The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-18

Foroaher Birsr TENS see zzfra Page.

Tie additional arrivals and departures
up to midnight last, include the Palestine,
Louisville and return Petrolia no. 3, from
CanueIton; Chareler. from Cincinnati; j.
l.. Graham, to Henderson; Umpire ard
Clara Scott, to Cairo Mo.ie Norton, TO
Portsmouth; Minne0la, Cincinnati 10
Memphis; Norman, from Paducah.
The Umpire and Clara Scott took out good
trips.........Ths J. I. Graham left for Hem
derson full Of freight and pcOple.........The
MOlIie Merton left for Cincinnati with
large amount Of freigh t.........The Palestine
and CEarmer had good trips. The Charmer
had $50 sacks of ear corn, go boxes Of
starch, los sacks of grass seed, 80 cases OF
boots and shoes, and much miscellaneous
freight. She reshipped sixty tons Oh the
Indiana at Portland The Charaer viii
leave promptly At ten O'Clock this MORN
ing, and Mr. Deem viii be found one Of
the most courteous clerks ia the business.
.........The MinneoIa had magnificent
trip. She was drawing about u feet.........
The Petrolia had nice trip. he
Norman, fully repaired and in perfect
condition, arrived at dar1 last night with
a large amount Of freight and fun OK peO-
pie. she viii lie over here till Monday,
and then leave fer Cairo. While lying mp
stack. We learn, on good auth GRITTY,
that the Indiana would not leave Louis
vile till yesterday MOI ming; and IN that
event, will not be here till early this
morning. She is a magnificent boat, with
unsurpassed officers.........TheF Ieeta, Capt.
Barnes new Red River packet, was OK
pected here last night-.......DaVe PiersOn,
mate of the Phantom, left for the wreck
yesterday By the Umpire, 20 try and get
out some safes that We're on board. Capt
Jack Grammer also went down TO make
further search for the body of his brother.
1.-THE dry decks, which have been thor
oughly repaired and put in complete or
der will be launched at ii o'cl cL this
morning, Just below the IngIeside Mines.
The Fleeta was announced 10 leave
Louisville last evening. The Louisville
papers also announced that the Indiana
departed on Thursday mighty We clip
the following important document from
the Louisville Cottrter-JoUraaL Of yester
day:
From the report of Supervising Inspector
Houston, It Will be seen that he reverses
the decision OF the Local Steamboat In
spectOrs at this port ia the case Of The
steamer Cum berland, and reyOHcS the
licenses OF the engineers and pilots in
charge at the time Of the disaster. AL
though the boat had never been 1nspecte1
=
Inspector Guthrie is charged with Grim
NAL m1Sfeasance, Supervising Inspector
Houston insists that the officers OF he
boat who knew the condition OF the boil
ers are cflmlnally culpaDle, and should be
punished as the law directs. We viii now
probably ascertain whether the SO am boat
law is worth anything or not The report
is as follows:
OFFICE SUPERVISING INSPECTOR. I
Louisville, KY, SEPT. II, 1869. }
James p. LUse, Surveyor OF Customs, Louis
Uiite, Ky:
SIR-I have the honor 10 report that I
have reversed the decision OF the local
Board of Inspectors OF this port in the
case of the explosion or the steamer Cum
berland, as far as their decision goes 10 eN-
OneTate the Captain, owners, engineers,
pilots and others, from blame and respOu~
sibility tor the terrible loss OF life caused
by SAID explosion.
AS soon as possible after the explosion 1
visited the locality near where the ex-
plosiOn occurred, and by diligeut search
and inquiries learned that the steam boat
Cumberland's boilers We're considered un-
safe by every practical steam bOatman and
others mot tnterested), that / talked 10 or
made inquiries OF; III fact, the boilers had
such an unsafe reputation hat uaeSCugers
have been known to lie over for days and
walt for other boats, rather Than risk their
| lives on her 1t i not my Intention 20
cessor Ia office from any responsibility he
may he liable for. but do think Mr. Guth-
RES neglect OF duty ought not to eXOner-
ate others equally as liable and holding as
important a trust. Act OF Congress July ,
1864. to regulate the carriage OF passengers
in steamships and other vesse.s. Sec iOu
six provides that the PROVISIONS Of section
twelve of the act entitled g An act 90 Dro-
vide for the better security of the lives Of
passengers OH bOafd OF vessels propelled Ina
whole or IN part by steam, approved July
9TH, 1888, be and the same are hereby
extended to the owner own
ers of any steamboat or other vessel pro-
PEELED in whole or ia part by steam, and
to all public officers by or In consequence
Of who e fraud, connivance, misconduct.
or violation or law, the life or lives OF any
person on board such steam boat or vessel
may be destroyed" There IS no reasOna-
bic doubt but that there was connivance,
violation of law, or fncom petency on the
part OF PERSONS connected with the steam
er Cum Deriand, as owners or officers by
which some ten to twenty. five lives
We're lost. 1 therefore do, in consid.
Grafton Of the above together with
other developments that the local board
were not in possession of, and my duty as
q public officer, suspend the licenses OF
Robert Redden and Thos. Green, as en-
gineers on steamboats,, and also the license
of the pilots that were plotting the steamer
Cumberland, for three months previous to
her exploding; aud L will, as soon as DOS
sible, report the disaster TO the proper
authority, with names Of witnesses and all
the evidence collected. in order that tus-
tice may be done, the laws faith ully en-
forced, and the lives OF the travelling pub
lie protected.
Very respectfully, SAM'L HoUsToN.
Supervising Inspector