New-York tribune., 1872-09-12

or DIRECTOR GAldsbAI i4'H
AND OTHERS.
IBY rRLBGR,rH TO TnE TmsUNEl
ppovInENCF. Sept. 1.-THE Board OF InVes-
uraon met o.; o'clock this morning 1Nc s'a'ou'op'
,f Albert schroeder OF No. 81 Anhb-fl, Ne"-loiS'
which had boon made out aud sworn u IN te N"'"N
onc was first presented. lie Judged that there "'re1Vo
nascugcr on board; impressed before lcaNs TON
with the large number OF chlldren heard orders gwen
90 make MP beds On TIC foor and saw six OF eSIt au'
M there were no lcprC servers I'm the cdpn OF NoiS
they being confined the staterooms there was nooo
IN authority present 10 advise or command 'he p'S
tcnccrs, and the ladies were almost H.'l'.'' ' 0
were poorly managed
Tho r,,raiuder OF the morning session was spent h
taking the testimony OF Col Albert Gallup secretary
ana director 81 the Company, Who was on OoA4" 'Io
Nets as passenger. He was one Of the eg"t VINO WEI"
ockel up p IA, second mates boat Which, t Is c"l'u
should have tayed passengers and is the person
Nho according TO tte second mates testimony ouNseu
nm 70 cease ool ing the water ana TO look
cut Tor The boats sa,etv The captain OF the Mocca4h
also states Chat tle fishing smack Qlp l WINCH w.
Gallup admits that he passed the docc"Slh az
O'clock and tgt ne was inforned OF the disaster t
o. o'clock 20 lt he was hour and quarter latef "t
the scene OF the disaster than he would haVe been hau
C him OF 1t. These facts have created
n sfror iuprcssicn that he tried TO save himself, re-
gardIcss Ct the passengers, and his testimony was
awaited with interest. The Chairman OF the Board
prono.rccs IL orc Of the cearest and most interesting
statements yet made and says that II It is uc u com
petey clears him He described his conduct up to the
time OF refining aud said he was awakened by the
crash saw the schoOners red light as she slipped past
ana heard man shout from her deck could not near
what be said; finding that no damage was done ne
tuncd in again. when Capt Hull informed him that the
steamer was sinking; shouted the passengers TO that
rf,ct heard Capt Hun order the steward to have his
men he the passengcrs could not get htepesefVefj
heard Capt Burton the passengers about put
ing nfeproscryersi climbed TO tie hurricane deek;
raw the careless upsettng OF the second mates hoati
whom she was rghted he got seat in her and helped
look after the floating passengers; when no more
were 10 be seen, and the waves had tuin-
lied those on board into heap, ana the boat
was fTng he advised putting her head to
ga for lef mat She would swamp; finding nothing bet
tS 6e hailed with gaiter for two hours; men
saw she was making headway they TOOK uinG 10 lam
over those who were missing; when ne Was SAha9steu
the second mate ordered the fremen TO relieve nm
hoard muttcriugs among the men when the storm Nas
highest about there being too many aboard; the second
ina,e had dlihcuty 20 keep the men IN. suoOIuuoh'
aud inquired who witness Sa anu Dgln5 'Vl; t t,rn
To help keep the men IN order Ihey were tiS 70
the boat course which would have been dangerous'
aud carried into stOningtO where they andedat about
O'Clock. judged; the captain and clerk OF the Ni
Motcasin which fired up and went TO the rescue ;
the night before he took supper with the TWO captdn
DO LIQUOR of any Kind was used never saw elhet OF
them drink drop noticed peculiar motion ana quiy-
erng Of tie steamer after the crash was very nuch e-
iauscd when he got ON board the Qup, having been in
IN water in his surtseeYes, ana wac 4lS ID Deftu
rolled up in blanket when she passed the Moecasn so
tt bc didn't see herr did not know that she was lheit
aud al iut see her TIL he went ashore when he ADVISED
boats bow To be turned TO tIe s,a ie upoU o ~
sailors in the boat but the TWO 0drsaeh; the
boat Was small and o. WOOD he@'d no UI.s io Ie me
captain except that ABOUT tbe Als 1l, 90
tLe light the schooner was II d. dldnt l0Ok IOi
leposeFyers Ia the saloon; mere were plenty oI ten
forward when Capt Burton told the Passengers TO pl
them OD; supposed his room was sacked or thein Neh
nc out passed the stairway 10 lbe lower QecK uee
tines saw ladies' there; one temporary bed; aunt
think 20 look for cork mattress. - :.
TIE statement Of Sanford o. Bandlng OF Nlhe@nu' y.
j. manufacturer passenger opened the afternoon aes
son. All the staterOoms were bought up wheh ne az
"a zen
get blankets because beds were to be made up on
lie floor; the boat heavily laden and went slowly;
the steward shouted III 0reseryeT; the iasten
ings OF the fe-raft which was l to the deck. were
tut Capt Burton advised stcki 70 lG counted 80 OF Az
pn the hurricane deck; beds 3iUg made up on the
noOr when he retired; the wreck went SO near ashore
that he Jumped of from into about one 1901 OF "IeIi
the feaft stayed ON the deck and OF 1tset saved no
DBe Mr. Bless. whose room he shared, was lost.
Mrs Frances Harris, steMaIasss next testieeu' ~ IL
became very rough toward two IN the ma se
ing about the stateroom hall, and the porter came
down and told them 70 secure ueprerVeri helped the
ladies' 10 them; went up stairs and when she returned
the water high that she could Mt get into the
IA ladies and girl about TO- IN the cabin that
nght; supposed when she went out that four ladies' were
lett within; thought All OF them got OUT possibly one
lady did Mt; all had eprescryers before she went
hurricane deck she thought ali would have saved;
the portors order TIL the water came IN was about
excited the confusion; was in the saloon III the even
ng and thought Ihere were beds on the hoo thought
pillow borrowed Of her for the purposes thought the
aies not saved were lost by jumping overheard and
not by the rush Of into the caDn jumped from
The wreck upon the sand, and did Mt get wet by the
Turf
Urbane Baker wheesman duty at the time Of the
collision, next sworn They were going due cast;
saw a vess red and green lights pilot and nc turned
khe rapidly possible to tue sOuteast the
schooner soon struck; pilot stopped the steamer
the sehoOners sails hang loosely. His account of Capt
Burtons coming INTO the pot-houSe, OF the Efforts 10
hnd leak aud 10 discover the schooner OF the start
the ALARM and the attempt 10 beach the steamer agreed
well with previous evidence. He helped passengers 10
hud nepreseryeTs and when he reached the hurricane
deck ali but boat had left the ship. and this lad
much water IN It; got on a box and hoated
TIL the chief engineer came py IN boat ana
picked hiis up; they got the boat to the
deck and helped bail IL staid in her
the t she neared the breakers helped pick up
several the wreck entered the breakers; attempted
to to Bloomington and was picked up by the MOccaL
Capt. Burton bep lady and gentleman out or the
water the schooner abOut half point TO the steam
brs aud about q quarter OF mile OF when he hrst
her her sails 10 StarbOard positive that
he both the red and lights of the schooner
that the steamers east. AT the close OF
the wheelsAans evidence Capt Burton listened 10 the
reading Of the testimony and made few verbal
changes The Board then adjourned 10 meet at 10 H.
tomorrow Tney hope 10 conclude their slttiugs at
Providence IN the AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
Joseph ii. Poalees, age 25, late stewhrd of
the steamship Metis, died IN Bellevue Hospital yester
day. the effect Of injuries received at the time of
the disaster.
WASHINGTON.