Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-17
IS 5. B. NsPEoToRs. oFrLoE

/ 20 JsssE THoNAE Sgr0sg0r Port Of Easlgi1s;
1 sIE: Officially We inform you hat collision occurred
on tbs 2s,h Of Fsbrusy last between tlis steamers A.
Fassir and J g. Gins, which occurrence we have in.
/ vesGgaisd.
Fromhs svideses sistsI it appsazs hat he wheel e
tho Faser vas uader oongrol Of Jozz " GAEuEsTos,
regular licensed Alabama river Plot Who no IL an CD
cialcaplciy but q volunteer undertook 70 bring she
EaiLsr from HaFpelh Shoas where her regular Piioa
GEO. FAFsvOEEH, had is the boat under the impression
that there would be ehsnes for her reach port st TIE
then low stage q ne river Sad FARSsFORrHs Licenses
being in the sct Of running out and in order to Feue
them before returning with said boat ne wac necessarily
abzsnt st Nashville In tbs msantms rise came and
the Captain being anxious 70 reach port before decline
IN bs river proceeded on with GAzLIverOs expecting 10
be evsrbsud By FAESswORrH this however did pos take
place
G6BL.rgr,E came on the entire Fouts HithOut impedL
rsut working cautiously. slowly and carefully IN the ms
ists vi,iaty Of the city around the pier Of The new
bridge erecting aso the standing Piers oil the old bridge
srs and when in s i'm mediate vicinity Of the Susreu.
sion Bridge the steamer J. g Cine being Pioted bv
EJlsAH CAgBoIL and under his control wss running up
with rapidy on the FassS AID in the act of pass
ing her on the sarboard or bluff side, rsxs to Nashville
Whsa from the sommoOa Of the waters Of the Old bridge
pllsrs the disturbance &C the same from the wheels aid
wake Of the Fussr With the inward tendency Of the boat
with wheel put sGrbosrd caused the Give to naturally
hive strong imp9us the blug to ob7iate which, hs
IarbOsrd wheel Unshppsd mOmeHtarly which, with
tee eEsr0Ds TO bring her out from tho bluff rOsks in
the immediate vicinity Of Beats old candle factory. As
shs out both Whsss in aoon and the boat in
sned towards the Fusr the middle Of The river and
naturally brought on the collision although iDesesa
attempt made BY the Cine TO prevent it.
If he Fteq Filnt Al annrOarhiuU
crisis seeing the Cline unsvOd bly, then strike be
b. had the arbo .rd wheel Of the Fassr unshppsd and
was using the s1rbosrd wheel alone at tbs time If the col
son in order to prevent the strike al the wheel Of the
Fsssisr By the Cige from swinging the Fa'ssr in this
psrlous condition Immediately il the vicinity CT the bluff
OF rocks and bridge piers, which management showed
canton as well EknI upon the part OF GAaLISsrJS,
Sieersman Of Tie F4ssilsr.
On the part Of TIE C5iass Pilot CAaRoIL he lacked
skill and Judgment in attempting to force his boat in the
first irsa7ce low down between the bridges end take
be shore 70 pass the Faar or to Try to pass her any
event directly the terminus OF the boats destination in
the almost immediate vicinity Of the city wharf landing
We aware that CAEleLL may not have intended to
commit this wong and when too late did his best to avoid
the collision yet when we come 70 consider that occur
renee took pes in broad day light that had he no. been
existed he would have been that the Fssler WAS
on The Fsss aad 70 get out of the Caes entire reach
was impossible and that sas than minutes soppsgs
Ofthe c. He engine the proper time would have thrown
ths Cline at such dsisrce assrn to entirely overcome
the collision for It was with all her headwsy forty
FEET further asern of The F0s BY the Cas where she
struck, would have prevented collision.
Bee-ing te-efore that the entire transaction grew
more out Of disposition upon the pst Of CAREcIL to have
she Cline take choice of laRdings pass boat directly
IN port and hs (CAERLLL believing 81 could b safely
complished without accident collision, eKonerate
him from malice bat find him guilty of causing collision
from which damage Of life property
has bssn caused and in consideration Of his heretofore
good standing Pilot deal eaenty the Will
limit Of by suspeuding him Pilot for the term Of ten
days fom notification with The understanding that should
be again be arrsgned for similar offence We shall revoke
his license for the term # one year or l niger.
4. T. uARRIsoS, Iuspec'or Of bulls,
marlT-It JoHN WILSON Inspector Of Boilers.