The New York herald., 1875-12-27

say that II they had had eboat they would have put
out 10 sea: ihey had three steamtugs in the harbor
lugs thai are often in rough The only thing they
lacked was courage and the feelings q humanity.
THE INVESTIGATION PAKcE
Even the correspondent Of the London Daily Ne'Cs
admits this. serhe luryn be says, having viewed
the remains returned 20 the inquest room where the
proceedings opened under the presidency 81 Mr..
Codd the county Coroner for Essex There were
present among others, Mr. Williams the North Ger
English agents for the North German Lloyd's Later
in the sitting, when matters showed ten
deney subsequently amply fulfilled wo,,,. TO- re- Re,
the room and brought back Mr. Chapman, Town Clerk
Of Harwich, whom he had instructed The steward,
Lukermann who the first witness, was not able 10
speak English and DR.. Christian OF Ipswich, was en-
listed Interpreter Tho Coroner commenced 70 ex-
anime hun various points connected with the man
agement Of the engines and ship, and after cropping
along for some time and getting Information on
these matters from The bewdered witness il sug-
gested that perhaps the captain had better be called
BKUEcKgNsTKN
was accordingly sworn He gave his evidence IN Eng
lsh and with evident desire 10 state without re-
serve the facts or the disaster But unfortunately,
there III authority capable OF examining
HIM. The Coroner repeatedly declaring his own IN
ability, half dozen jurymen attacked the witness IN
chorus, each getting IN question as an opening
presented ITSELF the consequence naturally oeng
scene OF hopeless confusion. Inc Coroner
stumbled the initial difficulty OF the difference be-
tween heaying the log and taking soundings Next he
protested that never IN his life had he heard OF screw
breaking and finally having declared that pilot was
likely TO know anything OF the position of ship,
an allegation which called forth storm Of correction
from the jury, he collapsed and thenceforward, with
occasional entreates from the Coroner TO let him un
dersand this the CAPTAIN was left in the hands OF the
jury. For two hours he his chair patiently and
aborously endeayorng 70 explain the position OF
affairs, but ne did not add much TO the information
already given in the statement first made by him
QUESTIONS
BY the Jury-If hfeboat had been sent out 10 us
IRON harWch WIN the suBuoal ai'c ouI sshala
answered from Harwich, nearly all ON board might
have been saved
Juryman tMr Basham(-We have lfeboat at
Harwich we want badly.
Witness continued-one Of the boats cast OF
was dashed away by the after we struck;
three others stove in help came TO us from
the time struck at I'VE A. M Monday, till ten A.
NJ. Tuesday; as soon as the vessel struck she
broached TO and was left broadsde in the trough the
sea; IL is possible that several people at that time
washed overheard; Il was clear day on Monday,
though the high there were vessels passing,
made such signals could with pistols and
otherwise but OF the passing vessels answered us;
Monday night sent up rockets again but received
4 no help.
4 Juryman-The signuls we're seen and answered
4 from Harwich. Many seamen would have been ready
To 60 and give help but the weather being so bad
they did not feel that they ought 70 endanger iher
lives in the absence OF lifeboat As il s the lives OF
\ want of lifeboat at Harwlch.
Another Juryman-The want OF lifeboat has often
4 been felt here
Witness-It was the Liverpool tugboat, of Earwich,
which to our help, and II took of l3s people, all
who then left allve at that time the passengers
were able to 60 below; about nine A. NJ. on Monday
we hove cargo overheard from the fore end Of the ship
to try TO tighten the ship, and were at that work TIL
7 Monday afternoon at five O'Clock; we had previously
set the foresa TO try to force her through the
breakers afterward when we got on the top Of the
sand, we let 60 both anchors; the ship,
after striking, was pretty high above water;
the people we're safe enough at first; some
were deck, some were below, and were tolerably
comfortable though at times would break over
fore and att all that day the sea was heavy ana the
wind strong: about two A. NJ. Tuesday ordered
the passengers on deck and the AFT cabin hlled with
about an hour afterwards that was when the
tide rose; all up most OF the people got up the
rigging but fell or chiefly from cold and exposure and
some of the bodies were carried through the broken
II glass of tho skyllghtS into the caOin.
