New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-01
IRE SEiW1YHAKA INSPECTORS.
CASE CLOSED FOR TIE PROSECUTION.
ExPEEiENCEs.

EXPERIENCES
The first witness called in the trial Of Chlien
States Local Inspectors of Steam Ncsses Yesterday
morning was George W Skidmore. lIc sara tuat He
had been traveller on the Seawaniata LOT hea, ny
fonrteen years. On the day or the disaster nv "l'l
his brother were together lhey were stanllhg "l
the sfaIboard side lust forward OF the padole-o'N;
When the explosion occurred they wen, l9IM"u
aud climbed o. tie lower d'C6. lucy -.t'1 , .u ,
fe-preeervcrs there III, brother worked us way
forward and stood ON the rail- rom Ho't Hc N''
either pushed OF jun ped overheard ara wa "i"M h.'
The witness stood bv tie boat untii she IAN dslI''
and ho jumped out INTO SIX Inches 81 valet lHeie
was mo- ile-r.tit Ou the boat , ..
L1uts J.. seaman at The time oi me dlsa''cr vas
resident surgeon on Wards Island. he fesllH'd 20
fine finding al tie body of tc Rev. Dr. Dllcr on me
burning wreck LaWTcucr l. - 'Nci S4iNo vs.
mouy ss 10 the Death of VIZ. SkidmoIe. Mr. fo,tei
asked tins witness If he had seen hie boat ahoat
belonging tn tho ~cawauhala. He replied That lo
saw the metallic hfc-hoat IN the water, bar not the
wooden one. He was in boat OF ms own ln Wlhch
he had gone ont 10 the wreck from me i'' 81 W.
hundrod-aud -ift ecnih-st. About o'clock that
night hc saw q wooden hfc-hoat come M To- re io'l
of Observation-Disclosures ana ~ h2u some
Of the members of tue grew OF the Sea"anhaAa
in IL.
only reason why he believed tat the boat belonged
10 the SeawauilJka was that 10 contained some oil
the deck hands. II" did not know that 10 bel 'hgGi
10 the SraHauhIkl. The metallic boat whicl. ne
saw in the water at tie wreck was hall iuu oi
water.
Mr.. Mary f. Cray was \ PASSENGER or the boat
and had ,yitt her her child Mary Edith. seven
months old. She was seated ln tie l1dlc' cabin
when tho fire broke out. She looked every " mere
Tor life preeorv"rs-cycn m the ladies t"ici room
and Could find none I'ef" were from hItech I'D
eighteen ladies M tho cabin. and they Were gong
around booking lor something 10 save Themselves
with. She gave Eer baby 90 gentleman ~ ll'' shc
climbed Oui Oi the cdhiu WINDOW. hud dilrl W".'
took n from hun hc Le got ont. I'D" stood outside
of tie cabin as long 49, size could Ilr N1me- were
cracking over lci head. Thinking size would hri-
ter be drowned than burned Size gave her baby 10
the gcutlemln again. to'k last look at 10 ana
jumped overheard. She expected to di"Nh' uul
when she came 10 Tie surface size found woman
with ilt'-picsof'er ou. floating L'I u.I' ~
caught hold of her and tie oiN thing that tttcd
both of them from bong drowned va the TACT ma
the other woman supported herself hF 'a''hnG mona
OF one OF the udder chains Her bap NAN brought
To her on Tho follow ~ ulg. dead.
A. Ms. GRAY told her story tears came To- her
eyes more than once and 10 VS. pl7n h1i Der rFl-
deucc made deep iWprt> -inu uu h"th jurors auu
audience. Waik.r Is. GRAY 40" husband oi the last
trrss. testified % the huulnS oi las chi" pody al
Iamr, j.. lrasl. phy-ic.au Of Astoria. gave owl
deucr tu nls .u'IrDtufa. attempt % restore
woman 90 Die. ~hc had been brought Ashore 100 ~u
uu,ou-.iou- condition. Another woman WHO was
brought ashore AZ tie eaur time 800 90 uuc'n-' nous
condition was restored. John j. tIf'n' "i -.
22i9 >ecoud-aVc.. tc-fIlcd mat n" II "a -.-irt bY
tac disaster. Her remains were bi'uSil u''io Oh
tie following uay.
Charles Smro . lawyer. of this c.tv. wa, 90 ceni-
pauV VIII Ju-cph ]. ~t,u. lie ".t1 Suing. 40
The cabin at thr tinr ot ihr fro. trading. MI >icih
was doziDg 10 a seat al bis side. SpHo ran
through the q tuc- TO the end "i t- boat. u" e"ktd
for ilc-rre,rryot~ bur could ud hone. SOD r jumped
uVelholid H. ur.er 3it'i"dti etN Nj 'icli;
About two wtca- before o." dra-irf "r observed
that the Wuoc,u Hic-hnat Was lu '.'r c"ho'ii'i.
It, seams v'rr OPEN. b" -lN % "'' ich Hi '4' 'l
tltc 81 tuc water. !, was all burulu-. aud ""' 9h
absolute 0iuk. l. Wt@ h1r"rd D" p''i7 4" l"t
Natcr.s Co-c. lhr,r Nrf" people swimming hI""h"
IT, nut they dlir io' touch 70. bc no u. .it"n,
resident manager oi tio iced sat steamship Line,
..-tIii.. Co. t. death ot ..i, a..r Dr., Do. disaster.
fc,osrIDd 90 ti. i,..tf tnt t. 81 .l I.fIi '.'.''
Of TIE Eanda.i- Island io.'tal t.,'" c'."c"'r "1