New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-05
THE sE1BANHAKA THAI.


PREsERVTRs TCCND u GOOD CoNbiIioN-
MAYOR GRACE As A WITNESS
The tral of United States Local In'Noctors o.
Steam Vessels, Mes,rs. Mathews and JAYNE, for
manslaughtcr in connection with the sea" haSa
dlsastcr was continued yesterday IN tie United
states Circurt Court before Judge Benedict
John o. Unde-hil. q boiler-makcr for twenty
Years. testified that Lo bad examined the boilers of
The Scaranhala after the disaster lie found in the
back connection two Of tho iIes cracked not quite
half way through. One of the tubes had been
taken out Ho took another iUbo ont, the third
above the ono that was gone. The tube was not IN
very bad condition. Sumo spots upon IL were
rather weak. The general appearance oi tho tubes
was good In reply 10 Sir. Ficro the witness SAN
the fracture IN the tube produced was caused oJ
wear and tear. In his judgment 10 would take nooht
year 90 get the tuhe INTO this condition II ought
10 have shown Weatna.s unher bydrostatic pres
sure.
Charles H. Buckclcw. one Of tho three assistant
Government Iu,peotor- Of Stoam Vessels employed
by the defendants said t1At he made al exaHlHa-
ton of the Seawauhakas bDiersin March 1873 for
the Department. lie applied The hYdrostatlc pres
sure. There was no sign OF decay or weakness
at that time. Philip MsGu.re hocr-mrkcr, tes-
tilted TO examining The boilers IN February OF March
of 1850. at Rosyn. He went through them with
hammer and lamp and coud find nothing wrong
Hc admitted that ne was deaf and that II was dit-
cult for him 70 hear any defect in boiler when
tested with the hammer. James UdAll. president ~
! the con,uany which owned the seawauhaAa. testi-
fed that when the captain II the boat told him that
the Inspectors wanted lfe-ralt placed on the boat
he called on the inspectors aud pointed out that a.
the Ssswanhaka was never moro than few feet
from the shore q raft was not needed. The Inspect
or. referred hm 70 Supervising Inspector KIRBY.
and that ofcial told him that raft was not neces-
sary. In Nav, 1880 the company was required TO
furnish additional boats FOR the SeavAnhaka
Judge Benedict said that the Supervising Inspect
or. under the rules produced. had 10 authority IN
the premises. Besides. Rulo ID, under which tho
defence seemed TO claim immunity. applied only 10
steamers plying on rivers In this case the vessel
uavigated the Sound. apd the rules expressly pro-
vided that lfe-rafts must he supphsd.
George Chase Was IN The vicinity Of Wards lsland
on steam launch on the occasion Of tho disaster.
aud went AZ once 10 tho Seavanhska. The launch
picked IN between forty and hii, persons They
all had hfe-pr,seryers on with the exception OF one
ner-ou James Gibhon. Hell Gaze pilot, wa on
the Seawanhaka OF the da} OF tie disaster lie s'W
the wooden ilie-hoat "u the star h'1I' soc Il-p"
g. got u partly down. lut WIS driven away Toy iAf
flame When he left II thr bow was 10 the "d'or
and the stern hanging Us lie iaiis to lr d"Nl0
Subsequently the fire bulnrd the l1ii@ ana We ""i
duft,d ashore. IL was not hiTn,u ~ Al
wa 10 gpnd condition and d not io~A. 4n reply I'D
Mr fero tho witD'ss sad that DE- Wa ianli' aI "N
! boai- and tuat hayii Z seen "ua hr would "hNW Do
| arnin ile would know tie >raWauIaAt - Poe Do hr
slnull .er t ~ Europc. lie ald Dot srr inr boat
after lie eft 10 hanging o. the DAVIS uuu ir saw 30
on tho island. Man, steamers p-ssod The spot shl
/ II was possible that tine boat bc'o"ted To one "i
! them.
