New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE COLLISION IN THE BAY.

THE COLLISION in THE BAL
coRoNFR's INyEsrIGATIoN-THIR DAY-srArE-
MENT OF THE sCHooNERs CAPTAIN AND
MATE.
The investigation Of Coroner Wmteblll anu
iury into the cause of the collision between the steamer
NorVaIk and the schooner Lady Een by which John E
Phalen lost hs ife continued yesterday anerhoo
Stacey Jarvis deposed: reside in Philadelphia am
sailor; am Captain of the schooner Lady Ellen; on 'no
10Th OF August we came in collision with the steamer
Norwalk at about 7:i5 p. between Bedloe isia o
Robbin's Reef; was running down the bay WIN the
wind N westward and met a steamer ahead about TWO
o,pts IN our starboard bow she about mile on
we kept her green light open To ts on our ha H.
s r sU peen Ght and kept in bow; when we
first saw her heading about nOrth anu we
~, sta To bow she was Steering
north northeast; when she blew her Whste we pL o %
helm down; We were then aDou 10 sIhe Tx n htr @ the
bew her whistle but II was 700 late; peIoIe to
schooner could clear the steamer she strck neI, we
struck her just forward OF the a ,h heI
running All and said she was sinking was at tne "Ie
previous too and at the time OF the cOhs9ni We a
mp and we al got IN net o V in the
water and we rOwed around 70 see the conulugn Oh our
vessel we were going pick the people out OF te water
Inf nv the time We cot there a tugboat came between @
cannot tell how many were IN the WateIi VIC th 9uP
posed the tug had picked themup there was sOop eoe
v and we went over 10 and three Of our men got on
her and went back TO the schooner ana eo & on 'ti1
or we took i'm our sails and drifted up the bay we t9ud
the deck Of schooner full OF people, VINO % soa @ % o
board and drifted up the bay with us We Iopk our r
ight and signaed q erryboat of the south Ferry 10
and assist u.s. but they t9ot e. no no'g
we think they did not hear us or know our e
were about 800 yards off at the time falling TO attract
their attention we finally sgnaed the boat Howard
which came up TO our aid she toWed us 10 Ine Aono
dock BASIN there was one man TnU 70 tbe Norwaik
he had taken down our fOresais whe got On uoaiu
then took t t9 t 1ii.ion we hada green light in the
garboard rigging and red nglt IN tne port rHEhB' no
FIRST saw the Norwalk she showed her green light the
green light shut out when she crossed our p0" %
ence consider myself competent to sail schooner we
were about two points to the windward Q the sso t
when we first sighted her; were running paraiie 10
each other about midway OF tne chinneI tn9 9
wind blowing westward and we were headng % ioo
tide the steamer nothing TO wlndwardi my Iss5ei
will her helm pretty quickly ii we Pu 1i @ hoIn
down so to take southwest course, we Inlgnt naSe
cleared the vessel IL we had time when we han oIj NY
crew wac tb fS % d et All rim the sal we were into
three lengths ofand put my helm down dlG not near
eny person make signals to from the decks OF the
steamer before struck; did not at all mistake the
lights the steamer; my opinion Is niat lhe steamer
changed her to get up the East kVgr ner course
before would have taken her up the North hVe ana sne
had alter to the East tdVer that aele ntl
norhn0rth east; we coid NOT DE certain Nv hoat @
person in the water man or woman; the yaWlD0dt
was two hundred yards on we could see tne poe
house of the steamer before the collision but did not see
apy one in there; do not know whether could see them
If they were in the Pothouse were Ie ne Pt inst
fed in cutting the vessel which run INTO me sne
was entangled OF the passengers SAID hat te oe
was drunk some OF them sao tne{ sen I % ST ~ Zinc in
the barroom to the pilot-house WITH DottIe 9 Nhe ~
do not think that CARRYING bottle of wine in his hand
would make him drunk."l witness eontlnued' l can can
recoonize one of passengers who said that the Ot
OF the steamer was drunk saw Mr. Flanaga Pou9e
man. on the schooner; he did not ask me now @ III Ine
him, that to tell the truth did not see Ine d sSeeo @
until run into herr told him my men W1ulu 1 70
aboard the soop and would stay in the small boat
do not remember his asking why my men dld not ty
TO save the men In the water; remember ms saying
something about the in the water, but do not
remember the words we had all our sans up & %aSh & we
struck the steamer, all OF which were on our Pof sue
could the bow Of the steamer but only the place
where struck; when we struck dd not go IorWdTd
to what damage had bIen done, & Dat nsd so
that the schooner sinking; think that struck the
Smith CLAYTON deposed I reside at Egg Harbor, New
Jersey; am the schooner Lady Ellen and was on
board at the time OF the collision; when nrst saw tne
pulling down the fOretOpsail don't know the course or
the schooner but suppose IL was sout Know tar sfe
have been nOrth-noTtheast our steward haloed that
there was steamer ahead ne csed 70 the eaR@bdln pa ma
jumped the windass and shouted; we were SO close
when shouted luff" but do not know his answer; We
were six yards from the steamer; after the
schooner struck the steamer we yaw boat
mlled around our vessel If she would sink and
then pulled for the soOp; did not see any man IN
the water when came back to the schooner the decks
were full OF people, lOosed sails and dred until
tug in five OF our sails were standing when
we abandoned the schooner heard several the pas
sengers say that the pilot OF the steamer drunk
did not ask she names OF any one making
steamer was to blame, and agree with him; have had
ten years experience sailor was sober that night,
and / know that the captain was also; / was on the
lookout until fifteen minutes before the collision and
was take in the topsa; did not see the steamer
when on the lookout do not know that any one took
cause | eeward and behind the sail; the proper
is and % adh Se Tss h1S
had started for Boston that afternoon
The Coroner then ADJOURNED the inFther hvessgalon @
persons who witnessed the collision will come forward
and give their statement