, 1873-04-15

Tho Oxslcin1 Ezavcstigntloll-~A Guar
tcrn1astcr Who Understood NnviEn-
tfon, but Couldn't Ciphcr.

Tho Oxftcinl Envcsfigntlon~"A Guur-
tcrn,astor Who Understood Nnviga-
tion, but Couldn't Cipher.
HALIFAX, April 11.-.Tho invoutigation into
tho loss Of tho stoamer Atlantic resumed this
tinod TINT ho was OH deck till midnight. and
hoard the Third Olticor, Brady, givo orders to
keep sharp lookout for san1bro light At mid
night tho steamer vas steering northeast by
north, half-north. at half-past II o'clock
aho was going ut eleven knots IN hour
The roma{ndcr Of tho witncaa testimony
rotated to scenes after tho wrcck, and to his ef-
Williams. Ovens sni1, In tho course Of his tos-
ti1nony, that he was the only Quartormastor who
kept log Of tho ships daily. work: Ho vas
handed poncil and papcr md asked to divide
yoasol bore up for Halifax till slo struck, md
answered: II do not understand cphoring to-
day. understand navigation, and have worked
navigation ~ far Us second nlatos work, but
do not understand ciplering."
William osit, the koy.kooper Of tho sambro
light for twentyseyon years, testified to attond-
ing to the light at 10 o'clock Oh tho night Of tho
81Bt of March and at o'clock on tho morning Of
the 1st Of April. At 10 the weather was lazy and
rany with. a heavy eoa running. At the
weather WAS hazy and tho soa very high. He
could just distinguish Clobuctos' light, four and
half milos distant. He fired two guna at
o'clock. Tho wind shifted to weat-aouthwost,
ing. Tho soa was still high, and afterward the
wind blow heavy from the north.
The investigation was resumed this afternoon:
Benjamin Ful1ser testified that he WAS keeper Of
Duyel Island light. On tho night Of tho disas~
tor lis light was in perfect order. At II r. N. tho
weather wRA thick and hnzy could 500 Chobucto
head, but not Sambro light; at Q. m. weather
was clear, and both sambro and Chobucto head-
lights visible. Tho Witness tllon tcRiied regard
ing the currents of tho coast.
Cant. Wood Harbor Master Of Halifax, waa
thon called, but was absent.
Capt Williams mado a supplementary state
mont, in which he said the Atlantio and othor
Whito star stoamera wero intondod to coil
| sumo 65 to 60 tons Of coal pcr day. Whcn tho
| coal WAS bad as In tho caso Of tho Atlantic, it
takcs 10 tons to maintain tho same rate OF
speed. The Company hare contracted for the
best coal in tho market. and cannot DO held re-.
fauit Of tho minors. :rho English portion Of
| tho coal supplies to tho Atlantic appeared to
that itp heating propersios wero very much i'm.
| paired. Had tho coal been the quality expected
| by tho White Star .1iue she would have
had fourtecn and a half days full consumption,
ahp of tho whts st;E as having made ,,;
aasya from s'l Iivsrpooi to NOV xoTS:
There was an IN ample supply Of pro.yi
at Liverpool having certified to thirty-three
wore short OF WAS salt-lsh and pota-
toes for the Roman Catholic paasen-
tho se sHe{ Il hsgaS sxs1S e ss'a tho "shis ssnoy
the crew. they woro rs good aB usual, though .
little roughor. We consider ourselves lucky II
VIC got ton good eoa1nen among forty taken
the lines. Since tho abolition Of apprentiolnE,
aeamen have detoriorated. The bcat run Of the
| Atlantic this voyage was 800 miloa in "a hours
aud 80 minutes. The Second Officer Was not
In tho chart-room when sho struck.
I folt tho ship strike. The 1tuarternaater was
at tho wheel. Whom passed out, I met the
second officer at the fore part Of tho wheel
house. Ho waB coming from tho bridge. I
in collision; why dill you not call mo a.
to got provisions at IIallfax, but did not como
here for that purpose. Besides the two lookout
men aud Quartormastor, ,t},oro were about fifteen
mon on watch when tho ship struck. Thoy must
hayo been ut work washing tho doclH. ote.
| bolioyo tho Btatemcnt Of Quartermhstor
Thomas, that he cautioned tho Second Olleor, to
ba false. No officer would allow buoll breach
OF discipline. I mado M allowance for tho
current, but not enough. l supposed thht
the heavy westorly winds TINT prevailed during
tho winter would lhyo 1loutEalizel tho westerly
sot, expected at day-break to layo had land
cast Of Halifax In sight. This ended the toBti-
n.ony, and tile Court adjourned until Friday at
Up. n., when Judgment sill DO g Won.
DoyoMl tho saving Of u fow pnckngoH OF gooda
| nothing waa done ut tho Atlantic wreck yeator'
| day. Last night and THU 1norning thero was q
high Bonthoasterly gallo blowing, anu Vcssolf
| arriving to-t1Ry report very heavy aoa outside
It IL foared tho SHIP will break up.
Tho Eroslactss
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