The New York herald., 1873-04-05
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THE AnscAIcuIA11oNs. sslssSf
Rzronrn- Do you consider that you were
sufhciently coaled when you LEFT liverpool +.
Captain wnzzAMs- Yes, il mot for these
three days Of heavy weather. = rs 2. .aslsa'll
.Rxroarrs--But how do You account for
being 50 much out of your positona ) ss.as0'
Captain WnllAMs-Solely on account Of
the current. II must have been a northerly
set, as well as westerly Iallowed what, in
,ny Judgment was ample namely, eight de-
grees to the eastward. g,-.a.so., asr4ag Aa-ss
REroRrEn- We're You quite certain Of your
position on Monday noon9 s,oH snasvA sls
haa 'ai THE --LATEST opsEavAr1osss4 ~. 4
Captain wu1lAxs-Yss, qnite; both baro-
meters agreed, and the observations were
taken by different instruments and observers.
made il = rule that ~ the eeassrs should
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participate in tho navigation Of the ship and
make themselves daily conversant with the
position Of the ship and the deviation OF the
compass oncourses steered. { 'YA-,,a-' '.'e ~
RzroRrza--But how did you strike the land
when, according 10 all your reckonings, you
should still have been safe distance from it
. iaob WHY as sTxUcx TaE LAND aslsqsA
Captain wn11A,s Il have already stated to
you that northerly ''sst'' proved greater than
allowed for. I, For two or three preceding
days had found the ship by observations to
have been ..ssf' to the southwark and eastward
Of her position. BY reckoning Twas not as
tonished at this southeasterly stset" knowing
the heavy northerly and westerly gales that
had prevailed in the Atlantic during the
Winter; in fact, when making the northern
passage homeward bound decided to near
the Virgin Rocks more than Cape Race.
THE CAPTAIN IN THE cHARr ROOM. yo2
REpoaTxR We're You on deck when the ship
struck b. ri tlnoanf alo sero aoH-sil rssssa
Captain WILLIAMS No; was in the chart
room, which is on the saloon deck, and less
than thirty feet from the bridge When the
wheel-house windows were open could hear
anything that went on on deck. si a9seso2 rs s
REpoarEa-Had you the leads and lines pre-
pared pm 70 nad GER vhd ,ionusea .4naS-
Captain WILLIAMS Yes, both deep sea and
hand, cooled on the bridge deck, the leads
being armed and patents attaehsd; both
anchors were also in the bows. ,oz-aoaa1 foa
II sm1rriNo LEADS usED--wHv7 btow I'll
REpoRrER--Did You use those leadsP Pac
Captain Wm1In1s-No vp1s.sgTA ai.g
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REpoarER- LIS II not customary TO do SO in
approaching the land2 ,.stlea
Captain wn11AMs-Yes, when approaching
low, sandy shore, or in making the land in
hazy weather but the night being clear,
though overcast and knowing that Sambro
Island light should be seen from fifteen to
twenty-one miles, did not think it necessary.
Mr.. METCALF's sRAAANsHH.
REPORTER Mr.. Metcalf was the officer of
the deck at the time; did you consider him
faithful and competent officer? .er
Captain WILLIAMS Undoubtedly, OF
should never have left him, but should have
remained on the bridge with him.
During the conversation the Captain
curiously handled q little pistol belonging TO
your correspondent. could but think when
he was toying with it that was glad the
cartridge was absent.
Such ore Captain Williams responses to
direct questions. He may have been crimi-
nally negligent but he seems to have been q
man in the supreme moment Through the
HERALD the world can read and judge. ..