The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-13
The Lady Elgsn Cssastrophs-Corener'
IA4usse-Tesea@say Of the Witnesses.
CyucAGo srrt n 1850

The Coronsrs jury yesterday commenced nvestsa-
ssoo into the causes Of ths wreck Of the Lady rgn.
John ye.vis, Of hIvsakee passenger, testified dust
before the schooner struck standing at the middle
xangsy the schooner abort minutes before the
collision; she appeared 70 be coming towards NJ
angle OF 'criyn degrees ssout half minute before
she sycx len the ganxvay: Captain Wilson was At the
afses O. asAy, and asked sonne the schooner
shsy wanted to board; tue reply was they did
think tbey injured ant would stay where they
were; IN schooner Cropping an; saw = light
In schooner before she collision, but serward
I went 70 The oosi baaker where the was
coming IN ve,y fast; shcn 70 The break TIE
steward there trying 10 stof The ieak with mat.
tre@s no vessel had before hcca scd up; me Captain
the edge Of tho scsie orecrng Gre up
- fass possible; shsn AT; Captain vent at
the us tine ssd gave orders everything loose be
cSrcwn overheard; M csss.n when next saw him
Gas coming from The boz ther ~ent below 10 how
long csu'a keen aarai when -, = the engine
The engines bao juws stopped; hack The cabin
the hold bc,ng then half fu q water ihs captain and
myself then got from t~eusy % twenty avc ladies'
arcn the hurrrne dccks. tne boat went dc~n
. two minutes Afterwards there we're between
svetiv ssa thirty cslsre1 Ga toe forward
part a. We hurricane roof; vsry dark and rainy
u the tire. the bell oommeooed ringing after
he collision, md The whsle ewrmcnced blowing At the
sarAe time.
Thouas curnmings, who wa On the Lady gin tssts-
ned shsi TIE srhccs~w ds strike The quar-
erins. hs right sngos; sbe square into her the
resner. In moving, surnea the schooner round tniak
We wcr. sbosi s~o mIles non Shore vessels light
ner We kn the steamer; th'Ds I could have seen
light il . vessel shree miles ~. dd schooner
ner sh- yns clear of u.s. t AZ The steamers hesf.
ghu we're up. IN. schooacr running due when
nuke sholid p~ss all vessels % the isrbosra slse
pink vessel rpacr tbsi plud and lsway could have
voscsd its steamer n within twsnty rods Of her BY
resi essrCns. even Blhe vssni vas bat 1arcc times
es length from the shc could have
vosdcd doing serious damage BY pustnr her helm hard
~ had he schooner the hslSs mile or she
md hsve STRUCK her. esrcpt ~ ross negligence.
seems 10 me that the hel@ q TIE vessel haze
b disssi,r The SCHOONER eoud brvr lai1 20 wifhsu
ile after the collision 9th perfact safety u
% very Dark, although ralntnS heavily.
JOIN Norce. FIRST mate q tbe Al, rsts, sys-tt Ne
me q the cnlsion s~ The captains watch The
coud mate vas 90 deck .hsu the slual came W, md
siieo Toe captain, sho CO.. lccx igst - the sQusl
rvak ~ About third of forcsa and fourth
VIE manssh we're No When ere struck the STEAMER.
aHsrd ur me s.earss ~. 49,, ~ 80 .sss 'as
~. inc SCHOONER showed white hight from
sh 70 Twelve d. 70, know wbether sc
hclm-msn answer tho order lizard uo' but
not notice Any charge IN the vessels course me
ugusss steers shd-tat ~, viii srswer her helu,
sdsy not twu minutes At the oufelae as.er tho
der In the vesse ssrusk We heard no noise whstevsr
cm the steamer AFTER the collision.
George Budse, econd mate ~ Vie Anxssss, xvr.--ft
h The csrtalas watch was On deck; NE vessels
se vas soush ~ esst under fun ss excsps ne main
IL topeasl We showed white light nrvs sa~ ina
sancrs tights, about ten mauts before "a led shs
pssln, cve point % NE westher eow; y was about
Feuty minutes before the collision when called the
pain. called the cApsaic necsase cckei equally
hen he no, sboved him the lishts Be ran for
Ard and look ed q a. but made remark 10 about
From three eve minutes before vc struck the
amer he ordered the helm "hsrt up bat The vessel i'd
a. mind the heim: did no. hear any noise on the
ksmer arer the COLLATION.. The wind was blowing 30
that could not hear usclvcs from erd q the
81 "a the other Cue % The schoonevs crew. ~ho
stationed forward look ,ut swore, that he 10 not
thr ssesners ishs ustl just a. the Captain ordered
= helm NJ.
Cp % ths morning forty bodies have bnen recovered,
20 n whom resdsa IN ilwAakee