National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-25

tUtTt NJ III, ONLY M i passed Dhtk anu 10TH
there-I presume half dozen times.
q. Do you think after the IRE occurred there
was a possibility OF extinguishng ~ A. No
sir; do not think there WAS
q. Did you sec any attempt on the part OF the
officers to use the fre-extinguIsners7 A. No, sir
q. Did you see any attempt on the part OF IN,
ofnvers TO use the axes or buckets at ALI A
Not the axes. When was upon the hurricane
deck ! saw some OF the deck hands with buckets
Y. What were they doing with those buckets
A. ! suppose they were pouring water upor
something, although saw one of the deck hand
with a bucket In his hand-the one who hal
passed me when was on the promenade deck
and as got mp on the hurricane deck saw hin
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Y. Didn't you notice what they were dolns
with the water In the bucket7 A. No, sir. II
was only moment. lie had a bucket, and ht
Immediately passed forward.
q Did you notice at all the yawl boat In which
the passengers were, aud which capsized7 A
No, ST; was not on that side OF the boat.
giyenf A. No, sir.
Y. Did you notice any OF the male passengers
engaged In the effort To save the lives Of the
female passengers7 A. Wei, after was up on
the hurricane deck there was some passengers
that aided one lady TO get up over the wheel.
house. That was the only lady passenger thai
came within my notlcc, or that was IN the par
Of the boat after passed up TO the hurricane
deck.
Y. DO you think more could have been done
tlan was done by the officers or the crew TO save
Val ,s. ". saw Nv amv no Az, .no ~
nave been dome or eo,,li NV, bsen lime mi mi
,s,s. vs.n I ", oou,u navy veen uune, ,nss
greai ps, woaa nave ni''sa'eu tue "saS'ef 10
q. What were theyf A. II the doors between
the current and draft, think that would hav,
p.oionxeu tne analr aud prevented great dcal
neal galng ,hrnnsh ~. cenlc , my snn, WY
nave prolong vel tbe are untii shs reacheL IN
oeaon, 80 ,hat the passengers could have re-
o. You THINK. N tbe boat had brcn stoppcd i'm.
mcJiateiy on the alarm Of the 1re being given,
the current wouli have been lrss and the hoai
might have been eayoJY A. / thlnk' N he ali
M doors hal been closed without her beinu
slSpped' that il might have been done. WING
q. Do you think any more passengers could
have been saved II the boat had bean stonnei
Immediately after the alarm was given? Dt YOU
think II was better In beach herLSarry her riuh,
along the beach, as far as the saving Of passen.
,nyseIf foy competent to 1--WE an opinion In re-.
gard 10 that matter. IN the Loaf mad been stopped
have no doubt but what boats couIj nave been
lowered, and life preseTyers have been dlstrib-
uted TO ali the passengers.
o, II inc sliding doors had been ciosed could
the Officers have gotten from forward 10 me NJ
part OF the boat N the current haI been stopped;
A, They couiI have ,lone ! aver inc burriranr
deck,
q. II the boat had been STONED, A. Yea. sir,
or Without her being stopncJ berauss col nj,
forward without her being stopped. and do moi
ace WIN any one con,j mi bayr ooiten fsom far
ward to al Just as We'll. ~ "''' s'''e" ''''" '''
y. Would not the current have been less n The
boat had been STONED, A Yea ar. unJoubt.
ediy
q, And consequently the fro have been less
rapId7 A. Yes, sir.
q, DO You think the on1cers conld have gotten
forward % az to assist the passenger L tie henri rs
stoppedY A. Yes, Sir; undoubtedIy they cou i'd
wen, on inerer When come mn ' %aI ta y ,bs
q. Tue metallic iife-boati A. Yes, sir.
d, DId You notice the posItion she wns In, A
she was Wing lensthw.se sIongs,de de- WIS ''' A.
Y. Did you notice whether there were any
daylts, blocks, or tackles TO lower herr A.
looked particularly for them, but could see none,
u could have seen such would have assisted
In lowering her.
2. Was there any attempt on the part Of any
one OF the passengers or ofncers to lower the
lifc-boat7 A. The passengers pushed her over
board
q. They had no one there to command them
at all? A. No, sir.
and in proper order TO lower the boat immedi.
ately, do you think there would have been any
lives saved thcre7 A. Yes. sir; n there had beer
proper management and any one to take charge
was 1t all orieiT A. There was a great deal Of
confusion at that time.
Y. More aft than forward7 A. could not SCI
forward. could not see what was gong OF
forward.
q. Where did you jump overheard from A
F rsY% S,a ne forward part OF the "oatperhAp'
q. Had the boat struck at that time? A.
think not.
q. You Jumped overheard before she struck |
A. Yes, sir; because | knew wnen came up oui
the water was further aft OF the boat thar
where Jumped. 'A'
Q. Did you make any attempt yourself to save
any one7 A, 1 assisted Mr. R,rkIey A little. maj
was the only one that came. In fsrt we I'D mai
Know what 10 do ourselves. ' '''' VIZ ''' NV