The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-22
The Lady Elgfn disaster.

TIE Chicago Tfmes or The ls.n isl says'-Ns more
wssery ad nas casS,e.s driven snsn far o.. 90 The
LAKE.
Tine Acosesn brought n fss tOaies. IqSssss we're
". l3A-Jsm Eacks,t " years old, COZ o. A'SlhFa
Eacket,. Oh Milwaukee,
40. la5-B. i. siebert, Of Llws-xes.
No. lso-C,known EGl, height foe. .nches, biowa
na!r brown Jacket farmer satin vest, olSc1 PALS mp
No I37-unSrown lasn; height 5 Zee: lncees, as.A
brown hair, white shirt vita linen bosom, Wool cnaef-
I.se- pSs:s Cine aS uSs'
No ls2 Is identified az Mary Dofey, oy ne' fl'Iess =
Milwaukee.
STATEMENT OF TIE CHICAGO sTEAMsoAr nsgEcTohs'
In the NV YORK Hyr.p Of the 18TH nat R an af'le
under tie above heading, rejecting On the ssneIs Ia
spetoss for the District Of Chicago rne sworn eyaer.e
before the Coroner Jury All show there . not cue wcra
though assumes things for which there no fo-nts
ticn in fact even when quotes tho Rw OF CorCr "
.,nd tons. ana toe law requires vessss Of this class
Rave four feboas capable OF carrying thirty persons
N each instead Of this the iay gn naa on board one
six persons and two litecosts, thirty psrs,rs each
Ihs S al false about these scsts TIE AS says ,ss,
hundred tons sha. have for lifesoa.s capable Of
carrying n1y persons ios n. sSa S1',Ss rs
Supervising Inspectors, TO whom the local Boards are
subordinate and observe their rules, the following
life p,eserver fr eng person shall Gave Frequency
Of not les, than sixteen pounds and Ill 6oats sui life
boats prst be according 70 tbs standard lie beats
| must possess this rate q haoyarcy vhen ned With
water. mo Lady Egn hsd three life boats aas ysEl,
each capable Of Folding CT much moro weight when
fllca With water Than the rule rercres Tne yswl
the rgest and best beat board u. any srch e she
&c a .s S ne l.
dred aoats capable Of carrying large man
| each, aud they conveniently placed, aud
accessible to al; they far superior :, any
irf4ted TN life preservcIs, - they arc always
The LADY Eyn was equipped 10 every part; sad
Was Ia every respect according u aw SOC had the ial
Complement tg heats, axcs buckets aca.s, rogc
pumps rnchors, SC. Sire was rcrfe-tly sound and 70
good order the evidence shoxs she was wal onsred
and manned. Here the duties Of Inspectors ceased and
they no accountable l.r the Disaster ca2 the
sbp caTpen Ter that built her.
The that ioats not ufed generaly was that
persona 10 the sea, ~ oil the passengers
weIe prefer large pieces OF timber and r u sde OF
the time The consequence was hat most OF them got
hurt in the breakers and drowned: whereas, the
floats In the psce would Rave carried them Ia
safely. As TO the charge thu. the captain went out IN
terrible and after he did d1 not keen pro-
per lookout Il 10 Of psco With the ress. Taere was
storm when the steamer went OFT, add when
the collision occurred, the captain aud second
| mate both deck, and AZ thor posts.
The fact 81 the matter is, tle calamity hsprened ia
Of defect In the law 10 regard % vessels
lights and the IN whAik they carried making
almost impossible for them y b. IN particular posi-
tions yet making il Incumbent en- steamers 70 Keep OF,
OF The way Of sail vesses under al circumstances tntl
this ate nded TO- and the aw Improved Ia some way
we will be laiy startled, and the feelings nf The
community shocked by recurrence Of these d,sssTrs
Very respectfully, 4 PRiSOiyiLLs,
TH0S c. JAMES,
Local Inspectors.