New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-07
OCEAN PERILS.
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minute and the statements OF the purscr would allow
him such length of time His evidence was OF inpr-
est chiefly from the fact that he brought away only
eight persons in boat that would carry l6 The Board
pushed him pretty hard this point, and the matter
will bear further inquiry The statements of James
whitlow an oiler which chiefly bore upon the inside
management OF the vessel after the shock, and which
agreed very well with the statement of the engineer
given yesterday, closed the morning session.
The afternoon session began at ., and the statement
OF Daniel Logan, Oer into whose room, while no was
asleep the schOOners jbbOom crushed, came next and
was OF much the Same character as that OF Willow
John H. Latham purser next declared that there were
l07 whole and two half tickets sold, total OF 100 psen-
gers: some may have had passes but none were pre-
scented to him. three or four might have failed TO buy
tickets this was about all the additions TO tho list he
allowed to made. lie cOntradcted john H. T. Gatc-
lays testimony in declaring that there were not more
than ten Storage passengers aboard ana tha no Deus
were made up the floor, TO his knowledge Tic dia nj
know how many the crew consisted Of nor how many
life preservers there were, but thought there were
enough. The second pilot. VIM ". Palmer, VINO had
charge " the Mets from midnight to the time OF the
collision gave a scientific version OF the DOW Watch-
mans statement, and told straightforward Stor|' nc
said that the night only moderately stormy WYNN
which statement the schooner's captain agrees) ana
said that not usual for captains to be at the wheel
M that bour Of the night unless the extra
ordinary. Abraham IOIIcgb HISt puOt bdfO 'A' W.
Guiding testimony Of which the only point Of interest Is
his frank confession tn at the boats got OF IN very
careless way. The examination will be resumed TO-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, when Capt BurtOb's
testimony win De taken AS the schooner and steamer
evidence entirely dagrocs in several vital points, the
affair Is already getting fearfuy mixed The feeling IN
Providence is quiet but deep against tho management of
the Nets, both before and after the collision
A SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH.i
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 6.-Edmund Davis, bow
Waterman, completed his testimony to-day, adding
nothing Of special importance Thomas Hardy, second
mate testified that tho crash of the collision was heard
by him. and he ran forward to the of the first Oer
where it appeared to be. nearly under the pothouse
heard the deck bell from the pilothouse and answered
il; they ordered me TO 70 down into the forward hold
and see If the boat was making any water;
went down through the scuttle into the hold,
forward Of the forward bukhead; every thing was dry
there was no water IN tna compartments Cou.n ~
out of that compartment into the next one without go
ing deck there was no scuttle III inc DuAhGdu "
any descriptions; went down 10 neI AcesOn anu iOoacu
for the leak, but did not see any, 59e was peileCuy y
all through; came up and reported 10 p,o-houSo Una.
everything tight in the fOrecaSte anu nat 10 "eI
was making; then went aft TO trim the snip; she was
keeled over on her port sde thlS Ouhneau wac aO
two feet forward OF where the yessel sruChi Ioli
them how 1t was, and the nist plOt came do"h anu
looked himself at tho break ABOUT nEe minutes aleor
the collision he me lantern ana OWereu me over
the side look Tor DAMAGE ala COud see "asa ScIlCn
along the guard saw no break ana no phhhs saioui
was about minutes examining; the lantern TURF"
a light down to the water; they took me away saying
they were perfectly satisfied that there was no LEAKAGE
there and was perfectly satisfied; Capt IOrrey ihel
went back 10 his duty in the piOthOuse aterWard as
saw the boat very much down Dy the hehu'
forward again and looked III the Iorecaae lu %
was about three feet of water in tho hold capt hun
came there and said Tell Mr.. Baker the nrs natel 10
stand by the boats and get the boats away; MI Baker
went and followed him 1 went down TO my cabin
there was an AK there got on deck and ana my duty
as well us could believe 1t was boat No. 3Jhal went
10 on the port side; l carried an ak TO cut
the halliards, and Capt. Iorrey hGped me 10
LOist the bow OF the boat; we got the boat halfway
swung when the people got in and filled IT. there were
about l6 passengers and crew. deck hans ana ne
men, but no ladies' children the boat was hanging Dy
the dayits through the blunder OF deck hand the
tackle was att and the Forward part OF tue Dot
drOpped aud threw them all out; was thrown INTO tDe
wafer 1 pulled myself up riGhted the boat, ana got ~
of with seven persons beside myself one was SO Gal
lup: proposed look for the steamer but Col Gallup
tbuuRht t would be OF the second cOWpal tment
WAS not accessible from the hatch without removing tue
freight which would have taken two or three hours
sbond think there were Is Storage passengers the
batcles were open and tue ganRWayS from Whlcn lhey
coud have escaped; the fepreseryers were overhead
WIltlOW Oer testified that after the crash he
WAS sent down into the shafaey 10 see IL theIe was
ny water there there was rst but in ten min
utes it rushed IN from forward put OUT MS HBA anu no
narrowly escaped drowning. .
