New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-28

il was the captain or the doctor who said l one OF s
certainly did. they were the only t~Oto Wn" cpt "G
will that Capt Eyre said to me- .a serve ye her
the quarter of Yankee frigate; ne sau lin"
right she crossed my bows with siarboar1 h,n 20
said that was a curious ithing to do. Sdpt. iHl9
did lead me TO believe that the onelua hhu az
serious INJURY; reported 10 my captain 'n"' !" wa"
Thomas T. evonthop also Le%en hs nS 81 u Of I" her
arrival almost directly she had ahchoIeu' VIC III >, 30 ~
No asked me what steamer had gone ont that
eveningl told him the only one knew OF was the
American manofwar oneida he told me they had been
in collision with steamer and that probably that was
the one aerward saw Capt: Eyre ana nc uerorIosn
that She wonid surely put back he said eyes. you will
see long, somebody said on board that they
could right into her saloon but am not sure who
was made the remark; believe Capt Eyre was present
this remark made; several people we're there
tain heard what passed. took place about
signals they certainly did not think on board that the
Oneida had been dangerously injured they seemed To
think on board that IL was simply question OF repairs;
they did not say anything about any man on board the
with Captain Eyre; l talking with lady passengers.
who told me that the shock was like slight grazing Ike
running rock easily; Lady Parkes told me she was In
the saloon and that when she felt the collision she had
ont she said she had run outside the saloon thinking
that II they had struck rock she would have better
chance for boat she did not say anything about having
seen the other vessel Captain Eyre told me aat he dd
not to have sustained much damage, because MS
anchors were hanging at his bows all right
The doctor of the Bombay Alfred Steele Perkins, tes
him or Capt Eyre: To my knowledge l have not SAID
that could into the saloons of the vessel into which
saw her passing us after the collision, merely the
dark of snip and the glimmer of light as far as
| could judge; ] person or persons on board the
oneida; portion OF her interior through hole
ing, ana could not see where 1t came FROM the
other vessel passed quickly that I really could not
describe what saw, further than that saw the glim
mer OF a light at the side of the ship could no
distinct outline OF the hole through which the
When ,Capt Eyre was requested 6y the commander OF
the Ocean 20 20 the relief Of the Oneida after the refu
gees reached Yokohama. he responded as follows TO
Lieut.. Fanshave who carried the MESSAGE viii you te
your commanding officer that have nine feet OF water
in foremost compartment and is inches i'll my second
compartment, and that should not have gone out had
not received message from my agent; but that now
am getting under weigh to go out Immediately. CIV
ing me-, says the Lieutenant to understand that the
why he should not have gone out was on account
OF his having feet OF water or was on account OF
his ship not being fit TO then left the bombay ana
noticed, when about hundred yards from her. that she
already under weigh"
When the testimony Of the officers of the Ocean had
been given Capt Eyre asked permission TO apologize for
any dscourtcous language he may have used IN Iegar
TO the American vessel lie said that he was very urea
PLANTATION pleasantly, and assured the captain thlt ne
was conducting the case without personal prejudice UT
Concerning the reports Of the disaster heard from
officers of the Bombay in the International Hotel of
Yokohama George Wills boarding at the hotel, esttes:
in the baTrOom of that hotel on the evening OF the
oath of last month Capt Iiltz and Mr. Curtis and we're
sitting at the stove Mr. IIamertOn the third officer
OF the Bombay standing at the bar at about 10 or II
yards distant from us; am an Englshman; | dd not
hear Mr.. Hamerton make any statement relative to
the collisions heard the steward say sometime,
cannot exactly remember what / know the converse.
