New-York tribune., 1873-04-15

yious 10 becoming hghtkeeper L was In the Revenue
Cutters and also in the Coast Surveys service cannot
say how far sambro light should have been seen that
night, the weather thick outside and clear near
me; acquainted with the of tho coast It s
stronger In the Spring than at other times IL might
make difference OF half knot more In a vessels
speed; It is generally south west southwest
90 miles of, near Sable Bank, 1t Ia northwest; have
found IL little northery closer in shore 1t varies
much have known 1t to change with the wind in three
or four directions In five six hours OFF Cable Back
when not affected by wind the westerly; it is
the strongest the banks of here than shore;
Duys Island is distant about nine miles from sambro
Capt. Wood, Harbor Master at Halifax, who had
been subpenaed was called q witness but did not
answer. Messengers were sent for him, but could
not find him.
Capt Williams then made supplementary state
ment as follows:
GAIT wILLIAMs's SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT.
The Atlantic other White ships intended
to from IS to GO tons OF coal per day. but when
the coal is bad proved he in this case the consump
ton went up 10 10 tons TO maintain the same rate Of
speed the company have contracted and paid for the
coal the market and cannot be held responsible
for the quality OF the coal supplied by the fault Of the
owners the English portion Of the coal sup
plied 10 the Atlantic appeared To have
been laid at the pits mouth for
time so that its heating properties very much i'm
pared had the coal the quality expected by the
White Star line she would have had 1l days full
sumption, no ship of the White Star line having
made passage longer than lSB DAYS from
Liverpool TO New-York; the extra coal
was supplied 20 prevent the necessity OF
taking in any in New-York there ample supply
Of provisions board, the Government inspector at
Liverpool having certified TO 33 days supply when she
left Liverpool what greatly short Of salt
fish and potatoes for the Roman Catholic passengers
Io.v4 h..v aA I'd An
a gale; in regard TO the efficiency Of the
crew, they were as good as usual, though
a little rougher; consider ourselves lucky
n get ten good seamen among 40 taken on board ;
this SO with all the lines since the abolition Of sppren
tcing; have deteriorated the best run OF the
Atlantic this voyage 800 miles in "a hours aud 80
minutes the second officer not in the chartroOm
when the ship struck felt the ship strike the quar-
termaster was at the wheel when passed out met
the second officer al tho torepart OF he
was coming from the bridge said to him, "Mr Met
calf you have I'm COLLISION, why did you not call
IN I" he said I'VE the rocks"
Examined by the COmmisslOner-From II noon TO
p. IN. March 81 steered west by north, with %
westerly deviation; think that the course, bat
am not certain the exact course would be west 70
south and making seven miles, tho distance, az noon,
10 samhro and 10 the point where she struck would be
about the same account for the fact that the ship
made I.o miles in 1i4 hours, while her log showed
xmum rate OF II knots solely by the current; the
number OF the ships crew, Including officers aud men,
was 14G; believe there sl passengers all told, OF
whom 50 were cabin; about $50 Of these came aboard
nc Queenstown; OF the 947 persons on board think
I22 were saved I hold certificate Of competency as
extra master No. 22,2l6; 1 believe 1t is on board
the ship; we intended get provisions at Halifax, but
did not come for that purpose; besides the two
lookout en aud the Guatermaser there were about Is
nea in the watch when the ship struck; they must have
been at work Washing the deck etc. believe the state
rnent OF Quartermaser Thomas that he cautioned the
second officer to be false officer would allow such
breach OF dsciplno made allowance forth current
but not enough; supposed that the heavy westerly
winds that prevailed during Winter would have neu
trazed the westerly set expected at daybreak TO
have had the land east OF Halifax in sight.
This ended the testimony, and the Court was adj
journed until Friday at p IN, when judgment viii
be given.