The New York herald., 1872-11-23
TURNING OF THE MISSOURI.
Conclusion or the fnvestigation Before
the Inspeeters-A TrfDats 80 thc


Memory Of Captain Green. sac3
The nnal investigation into the burning Of the
Atlantic Mail Steamship Company's steamer Mis-
souri, was held at the ONCE Of the Inspector OF
Steamers, 90 Pine street, yesterday morning.
The first witness called was Mar. Ii. y. Guivan, thd
treasurer OF the company, whose testimony was
substantially as follows:-I am treasurer OF the ATT
lantc Mail steamship Company; give all orders
for repairs, stores, &c. the Missouri was repaired
before she left New York; her boilers were re-
paired, her water bottoms made new; had o new
steam chimney, new jackets and tunnels; back
connections repaired and 1l0 new nJies, and
she also had her nae sheets repaired; the boilers
were repaired and all the felting removed; |;
her hull was caked from the plankshear to
the water line: her boats were overhauled by
our ship carpenter aud she repainted through
out; on June the 10th her boilers were subjected
men the inspectors, at the time OF her inspection,
thought that 1t would be well to make certain
| small repairs, which were Indicated IN a letter
| from them to me. The following were the sug-
| gestlons ns:-kepair water bottom aud renew lining
Of steam chimney and such other repairs as subse
| quent inspection would show to be necessary. In
stead or performing these repairs the company
thought Y better to build anew and reht; the
boats OF the ship were all in good order; the ship
carpenter told me that the inspectors ought TO
! look ut them and requested to know If ne Should
Il necessary to remove them to to- his lis shop si
| can only state that everything that |
KNOW OF was QOne; cannot SCabe Wnetnef the oars
were there or n0t the equipping OF the boats with
oars &c came under the direction Of Mr.. German,
the Port superintendent OF the company; there are
spirits carried the steamers OF this line, except
that which-s kept under lock and key In the store
room there was no aguadente on board the ship by
consent OF the company, for no such purchase Is
shown by the ships bills II Is my opinion that II such
a stuff were aboard 1t was brought aboard by some
OF the ships crew for drinking purposes; the
dishes in the pantry were warmed by alcoholic
lamps. but the alcohol kept In the stOre-rO0m
and dealt out in small quantities, enough to fill the
lamps we knew how much should be used In the
lamps, and II there was any short when the store
keeper makes up his account he Is charged with
the same.
Inspector Mathcws--Was there any order issued
from your oGice as to the stations of the crewf
Witness-No; none In particular that am aware
Of; however, will state that two or three years
ago the men used to be stationed at five quarters
and regularly exercised but the passengers raised
such fuss about 1t that II was discontinued and
after this we contented ourselves with
fastening the hose to the hydrants every
night; Captain Green was remarkably cool
man In the face OF danger in
| March, 1870 when the Eagle was lost at Body
Island, his conduct examined into by the Ship
masters Association, and his certificate was return
ed to him; this increased the company's confidence
i In him; the Missouri was valued at Sl75,OOO but
cannet state the value OF the cargo, &c.
The next witness examined was Mr.. Gardiner,
/ til Port Inspector. His testimony was substal-
ALLY the same as that OF the previous witness.