BY Jury-l did not expect 70 make the Galloppcr
Sand Till past SIX whereas the'ship struck on the
sand al about fifteen past 1--WE; were there
\ fore long way OF our reckonlng We only had
\ an ordinary log, not the patent log.
The Foreman-If you had had a patent log on board,
would you not been able 10 check of your course,
and. probably have saved the ship
Wtness-I do not think SO; the lead was cast threo
four in the last hour, and we found the ship in
deep each time; therefore thought myself JUS
tiled in going half speed the weather was SO thick
that could not see the light on the kensh Knock;
was on deck when the vessel struck, and had been
4 there all night; had English pilot Mr. Harvey,
oil board but he had not charge Of the ship he would
4 only take charge when We made the Nab and
would then take nsinto southampton; he was on the
bridge at the time We struck but gave no airecuons
all directions gwen by me; after daylight OF Mon
day did not fire any guns OF distress; our powder
got wet and could not Gre
KIsG THE NATE or THE sTEAMTuG LIVERPOOL,
was examined He aid:0ur captain first heard OF the
rockets on Monday night from the coastgnard; be-
eve he was at the coasguard when the rockets
we're fred the Of the ship az low water Is now
eight feet above water; at high tide u is covered
Deutschland IS broken in halves.
Il AJurymau-It appears that rockets were fired from
The Deutschland directly after she struck on Monday
morning and wonder has been expressed that help was
gwen more quickly; when did you first see the
signals OF dsiressg
Wliness-Not til Monday evening about six o'clock
Another Juryman-Most Of US have read the article
in the Times IN which severe reflections are cast or he
want Of speeder hep the witness 10 think that
a fehoat would have enabled them to 60 out sooner.
a Juryman-l cannot help thinking that the feboat
aiterthought by the people on board the tug.
The tug have lelt Earwich IN much worse
Wtness-It is all very wei for andstnen TO talk;
wish they had been there when were there
Mr. Chapman, solicitor tior the owners Of the
Deutschand-My clients do not throw any imputation
Oh anybody in Harwich for not gong out before
The Foreman-Had the wind abated when you LEFT
the harbor or Tuesday morningY
Witness-lt blew heavily, but perhaps there was not
quite so much wind: there a heavy sea
The Foreman-Do you not think that with the as
sistance Of good ieDoa many lives might have been
witness-That cannot say.
The Foreman-But you would have started long be-
fore 4 you had had good Iieboatf
wltness-Yes.
the Foreman-The captain Of the Deutschland said
the Of life occurred ABOUT four O'Clock on Tues
day morning. II yoG Lad been there before that
time you might have saved those lives. We're you
and the crew willing TO 60 out 10 Harwict
or Monday night II your captain had gwen orders TO
Witness-Yes; but when the captain started hc
The Coroner-I had no idea there was no lifcboat al
Harwch surely 4 requires iiieooat e much as any
place along the coast
a Juryman--We bad lifeboat forty years ago, bu
year after year Il called out or used
Another Juryman-Yes, but then there was nc
Fteamtur here 4 Hfeboat Of use here without
q steantug TO take u out Of the haTbori but now
there are better facilities for launching lieboa
here than al almost any other place on the coast
because il may be launched In the harbor whereaS
at places must be launched directly into tht
witness-If had not been for the captain Of iht
Liverpool and his perseverance and energy far more
lives would have been lost
The jury expressed an opinion that the Creates
credit was Que & Captain Carnng'on and the crew
the Liverpool what they had done for the
le and they wished this iact 70 appear n the Times
The Coroner-I do not think the TIMES Is a bit toe
sharp il It's comments upon the want Of lifeboat a.
Harwich
a Juryman-But Il Is rather too sharp In Its rehec
tons upon tho ol Harwch, who have as much
pluck and humanity any scaiaring men along the
coast -S<y tass,>
~ the course Of further examination the witness sac
tha iL1Ye we're no ether snacks the wreck ~hef