Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-16
STATEMENTS MADE sY PERSONS
ON BOARD.
The House IL Representatives Takes
Up the Question Of APP
preparations.
SEARCHING FOR LAKE GERvAIsE
VICTIMS.
Strike-eT irOnWorkers at Trenton
y. J.-ChineSe Fined for
Playing "Fan-tan."
ON THE RED Wing.
Accounts Given BY Survivors.
Charges Against The Captain.

Charges Against The Captain.
LAKE CrTv, July l5.-Nothinp
new was developed along the lake
shore. no more bodies having beer
recovered up to noon. IL is probable
/ that no more bodies will lie found
for two or three days, and the hope
ri Lake City j. that there are not
over a dozen more in the lake. but al
Red Wing the number Is placed at
two or three times that number.
CGr!air Ws;hereu, who has not
hcph seen here since yesterday noon,
told the citizens Of Red Wing that
the number on board at the time Of
the disaster would not exceed 10.
4 Red Wing man deRied the Cap
taiu's figures rs over thirty below
the truth. and accused both the
captain and the crew Of being drunk
and unfit 10 have charge OF the boat
at such time.
There is no proof Of such 4 state
Of ailairs. There were those on the
barge among the passengers who
had been drinking and whUseacti0us
drove women and children b the
cabin. This fact may be the ground
for the uIm0r.
Another rumOr that caused great
Indignation accused the captain Of
.rte-iug the cabin door locked and
keeping the people ii.idr. J, wOuh
Re natural for the captain TO DO this,
ne iG was intensely dark and the rain
and hail MADE it extremely disa-
grsCLbie TO remain on the large.
pu the other hand. the engineer
saws the captain thought the barge
safer than the steamer, and sent an
order down TO tine cabin for the
women and children b. 20 on the
largC Instead Of carrying the order
correctly. The men toll them 81 stay
I'm the cabin and lock the GDof,
which they dii. Previous IN that.
the ml=. u the women lefg tine
lHrcss f0r tie s'e9meE telling the
engineer that e pgr; 3 ~ men 80 N.
large were drunk and had ueru
acting ia an Objectionable manner
and they would not STAY there.
Whether these Doe the facts or not. II
Is certain mat the doors were shut, II
not ilcsed. when the r,scuers reach
eel the steamer. AMI everything in
Hicatri that they had heeu closed
Throughout the gale.
rvDeE tA4EELL OF AH,irLE.
who was on the boat, gives positive
evidence against the charge II
drunkenness. He say : the captain
was uUs only sober, tut was fully
conscious u the rro-"uce 81 the
storm. although not fully appfeJia'-
ing il gravity. The aptain walked
through the cabin quietly, trying -
calm the excited passengers, telling
them heidi not thini. there was any
danger, lat II any wished TO do 20
they could !ut on life preServcrs
and prepare Tor the worst possibility.
& few minutes later he once more
marie the same suggestion.
The charge against the crew prob
ably originated IN the behavior Of
=onfe 0f the dr'uheu passengers on |
the barge.
Seeing theseverity Of the storm.
the captain wished those who were
UH tine barge, at the mercy Of the |
wind, rain and hail, TO seek refuge
in the cabin, but later ne considered
the large a safer place. aad ordered |
the women and children t0 remain
there. Ills order miscarricd. or at |
least such seems 20 have been the |
case.