New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
NOW rur AnrI1nn WAS SINK.

HOW THE ADEIAlDh WAS SUNNI
INVESTIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES LOCAL IN
srEcroRs of STEAM vRssELs-MovEMENTs OF
THE GRAD REPUBLIC.
Tie fetal investigation into the cause OF the
collision between the steamers Grand Republic ana
Adelaide which occurred on June loth. ana oy
which the Adelaide was SINK. was begun YES
terday by the United States Local lnspec-
tors Of steam vessels. a..
ADELAIDE told the story Gi as f Ser
passengers, he said and was on her way from 'nf ne
pier at the foot of Twenty secondst TO inc 1907 VI
Hqsons Jersey City s Tp rsn SioP Repb H
sighted about half mile distant. ..ho. .,o
. thought" the witness continued, that sue
was going IN at Lcrov-st TO make her usual land
ing. blew ore whistle signfving thereby that
took the right OF way We were nearly in the mid,
die Of the river at the time received Two w, S ,b
from the Grand Republic III answer then told the
pilot to blow another whistle. He did so ana we
cot two more in answer from the Grand hepuonc;;
A; that time was putting my wnee apoit ana
Republic coming nearer all the time. rang tne
bell to 90 slow, but afterward seeing the only
chance for me was to go ahead, l rang tne
oell rs signal t. the engineer TO 80 ahead. shortly
after that we came together. She struck ne on 'ne
por; side. forward o. the wheel about thirtv ioe'
and in few minutes the Adelaide sank. was nor
intoxicated at the time had drank one glass OF
wine and couple OF glasses of lager
James T. Rae engineer of the Adelaide was SIT
ting in the engine room. lie tcstlhed: -
al heard one whistle from the Adelaide about ~
minutes after leaving Tweuy-second-st. linen
got SLOW bell. Then one and a bali minutes AFTER
| heard a distinct whistle Then got a jingle
bell and the chic! said, Give II 10 her. the fraud
Republic IL coming for u.s. We came
together about minute after If had got bell
20 slow and back she would have stopped IN less
than one minlrtt. If the signal to back had been
given me before the jingle there would have been
no trouble about the Adeiade's backing. Inc
engine backs aS well as any engine ever handled"
Jacob Long. the pilot who was in the house WIN
the CAPTAIN gave testimony similar to the capita ms
lie added thai he did not believe that they could
have stopped and backed quickly enough 10 have
avoided the collision.
James CrowthcrS. chief engineer of the Adelaide.
test fed that he ianding IN the forward gang
way locking tor DRIFT logs when he first saw the
Grand Repuhlc heading up the river. " W men
abreast of West Eleventh-st.," he continued. |
heard our whistle blown once AT the same time |
saw the chains over my head run To port.
then heard one bell to slow. | was looking
a; the Grand Republic ard heard her blow two
whistles. Our captain then blew one whistle ana
rang the jingle bell. The Grand Republic blew
four Whistles, signifylng confusion walked half
WAY back to the engine-IOOm and sang out to let
her 60 rs fast MS he could The Grand Republic was
still coming for us, bat had stopped her
engine saw il was impossible to avoid collision.
saw that the Grand Republic WAS backing before
she struck us If we had got three bells instead OF
the Jingle the collision would not have taken place
The engine stopped after the collision"
Other testimony was given as 10 the sounding OF
the whistles on both boats, and the investigation
was adjourned until to-day.