New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
BOSTON,.
THE GAY HEAD NQUEST-POLITICs-RA
ROADS AND CANALS.

FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rBIEt NJ.
Boston, Feb. 23.-Thc most interesting and
important testimony elected at the City OF Columbus
hearing this week the fact that tho fatal given
ny the captain. Dorhwestby not the the
vessel was sailing when he retired his room. She
was then the previous course. and his orders "a
change when Of Tarpaulln Cove. lie not about to
see il the change In fact made nj the point indicated
and considering that the second mate To whom he left the
vessel was sufficiently awake TO the nearness OF
the great Gay Head light it Ia very supposabe that he
not quite accurate to the point OF departure OF the
But 1t made all tho difference whether that
carried the steamer by upon the rocks at what
point the course was entered upon Once entered upon
wrongly with the second mate half asleep and the front
windows OF the pilot house shut thai the captain could
doze comfortably warm, halt In and half of the pilot
house. the progress Of the catastrophe becomes plain
significant fact hes been discovered with regard to
passing by OF the Gaucus at eight O'Clock In the
morning after tho wreck. The captains entry In his log
regarding the wreck appears the bottom of the leaf
on which he his arrival In port here just he had
at hrst intended 10 make no entry OF seeing the
wreck. but afteIward concluded that wouldn't do.
The hands all testify that they saw no
objects the rigging that looked Ike human beings, but
they also that they discussed the probabilities Of
there being survivors about and that they knew It
the Savannah steamer which had left Boston the day
and could therefore have been there many hours
The case admittedly looks bad the first very bad
impression of Captain BesSes conduct. II admitted
that il would have cost him but half hours time TO
satisfy himself whether not there were survivors
clinging to the rigging.
There are opinions among the Republican organs OF
Boston ne &" the ClFii service ADMINISTRATION III Br"okyh
ana the subsequent conference in Aew-Yok me Adrer
Hser tells the boys Ia ard take clear and decided
ground with reference the approaching Presidential
Canvass and the Madison Avenue conference may have
Filth Avenue conference had the campai u of 1876.
IpOn this The journal takes The AdreSc (which Is stu
uf.ls ittl Iti. IN
", m Zoo fr ..fbc pennnljror. OF l nc states saws
understand the situation without much help from
any slf-r0nstttuted OF leaders, OF whom have
bcsu couspirrol failures In political lite The Republican
organization sufficiently broad tn emtraoe all who pro
and am such diversion n. iLr drc,>y suggests must
weaken The influence winch some OF the gentlemen might
otherwise exert We dcpetaie b3ons ~ any man II is
simply wasi@ oI time To organic noon against any
man" whether this Is intended to make
head against me Ei0|ans Strength OF inc
Edmund4 movement, which Is m the hands
Of the ale.t Young mon In politics III rms State.and
young men In good regular standing ~ the parry too
Il cayot fed n the interest OF Blaine OF Arthur,
will appear more clearly by sud by.
Al the meeting Of the Snto COMMITTEE tfis week the
Representative Rockwell who Md been di>paraSing
the EuHnd- boom in an interview was very sharply
talon. The proposed dscipniug of young Harvey y.
She Pard. mnOregol oicero the STATE for cOntun1cy
in deb ering free trade lecture recently did not come
on
The public revelation Of the immense capital represent
cd 10y ie3dng stockholders ~ tire Calumet and Hicks
l., work the Cape Cod ship Canal gives that en-
tcIpr5c standing public opinion THANH has had
MI hpriO sill there j. much suspicion because This money
tnc contractors and not the corporation - though the
Treasurer tcstcS ai he cares not whose II Is,
long the conditions Of the corporation act met.
The origin the corporation I'm Newport bar rooms tho
uqucs and rauds It pr1ctiscd IN rs tils operations
win troop duped Italian pick dndsbOvel lboIersand
the apparent Incompetence of the engineers against
H. SO the HCr lobby and legal force Of the Old
Colony Railroad which apprchcnded The decay OF the Cape
towns a. "a consequence Of the canal.
Boston capital in thC Pacific aud Granger railroads h.
much excited the recent and decisions Of the
state Railroad Commissioners ont West, ana war Is
imminent The Mexican Central Railroad u approaching
completion, aud alntdy elbows earnings which viii be very
welcome the Boston capital whch has been Juggling the
heavy burden which the shnkage Of the past three years
ha1 ma M lighter,