, 1870-01-28

1he Responsibility TOR the Acc1-
deut-Enc Cnusc Fully Accounted

4 He ttG"P04SauAI1lJ sUE RAG ACC1e
dcnt-Tnc Cause Fully Accounted
fur.
Fron. II" ht.uit Fu.t, ian. -
Fer sevels' days pa: commissioner wilkins. Of
thts city has heen euaauet IL taxi. g te,tinoay in
Con pany and o htra sEsiIst The Detroit an'l
Cle.e:and s,eAn Saylsallon tourany. This Is !
pe n s'9t 81 oo ss9'ss 81 a. n e.
vas Us: IL Laxe Eue ~ June, 1858 ~
the lwce1s I the laAt nef tiopeti toat totecaver
Ismsges Resulting from tald collision. or course, |
10 orotr 10 recover such daEaHes I! b.caEe ne:-
e:tag 10 prove here tne responsibility Tor The
collision lay. The ma. .es was yc'r thoroughly |
Ro1 INTO Oh the r ~ I. astt ltfatt Cemli,s,o5
er WILKINS. John F Cary, Es4, OF c.svesants ap-
Of Ibis CITY. appeared Io1 The rttrold-L!s.
The ttTr,bl5 faat rseuts OF the collision ara srl
tttsh In ,bs eno1y Of our re7ders. The tuu
hr-uRtt 10 tbe tRns, As a matter Of general In
ie1eas We gre the tubs' ce Of the tesltIopy
be.Ile op II responsibility for the catastrophe.
the Cottatdt on the night OF the collision, teau.
1ed that at 10 O'Clock Of that night re weut on
which was a good plAce for co.erva..on. Aboet
twtnty mLu.rs before the ooIl!.iop he "a = the
ltsat q The Morning s,ar: sae sno~ed head
Ibe hEhts wete Bhegs naI{ po!at o. the ar
sosro bow Of the t'oE.la1dt.. Aud there ~as 70
charge ID their bearing Is she nprs achea. Il
the lights ere o,-*ree.l II bad atcpnel The
weather was cloudy aud 1h'cs. There WAS no
icR: 1he rncou CT tsafs sete no: vls!ae. l. 1as
prets! good night TO see lT5t, 1t belbc
dlstapce- Wnlrsy inw tie co1ored lRa.s ii
ne Mesnos sso s, ssE a. =. s:;s o9s '' as sss f FIX
nIte eau,e to him tw1c- trou The TINS he reoest-
rEh': ten he reru1t ed and got his zps-gas, an7
Looked spain. Ft.-t be SAID It NUT be ths C:est.
q. pItr Light; ihep. ~t:es !oek'Ea 1nsosea h's
.tood few momeIls looking a: the weather: Il
wRs bow!pg nre'1y tres1- 4 few words we're
;he sido Of tue zc.sei at nes atstto4rd Ign,
nLu tuit t3e mule ina. tee ilghs taon.d be
,rtn nes. PC did ot 1.skc ary .tr,f. ea; wtn:
apd oated q: the fRh; htnte!f. lie 'hen weat hit
a1u tues IN the itaTooast itgnt-Ehc gIe-n rH.t-
srou the ns7z'n caTLneL He tctK It oa deck
r6ss cou.d rec Of lin, a. tie nail-s: 81 sail was
Wtntsss,asen 'r Ria Place nss1 III. steamer
from the ..tsel, wten tc s:epped tsck tntee CT
lons t1efs to the bell s.o started 10 tlcE IT, aat
hent 1trg'ngM IN he saw the t:came; was 100
ccte to gel cfar. Sha caEe right ca, and s'r1ck
| the vetstl bsswee1 mash act n'zzeu. q LILLE bo
| :cre the 4 ,zzen tirepg on tie s.s1ro..d size.
Ite IL >! tss e5 %
shs tCIt ra,s.l It Ut . pat over 1ae ste sHen
tho ttean CT e!ruef, AID lnat ans tee las: s1as
i 11cded 10 te ,r,uucd. l. was tusultG. verJ
lev, just 81 much as 1t coSld 90 70 burn:
ient wss burning rnc'lf unss ha xcat
| On wa'ch. TIE hgh' was e-'Elth eu the m'x
zeI chsnrel nste last 10 Ioe :n'zz.o ttsx'sg out
we're teen upt0 The c,l'i-'?n ~tt:"sA tea'd 10
tntes: rAlQ Tho bell without aeJ ota-r. ue ccu'd
rte the tu;1 Of Eetsel without Aghrs hat rcty
! OF wit1e.s 20 take care Of the 1aTps: auppased
The naie DID Il: had teea l'ehts Of three or tour
1a ,eu ea ia vs. a til.
nate wa,cn on toe Cor Iaudt As t1c tine oi th-
cc1'sfon; Wa vAlsr r the deck sroupd tue us'u.
asout sessa1een M I 9:aass. ters W sss % co IL ,a. On.
