The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08
THE Emf COLLISION.
synopsls Of Testimony investigation
To re Continued.

The local inspectors yesterday suddenly
changed their programme, and submitted to
the reporters all the testimony taken 70 date
In the investigation Of the recent collision be-
tween the steamboats, Chas. Morgan and Got
ton Valley.
The testimony was voluminous, owing to
tho fact that many Of the witnesses detailed
at length their personal exploits after the ac-
oident. which had no bearing at all upon the
subject under investigation
The following Is brief synopsis contain
inc the points Of the testimony of the prin-
oipal witnesses whose evidence has not pre-
yiously been given to the public:
i. I Coon. first engineer OF the Chas MOT
ron wac on duty at the time OF the collision.
Heard Ills boat whistle once, but heard no re-
snnnee from the Cotton Valley AS soon "a
tic whistle was blown the bells rang 70 stop,
and Immediately after TO back; ana Wofd
came through the trumpet to BACK hei
! 81 rnng The engines of the Morgan had
made tcur or five revolutions back when the
collision occurred Think it would take eight
| ~ nine revolutions back TO cheek per heaa
way Heard the Morgan signal ny ioul s sl.T,
4 whistles Immediately after inc enRiheS 'oiii
nit III rapt Stein Think the Roadway Of the
Morgan was about checked when the COLLISION
occurred. r,L Mr,x,n
u,
testified that immediately after the collislon
| ~ cow MIR Duke mate Of the Cotton valley,
in the social hall of the Chas. Morgan Duke
had on nothing but his underclothes: saw
Tom Crawford and Mart Nelly HI ,, nud'
after The accident; they We're both drunk.
would not have known they were drunk II ne
had not been told so. -,
Morgan: saw Capt. Alexander throw rope
tn tho Cotton Valley after the collision, and
! ali IL the man who caught II to tie on. Inc
I man instead of doing 1t, jumped overheard
and was pulled to the Morgan mere was =, .
' foot of water on the deck Of the valley at the
limo After the accident whisky was lur
! nshed to the rescued by tne hiolsan "i''io"
stint. 20 a.,
Cotton Valley. vas In his state,room Wnei
: the collision occurred. Found, when ne CAM
out that the beat was sinking. Placed MI
4 family and some ladies In the yawl, ana whel
his hat went down swan TO the yawl, got u
\ and guided II to shore Was SO benumbed VIII
Z cold that he had to be carried to the morgan
VIM Edgerby second 1shn ma tse collision Ills &C
- Cured The Valley blew one whistle, I'd
Morgan answered, and afterwards blew thfe
I or four short whistles in rapid succession. "A
Y the time OF the first whistle me WY po 1,
Morgan blew her short whistles the Cotto
g Valley stopped her engines and they wer
u never started again. -
VIM A. Duke, first mate OF the COTTON VA
Low, after the collision called to 2 man on u
Morgan, whom ne took to be Capt stein I
come alongside and take of the people, ?,
the Morgan did not come, Have ne nou,
that nearly all the people VINO We're crown
! would have been saved IL the Morgan ma
~ come alongside.
The investigation will be resumed on the
turn of the Chas Morgan from her up trip.
which she started last evening, capt Noun
IF the Cotton Valley, having additional tes'
mony to Introduce.