The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21


Apparently 1t Is now established beyond all
to run down yacht. il the latter is unioriu-
as the steamer. It is true that in the Tesala-
ttons for preventing collisions at sea 1t Is en-
%a n sans sh w get os sss S the s
the eyes OF those who conduct the Board OF
1hs Dart n 81 ths ha e sasa s
been made quite clear IN the, jndxmcnt given
inquiry into tho Vanessa- Don collision.
This, was the case in which Il was clearly
the
Lighthouse, An efficient lookout was kept, and
the yachts lights we're observed s IN such good
epas se master 81 Ire es
ship So desired it. The facts. as STATED, were
TO the Of tho %rsGk
which seems quite grotsesan., he thus
the master Of the Don. He having seen tho
lights q the yacht at some considerable dis;
to the Needles Light. which Induced him not
to pay strict attention 70 the LIGHTS Of the ap.
Ter was That. having caught sight Of the, rcd
light Of the yacht he did not satisfy himself as
to she sYbg ahead nSsr or
not case in VI, The Court would think Of
than this Il would DO ntelligibe il the master
Of the Don had failed to sight the lights Of the
might have been showing. but that they were
unobserved until a collision became Inevitable
Some excuse might then have been found for
not dealing with tho masters certificate
but here Is q case where the lights O. sailing
Sfe sss bs
time is passed for dopG So collision en{sH,ss
of the Court Is that 1t Is not a case in WHICH
the Court could ,hink OF dealing with the
ers that on tho llth OF October 1876 the steam
liant Of Yantlett. on the Thames. and tina, two
liyes were lost. The yacht was at the time
In charge OF the steamship when three miles
of. That the Cymba could have avoided the
istod. there Is not the smallest doubt: but tho
Wreck Commissioner. after all inquiry into the
and re e to tso Board Of Trade as fooWs s
" l have returned tho master OF tho Cymba hts
certificate. it appearing That he was in no way
tunately Mr.. Willis. the owner of the yigilant,
was not satisfied with this remarkablc decision.
where. alter an exhaustive trial, the Court
pronounced the steamer alone to blamc,' :,
ran down and sank the yacht Mayfy off Dunge-
ness. and the master Of the yacht WAS drowned.
Vas held and The Jury after lengthy i hycsti.
deceased j. w: Warder. lost his life through
tho collision with the Nalhala. caused by tho
great nege Get and gross error Of judgment OF
the officer in charge Of that steamer" Board
of Trade inquiry was subsequently, held to in
Commissioner found no difficulty in coming to
tho same conclusion that the Jury did. that the
etal disaster was caused by default on the
Part Of Edward .Woodburn. first officer OF tho
valhalla; who had failed to keep proper look.
His certificate would therefore he suspended
for twelve MONTHS This absurd!y INADEQUATE
sentence was sufficiently startling but the
to say .'arcicnl, by adding: II in the mean
time Mr.. WOODBURY. applies for n second OFF.
bo offered" These decisions arc quito In ac-
corlance with the practice Of persons in charge
was run into and sunk while TRAVELLING in the
Oazc Channel In broad dayi light In September.
lSs3 by tho steamship Ossian, 1t was coneid-
cred unnecessary to hold an inquiry into the
circumstances. although there could not pos
siby ba doubt as to which was to blame.