, 1875-09-04

THE nanK CNfCAHo DoAnD OF TRADE
hofno o! tho noxHpapers determined to psss on
tno merit" OF Tho Chicago Board of Trade ca.e before
tho evidence Ia Ill in. 1lccent,y Chicago evening
paper published The statement Of Tho cook of tho
hescnc, which alleges that tho holos jn the v.trr
coset fdFe werc tho work of Of tbs jycss unut
water. Capt. McrTituau. Of tho Noactc. nrono,nr.1
tho "hoe story utterly false. lie informed ID ycste
Gay that lie cook In question was ouly on board ths
Re4cuc for fourteen days. and that VIA w1,iie The
"ere iaoor'n9 At tbs noard Of Trade. From tho
manner In which tho vesa"l's cabin was wrecked II
waa III utter impoaslhiy fpr diver 10 no iuto the
capn "htlo Allo WaA under water, IN d tho boea in
tho "aserrlosct rpe could mt havo bcen n,do
from tho outsldo Without singing being esrct.
Ell alnngHito tho vea*o by tho diver, "a aha
W. .1oat an an even keel au II Clearly evident
tns' thoy we'e made from tho ins.e After tho YES
fc "as rsrcd It WIS discovered that tho ton If In
tao'h Isu fallen tn, and waa wed8cd down that il
1a 70 TO sawed into fur plocea to ba removed Carl
Mersnan says that toou IL tue vessel WAN rafset
TWO at''ntercsttd persons wsre aprolnfett, QUO Of
trs'ug!t into port, and that Wills els wan h,In1 a1
brought into port He did not allow apy one Ia 60 m
board. 10 Furthermore asatoa that when Tic Seasei
vas falsea last fall and lowed u miles towar,s tho
snose so was Perfectly intact and lad nos lot her
EEL os suffered any other injury that 10 could sec
rany. a,,erts tiat erohaF Wae 9.ed e n ~ e. ~
schsn hut nnen wEtls she Was under wtter ara ~
a ump 1t vas .ltss to rc!osse the anchor from tho
cnaih llo also ssAtes that he tho only diver EN-
eoyeu On he after PORTION Of The vessel In. Tho faj
fha fhat when lhe vessel RATED anil bfo,aht tt
tarlos, bnatd was nael oYet tin water-cosyt p,Io
tto1n thu outside ' f'Fo
Cart MerFinan states that The chahn1 on the ttt1es
q the hoston tlc damage to tho rucr.poet and liza
xesl a. thr atern, waa oil dous after rhe waa nrst
Faieea ana haA htoh taken inland II miller he ia con-
hdeht OF lis ability to prore this the satisfaction Of
my uhpro5aefd perhon. Moreover hta statenents in
teaafd to the reseca condition sud tto hocs in tho
~ates-rln'ct p!po arc fully sus.aine,! by the re-
port port ot Tho .commlasioncns who were af,-
!holhtea BY tho underwriters to Inspect
tns ans ,n3 nn.ra q Trade. r1o report IL made
from 1trsunA knowledge that the Comlnjt stonera
unanimously express Tho opinion that tho holes {slo,t
t"enty-ase IN numer] found In the psio nsust hsys
Geen made from tha tuAtdc and from uGoye spd that
the leakage resulting from thcso holes would havo
pae sufficient to INK tho vessel In about the time n
whsch she Is said to have hcon leaking. The co,nns-
s,pmsss hs examined the wreck in,ns,e htr nrr.
"HGu her entire bottom exposed Ia ytew After /
AkllG alt Lilo circumstances ino confederation hcy
xofe % the opinou that the cal,ae Of tho uosrJ nf
atpe. >4'''|
Me do ~ not 80 tho sente Of containing this Discus
oA IN the newspapers when Tia uhols matter tItlst
nme beiors the proper tribunal for hla1 aetlc,urus
3ht 20 much has her said the other ejdc that va
Team It alnlle jHeace 10 Capt. Mtrrlman anJ bis
rev to give these plain fs:t4.-Hugaio Cuu4,nere,ai
fEH-YftsF. !