The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-08

The following renort was made 5y au1eri
visinE Inspector Guthrie yesterday
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AoplayfLLH, Xxx. jane q 1859.
"JaDies y Litse, Esq, Surveyor OF cnsfOmss
f-sIR-Gn tho FIRST lnatnnt notified you
OF my having reversed ihe decision of thc
& Inhm III. MeClNin, pilot nf ihe Steamer
% Oulckaep nt the time ~ Tor collision
with the ste me- ollie sullivan oft Tho
ION % April last ny thelr decision hIa
i license was Hugpended.l VIII new give
/ YOU my reasons Tor NY action iu tho pre-
'sThe night OF the 10th OF April was n
i dark windy one, but not such 90 one Hs
/ woui9 comp steamers % Jay up, uut
/ would prompt prudent officers 60 more
NiRllhne0 ana care than upon nights OF
I Orolnnry weather mud that these ttenfu-
I ers had prosecuted their Hny Without hfrl-
out serious dihcuity until thelT arrival nt
Diamond fslpnd- 90 aluuE HufeiOcF A.. az. p r
/ which time zoe COLLISION occurred.
'IE ia acknowledged by Hll parties ihni thn
/ Quickstep was iu her proper place. and bad
ilil the lawful guni lights lu their proper
places, and three Others upon uor nilUta
house as am individual signal, bg which
she could be recognized Dy citizens along
shore and officers 81 other boats. Tho sul-
Ivan dld not have any signal lights upon
her chimneys ma required by rule lMh ior
the government Of pilots Tho pilot uI
the sullivan ais vioinleI lhe bln luiei hf
leaving the woodward without aiEnn lnEt
knowing there was am ascending boat lu
the bend he also violated the eatibiiahe 1
custom OF pilots by backing across th6
usual channel on ascending boats.
@rhe EulIVanta decks are now above
water, and Mt. John 81 Jhmison, % ENane-
vey OF her present position and condition.
he testified She ia now iyluK but l'W feet
from the Island shore, and parallel with lt.
tbs iE not SUFFICIENT room for boat iu
pass between her and the shore with safety
on a dark W ndy nlghf3 and bf evidence
OF several parties size sunk almost DOB her
tracks. He also testified that the break o.
Ia the port guards, commencing nine fUrt
from her iackstnm aud ranging Boa "a direct
line with the stafboard chimney This, iu
ms JudKment, la cpnclutlWe evidence shat
the Qulekstep was parallel with toe hlhno
shore, II the sullivan was lu tne position
claimed for Der.
"Withen and Houghtou assert nH their
reason for suspendug nc Juln'a llceu8e iu
be that DE changed thr Signals tnefcby
positively proved that Tire lime is BlnWoa
the second signal the boats were NOT err
O. edl g forty yards apart. and. 10 fn0
Judgment Of The witness collision was
Inevitable.
. Sly reasons for reviewing WitborH and
Houghiou'H decision aud restoring Me.
LeaIi's license are thcHus He nnd lla boat
I'm her proper place, add acted with good
judgment by reversing hia engines lmme-
diafbiy mp d discovering ho was ln close
IN IA tking tue second 81 tnnli mot the de-
scendlng boat might take choice iu eidog.
A. he had romsB n % believe thD hrndwhv
81 the 4uiCkhtep was entirely checked.
The true cause Of ihe collision. lu my
Judgment WAS toe met or the Sullivan NOT
place, that she might have been reeug-
nized as d steam bUut, aH sufficient distance
10 prevent ~ collision; thai ahH WHH "a
great distance from hef proper place and
stream wind across the bow ~ me Quics-
STEP Very respectfully,
Supervising Inspector sixth District"