New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-21

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and captain Nye stood at right gave the quarter
maste, his courses; stss leaving Cornne niow,ns
one whistle We fret sighted the City Of Boston
about onehat point on our port bow We blew our tS
same length as ours. She passed within about 800 feet
OF us. This five minutes after leaving Cornnea.
WE c9atna sout p0wns and onena points Cd
our port bow. We altered our course to weet,
and rs the other steamer seemed to be coming
nearer altered our to northwest saw the Mar
time altered our course 10 north
west We slowed down and blew three whistles and re-
eoiyed no answer nom the Narraganset; blew three
whistles again and were answered with TWO from ner
when were about $50 feet apart ana inc ot essr
from her we were heading northW se1 ., a 1na
e e OSrs bs se tGo the a'
about i've minutes after the collision She dld no, hsns
Ssr enS SesR SO w ssa' 5 nos e@p
up her, but drfted to the westward after the col
night from Bartlets Reef to CornaeId than 1t usually
was II IL about twelve miles between the two gnt-
ships 90 not tsin ne we could see
lights well on that Trip
comparison OF the log showed that from stonngton
to Cornfeld the running time was made on June
as on June H. the date OF the collision The witness
said;
From the time we first raised the Narragansets wills
tie to the time OF the collision from three to i've
minutes she did not alter Ger whistles WINE we WEI
west course when first saw the NarragansetCs ants
Captain Nye the order 70 the 70 nSa
gansett's whistle when we nrst made u - .. - -
With the Management one and one-Dsi points On our
ing west there would have been no collision we snoulu
have probably cleared osen other 0y SVy aee and
running about seven knots which IS a soon
half our ordinary speed We Teyori sSe eSison
remained IN the pilot-house blowing tDe reei Wis
ties The weesman ID aas Whistles we
hauled up westward and ran on that course one
tba Lana
required for passing TO the rRnt, put ANU" ,
na way heard the whistle twice The
last time we heard me whistle sounded IL seemed to ne
almost in the same position when first raised IT,
Il was on the west course that slowed down. Just
us word was gwen ns"' ston
Between the bell to slow and the bell to stop there was
an interval OF two seconds minute after tne Two 1--WE
bells We're rgng to SasK the cn e back
through r the speaking tube to back her
From the time when the captain spoke through
the tube to the time OF the collision was not more nIn
AND ere answered by two Whistles the other boat
I should blow three whistles TO stop kno" tn. tne
law requires that should answer another DOat Win 'o
whistle she gives
wATCHMAN CLANCEY's EVIDENCE.
Michael Clancy, OF stoDingtOn. testified that nc
was deck Waterman the Nar.agansett Oh the nlshl
of the collision There other watehmau besides
himself lie said
I was on the hurricane deck and in the saloon ana
forward cabin that night think there were extra oeds
IN both cabins that night but could not tel 10" many
At the time of the collision was at the stafDar atc
gnncway and mad been standing there I'VE minutes
saw the StOningtOn not more Than 2i2 or three
minutes before the collision could see the null anu
me head zbt but cOlored lights Im'ni uidtVly
after the collision went up 1nto the nal anu ~
of The lights and then assisted lowering the DOats'
WATCHMAN PHILLIPS TESTIMONY.
The next witness Joseph Phillips. who was a DOW
Waterman on the Stonngton at the time Of the coison
and had held that position for two years He SAID
ON the night OF the collision l made
steamer about two points off the port DOW
ntter leaving COrnfioid, and reported III 10 Ih1
Ilyt house then raised the NaTragansett wiEch Wds
blowing one whistle. It about two or three minutes
Sine was then bearing htle mo- hIo
off than at first Aiterward she DlGw
two whistles and the stOnDgton answered promptly
with three that time the b. ats were not niOfe thn
a ieugth apart. When l saw that they we're COMING 10
fber Jumped on the hurricane deck and then went
,,cL on fbe forward deck / then went 10 the pllOi
horse and was ordered by the captain 10 cnl
fine ofleers which did then went On the upper uee
and found the captain lowering the forward Stafooau
boat AMI went In her In obedience 20 the cap'nn Or
dcrs The boat was III wac manned enuFcA py pnsI
senc-rs: mono OF them were very good Oarsmen.
could not say whether any rockets were hreo on ooau
the StOnington
Al this pont an adjournment was taken until Wednes-
day morning al 10 o'clock. At least three days more
will be occupied IN examining the officers and crews OF
the Yqra and SOningtOn and of the City OF New
YORK After that some Of tie passengers VIII probably
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