The New York herald., 1870-03-28

this day proceeded on board the Pacc and O
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weasel supposed 10 be the United stos corvette oneds
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OF the iron plating close TO the Een about three fee nine
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plate cracsed on the port sid. about an inch and
was about ten length through
oapa se se bsna head ad skirt
ing boards crushed carried away found examina
plating joining much shaken and the lower ends Of
the prung and one angle iron on the port aide
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FRANK RotdEsoSr. u Il II n 5 v'adnif
First Lieutenant II. Is. NJ. 8. Ocean.
WILLIAM MCDONALD,
Surveyor tor Lioyds Agents and Local oaces
YoKoHA MA, Jan. 2o 1870.
Mr.. DE Long having submitted certain questions
70 the committee replies were given that It was
an angle from nity-nye 10 sixty degrees; That The
side on which tae remaining iron and woodwork
were Dent Inclined TO 5tarDoard; that the BOMBAY
was injured mainly on the port side; that the spar
from Inc Oneida passed through iron plate about
twelve inches In diameter consisting or pine and
oakl and that there was no great danger OF the
Bombay sinking from the enects OF h9r injuries as
long as the water could be confined to the compart
ment penetrated
WHAT THE STEWARD HEARD ON BOARD THE BOMBAY
The evidence of Eoyie Pendon Creagh, Talbot Sto.
ker and Aubrey Hawerton, second. fourth and third
officers or the Bombay, and OF Edward Newman.
the steward, was substantially the same as that OF
the other officers OF the Bombay In his cross-ex-
animation Mr.. Newman made the following state
ment:-
by Inc TO the agent to report the collisions he tod
ne TO take his compliments TO the agent and say
WE na9 9ery 9een & 10 o out ne thought
the message did deliver; do not think told
Mr. Daziel anything about the other vessel, but
cannot remember; went to the International H0tel
Jnat evening" think did state in the International
Hotel that we had had collision; do not remem-
Der another gentleman asking me If We had stopped
to see what injury Ine otner vessel had sustained;
Go not know that know Captain hlltZ, of the City
OF Yedo; II any one asked me whether we had stop
sci, must have answered "No;'' some one did ask
me why we did not stop; ! think replied did not
tstop; might have satd IN reply TO the question,
"No; there was the mistaken ! may also have
said, eve were making water ourseves;' ! did
vessel; / did not say that could see some Of the
officers removing man who had been hurt Dy the
collision; 1 was not IN the Yokohama Hotel that
I'VE nave smashed q hole III another vessel
large enough for coach TO- DC run into"
did not say, Il could see them through the
hole in the other vessel carrying the wounded
away;n don't remember that said tnat anybody
efse mad SAID SO; Iherd S08aetIet0 or ae Etssd on
board The Bon.ody on the acay uD; but not about
carrying dead body away the carpenter SAID he had
seen somebody lifted away from what he supposed
to be the table OF the saloon IN the other vessel;
did repeat what the carpenter had saidnot that
night, trink; ] did say that l thought the other
vessel would follow US in as l tnonRnt l saw her
masthead light following us; but didn't say she
would either be In that night or at the BOTTOM; /
thought saw her masthead light following us from
the f0recastle.
