New-York tribune., 1870-08-25
THE COLLISION IN THE BAY.
FURTHER TESTIMONY AND VERDICT or TIL
JIFRY.

JURY.
The inGuiry into the collision between the
steamer Norwak and schooner Lady Ellen concluded
before Coroner Whtehill yesterday.
David CLAYTON of NewJersey deposed-Was on the
schooner Lady Helen when the collision oecnrred was
on the quarterback with the Captain and he told me to
burning; then jumped down ana hoeled 10 nm TO et
her lu;" the steamer she was quite close 10 us'
when first her think shc was about q lnlle OF
half mile away little on our starboard DOW; wien
noticed her the second time she was within 70 yfds
of us, and was running directly across our DOWs;
ran att got into a small boat, and pulled for the
slOOp; pulled around the schooner, put 4 heifu
tain could have given directions up man with
out my hearing him. as was in the front part Oh .e
do not know that the schooner changed her course one
Of us changed our course think II WA te s.eDT" h
whether she "lufed or not heard OF NOBODY Delhg
overheard but on the sloop when arrived, rye JudSea Jc
Judged people, while i'll the small ooat inau9
effort to save them, but was so irlgheneu ,hao n 4
thought Unnecessary 10 save my own me- ud not kho"
John Flanagan deposed Am member of the New
Norwak at the time OF the collision; was detained theIe
was Just forward the wheel the main deck heard
comnotion as was passing aft at the ine and heard
crash did not the schooner before ran alt anu
on the port side the rail Of the steamer was caIie
away that the schooner had run INTO us ana carrier @
it away; saw four or ye people should M tnh II, d ,nd
water the rail OF the boat hoatg IN the Waer ana
people cngiDg to 1t; some appeared 10 De & swisd
saw yawl-boat coming 10 tnsn man @ dnen tt e
that the boat was ON nre anOthef Iuhor oat tai u;
was sinking went the schooner and saw capt Wllso
shipped down between tno TWO NtsSclsI
Wilson was examining the break in the steamer
side and told the passengers to stay board her. rled
to persuade them to stay on the steamer; but they III
sisted in going the schooner while on tnc schoocr
tug came up and cut the lines connecting the scho4hr
with the NOrWalk, leaving me on the schooner; previous
tn fhis Mr. Bertis and examined the schooner, ana
fouud She was not making any WAFER ORDERS "erS XVII
te nilo of the steamer to let the scchO0ner
dawn helped to get down the ioresail others were y
ing TO lower the mainsail alter wie W. Nv Ieae
in never saw Capt. Seey, the pllot uhuer tIe
of liquor; have known him Tor inc las, d Lo n an"
sa,g him every day during the Coney lslhhd season
ners1n came on hoard who said his name was INs' %
T,nfan of the schooner; he told me he dd not sec u
Steiner lin She Was close upon him he sd ne was nt
the wheel ut the time asked him where ms inun none
he said they were on deck, all working lorwaiu 'ry @
saw the steamboat, and the first he AneW oI 'e ,,
was his shouting TO him to uiii ne tficn % 'o ' '
befOre he had time the steamer was INTO MN IN MIL,
John X Robinson depOsed: Reside at NO. 10 q, The
MOOre-st N Y; a passenger on the NorH"ih ~ ,ho
time of the collision; was on the lower deck; saw ,n1
captain attending 10 his business ana nothins & he
the matter with him; reading newspaper "n a,ar
NOrwak whistled, and heard some other Doat a,,cr
her; saw a schooner 400 yards away INC tIa m
was getting to the Long Island shOrc; wlhu
the end Of the boat aud heard crash ana ~" iop''