Va. recalled. H. sald tat The door lu tue front
| connection was not periHatcd WIth holes. Ih'ir
Wei. uo holes u lSior to The burning OF tr N' '-'i
II ustu salt water iu tHc nUl"if ""5 "h Two csc
| sious. and then only i'i a HOoit lIiLt'
| VII. Decker. IT,, sad thai be- s1w ihe wooden
| boai lowered INTO The wafer. 81 va i"' u'ii'.|
! " I,.llf WAS hlatcd he SAW two or t."" r.f-,..s
| iuu,i INFO q. ilc boat au, gHlc tll -~." "u-
| laka and tHcsiearucr Wa" m"i'".
t,t,~I TIA. hr .iv the U.o.e. 10 sunday l't a.
| jr.cs Al Fort Washington. T. WIS rho ealur h.st
| that wa go the ~rdvaf uiha o' juno -0. l Wa lu
good c1udi-l.u an Ua@ al-I 800 god condition 900
Junr - lie recognized tic llc Jrtf Ht cfiiS f'-
pairs lee mai made to- ~. and Also by KNOT ao'r 90
it. bO-rI -I.e. he was IHc-oi when f-." mace
| an in~prc'lou oi the vessel March lb. Ga lc W4-
ful eoml4 -meut 81 iie-pe'Iyri' ana ,'.' 'I' .'
good cu1ld u0u II there h1d Teen llic-i'Ii "H o.
steamer % would have been al uo "sr N""trFrr j.
| wou.i pro ably have been drtrmru', because II
( c.uld not have been handed 81 need.
Charles A. Dana MAS next called. lie testified
| that bc Wis pa-srugrr uu abe Sr1WauhAna ou june
- l-~O and nad been IN the habit "l tfave NIX "n
tA. boat f1r i've or SIX years. She had large sup
-ighL Inc steamer carried Two boats On The
occasion of the lire thc conduct II good many OF
the p4~~rugrr- Ws~ cool. hnI oti@l' N'Ir tA''ro.
From what he saw majority Of tr'ee who " i" loot
c1ui nave been saved % order had Drtu p"r~eiN cd
In r. -t.,-c g. Mr Fierp Mr. Dana said lac was Iu ~.
l. Vi Barlow private room. piAttuR piQIci wtI
Nh Barrow AID Mr.. iluchcock; Mr. Oln WIS SID
urc.rut Sou,. one came INTO the room uuu -4d tie
iod u4s oi the. lie got up ftom the table I'D
went ont. lie dId not know what bad ucCmic 90
the boa, mp io the time be lett MI bHl"" r"u.
Mr Ficro read from the minutes "l tar C.ruirTs
Jar.. ga winch % appeared tlI4t Sir. Dana testified
| tla. he looked out ui thc wludo" "lIir hr "A~
p.4.Ing cards and saw snake pl-siu- over tue Nrs-
se he 20 up and looked for me origin ~ tae tre.
| NJ men he reached the door ID tongue col h4me wa
playing mp thc cl-rinrni around 'h' en-'h" Mf.
| Zero asked II he bad refreshed his memory -ucc
| hc hld q v-u that evidence.
| Nj. B4ua-l want to say about that testimony,
VII ~ A. D. rue that 10 was takcu los -enoga pI~r.
IL Wa taken down 10 lDu-haud. N"verinei"-s. It O,
correct TIC main. some one came iu and SAID the
boat was oi, fire. and then looked up aud -aw fhe
tuuoAr. lhr window WIS open. inink the dO"r
| WIS open. / was sitting witu INV back iu tuc door.
womb Ike 10 aud worI 800 re- ard 60 life ur'~erv-
! rf- tore down rack aud gave Tue Mel SERVERS
e. several PERSONS Inc one ! had MS perfect aud
| 4 saw none that were NOT.
Sir. stephen H. DIN was a passenger ora the Noa-
| wanhaka. HIS evidence WIS 90 prove that the nc
preserves easily accessible aud that they were
| \EuiI,iu h. Grace tho Mayor was the next wit
| n.-s lie was paesrnger ou the SrawanhaKa on
| the day OF the disaster and knew the boat well.
having travelled on hcr every summer Tor Blk or
| s.yrn wears. lie hid observed that there Was q
plentiful supply OF hfe-pT~-ervrts 0n board. On the
| day uf the disaster he accompanied nN bis Wlc
aud TWO daughters. lie placed lle-pr,serTers on
| them III took the first thai came aud found them
| 10 be ~ OIL condition. lie wa htlus win his
family IA the after part OF the CABIN when he first
saw the smoke. and bee WAS 0ne O the laFt To leave
the boat. lie placed his eide, daughter IA charge
OF u gentleman aud size jumped overheard. hi'
wife and daughter Jumped aiterNafd ahd he io-
| lowed Them. They Jumped from the stern of the
boat and INTO deep wafer In reply 10 Mr.. tiero Mr.
| Grace "a d that he s4w one of hr 1ir-bOats burn
| uu IL was tue ono the sitrhOsid side. II there
| had been O lfe-rsft the main decS some people
| cOuld have got on lf.
The trial Will be continued to-day.
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