The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-19


live in AgIers. Lam caulker by occupa-
ton. l worked one day and half on the Nc.
Alester cannot tell exactly when; it was las
year.
Several questions to the witness elcting only
vague answers, he was discharged, rs his
knowledge appeared to be too indefinite for any
use.
JOHN MITCHELL,
q caulker residence Algiers. sworn. said
ay w0 before on sb the 5 MoA1ste was the oe snHg
on the outside. on '' the scrap@r end It
was old work. ! was afts t, put to work
the end we're bad, Other parts, were pretty
half bad and hslt good, 1 did not observe
as 1 could reach. The seams were tolerably
wide. Amidships. one place especially was
She was worse amdships than at the end. In
some places rope was doubled to put in, and it
did no good; the caulking went in easy. /
he Wse ee Beoe the
thought that it was not eaworthy. and l never
would have willingly gone with her. because.
judging from what had seen OF her, she never
could be considered safe.
JAMEs MCCARTHY.
shipwright, residing in Algiers, was next called
| OF December last year; also about twelve
months b. fore on the she thing. Last December.
on her port side where the spider that
ginaly sheathed. My boss s-nt me to cut out
rotten place in the ma q, paPPking but was
stopped Dy Capt swift sheatning consider
| can be under the circumstances.
Ny idea is that these vessels tire Essayons
| they We re launched, Judging from their model.
| In fine weather there could have been n dan
ger to the McAes'ers making the trip to Sabine
Pass but as she was never intended for Il sea-
going vessel. being built too much like wedge.
she could not hold out In storm. On January
e wea Re NJ H any asT shaps
caught between two seas and unable to recover
herself, she went down whole.
A. F. FOX,
ship carpenter residing in Algiers. was called
and said-In December. 1877 | worked on the
McAlester. in sheathing four streaks below her
lower fender streak. covering the cupper. Her
plankipg was 10 some places hard. in others soft
'ihe sheathing held well enough. [ considered
the vessel in bad condition to hold out at sea.
believe she foundered during the storm, not
sp 50 i a leak. but by swapping. Capt Swift
| knew b r condition just as well as any other
VIM. FuLFoRD.
ship carpenter, residing in Algiers, said-I
worked on the McAlester two days and quar-
ter before she set out on her last trip. was en-
gged in sheahng her port side on re
tened about six or seven pieces of sheathing.
perhaps more found some diff1culty in max.
pianking was pretty bad in general. She VAS
good enough for work at the bar. but never was
| fit. even when new. to go out at sea; believe
| formed by two waves and unable to get out, she
| went down. am astonished that Capt. Swift
| risked himself at sea with a boat OF whose rot
| ten condition he knew better than any her.
| cannot CONCEIVE how you can question the
| "seaworthiness" Of boat intended to dig mud
from the river bottom.
PAT KEENAN,.
Aotor IT
worked on the McAIester a day and half. That
was some time before she left. was caulking
the 9a ths gen and be in
about 40 feet all along, on the starb ard side.
Where / worked the seams were In pretty soft
tf o in places to make the rope hold Arm
the edges OF the panking were unable to az
ford sufficient bold to tue Ills. The panks
edges were very rotten, also caulked por-
ton of the sheaihing which was firm enough
weu To sabne Ps The veses
| not good enough to hold out in heavy sea. /
believe that she capsised.
NIB. HUGHES
got up ard asked that Mr.. Brady, who had
already ties titled be re- examined. in order that
he should state why he considered the vessel
| Mr.. Kelly said he also testified that he used
spikes in requiring the McAiester, but did not
say why. He a ked the board that those gentle
men be examined again. Accorded.
GEN, POTTER
| remarked that about ten witnesses having
already been examined, he thought it un neces-
sary to continue the taking of testimony in
Aigiers, unless some new point bad to Dr. de-
| veloped, and he therefore conc uded 70 jour-
until TO-DAY TUESDAY 1890 q. M. at the resi-
| denee Of Major Howell. where the b lard will pc
ready to hear any further testimony IN the
matter.
| The Princess Yturbide, daughter OF the ex-
I Emperor Of Mexico. while In Philadelphia. oc,
cup ed apartments az the Colonnade Hotel. and
paid high compliment to its excellent manage
ment aud quiet comfort.