SAW SOMETHING THAT THE BOMBAY HAD KNOCKED
John Murray the carpenter OF the Bombay, In his
crOSS-eXamlnati0n, sald:-
was about SIX feet from the ships rail on the
starboard side when the ships struck; heard per-
son on board the other ship just after the collision
sing out either "shlp ahoyn or steamer ahOy:y
that's all heard ,,and an officer from the Bombay
answered.; did not hear any reply TO the Bombay's
answering hail; did NOS hear her steam whistle;
dd not hear any gun lred did not see the flash Of
any gun; did see a break made into the Oneida
by The Bombay; think 1t was o little abart
the mlZzen mast near her starboard quarter; when
she struck could not see u the other vessel had
a wheel house, but saw part fall over to Ope
side but could not say what 1t was; saw some
thing that the Bombay had knocked away 90 over
toward the port side; 1t was on the deck; cannot
say II It iell overheard or not; IL looked like a
wheel house something OF that sort; | saw at
tins point light; saw saw three l men; saw two men
saw no more persons saw light through this
hole, which appeared to me to tall On table;
ididn't see anything on the table, as II there
meal spread, anything OF that kind; / saw the
three men on one OF the decks; If she had poop
deck they must nave been on the spar deck; the
third man was being supported along by man on
either side OF him; could see lamp, but whether
1t was hanging above or on the table |
the hole which had been made by the collision;
dId not see the wheel OF the vessel; l saw what
thought TO be liable, but no other furniture: tile
light and the table were on the same deck on which
saw the man being supported.
SERVED HER RIGHT"
Robert B. Clements, OF the Royal Navy, testified
went on board the Bombay on the evening OF
the 24th; boarded the steamer as 0aicer or the
guard ana asked TO see the captain; he came out
Of MS cabin; l said to him, "What q long way out
you have anchored:' he asked me whom ne might
have the honor OF addressing; l told him who |
was and that wanted the senior oilcer's mails; he
SAID he thought he was quite justified IN ancnorng
SO far off, as IT was difficult TO tell at what
distance the lights were; he had never been
on the coast OF Japan before, and that he
was also IN the hands Of pilot, who had advised
him TO anchor there; besides that he had cut the
quarter OH the Yankee fri2ae in coming up The bay;
then said 10 must have been the Oneida, hope
she is not seriously damaged, aud is she In want
OF assistance 4 he said no, he thought not he mad
laid TO for some time and he signal denoting
that sue wanted assistance he added that 1t was
his mind to 60 Oh and land his passengers and
mails; he said he thought she wouldn't 30
on, but that she would come back here
to repair damages, and that he had got
some of her booms and sails on board and that he
must have Knocked some OF her boats away or some
thing OF that sort; asked him If he was damaged
himself; he said that be was and that the ship was
making water but nothing very serious; after that
proposed that should go into the saloon and walt
for the mails; we talked on dtfcrent things; had
conversation with the DOCTOR OF the Bombay either
the doctor or the captain, can't say which, said
that he could the lights In her cabins; that
all that took place regarding the collision.
TO MIR. Barhard-There was midshipman called
Stephens in the boat with me; think he went on
deck afterwards but he was not present during the
conversation; lieutenant named Leventhorpe, was
on board the Bombay before me, but not on duty.
To Mi. De LoDg-It was between eight and nine p
M. that boarded the steamer; did not board her
the next morning; can't say whether the doctor
ana captain were both present when the remark was
made that the cabin could be seen into; don't know
whether 1t was the captain or the doctor who said
1t; of them certainly did, as they were the only
Two to whom spoke; VIII swear that Captain Eyre
said to me- II have cut Oh the quarter OF Yankee
frigate;'' he SAID, "Serve her right, she
crossed my bows with q starDoard helm;' |
said that was q curious thing " DO; hope you
are reporting; knew that Mr.. Leventhorpe had
been on bosrd before me; he told me afterwards
that ne mad informed Captain Eyre that it must
have been the Oneida with which the bombay had
coded; Mr.. Leventhorpe had feft the Bombay be-
fore l had arrived; the captain did ask me 10 have
a glass of brandy and water; It was s-when got
back 10 my own ship that saw MIR. Leventhorpe
and learned from him that he had told Captain
Eyre what vessel he had run into; Captain Eyre
did not lead to believe that the Oneida had sus-
tanned serious injury; reported TO my captain that
II was trivial thing.
COULD SEE RIGHT INTO HER SALOON.
. Thomas Ii. Leventh0rpe, sworn, states-I am
lieutenant on BOARD her Maestys ship Ocean; l
boarded the Bombay on the night OF her arrival,
almost directly abe had anchored; was not on
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