The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-27
HIS TUG WAS
OVERLOADED.
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communicate with a number OF wit.
nesses whom he wished to have present
the representative OF the Herring
Fishing Club.
II made the arrangements with tn.
Superintendent of the Company for a
banks and return. We were to pay $50
for the trip. wanted the tug Sammy,
but the Superintendent said that, the
said. was better boat, and could carry
sixty-hve persons"
Are you sure OF that?"
How. many people were there on
board?"
Nearly Ninety People on board.
We'll, after leaving pier 3 we collected
sixty-three tickets, 81 in cash: there
were seven deadhead members of the
CUB TWO boy helpers, five members OF
on board"
That makes over eighty peoplc?"
Yes. sir: about eighty-six or eighty
The people were not counted as they
came on board by any one, that 1 saw
! did not see the inspection certificate OF
me Nicol. and did not know how many
sne was entitled to carry. nor was l told
by any one"
Did you carry any liquor on board?"
Yes. The Club took on board 10
400 pounds OF Ice. 1t was sold for the
benefit OF the Club. Only tvs kegs were
emptied when the tug went Gown, did
not see any drunkenness among the pas
sengers.
II can't say that the crew or officers
OF the tug were intoxicated. but ! saw
three buckets OF beer go into the pilot
house. can't say who drank it,"
Subsequently the witness said that
Capt. Hyde had refused to take a drink
With him and he gave him a cigar. This
captain was Dermlttpd six him
When asked why the passengers ran
to the port side of the vessel and there
by precipitated the accident, Kirchner
II they had remained on the other
side or the boat they would have been
washed overheard. The sea was break
ing over the left side of the vessel in big
waves, and II looked dangerous for any
one to be there"
Kirchner said in conclusion that his
arrangements with the company for
chartering the tug were made in writ
Ing, but that he had lost the papers
blnmes the Passengers.
Engineer Farrell testified that he
was a licensed engineer of the first
sS!n sn; an and ,, had been employed on the
orders previous to the final one to slow
down Just before the vessel sank.
The accident was caused; in his opin-
the port side. The boat took no water
on board to speak. OF, and 1t was not
necessary to run the pumps.
Fireman George Hpchein corrobora-
ted Farrelrs story, and said in add
ton that some OF the passengers crowd
ed into the fire-room. He drove them
out. and then seeing danger ahead ran
on deck with the engineer and cut loose
the life-boat.
Capt: Hyde was recalled. He said
that the Nicol carried a metallic life
life-preservers.. A few li}e-preservers
were scattered about the cabin. He
couldn't say how many.
preservers locked or open?'
II think 1t was open-in fact ] know |
II was open. don't know that any OF |
them were taken out by the crew or
pld Wv f,ys any any orders sa for the man
ton of the preservers when you
saw that ths vessel was in danger"
:. why not? 1t was your duty. wasn't
well, there wasn't time to do any
You had time to warn the passengers
to get over on the starboard side. didn't
time Icried out: For Gods sake, get
on the other side Of the boat"
You gave no orders to the crew.
Yes. ! ordered them to get the pas
:engers on the other side of the boat. / |
did not have time to do much of any
thing else. The sinking of the tug was
caused by. the heavy seas and by the
snidhhing or the passengers TO the port
Il didn't think she had on board any
more passengers than she could safely
carry. II the passengers had done as
out trouble
You said that Pilot Kelly was with
to In, IN me pilot. house Was he engaged
Pilot Kelly "A Guset, Only.
No he came as my guset, and to
end beyon Se tns ad my license did not ex
pilot?".. 9 'eep-seA
Nicol. said he was in the piiot house
when the heavy seas were trimming. iust
previous to the catastrophe. He heard
me bhaptain order the passengers to the
'tdTooafd side OF the vessel. He noticed |
mat some or the passengers We're intoxi-
,ated. but did not see any of the crew
N mar condition The passengers who
,Iew. WIN TIC
Charles Richardson. OF Philadelphia, n
pa ssenger on the steamer Algonquin.
Sno witnessed the struggles of the Nicoi
VAS next called. ''
Exonerates Captain and Crew.
II was in Boston yesterday when
cad that the Captain and crew OF the
ug were held responsible for the dis
lster.' said he. As a witness OF the
catastrophe, l thought it my duty to
ONE on here and give my testimony.
In my opinion the vessel was handled
Is well as could be expected under the
circumstances. / had been watching the
Wool and half score OF other tugs out
ide the Hook for the previous half-hour.
bnt S,nd nf WAS was simply too rough for
Twice. while watching the Nicoll, !
aw huge seas tumbling over her bow.
me man at the wheel seemed to make
very EFFORT to keep her nose before the .
ca. Had he succeeded In doing SO, ali
would have teen well. but the seas ran
o high that our vessel uhe Algonuuinl
cit their force from time to time"
the witness could not recolect whether | .
ny member of the crew or any or the
We're the worse for drink
Inspector Fairchild asked Cant Will
nm Reeves, of the Reeves Towing Com .
any. when he could have his witnesses
resent
Monday" replied the Captain.
The inspector accordingly adjourned
he inquiry until Monday morning at 10 30
clock.
No More Bodies Found.
No more bodies OF victims Of the tug
'icol disaster have yet been recovered.
ut one of the reported missing men has
lrned up, safe and sound
He Is William Moore, of $50 Hicks
tteet. Brooklyn, who has Informed =
The Evening World" by letter that he :