The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-28
Burrows Story Of Brutality Sworn
To Have Been False.
CARTRIDGES IN TIE CARGO.
Where Were the Ammunition and Oil
Slowed Away? and What the
Freight Agent Don't Know.
INEXPLICABLE IGNORANCE.
Description Of The BulkheadS Forward of the
Ships Boilers by Her Builder.

The investigation of the Bienville disaster was
continued yesterday at ten O'Clock before the
Board OF Inspectors specially detailed by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. The testimony Of Mr.. Will
liam Anthem, whose story has already been pub.
llshed In Its general details disproves certain SLAM
ders on the conduct OF negro servant attached to
Captain Maury, who was accused by passenger OF
heartless brutality. william Garrison, the negro
it now appears was the saviour Of his accuscr risk
ing his own life In the attempt.
The testimony OF the freight agent Of the line, 1t
may also be remarked shows on several points-of
which 1t would be supposed his knowledge would
be much more dstinct--a surprising ignorance.
An interest in the investigation is now beginning
to be strongly felt by the public, and it may yet be
gratiied by some uniooked-for developments. The
of the fire in the lated vessel Is not yet dis
covered, and there is something to be explained
regarding the contradiction OF evidence concern.
ing the cOmbustibe portion of the cargo.
Yesterday the examinations were conducted
principally by Messrs. Hill and Boole.
PASSENGERS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Henry Anthem was the first witness He was
Of the passengers of the Bienville and his mar
rative Of the disaster appeared In several OF the
Nassau papers. His testimony is as folows:-
of August, on he steamer evie Observed that from
iect think that 18th Of August, the afternoon
tho crew were all drilled at re quarters they seemed 10
q French T and
to fSsa
WET sSsras smoke
which arose from 1t looked more like steam than smoke
Tesn y
tn M asr or TSa e yche dress aa
papers found smoke drifting through the cabin 30
my toilet in the cabin underneath the skylgh us ran
DANGER OF sursocArIoN
n my it was about teep minutes min after this
AS %ss
Of Our boat was and AND
sS @ @ f '!fs we
PLACED On hoard q three
Water there but the
Ssas @ "f s s!
the ar %ere IN
toward When e came up With US and took hold q
G y Sn We n % our SUa
he OF to Of the boats that had but ten twelve
SsP boat but they pulled aWsy and sSsnaSas%
Mr. Mead, Consul at Nicarauga, was saved was large
boat m H. MSad boat q ne 'e had but
& S SsS %
mem was William GaTrI,Sn body servant q Captain
made ma i against him BY William Burrows Jr 8 only
not true, but Is most dsgracefu from the tact that the
GARRISON SAVED BURROWS HIMSELF FROM DROWNING;
Burrows said that when he and others werc hanging to
the gunwaie the menaced them Il they would not
The BOATS mast feet rom ne boat
"w he hSs in q s Of
drO%nng as them swan and id make
a aS s %o Il Sosf
him make Of one Of the with which he Is
passenger in our boat openly charged Burrows with his
That s oosr % ns
who ayerse 70 taking any one else in the boat prior
% SsnH him lS n with VIII @ @
drowning and didn't weigh ANYTHING he would take
hs PSet
formed me, while aft the quarter deck that
Pacific Mail steamers quantities Of arms and ammunition
% a s rs was S
s Ss e Dry m Sn Stoke e TO ca
who replied that there was no powder in The ship 70 his
they were in the treasure room or magazine.
EVIDENCE OF THE FREIGHT AGENT
Mr. G.. II. Dayton, superintendent OF freight for
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, was sworn,
and submitted o list OF the cargo OF the steamship
Bienville.
@. Are you familiar with the laws relating to steam
vesselsl A. have a copy OF the laws
disc are excluded from being carried steamers carry
ing passcngersY A. Except on conditions.
q. Are you aware that certain articles which are sub
jec these conditions taken as freight on this voy
age A What articles have YOU reiercnc; to- "a,
RATS Fsr Astral raj o or G A was
DON'T KNOW.
Q. Do you know whether. that oil had tile nre-test
q. Do you know IN what part of the ship the oil
slowed Y A. In the forehold.
of cilf A. Yes SIR and for Of that nature
O. Was there special precauton taken as regards
ts place 10 guard against danger from fire A. There
q. Do you know what the precaution wass. A. do
o. Were you aware that there were twenty-eght pack
'sS' Where We're they slowed r. In the rorehold
q Did you know there were hiry'six packages oil cart
O. Where were they stoweda A. do not know.
q: Were they, filled with gunpowderf A. They were
q We're there not in all SAC Of cartridges aboard
q. Do you know where any Of these cartridges were
O. Were any special directions given to the steycdore
to %he and Il
is lett to stevcdore ana the officers Of the ship.
NO SEPARATE TO STOW c0NBUsrfBLEs.
O. To your knowledge was there any designated place
on this ship where gunpowder must be slowed by
mission the inspectors Of steam vesscs A. There was
DO You know the nature and character of the 1892
cases OF drugs mentioned In the maness 4: Yes sir
Bitiersr and ''Tonc Bltters."
q Was there any nitro-gycerne, camphenc, naphtha,
oil OF vitro nitric other chemical acids oil spirits
OF turpenune included among these drugss A. Not TO
D. Are not all such prohibited articles when offered
for freight distinctly marked on the outside with de