Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-22
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No Solution of,.he Sinking rs Vet Dis-
covered. by the Iuspcctorn.

No solution of'.he sink1ag as Vet DIS
covered. by the Inspectors.
The tenth day of the investigation has
come and gone and tangible solution OF
the mystery is yet thing Of the future.
The testimony in favor of both pilots has
been sAundaat and explicit, but it has been
too abundant and has proven too much for
even e.ne credulity Of o steamboat inspec-
cor. The testimony Of yesterday vas but
repetition Of the preceding days evidence
and at noon the court adjourned
until next Tuesday. Capt. Young some
what surprised both sides yesterday by
interdicting the testimony OF experts other
than those who might have been aboard
the boat on the night of the disaster. This
win, Of course, disarrsnge some OF the plans
Of counsel on both sides, but II will also eI-
pedite matters ssry materially.
EDWIN Il. cAHnL
Edwin II. Cahill sworn-Am II years old
and live at Wellsviile. Am drug clerk.
was on the Scioto on the 4th Of July. /
do not know Keller. did not see him in
Moundsyille. / was in the engine room
when the Scioto whistled. did not hear
the Tomas whistle. do not know how
many blasts the Scioto made. As soon as
she 1.-THE Sciotol whistled started for the
bow of the boat thought she was going
to land at Steubenville. l Just got
TO the end of the wheel house, at the en-
CINE room door, when I saw the people
running back from the front part OF the
boat. did not know what made them run
back at that time. / did not see the Tomas
until she landed, that was when got on
the hurricane deck. did not observe her
at the time of the collision. / heard no
signals except the Scioto's. went to the
back of the engine room, but heard no bells
ringing. They, put skiff off the back Of
the boat and got in and 1t sunk.
/ swan back to the boat. They
pushed the skiff toward the Virginia
shore, and when the skif sank swan
to the hurricane roof of the Scioto.
thought after she had settled down that she
was pointing toward the Ohio shore. /
thought the boat was about the middle OF
the river. did not notice how she was
heading before the collision. was not In
the pilot house before she sank. tried to
get in the pilot house before the accident,
But the door was locked. There was about
six persons in it, butt was not crowded.
To Cracraft--It was not more than min
ute or two from the time the Scioto whis-
tied until the collision. The second engi.
neer grabbed hold of the wheel, but do
not know which way he turned it. Just as
the whistle blew he started back to the
wheel that starts and stops the engine.
do not know what was her 1.-THE Siotos)
speed. do not think she was Stacked up
much, if any.
To Cracraft-There might have been bells
II inl- he nil vvnnlH q
before the engineer would stop he, but did
not hear any bell.
Capt. Young then arose and stated to the
attorneys that the Board had determined
not to admit any testimony that was not
present at the accident or knew the condi-
ton of the pilots, Or something that bore
directly on the accident; that expert testi-
mony would have no weight with the
Board, as they were not present at the &C
cident, did not know any more about 1t
than the Board and all they could know
was what was the custom and the Board
was acting under the law and would so de-
eide according to law.
Doyener-Yeu will not allow any
testimony of experts that were not wit
nesses to the accident?
Capt. Young-The Board has so decided.
Question-You will not receive any testi
mony as to the proficiency of the pilots or
as to their character?
Answer-No, sir; that has nothing to do
with the accident.
Capt. Dovener then made long speech
as to what he expected to prove about
Long as q competent pilot, ETC., and as to
which boat was in its right place, which
was responded to by Mr.. Cracraft, who said
he could use the same pilots as to Keller's
etc. and after about twenty
minutes Of wrangling, the decision of the
inspectors not having been shaken, the
court adjourned until Tuesday morning.