ton occurred but heard the cefiseward say he mad
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shock lie said he hardly stopped TO wipe Is ee Dut ran
on deck. where he met the carpenter and inquired OF MN
what was the matter; the carpenter informed him there
had been a collision and that hole had been made in
the other ship large enough TO look INTO the caDh MI
is lob Tor the carpenters there steward then
walked toward the bar where Mr. Iamerton was as e was
walking toward the bar. Capt. HtZ called ont TO him
"Dd yOu not stOpl" Mr. Hamerton answered mo- capt
Hiltz then said "why notf Mr. Hamerlon made answer
g" say that's where the mistake u.s. OF words 10
that effect.
on TIE BOMBAY -DIp THEY HEAR THE GUNS "a SLIGHT
SHOCK"
Arthur LOggius the chief officer Of the Bombay testl
Ges The Captain was standing with the pilot, looking
aft and said f they assistance they VIII certainly
send up a rocket two and fire gum" be then asked
the pilot. what do you think had better do! do you
think she is much damaged ' the pilot said. mo, you
can 90 back if you Ike bat do that there is any
occasion II yOn do not know what damage l. done 10
your ship, and you have the mails on board so you
had better go on; the Captain then asked hln suppose
She had met with any damage Is there anywhere
she could safely 2! the pilot said yes she can run on
80, S tben said :" in mar case we viii 20 on; did
any sound voice calling; was on the bridge
till she cleared Us, and could have heard we had been
hailed. heard no runs and saw no signals OF any kind
from the other snip; IN position 20 have heard
and seen If there had been any; the COLLISION
Richard Common the pilot, American as given above.
said: The oneida went out Of sight IN 10 nle the cap
gun send up rocket; we were both looking IN The
direction Of the Oneida for signals at the time the CHEF
officer came on the bridge, and the captain asked mn
what damage had been done he replied. that he could
The vessels sail was foul OF the Bombay BOWS so ldI
he could not see all Of the damage the captain and my
s Ss %saG mc he u asked me- f saw any
signall | told Inn NO." he said, "they can |
the CAPTAIN said to me what would you DO !" Ttod
him that thought that if the other ship IN danger
Tor him to 90 Yokohama possible = the
bell was RING to go ahead slow" shortly aIterward 1t
except that we now and then Looked AT to see II we
Of capt Eyre should have felt 1t my duty TO go on
did do not believe that Capt Eyre had any idea OF
the tent of the injury sustained by the Oneida from the
damaged most; personally had 10 doubt, as saw no
Boyle Purdon Creagh second officer OF the Bombay.
testified as follows: The collision occasoned n pretty
good shock-not very great shock but you could icel
very well the poop where was standing could feel
on the bridge did not report the shock TO the captain
nor tell him nc any time what felt from the time OF the
collision until lost sight OF the steamers hull could
not say now long "a Time elapsed; ~ ~
after she had dropped atern, some ono
sang out, "SteaIner annoy" answered them,
but heard reply heard other words such stay
by u.s." if anything OF that sort had been said could
my reply was halloi did report tins circumstance
the Captain; dd not report the hail but the fourth
heard the steam whistle of the Oneida going after the
collisions it after the hail that heard the whistle;
did not report the hearing OF the whistle. did order
such report to he made, rs was not certain whether
1t the whistle not there is often sound
from the engines like steam WHISTLE ana was not sure
whether it was that heard or not:
Talbot Stokes fourth officer on deck at the time OF col
lision swears did not any blue light rocket or
flash of any gun did hear report of any gun
from the Oneida.
Aubrey Hamerton, third officer, testifes went on
deck two after the collision had occurred; the
collision occasiOned slight culver 10 ship heard
the sound OF crash below; when went deck, saw
the other ship starb0ard quarter she was about
ships length OFF, noticed she was barkrigged steamer
under SAIL saw her hnll the stern toward u.s. and
her starbOard quarter noticed nothing particular about
her hut saw broken wood between her and our
selves; took notice of any damage 10 her could not
saw how long she in sight while looked at her
could see her distinctly did not notice hole in her
stern; cannot for certain what saw, but think II
was the starboard quarter and the STERN saw some
fights issuing the stern bat could not say what they
were ! could not say whether they appeared 10 Inc 10
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