Daniel Logan oier was asleep in the room entered by
the schoOners bOwsprit; rst-mate came and ordered
canvas nailed the hole; hrsplOt asked nIs maze
stT,ck under the guard: he took light. looked
over and said 1t did not; Capt Hun tOld hrsImate
Baker TO look and see III tnere was uanseri tne
did look he SAID ne Goaq MOI see o g b sea mis-
rum re Scbooner struck the mate said about reet;
~ MAZE was sent forward By Capt. Hull; he
turned and reported all Tlght.
w W. Palmer, pOt, testified that ne was on warren at
the time of the cOsiOn saw schooner on om
shaving a green hight another ON the port DOW showing
Hotb Limits mt wheel to port 10 clear first schooner
suddenly sine came into the wind with sans shaklhg;
rang two bells to stop the boat the schooner struck US
abo 40 feet abaft beam tue port SIDE capt bur
ton came the pothouse started ahead asdIi tne
canaan took charge and turned the boat around ana
Vent hack Is tinues looking for the schooner another
schooner came along ana stopped we Dew hIee WINS
and 4llt
an our cOurse; report came Inat inc steamer
was sinking; Capt Hull ordered me to head for sh0re
aud ran her ten OF fifteen minutes toward Watch I'M
Teach blowing whistle continually for help unul no
steam was LETT stayed in the piohouse until the boat
stopped steamng and then went ON deck ana assstea
an Getting the forward lfebOat over the sldei deck
watchman reported both schOOners before we saw
one. when second moved 80 hide green
light put helm hard apOr and showed OH towards the
first; not the second Jl tue IsI SUt
~ ma and al the time stopped the engine saw her
green light, and her sails shaking on our stdrooaru
Ahram Torrey first pilot testified that he was OFF duty,
hut men the collision occurred got up ana went st 70
tbe Dlo house aud then between decks 10 ascertain tn
bn there minute; nc reported that he could see no
damage: the guard not cut at allj reports from tue
forecastle and the engineer sau tnat lho SesSei
making no water the steamer was Jhen sttteu on ne.
course and IN five ten minutes II was discovered tat
line vessel was settling then headed for the shore;
STAYED In the pOthOuse as long as she WOuId steer
then helped get out the boats Capt Burton Was cool
John H. Latham, purser, testified that he figured up
the passengerst before he went 70 pea, ana iouhu
there were lO7 whole tickets two hattlckes lO9 III all
Including three excursion tickets and eight or ten deck
passengers; dad not know positively INC hummer Vt
seerage passengers schooner ON her starDOaru sue
was an clear OF when 1 saw schooner on port size
had latter kept her course we Would nave passSu LII
Without changing course; II had been moderately
snrIny TO the time Of the collision; Watch l llSnt
was distinctly five or SIX miles north the captain
Is NOT usually in the pllohOuse at that hour when we
can see lighthouses all along the course unless some
thing is the matter or It is unusually stormy
Tue investigation was here adjourned until tomorrow.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. G.-Addison Van Buren,,
a youug colored man of this city ON the steamer
Mets and has not since been heard from.