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

watl deckf A. Yes, sir; straight down on one
9: Who dld you see at the pllot-house at that
y, where was THIS throwing Of water that you
| That was on the hurricane deck some minutes
before that--before passed forward.
bS;s now dd you sc IA, when You were down
deck. ] was waiting, and remained until the
CLERK came and called us forward.
| q. Where was the clerk when he called you7
A; 90 the hurricane deck, but forward Of the
m. what did he have to say to you, A. lie just
q. Was anybody else on the hurricane deck
bes,ds Scusss yours ~, a; y, Yes, Sir; nam9e,
q. You did not observe anything about the
pil0thouse-a, to who were therei do not
q. From the time you left the main deck,
where you nrst noticed the smoking did you
sec the captain at any timer A. No, sir.
timer A. No, sir; not until after got on shore.
He was down at the bow OF the boat on the out
small schooner to 70 sroasd and taas on T some
passengers hanging on the aft part OF the boat.
That y the first saw OF the captain.
z. When you got ashore you had fair oppor-
tunlty Of seeing the whole matter from stem to
Q. which pa part ie q the boa, seemed to be the
q. the IRE had reached aftf A. Yes, sir.
Y. And which kept driving the bys,anders on
| tue stern, one alter the other7 A. Yea, sir; all
went on IN tnst uIectlon. Az the time got
ashore y would have been impossible, think,
Tor person to have stayed on the aft part OF the
q. During all this time did you see anybody
| win any life-preservers7 A. No, sir.
Q. You are accustomed to travel on those boats,
srss, AND ds forwards great DEAR A. Yes
.. Have you not often noticed ilfe-preseryers
on board for the use Of passengerss A. Yes,
\ q. Can you imagine how Il happencd that no.
body used those iepreseryers When no ,p near A.
handi How Is 1t you did not use one7 A. A ilfe
preseryer never entered my mind. Aud when
her IN NO me- IN na sney would 10
danger, why "'
q Do you know who gave that orieT7 A.
'"tnN NM ~,c b " exc came back there;
gers lie came hack ibere win tbat wnp,d All
| was not sensible at that time thai the boat WAS
III danger. -
a,sIm ~ my ~ oaer s t,c enough from me mist
preseryer and p,seed II an M or nv Sa,,ha,s
and perhaps IN that Way he ssveds Al s"Ip thins
undoubteIly maj might h.ys hsen aan ~. !, ans
one had caiie, their si,en,io1 ~ M "o"o ""y
| O. Was n necessary Tor n man iite voprsc,,
who had been on the boat so often, Tor person
son wouiI hariIy thIps M IN, IN ,ha on,,p e.
/ never thouvht III m ~ '1' III '"0 eNo''o'nen'
AN D ca ySa ~ any ooay use any at all' A.
q. Only n connie; Vss ~,
d. Do you suppose snyboiy ei.e ,soJ ana, A
i CnDulRul " M
q. Only twos a Yss ar "o''
| d. Were thar. any hoard.-n,.r,, ,,.owa
overboard by which people could helm 'd ibem,
| selye,r A. Yea air. thegr was ~ sna ,orwasi
| part OF the boat but Ia moi th,nr snv ~ ,sa,
reached far enough "a a. 10 renasr az a.s,.,
ance to those who were In the aft part Of me
boat. I think every ono Of those IN ,ae ,oron. a..
| o. N, Won ra4sn,ha. hon, an. ,.,,,,
could no, ssy in reesra 10 maj very Luis wiiu.
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Testimony OF George Parker, tColorcdJ
George Parker, tcoored1 sworn and exam
H M. ~. ma,
am vnr.,n~ "n Wv, maa LIS, - your occupatlon' A.
an "orN'ng on INC street Tor MI. Gleason.
TO see my family. I live in ws.a,ng,so ' ''"H
n w.,a snn y .,..a, ssn,us,ou.
e Wy you passcnHer on Doaru theWaWasot
the DAY she was burned7 A. Yes, sir.
Q. VIII you please give q stat ment Of all you
sa n", respee,ins ine burning OF the boat' A.
