The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-31
THE DEAN RICHMOND DISASTER.

Further Investigatl0n Of Witncsses-C0rrObo-
rative and Other Testimony.
Yesterday morning the searching investigation that
IL being held into the circumstances attending tho Dean
Richmond and Vanderbilt collision resumed, and
from ton to four O'Clock witnesses were examined
behalf Of the Of both vsssels No fresh light
was thrown upon the case although corroborauvs tes
mony. was given upon Of the ticklish points on
which the and the blame to either party rests.
George Wise FIRST called for the Dean Richmond
and sworn he said he lived at Cold Spring and the
captain Of the sioop Samuel SCOTT which plies between
Kingston and Now York on tho Hudson the night Of
the collision he was bearing right up abreast OF Hyde
Park whom the Vanderbilt passed him; he heard her
give two whistles, and then he heard tho Dean
Richmond answer with two whistles; he was
looking out al the time and he saw the Dean Richmond
give rank sheer 70 the eastward after the Vanderbilt
sheer also, and then both the vessels came together;
this was somewhere about the middle Of the night,
alsSo sn no could mo- a. The s.ao: tims ths boat, Ne
Up soon afterwards and he rounded 70 near the YAM
dsrbilt and then went up tho river he did nos stop
help and that he might be into By Shsm they
were backing and turning he went on his way; he
ooy m "a g ns q
tnsm. He said he had bsen seventeen or eighteen
Pears on the Hudson river boating, and b.
whistles and knows what tney meanthsir separate Sig
naS In crossexamination the witness still averred
the Vanderbilt and that they were answered BY the
Dean Richmond. He said he had talked little about the
60 s su s n o
amount TO much; and he did NOT know how the oppo-
site side had got hold Of him :: > witness: hs had
heard other whistles but those he spoke Of he had
schooner other vessel ~ the time; but, In
answer 70 the Board, be said be was looking srasht
lengths Of his boat hs soop was stated TO b seventy
I'VE feet lougl without his having observed IT,
for the Vanderbilt He was employed q LOOKOUT and
general Waterman board the vandsrbls Tho night
look ss he . ana keep s on
dark nights hs place was to keep on the forward prom
enads deck % look out while smother man was EN-.
night Of The co.on be was round about the boat gen.
orally, and saw the Dean Richmond. When she was
Vanderbilt gave single whistle to her, no supposed
and this was answered By propeller alongside with
.,,hiD about tSTss.ousrssrs o nile ns h.srS sSs
Vanderbilt give another single whistle; then
three minutes, more or lsss afterwards he heard .
curious Of whistle sound from the Dean Richmond
kind Of whistle lot and sounded eud again. and them
the collision camo He saw the boals distinctly;
placed them diffsrsotiy, both before and aftsl
the collision. TO what the other witnesses the
sam: sas mad aons; 20 heard ne bells also, ana
In getting the passengers OF although he did not see
any Of The officers Of the Dean Richmond assisting
dence although he stated that when he the tor
ward deck he might not have noticed all the there
particularly, there was good deal Of confusion and
running about On being asked by the Board, no said
he had all tho lights OF the Dean Richmond when
be 1rst noticed her, which would make her 70 DO In
different direction To what he said formerly.
0Willam Lyon VINO has been called William Lamb by
some OF the previous Witnesses was thel examined.
also on the side OF tho Vanderbilt he the second
wheeIsman OF that vessel the night Of tho collision.
ana his evidence corroboratvs Of those previously
examined the sde
wiisn smith, tho ofncsrs' coax OF the Vanderbilt,
was next examined, but no neg points were opened
fresh light thrown the case. He had been on the
hurricane deck all tho time, and had according his
statement witnessed all that passed before aud after the
collision; no positive the vanderbilt bad only
blown whistle each time she sgnaled aud had only
signaled twice. and be heard whistle from tho Dean
Richmond at all bu, the alarm This gentleman being
OF tho Ethiopian persuasion his examination The
only amus ny point in the investigation
Tho will DO continued this morning at the same