The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-23
A CELEBaaTED CASE
The Eyidenc In the scioto.Lomas Case,
Witnesses for the Defense.


Correspondence. cf The lHelliDeIeer.
PARxERsBuRG, W. Va, July 9l.-In til,
scioto-Lomas ease to day J. H. Burgess tes
tifed US follows; Was on Scioto; a few
minutes before accident was standing OF
forecastle near stairway; Scioto was run
mig up pretty close TO the Ohio shore; Lo
mas was rounding the point at Mingo is
land; we were nearest Ohio shore; IIomaS
blew one whistle about 800 yACs from US
she had run quite while befnre she blew
when first seen she was ab Jut 100 yards
away. Scioto answered right away; saw
the danger OF collision and started back tc
stern OF boat; heard bells ring on Scioto;
ran about so feet till heard the bells; gol
to my family; | felt the jar; it was not ovel
minute until Scioto sank; the water was
to my waist In the stern Of the boat. The
Lomas was coming towards US again after
landing her passengers as ! got on hurri
cane deck; most Of the passengers were ovei
skylights, packed together; Tomas struck
the wheel.honse and mashed It in-(this
last answer was objected to by counsel FOL
the Government, sustained, and excepted
to saw two persons Jump overheard to,
ward Lomas; one sank; the other was
saved.
KRLLAR's CONDITION.
Saw Kellar frequently in pilot house; be
was sober that day. Scioto was one-hall
mile or more below the loot oil the islaad
when first saw IIomas. The Lomas was
between 400 and 500 yards below foot oil
MiEgo Island when she blew her first
whistle. Scioto answered right away. I
had not been on cabin deck but d lew Sec
onds when sighted the Lomas. The Lo-
mas was long time before whistling, it
getting dark. The scioto, when Lomas
was arst seen, was about 100 yards out,
coming from foot OF the island quartering
for the West Virginia shore; she then COM.
menced skirting or swinging in towards
Ohio shore; she was 100 yards below foot
Of the island before she eswung. The scioto
was running directly up stream. Then they
seemed TO be coming at each other; Scioto
may have run fifteen or twenty yards be-
fore she answered Lomas.
i heard bells ring on the Scioto-don't
know what one; trem the time the bells
rang 10 the time OF the collision, was not
over 4 half minute; our boat was running
about 6 or u miles au hour we timed her;
the near approach OF the boats coming to-
gether and the Lomas being 70 long in
whistling alarmed me, and went back to
my family.
CRITR' TExTIMoSY.
FIN. Orites-Was on the SCioto; heard
the whistle OF the Lomas; heard the scioto
answer; went out on the forecastle; the
Scioto was running parallel with the Ohio
shore, IS or 100 yards from that shore; the
Lomas the same distance, probably nearer,
ouartering in towards the Ohio shore; then
she ran out towards US; I ran through the
cabin and then saw the Lomas had backed
down stream and then run towards the
Ohio sherti saw nothing at all In Kellar's
condition indicating intoxication; the Lo.
mas blew one blast and the S:loto two, the
Lomas blew two biaRts at the same time
she was quaHeriHg towards the Ohio shore,
when the Scioto was blowing; they were
not over 200 yards apart a. that timei our
boat commenced blowing as soon a the
Lomas quit; not over 0ne,quarter ot a
minute, less than half minute.
WHAT M'LBAS SAW.
VIM. H. McIeaa-Was on Sciotc; saw
Kellar frequently; before and alter coils
ion; saw him for hall an hour before; wss
with him; Kellar had no appearance Of be