The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-07
Naval Court OF Inquiry.

THE ACCIDENT TO rHD STEAM FRIGArE ME
Orders were received at the Brooklyn Navy
ing tho fore part Of last week, frtm tho Secret
Navy, Insulating a8Naval Court Of Inquiry intoa
ing all the facts 10 that department, connected
accident TO the steam frigsie Mississippi, on Thu
twenty third OF July, d which time Il viii be rel
that she dragged her moorings during . sever
sho yer from the place she was moorod at-a
tsnce below the receiving ship, North CAroun
tween that vessel and the Brooklyn gas wof
abreast OF the Navy Yard-and ran afoul OF the
dock, by which means she sustained considerable
10 one Of her wheels and the machinery conaec
with.
TIE order named Friday, the 3lst OF July, ~ u
the cour, to convene, and named the following
10 constitute IT,
Capt sras II. s,ringhan, President
Capt. G. Peniergrst and Commander Jos
man, members
Purtcr CARAT r. Barry, Judge Advocate.
In accordance with thai order, tho court con
tho Lyceum room, ., the Brooklyn Navy Yard, ,
morning q, III O'Clock
The evidence was continued throughout Frids
day, Monday and Tuesday, July 81, August l, 3a
Te testimony taken shows that Captain Nicho
on shore At the time Of The nc ddent; that the W
moored by bow and stern moorings TO the moor
buoys Of the Navy Yard, about 500 feet from u
The starbcard anchor was kept ready 10 DO lot g.
OF necessity. Immediately afser the vessel had p
stern fast lhe anchor was let 20, but The vessel
10 drag her anchor until sbe ran afeul OF Inc q
docks. Men were Immediately sont on shore 10
the dock, In order 10 protect the ship from dau
prevent her from capizing, after which i've or
boats were brought Into requisiiiou, and the wee
from her perilous position. Steam was then goi
in two hours Afterwards she was taken by steam
ton alongside Of the Navy Yard dock, whore shs
Tho damage sustained BY The vessel consisted In
die and outslde centre OF the rort wheel being b.
with Eve or six arms on the middle or ouib ,al
Five buckets and two Of the guard braces "
broken OIL, and one ben, so thai al
must DO taken ca. The whole dana
probably require thirty days work In all for "
repairing The mornings and buoys 10 which tn
sipp was made fast were frst class steam frig sis
and chains, and placed there TO accommodate the
the longest ship In the naval service. They had
been taken up, repaired and replaced, and III
sirpi was the nra vessel made faa 70 the
they had been 20 replaced. The grow
tom where the anchors and butys are placed IA
and must yield somewhat 10 the art heavy |
ufon the moorlr gss Tho snchors and h--oys We
about forty fashors Apa,t One o. the buoys "a
IN twenty tyO rect water, another In about Sin fat
another In about seven and half fathoms OF v
tsnee from each other about $50 60; bsi-~- -,
sna ~. 40 or so fsiho ms between IN
-ao ouoys The prevailing impress on Of
-. examined was that the anchor was nol
ou' rMner that the strain upon II may have
Iurneu y over, and II may have moved In cstchin
me pouom. When The ancnor was hoisted up
accident he chain sW round The nukes, clearly .
thh the anchor had been fouled.
The hissssppi row lee ri the wharf abrea'
store house having her damages repaired, which
baby be completed In about . week or ten day
she VIII be despatched 10 her station IN me h
squadroo, for which destination she was 70 have
,xo or ,,.-se days A The tine the accident took pl