The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-17
TIE DEAN RICHMOND DIsisrER.

Finale or the Cnse-lep0rt Of the Board oI
sssnuboat In-pecsot--rhe Pilot ~ thc
vnndcrb IL CcnsnrrG.
The report OF the Board Of Steamboat Inspectors IN
the case tho collision between the seano ats Dean
Risnmoni aud Vanderbilt on the Hudson river IN
September last been received by tho local board in
this city, Yesterday given 10 the public and Is
herewith s1ojoiaed--
NV Yoak, Noy,15 1887
Sin Herewith wc furnish tho report Of ,nA board
dcbi ana Dean Richmond. together with toe evidence
Of all perspns examined iLc later wish return I'd
- ts alcc 20 ba Kept for fnae reference IA at
may D. req Tired Years rsspcc iuiiy.
JOHN Il MATraEws.
To Captain ". BRADFORD Sup rvlslnS Inspector second
| On morning OF September 20 near on o'clock,
abont one mite belov Esopns Island, ON the Hudson
| rger, and abpui hrnird feet from tue east
shore. toe Dean Richmond 20 NJ down, and Tho
q. Vanderbilt bouni ~, coid.d IN. chaiae IL tho
tnat fisce soout three our;hs Of mite widc
tho shores being bod ihe Lisa wa cicar. t..e Wind
hight ron tie southeast, ald Tho tide Hood Both boats
laden Nth passengers and frci.at he b,ais bal
been IN si2ns Of each o,hor ttrcs miles more,
tDe Lsn,s ma ,ur-e being clearly dsce nbls When
about three fourth mites the Wander bllt
brew one ~nste ash u nal 10 Keep to hs risnt This
was answered by steam navino N charge tsw OF
Tn 90 bosts aien with ce. bound dpxD. ani thea
wnnn about two leas1hs abrsa aud slightly anead OF
the Napdcrhiit
Tao ,scs enanttl ~ no sirp sell from the VAN
dsrOt ,hls testimony IN hts peel j. cor-oborse by
10 10 tha the vanier1ii ~i.nei to pass 10 the left
ald lion fscted he o hs boli towards the east
Of TIE Vanderbilt also by oners tho boat, sup
posing who iK-w,se they neart
sigma In answer 10 their own VIII Gu sn,iid have led
tn n o. ot the Vanderbilt to tho conclusion thai hls
signal was n understood
lis 4 ties then clear Tie ond have stopped
his boat AMI waited until his signals lnly under
and answered; 90 instead u long kcps ou
heading his boat igliy ~ tho cast shoro directly
to~arls me course tn oncr rat wa. steer ~ tor aud
lot d boat
cosc together thai u impos lble Tor too
an Rict,nonl 10 get uut Of bls was wn,cn AZ that
could ROT hare bo,n dJue by to latter
hallway was stopped or nea ~ so snen tho COLLISION
took pac,.
local bnard both firm the st noay of diisrent
ness.s and The na,nrc aud coro Of tho incurred part
The Dean E.chnnni aftrr her arf al &C his po
visited sey.ra isn Dy tho noasj ~ Local iapects,
when careful notes aud com arisons wcr, made ile
boA. a. tuc tine OF Inc COLI i,r, bal been anfer uuI
siglt head gay her gr.a. wuGl hasc wrsDcnrd
tn, oow e the Vanderbilt 10 sarboard aod torn u ncary
" not entirely or
On ,pr other n,rd n ons boat had AZ req and
the other apprna hing angies q cacn other, ~ sba
IRA tare ieuoics the result 10 the bow OF the approach
lag boa wound have bscn tina sans NJ dcnD ed IN the
vsni rbnt- bos s,icl wa bent 20 port TO cause
fracture ~ this event AMI In Dml ~ soibs bnnt az
tue Dean Richmond he Van icrolt must Ia . md a
ve-iiy OF nearly ris, nilrs per hour tho time or
srkiag and her eng ne Gull nos have neen Stopped
ard OF ~ es reversed uutil the bass
so close TO each ohcr thar collision 'coald not hase
been avcr.ei
u an kichmond was ci'isei BY cul able careesso
~ Chnr % lie sonee pilot OF tho s'e,mboat e. Wander
~ In uot obcyf " the IA " dwn for hi posrrn-
r~nt no "a NJ 10 stop boat whoa foun
hals ~cre no; understood by tho pilot ~ the Dean
M nd, ~hici sail rules Le tlSsssonetel Was ffv nc.
qusniei wuh sworn TO by h,mscf when giving evi.
dcnca befJre u. Comm s-iru.
JOHN ". WEEKS -, ,-
:. Q re- ~ iocAl SfEcr n oS srs.snss.l
% liSs STREET Nss Yokx, &C. 10, 1861 /
CRANES Bss.oS5rrs, Es1 -
Your license as pio !. hereby revoked from This cas
for ub0yng the rules land tho COVE nmfnt
OF r,ts. yog failing 10 stop yutr boat when you fou nj
that the sTnss der TODD by thc riiot
6f ,he DEAF Richmond wh'cn SAID lie ron fully
acquainted vii A. tsspned TO b. yourself whom sisns
evidence befo'e tue toninissiouers
The ssid 1ndiDr has been fu approved BY the Secrc
tary VI the Treasury. Yours respectfully,
JOHN ~. WEEKS
'oHN u MATTHEW'S,
Cnind States Locsi Inspectors VI B5iors