The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-12
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE DISASTER.
The Insufficieney and Bad Condition Of the
LifebOats Once More.
How the Officers and Crew
Scrambled for Life.
TESTIMONY OF OTHER PASSENGERS.

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In the Mctis investigation to-day Albert Gallup tes-
fed that no passenger that he awakened by
the crash; saw one OF the under officers who said that
everything was all right; Afterwards aroused by
Captain HULL who said that the ship was snking went
into the saloon and found ts people In eommotion
sofhe had life preservers And Wer6 putting them
he could find in his and did
all after getting the hurricane deck he attempted
to jump into boat and fell seizng iron brace
being in the water carried Inc boat bottom upward
S Ss a. "a "a
myself there Were rs @ eight ten
an oar besides the man in there were Ave oar.
Sis
ct into aHS %ss s
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Sfs @ ssnS ad SSS?
s:s Who started them boat
Concluded ina sss 9: ss boat! had been
| LOWERED AUrH0..s., '---
: sSa i' not s1 Sign
man In charge slated that was s a had as
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the IN Charge orsSrea al me- 70 s
ss % %a s asss ne
n too the ca vo w Sss stood up
SCI dd not gee and sailed away from that
ssasS Ths sSs ss IN s
W. tSwari badge q the SECOND mates; asked L
Ssa given the ossr; said
s; p$ as
I saw nc name rh S on her side saw The men On
her. ss t he s ast
n s SST s% s the deck The
rsmsn al sang o.. to turn the boat Ground and 90
s yo n %a s a 70 snd S a
i asked a. and gave q said was
-,., ~, KEEP .l rassS MIN n sUnsESTCs =, ~,
sssi y
went To the
pany and secretary; went on board In New York as
captains burton and Hull Captains Burton
DRINK A DROP or LIQUOR;
o d no ss Sinking
Il S aassrsd % dfsd
8, ss Res u Until
got into stonns!on did not know the cutter WAS
50 far as am that Information was given
Sss Win syS VI
Il s:w a as s 6 oas s
In passns the EN- 1 ala ySn
sir; Up and down and up again there had been
aany OSv H. plenty Of
when Captain Durtsn gave the order to put on epre-
Testimony of q Wheelman.
Bq bSw ws:sh%an Ss as Nets s na
ne locked s bore out sna sSu sq and ,n shSf
Sara s o .ls S aaa q Ps The waf
sSM aas ;$
r'Ss IS $
what
sunk then Locked So S%t q the win
on the cross summation The wheelman said - was
% s 81 s d: ssdand wcn s
sails drawing; the pilot said Hard port" and he took
ssf ana %s ps
the ship heading southeast noticed the compass at
the time; when noticed the schooners sails shaking
she close upon us; they were shaking before
she struck us I am positive before the pilot
gave the order to put the wheel port; he
he the rss s eeasS e.s y;
I seered her six hours; never any time when
could not steer her except perhaps In New York harbor
ssEs a act b I'D %o exported on
More Testimony.
Albert Schroeder, passenger, deposed He thoaght
hundred souls board after the disaster
said in authority present with the passei
gers 10 advise, suggest or command.
Mrs. Frances Harris stewardess testified that there
were fifteen besides herself in the ladies' cabin thinks
Sa Of the cabin except who was SICK all the
Indies she had life preservers
Mr.. $. o. Banding Of vincland, ~ j. testified to about
the same statements as previously published.
WHY DID THE NETS SINk9