~ NJ WHEN my said sue was OH nrc thought
70 T ne. imap p' for her 70 be on re went
| ,Sa ~, ~ , s"aa i SUI was. Mncn nrst saw
sm e "ls v,onE out ny me sue OF the
AMI came aver in frnnt sr W. Nv oi se deck
nniI, o W. 1. ,n 'Vhs over ue WheehOuse;
Gou ,n go thrangh me boat at AL. got over
dashinr Inc water an Tho nrs anu 'u .ais 70
eooJ ami then want s sSu ws hsre nuna no any
sne Soa, .n ,,s mens Nv away nere IN tne DOW OF
boxes. There were ursai many ~ ,nse, peach
bow Of the boat ami Threw ihe,, " ~ asn n u, ,e
| who wera innnna on ma. , n,sn. W sue pcopo
mnoMc,e lunPng on nef. Tnere WAS great
To ny s e 1apsS "a s When got saIy
ami atIer .ps ,rn.s an, 'a , Uoat I9cs,
and nsIe nv way m tas sso Dppo'' 'uihPe" OH
MI. smith: After you aoI ashore, what did Won
| a. / didn't mt anita 4, tho s,o,. u,...
some men Of, some little boats. / hniieres ~
them 10 catch people sft thai .oui'Ip,t avn, m
| sounu' ,iney mofeu 80 SLOW tney would not go
ssas,. wso Sst on aas shore sneV'ng about my
O. Did YOU nave any fric,a. n, ,oor,, A Va.
air mad two consins ,h.t th.,. ' 'o"'"' ~ ie''
Taey wcSc Srnw0s s. ,nete' ala. .,,.
drowned or burned nm A. '''' S'f' e''ner
q. Were they on III, be- aft par, Of the boat. A,
o. Hut Won col fa5war, nm, ,,.v ,,.,,.
Yes SIR; tod them 10 rlimn o ovsr e y, In a;
ust ov wi' "oheh' ah" suppose they couldn't
o. Did you see many in the water in ,ns .,,
Yea air '"e o'A' ""'n you were On Shore7 A.
o. Id anv NJ them mn, ..,o... y.r
right smart ~ them cam w. aofe' a. wen.
o. And there . w,.re ea y sr asaore. ,,,o
saw drowned and ao anass sse many sn,. whom you
ST XXI srsAt Inn many S.r N. .,
dufinv the Time Won was. oa ,p ,h say anyinlng
/ 'Vs 'a ~, u'no you were On the iorwaru deck7
a. Whai,, n. . u,,
nm I'm lon gang a oyss a. az Mhsn was walking
10 on TOD no tsat m. ,es p"ne uvsm , sTe Water
| TWO, so mat ne could hold the boat.
You a, 10, n see TIE engineer did yoni A.
VI % S"S W Es' w, ,,,,., .,,
| s,sna ON az, you Ju,upeu o'etooaIu could you
| was ov ~ .,e oo.'Ym, a. NO, sur; the water
io,e S ,, 70 wnere could walk along.
thin. Nv ~ ~ you notice lne engineer do any
| Sns ~ way VI ushg tue nose or pumps? A.
| w sn, never saw any' believe.
,Sha,nrs ,Sa tue ooa,s during me morn.
M sseen w ~ aan WIS gvenf A. No, SIR
was. nj, $500
~ Y, , p,u you nVt.ce Wnelner they were lifted
~ s,pps MI, auu Ieauy LOT actions-l mean the
,ha, ,. voA, a. W, sir. ltnihk there was one
| '" ~ M n ny lese. Jaw any oars tolt.
| Du you notlce Tue llIe-preseivers ut all 2
n, W,sIi saw tue ille-preserysrs.
by me clerks once, where went to get ticEets
Y. were 'nsy easy 70 be got outT A. They
han, W III ,ne ceiilnR OF the boat. thought
~ W ,hen wnen tne nre broke out, and started
W w W tem, uu' icouiuht get To them on &C.
'V 1 m u, .Ie . IRE; Ina, a.,
Y. now were they nxed-were they nxed on
~, aoh "a a. NO. III they were nhed, or looked
"s ~ nv NJ wese, " tne ceiing OF the bOat.
X Mn ,ne h nurI a ueekf A.. Yes, SIR.
meIe hey hxed IN slips OF wood or racks
AZ ST., ~.
,ax.n ,na,a , Jou y, suhieI person could easily
sir. tb,nS 4, W. ~ oase y, ehetgencyI a. NO,