The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-08-15
HILLsDALE, MICH, TUESDAY, AUGUST Is. 1876.


mony in the case. takon hefs,re ths cor
oner's jury Saturday. the 9th, in addi-
ton to tho testimony Published in the
SrASpAnD last weak, with tisscoroners
verdict: ~ y -tii
TESTIMONY.
Mira. Alger-- Was on the boat; 1G per-
sons on the boat. Was on the bow on
the right hand side. Was standing
up when the boat capsized Before
that was sitting down ON the bow,
about the center of the boat. When At
capsized 4 kept waving my psrasol for
aid. Just before the boat cspsized
there were moro on the left side of che
boat than on the right side. Mr.. In-
gran spoke and said ''ihe boat is leak
lug pretty fast" and Mr.. Taylor said il
wouldn't I'LL in week. relied upon
Dir. Taylor's Judgment. Water came
in so rspidly Mary keely took Mr. Iu-
grams hat and begun baihng aud taen
Ir. Taylor left his var aud jumped
over 10 AIR. Ingram a. bail the water.
Boat ia which sat Mr.. Ingram was full
of water and the boat tipped over aud
water came up on deck on right bow
aud wet my feet, aud Mr.. lagram was
! trying his best 10 row the boat ashore.
L turned around and saw the boat wua
full. Noticed no water around my feet
untii Miss E.cly begaa' bai'i1g She
bailcd ont of hole where lugram eat.-~-.
I Iiss keely's seat waswiih The giriyin
! tile stern. Didn't hear Mr. piDney say
anything. Heard Ingram say "puil
for the shore" Mrs JOgrain sat on
seat with mo. Mrs. Musser at irst sat
GA seat and afterwards she mrd Mrs.
/ Thornton stood right bnck Of us. Tliik
boat went over Ia the !eft Before the
boat turned party stepped 10 left aide
screaming for help md IL went over
Hung ON seat and wen. down twice.
Mr. Ingram helped me on boat. Water
| did not coms over deck. Water came
in very quick. Turning around on my
seat saw boat WAS about full aud mo-
water coming over top. Was told boat
was perfectly safe by Mr.. Taylor and
Others before uent on boat. Taylor
said nothing abont being on boat be-
| fore. Never heard any one say as to
number boat would safely carry. Tay-
/ lor was on left side when boat went
over. Mrs. Thornton and child were
last on. Hesitated about going on for
fear of going ON water. Didn't hear
any conversation on shore With regard
to boat.
Mrs. Ingram-Was Que of tho party
on the boat; 16 persons on the boat.
Am about 30 Mrs. Thornton 30, Mrs.
Musscr IS, Miss Kee!y IL. Sitting ou
bow of boat at left hand side. Four
Indies aud two children on board. Mr..
/ t. l...l
Children about = years old. Not much
difference in weight between Phinney
and Taylor. Taylor sat in back hole
rowing-Mr. Phinney at the stern.
Miss Keoly stook in back Of boat right
in front OF back seat when she began
to cry. Heard some one say boat il
safe, don't know who it was. Didn't
bear any one ray about number boat
would carry He ri s m rs say boat
was leaking aud Miss Keeiy began to
cry. After heard some one say boat
wouldn't ill in week, but couldn't
tell who il was. Ksely girl began to
bail water. sax nothing Of Taylor az
ter these occurrences. Next / saw wat
er coming ON right bow of boat. Was
sitting ia scat when boat turned over
aud sat there till was Obliged to leave
il. Heard Mr.. Ingram speak and say
pull for the shore" Noticed boat was
pretty near full Of water when Miss
keely began to bail--over half full
Didn't notice parties pass to left OF
boat. Didn't look around after Miss
Kecly began dipping water. Ny inn
preston ia boat turned to right. Was
but moment after Miss keely began
to bail before boat went over.
Ella Cunningham-Wss on boat when
accident occurred. On stern Of boat.
Was sitting down on right side Miss
Libbie Cunningham and Miss Keely on
seat with me. Miss &. was Ia years
old. Mr.. Pinney WAS back 81 Us; Mr..
Taylor IN rear hole on left side Ia.
gram ia back rowcr's seat on right sids;
On right seat forward sat Alice Hayes
and Mary Cunningham. both IL years
If age; boys sat on right side With feet
in water. Mrs. Thornton's girl and
Mrs. Ipgram's sat in hole opposite
on left side. Positive he sat IN back
seat as 1 WAS talking with him about
water in boat. Heard nothing before
left shore about safety of boat or
number IL would carry. Heard Mr..
Taylor say boat was safe after we left
the shore but not before we started. -
| Waa out abont two rods when Taylor
said bDat was safe. Said 10 lugram
when l saw boat leaking. % take rs
back. this boat in leaking, aud Mr..
! Taylor said il wouldn't sink ia a week
aud Taylor said you couldn't tip IL
over IL You tried to sink il; said 1t only
sunk once and there were 30 persons
ON It, Saw water coming in near top
Of boat. Mr.. Ingram said water is coin
ing in. Lookel in occ isionally anu
said 10 Mary Kecly water is coming
IN fnster and faster" Mary keely told
them 80 dear. take us back, +" and they
made no reply. They went on ittl'
ways and then turned around 90 come
back. Mr.. Tsylor said to Ingram,
"uib. let's turn around, its getting full
Ter; row op rs fast as you eau" Saw
Miss keely get mp and walk froE one
end 81 boat To other aud take som.
ones hat and begin 20 bail aud thea
Taylor got up aud began to bail.
IDgram told them to get ON left side
II boat. Was not positive which side
vent over, bu. judged II was the left
Boat pretty near full. Should think il
abont 10 minutes after saw boat leak.
ing before il tipped over.
Mr.. Ethridge- Have seen all parties.
Weight Of Mr.. Phinney about leo lbs,
Ella Cunningham %, Libbie Canning
ham 80, Mr.. Iugram 1GJ. Mrs. Alger
80, Mrs. Musser l30, Mr. Taylor 40.
Miss Keciy %, Mrs. Ingram $50, Mira.
Thornton 100. Alice Hayes 60. Mary
Cunningham 65, Van Every boy 80.
Blackman 60. Thornton's girl about ~,
Mrs IugrutnH nbOut 30.
The entire weight OF the party wbo
weru on the boat nt the timo Of the nc.
cident is estimated ut 1915 pounds
l6 in number; that Of Mr.. Lanphere's
party, who used the same boat, 1888
persons. Tue weight on the bow of Tia,
boat when il went down was 1U3J pounds
and on the stern te6 pounds.
VERDICT OF THE coRoSrRs JURY.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
louSTY or IIiIISDALE,
An tnquisitlon taken "a the Office OF Llmr
ID. Thomas. Esq, IN The city of Ihllsdalc. or
the let. "a. 5th and sth days Of August 1876
before Zimri ID. Thomas. E-q one of tb,
CorOners of the said county OF ni.lrdale, upor
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