Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-02

sSS Below we give the dec,sio, :, Local Inspectors ID the case of ,b. CTS Admiral and Mary Paltersor be remembered that a collision oceD,' between these boats, on Wbu. ,;. the 23d of December last. 's
 OFFICE LOCAL Issprc7o,
 ST. Louis Mo, May l6. eO Daniel H Donovan, Esq CoD.,
 Customs for he Port cJ S Loa,s. ''
 SIR; We submit you the proc,sd had before Us IF the Case of the c.'@ of steamers Admiral and May p son, which occurred on Whue r,. % the morning of the 23d oi Decepb4,
 From the evidence before Us the lo0 ing facts are set forth that on the Ing before referred to, the steamer a% ral was descending the rrver, and % a tune. being plIoled by William J Nn d licensed pIIct aud the Mary psp.' by Mary Twomy, a lIcrnsed pliollhoa however, not licensed 10. lhe Wu,r r,
 IL further appears that the dpscy,a sleamer--Adm,ral-was approacb,m head ol Big Island, and near or ab,ms N' 0 clock lu ;he morning and Was r,ns, close around the rignt hand polul that intnt dialely, aud before the s4am were In slghl oi each other, lhe wl,.J was blown once, calling for le n.1 hand bend, winch was promptly rpsnRi ed to by the ascendng steamer. In few moments the steamers were m slo / each other, and some distance sn,' @ when the whistle ot the Admral agaln sounded once, and again respo0d.I 10 from the Mary Patterson at NM" time the engines We're stopped aud spl i. E backing. tue steamers nearlug each uh, until they came ln contact, nearly ds,i on, the Admiral receiving damage on,l. starboard, or shore side of tue stem When the steamers came ln conlacs. h, E Admiral was close Ill the righl hand bp, not far distant from tiie head of lbe |, land and within some forty feet of h, shore.
 On the part of the Mary Patterson i appears that the signals as glren from h. Admiral, and responded to on lbelr lnu are substantially sustained, and wes gwen in accordance with the rules sr customs of navig iuon and If they asi been practically and fully carried out would have gwen the descending steamer the bend and the ascending one the pOm side, thus belng consequently so renvls from each other that no disaster from col. IlSion could have taken place. Il Is urlh. er presented, that the steamer Mary Rt terson was, al and before the collls.oL, m d disabled condition, having been depuyvd of the use oi one of the rudders; lhls we believe to be the substance of the evldeuce before us.
 From full consideration of this sub iect. II Is clear 10 Us that the fault of tba collision is entirely on the par, oi the p. lol of lhe Mary Patterson, for svysol reasons.
 Fpal, in not complying w'sEEfv-and fuH' nIDg hls steamer Ill accordance WlIh Joe s,gnal as gwen and answered by hmi for had lhls been the case, the course ol the man at The wheel oi the Mary pa. ,,r.o,, ,,o,,II l,av.. b.a,, to ,.V., t.,L L., Ina right hand polnl, and not to have Ialvn over the bend, the place that the desreul. Ing steamer as m liter oi rlghl vas ru. lnled to; and where Il IS In proof on bvlh sides the collision look place.
 Second. he was wrong again in not usrng greater precaullon thau Il aPlta' he did; and more particularly so, alea nearing perhaps one of the c'osesl places on the rlver, and that, too. wI'h d siramsi hat was partially disabled for Il would seem that prudence alone would have prompted hlm 10 nave oblained ihe pom s'de, In v'ew ol the contingency ol alee' lug steamer ln that place; aud lol lheS' reasons, we would be lu>ufl, d lii lesoGH. the hcense of Mir. I womy. were he lIcrnsed pilot where he collision oceufrd he Is, however, ameuable, as well as lt' owners oi the steamer, to the law. lof clear and palpable violation ot ine lul clause oI section 9lh It thereby lecane imperative upon Us 10 report the suilt9 to the proper authorities.
 In conciuslon, as we have remarked W assume the laut oi ths Collision Was q the part of Mir. Twomy. The party WA was aclIng pllol a. the wheel oi slealnr M ny Patterson a, the timt of the dsa' ter, aud lna>much as we can lileIpo>r H' other otflcIal authority m thIs case, 'i'al 10 report the matter, II may be pfep'H question for Us to consider tlie proprieIy 2 renewing the license ol the party (shOuIu he make applcanon,) who Las knowl0s' y and wIhuIly shown himself 10 oe wiling instrument 10 violate law lbal O' has obligated hmself to obey wllhoul cOH cealment or reservation.
 In conclusion, We have 10 say lhal 'N' great length of tune that has e'alr' since thls occurrence, and our coiiclus"I thereon. was caused ln cons, quence some very considerable delenlon. ocea stoned m collecting the vauous oePOs tons together wilh the fact ut one ol ' havlng lost or mIslaid some papers cor necled with the matter, which had 70 x obtained ere lhe rendition ol our deeles
 Very respectfully,
 JAMES H McCORD,
 H. SINGLETON.
 Nr ~ A oo rn VA