The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-14
THE SCl0TA DISASTER.
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d,st-JudEs PsrEu.OE. Great strns.
Eh Against steam WhI.tltL


Spaciol DipGioA 10 tAE IAttlil0Hn1.
PARxEHDUGo, W. VA, July lS.-United
States Court convened this morning at
o'clock. The examination Of witnesses in
the Sciota. .Lomas case, as 1t Is now called,
was resumed. McNally was recalled and
testified to about the same as yesterday.
Messrs Gesse and Dennis were placed upon
the stand and testified to being upon the
Sciota when the accident occurred, and
gave the names Of those whom they bad
seen upon the boat, some Of whom they had
seen after they were drowned.
Fred Hoffman testified to his idea Of the
position OF the boats. He stated that after
the Lomas blew one blast ol her whistle,
the Sciota in ten or fifteen seconds answer
ed with two blasts, Immediately heading
for the Ohio side In Diagonal line, and
when the Lomas answered with two
whistles, II was too late TO avert the COLI.
sion. John Zimmerman was out In skill
He did not hear the Lomas blow but heard
the sciota blow twice when she was nearly
hall way across the river, running obliqutly
toward the Ohio shore; did not hear any
other boat whistle. WIN. Hervey testified
to about the same rs the previous witness.
The testimony Of James Davis was also OF
a similar character.
MEDlLL's TESTIMONY.
Joseph Medill was on the Lomas. He
could see the sciota coming up; she was
about eight hundred yards away on the
Virginia side when the Lomas blew blast.
The sciot, was heading straight up the riV-
er on the visinia shore, when in about one
minute she answered with two blasts.
When | heard the Lonas whistle twice l
ran forward and found the boats facing
each other, not over two hundred feet
apart. heard bells ringing on the Le-
mas, but did not understand them;
could not tell by the boat, but
felt a far as II the engines were IT.
yersipg, Before coming together the sciota
yeefed toward the Virginia shore. II they
Sai kept on without changing their course
they wSald have, come bow TO bow. The
I,oinas swung with her stern to the Ohio
shore Just before they came together. l
Vas guest OF the boat. The party was
invited by Captain Inglebright.
L,,mediately upon resuming alter the noon
rec,s; Juror GILLIAN, who bad been eonl.
nIs;ninv all morning, became 80 III that
eis dischGrge was asked for, which, upon
the adyice oil bis physician, the court
granted. Thus lar the work had been tlr
nnusht, but by All agreement o. eounsei
pro and con thoroughly competent sup
stitute was found In the person o. nr. b.
4. Berry, and the work Of recapituiating
me evidence was begun until at the time
Of adjournment the case stood rs lar on Us |
way Ms reported. The case attracts consid-
erable attention. and the court room is
thronged with spectators.
YuRGusoS VS.. STEAM.
An amusing incident occurred to-day,
which convinced those present that Judge
Furcuson could not talk against steam.
Jus, as be began to ask a question steam:
boat began to blow her whistle. lie waited
until II ceased, and again commenced,
when q secoud interruption occurred. aud
4 series Of smiles passed over the room;
Once more he resumed. but scarcely bad
he opened his mouth when another
.errittic blast compelled him to stop, and
Ibis time general laugh was indulged Ia.
After waiting a few minutes he resumed
Nm effort TO PROFOUND question 10 the
witness. when anunearthly and prolonged
,hriek from A locomotive on tile bridge |
drowned every word he uttered. Ihis
,ime he room fairly shook with laughter
In which even the court INDUCED quite
heartily,