Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-02
The Tacoma INVESTIGATION.
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""'u'"d appears +" r"iiiiitt IA >niI!e
ri 'h" mos essential points. ms
- '.~~- nj ANY Ii'I cas-" case Ill f'-aru It"
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-"uir 'r "f. prior I" >ffth'!In@. II
= |''H}:"i th"' th"r" VA a '"'f"-
rial DEVIATION m ~" nli"' h"'l~"
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pas. 1hd d'''"'dthE I" the state
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make ai'}Nau'e therefor :" pad
,"'i' vs. III" error mad" ~ I" tn"
'A"'f -.i1'ti"n "i IT," vessel. that
I1r'"- the investigator. 'arf"'n
t'rrm"n -''l'i til" vessel seemed
t" u" Nh'i'N ont "l IL course from
i4rr f'Hif"IN. Inc testimony as"
conflicts >rIin-IN ~ f. the ORDER
even 10y thu respective officers.
ami tn" impression prevails that
"'fh"r their dntl"~ were not clearly
defined. or little trouble was taken
t" enforce them. tIS evident thai
the best OF fecinn% didn't prevail
aboard the snip. " rule all the
/ officers We're unarIn4ntrd with
tine nature OF the coast. and III one
n"tahI" example, the man VIII" was
Kept at the wheel Tor period OF
tour hours on stretch el-nally
Jailed te tel how the compass was
tF,r!Nrd. TftTam " Itt"ughhY, the
th'rI officer stated the course CIV
en- nun was S"ith ny southeast.
which was changed about noon
more 10 the east. lie SAW land
about III clock III the morning.
ana reported TO the captain. Took
hearings ny thc standard compass.
"h,ch recorded north enc hundred
ana tWeh'N-ScVeil east. Snip GONG
II miles per h"nr ut noon, and
rP'cu increased. " men he came
from MEOW again at o'clock the
>''"'u "lll''r gave MN Inc course
SCUM by east thfec-TuarterS east.
nun | see lahd alter t o'clock.
catlier i"@@v. ana whistle blown
Ill regular intervals. " lnd mod
tr"'e' rom southwest: he cap
tam was III the pilot house ahout
80" tIla' evening. ana gave orders
To tilA,,Ge 'he course L" due south,
ana can nm al l.. Witness watch
{" 'I'e course ny NE Stanntrd com
pass on the bridge. The ship
>ieercd by Steam "A rope belt beng
ll''ed To connect with the steering
GEAR. Jaw no lahd or breakers mn
III the snip struck. though he had
"a lookout: When the Vessel
Erouhd'd he started to arpnaInt
inc captain with the fact. but he
haI already come III the pilot house
ana was ordered to heave ii lead,
Wiiich was done, ilndlnE that amid
ShlpS lllc vessel WAS IN eighteen
irrt OF water. Nothing was done
mat night. the iir>t attempt To land
heih% made the next morning. An
order WAS gwen to lower the boats
on the starhoard side, which were
mashed by heavy sea lashIn@>.
Inc othcf boats on the port side
were removed ami about noon the
captain got ashore. Received no
orders from HIM aS he lett the YES
sci. Saw the boatSwan and four
men make an attempt to get back
to the ship after landing, but were
capSIzrd. The vessel at this time
was rapidly breaking up. Similar
attempts were made which We're
unsuccessful.
/" Captain Reconsideration of
compass was > east. Never saw
night order book on board. DO
not remember You told me to steer
southwest. believe yon took pre-
cautions to insure the safety of tho
vessel.
Jacob Olsen. Scamen, testified:
Was on duty sunday morning from
r'Sn' I" t"eiVr' III wheel. | saw
,ahd coming down the straits OF
"ca. lid not remember course
but am positive Monday morning
received orders to steer southeast
three-4uarters east; raining hard
at : oc clock that night and dark.
Witness WAS asked If he could box
the compass. Answered i'll the at
lirmatIve but failed when put to
the test.
" !llIam Kuhn, seaman, was be-
low from the time the vessel left
Fort townsend until Monday morn
ing when he took the wheel. Was
gwen the course southeast quarter
east Later was on the bridge
with the second officer. Was not
supposed to see how ship sailed
WINE on Ia''er duty, but merely to
Ennh ShDrh Innl-nnt