
cabin for about two days slightly disabled but within
hearing Of the commanding officer and did not hear any
request made TO him for assistance IRON Capt watkins or
by any person the part of Captain w atkins.
The Court then adjourned until the ensuing day.
Among the military gentlemen in the room we noticed
Lieut. Murray of the Navy, in uniform also, Capt. Mer
chant Of the sth lnfantrya gallant officer, who still bears
the mark of severe wound received in skirmish with
the CAmanChe Indians.