New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-26
THE COLLISION IN THE BAY.
INVESTIGATION OF THE UsFS-CONTRADICTORf
TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.

TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.
The Local Board of United States Steam
boat Inspectors yesterday began an investigation o 'he
causes Of the collision between the steamers Mortified OF
the staten Island Ferry line and Twilight OF the Long
Branch line, Aug 49, Little wooden blocks SNAPPED
like boats placed on white sheet having the po
stion of the important points in the Bay marked upon IT,
Several Of the witnesses asked to place these blocks
in the position relative TO each other which the two
steamers occupied before and at the time OF the COLLISION
No two placed them alike. The investigation Will be con-
tlnIed to-day.
The first witness examined was John Mcguire pas
senger on the Twilight He testified thst the Northeld
came up on the port side of the Twilight and sometimes
ranged ahead OF her 50 that the wheeb0xes of the two
steamers were nearly line that the NOrhed after
ward dropped and closed in toward the twilight
and her starboard bow struck against the guard and rail
OF twilight: abaf the wheel; that the vessels theh
separated, the Mortified dropping astern In the wit
ness Judgment the collision might have been avoided
Elias Davis, the pilot of the Twilight testified that the
Twilight was coming down of the North River, and
when abreast Of Governors Island witness saw inc
Mortified coming down. and she hauled to the eastward
OF the Twilight having plenty Of room to 20 Under hcr
stem she ran alongside the port side OF the twilight
but hauled toward her until she got her suction; Wit
ness blew WHISTLE hut got no answer blew again III
five minutes and received two whistles in reply; when
abreast of Bay Ridge buoy the Norh1ed drew close in
to the Twilight and witness blew again, rearing COLI
sion: the Northeld answered dropped back hauled IN
and struck the Twilight her aiter-gangway house
breaking starcases, and splitting the rail- fof Az
feet Witness admitted that if he had stopped and let me
Mortified pass tie collision would have been avoided
The damage to the Twilgh: was 800 -
w H. WadsN orth testified tnat ne saw the steamers
from saboat; oQnarantine Iedse he noticed that ,he
Mortified out OF her course beng TO TIE eastward OF
| it, and apparently running below her landing; Inc
North6ed ran north in order to make her irTi andns
the Twilight, testified that the steamers ran eio,c 10
ge,her for % miles he did not think tn twilight al
tered her course the Northfeld ran into her. there t was
nothing to prevent either boat from keeping f ar
away o. b. Kenny, Superintendent of steimcfS OF tne
NewJcrsey Southern Railroad. Edwin alHer ana II; y
Charles II Kohlcr pilot of the Norilfeld testified that
the Twilight coming MP his staiboaid quarter She
gained the Mortified and got alongside near Gov
BIZ stopping his boat under the others bow lie kept to
tie eastward to get out OF The way and the TwGht fc
would have been collision Witnesses boat led all the
way down.
FRAUDULENT SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS IN OHIO
Several postal cards have been received at
the New-Yorl PosOice during the current week, from
persons in Northern Ohio, addressed TO Barnes How
ard. at No 500 Broadway The writers state that they
have subscribed for magazine by the name OF 7he Mi
liner and D"cssBaer which, according 10 the promise Of
the taking the subscription should have been re-
ceived several weeks bnt nothing had come 10 hand
One card gives the subscription price at SO, and says that
the agent agreed send samples of dry goods, paper
patterns etc. in addition to the magazine. The letter
carriers have been unable TO find firm IN the city
by the OF Barnes Howard, and there proves TO
| be no such number as 939 Broadway.
At the Office Of the magazine of the name mentioned,
published this city, and also at the agency OF Lonion
magazine OF that name, it stated that no travelling
agents were employed. The publishers OF { c former
mad heard similar complaints before, but had been un-
able 10 discover the persons otaling such buscIlp
lions time ago, IL stated, iilll Broth. rs. at
No o57 Canals received several letters from their
TONERS in the South incOsng receipt for 80 signed by
II travelling agent giving Newfork Cty address, for
maker The customers stated they had not received
lie magazine, and AIRED fraud In cach such
agent as named in the receipts could he found. Mt.
avler Superintendent of the City Delivery at the Post
Office does not hesitate to pronounce the Ohio case
another similar scheme obtain money by false repre-
| sensations.