The man OF the lootcut ss9or,ta . rRa::
s,'sss, ,s ,,,s -. e1isa, ''eos aaa alter.
~ .,aiee.,a %. II lie tIue, IRON ,as
10 wt:ress mt sav them until t:t co41..ou
eSes Ct ee xMnes ts ,os :;
utes teete tic cull:t,cc. IL. lie rrtore the col.
ing tIom ADfdsh'ps sud gong tosAro frr T'Rgtpg,
to.d,pR M iteht. Wa> not certain weetatr Of
10, this was Tho nate. The Light he had vas =
| green light The Steamer VAS ylen a1oui :w0 OF
| except Rlt Z the bell T0it os'i.r was gtyen
inne 3ns; at re time be sang tn'. A. he sag oai
| The tel wat ri g1rG. The Z ~ Vho es:1lei The
xaf M az so ,9 se a. srs en as .ns
| .ton.
!tx.sa eeoa nIaat to rec bright light, hut ,
| nr Hoop Ne1e F!tth.e, II VAS dark. A.d raining
h.tt. Witre<s looked At the fteen FRht on th'
Cait,atat aftcs The s'tanbnAtt lsh's ~rte nsts
II lcok, d a eors Ct ON tiaht, net 70 ot!tnt ~ +
sAs before: Io:,ced this tight about Is minute
james na1s,em tes.eed that he vas IN II,
mate 3 watch on boasu tue C-rtacds OF tue ntgh
cf the COLLISION lie EAs trayeh cu fht torecA4'lt
oc1 ont ty HOW'D. shorty before the eoll'sloa
sroerd e IL IL foFecsse a.,' s IL Collision hs sen
:eas Of the Morning s:ar arpse aching ah:us 2
Light ahead! !" Ard ~rrcss losked. Tue mA
Was tEen At; he came forp ard ard looked .
os "a s;a se raea 1as2ss r. ::
sts's aao cane and looked aea'n. Then DC .asd !
wss larKe psopciler Or steameoas; h
niaa,e. " D.iass .*s The s'4' COLLISION: : d.a u g
. we him asain; heard bun s.19 oas " R.n
:. sny . ss s 81
A. The steamer capc uo ~1tless "a. her tttga
tent nod sl.erssrd ntI colore't ltgnn The
) stNocaId bow: thtre va ~ Change ia her oe.s
IR a she cane up. The nase tcok casr1e Of 70
sn ae e. srtea ens ss
giren roable, and had been c1ed once or TIVE
betort duspE that watch. The mae a!Eays nre
where during The nlsht before th1A o7ce or ne
Wlt1e8s heard no order gssea, e1ceps to rsog tn
bell.
witness raw the green light on tbs vessel >:
! o'clock p H.; isoked II It II sec II II WAS ooEr
4cR. dsa nes 20 to the scIsen 10 ioas. eut looes
1t il from about tho middle Of ths vc4sel on IN
starhosrd kidc: ook cd over the 1sil. The ltzs
loot ed rstntr dtm; II hsd oeen r2iniuE. aod -
= rain felt on tue 2laas Of the lamp; had SEGA q
ate tAke the 1lRnk out Of the ecsceo, on tae III
!. hetc1c tnis, and carTy 1t INTO the caNr;
1 The above Is tie sung ancc 10 or1et OF !nfe
= ! Of The principal witnesses rxan!ne1. al
: ! whom werr m wslca on board re Coraan:
i | AZ the time Ct the collision, aud who -
9 ! ne seen. eorrphosAte eaca uth-r ~ 70 IHe y
terce ol tie ereen 1Iaht frou tbs utk1 20 fts-l,
r Of tue vesseL We have r0t go7e iuto rae te..
ID | mopI or uoseexAu1na.1uu IN dctsH. eu: tas
n N ply clrrn tec fac's nearrS upoa tae chis'o
*wexr u citteu5. /, w'il b- Seen tat t5is tes.
Z mony pshoeA sae responsibility Tor tna A7ctd.'
Il | directly Lpon the mate Of ,nn yes e, <nH h
j rem ored the ereeu night frnm The ch1on-l A.
= ssd fater y ttto The cabin Tor the parposs
!. 'ru m,rR It. He WIS r~s1rclca. acd wa. / u
10 feachi4 over the AIDE Of t1e vessel 10 rep.a:e
1htn the crlistnn rrr1et a.d as Va, klle,
4 Tbs tsattr out tatcn - above tnd,e.t"d. :s 70
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