New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11
DISASTERS on THE SEA.


THE METROPOLIS DISASTER.
FAIrHrtL SIGNAL SERVICE MN C'MrL:MENTRp-
lIFrY BODIES RFCoyEEED-8oBBERY or TnF
Dad.
WA,uINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Genoral Meyers, in
a., official order conmcnIs the prompt and JEALOUS
action II the comnsipnd officers ahl their assistants
4 the stations KITTY Hawk. Norfolk. Cape Henry aud
Cane U,ilera lnring the storm which The Metropolis
,,,, wrecked For proupt and snderly action fidelity
and good service private william DAVIS j. promoted 20
be corr oral gra Service. [. : A. to date from nuarI
81. 1873
II appears from information Aoni to the s!gaal BIZ
rea,, that the hgatst wind velocity % The Metropolis
sorn' wis .ixty miles an houf Cape Iicnry. twenty
nine miles ~ Kuty HlN and ifr miles ~ Capc Hat
$50 1,utau Harrison tclriphs from the week
lion to- the Chicf signal ON rr. 10 n'f aa follows;
In to his morning nave lHAch Gp h't npuit'
my o,I, tlings / nayr been abe o. recover IN the
halir- IN; I, tnis time IS "a pocs, hiilr AMI bunch OF
KEYS li---buok ana bti-~-Iaufltp hnr Ul All
ntLrr and n rar If, spectacle. The bnIc-, with
out any exception, have been robned II all
Things Whereby / could possibly a. 'h'.it mem,
1 am satisfied from all That can learn
that The robng done IA many cases ~ some 81 the
sur,iyorr and other eases IL was done b. tr lower
cas Of a lilies and the Il, grocs from the main Land, who
retird To- think that they had perfect rg1t To take
ANYTHING and everything they cOiid LAY ih,Ir
hands to. The fact II. tHey not only robbed the
dead by nj IN hut also III open day igh have found
SOME the nest on This beach iat nave ever met
in fny lfc among wnon must mention Thopas j. fo' =
ner J1sel,n Baum. W +. X. Jones. John Danton. aad
Captain Brock. all OF whom have rendered me- al the
aid in their power and were the men who helped 20
save the lives many Of the men. and, "a fact, took
clothing OF their bucks and gave IT To the mrn"
TIE INyEsTIGAIIoN IL his CITY.
Several Witnesses examined on SATURDAY.
iu relation to the loss OF the Metropolis, before
Local Steamboat Inspectors Matthews and JAYNE.
Captain AnEers have testified also, but rs lie l.
confined 10 his home in Brooklyn from an attack %!
eueona the invesnga CATION was adjourned aud the cyl
dcncr taken sent Philadelphia. Joseph j. LoYell,
chief engineer, said that everything worked salts
fart1rily aftcr leaving Philadelphia, until about
g u M on wednesday, the second day alicr leaving
PhiIad.lphia when. inspecting the sLait alley.
Inc about four feet of water III The ship lie
other aud used cvcrF means FOR
euuC The vessel tree. lie reported 10 tie captain that
thr ys could proceed and advised him 10 put back
to port Investigation made and the leak was MS
c,ycred In the dead wood. Early on Thursday morning
the circulating pump broke down becausr 81 running NJ
TOO great speed Tho water tncn continued To increase
and The en- zines at high pressure because o the
breaking the circulating pump which furnished wafer
the condenser 49,. ~,
f. Jonnson carpenter testified substantially the same
a. thc chief engineer "a 10 leaving port and Ue
time the leak was discovered. Amer an myestiga-
lion hy himself and the INST officer, be found
the leak 10 be In the stern-post. and re-
haired IL NJ well possible by mailing battels
on from inside, but could not stop The leak The
heavy sea increased the opening oI the tiibers Joh,
sou said he had been q ship carpenter hneen years ana
believed The vessel have been IN good condition. or he
her.