The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-02

He would not have hesitated to have
had II been necessary. He had ALWAYS
REGARDED the Nicol as perfectly sea.
Capt. Robert Rogers, a licensed p,o,
testified that he had repeatedly examined
the Nicol and found her seaworthy'
,r James Reeves, agent of the Reeves
LOVING no, Company, also testified as to the
Nicol was owned by Lena Reeves and
John and James Mccarthy. anu
- Capt. John Morrow. OF the Robert
robertson, swore that he had known
Of years. He regarded him as a capa-
pie and competent pilot. He had never
known Capt; Hyde to take a drink.
H Sspt S C. Li I'LL also gave Capt.
garded him as a competent pilot.
Capt. John Hyde was recalled at his
own request to contradict some OF the
Herring Fishing Club.
Capt. Hyde Blnmes the Drink.
THE members of the Club did not ask
me to weigh anchor because the weather
mittee came to me and wanted to know
II l wouldn't take them up In the Horse
shoe. where the fishing was better.
q, M taik Eai, the matter over with some
SOHle wanted TO go
u Long Branch. but l refused on &C,
count of the wind. When the storm
sprang up. the Nico was the first yesse,
~ Hiv the e, neighborhood to get under way.
did not think we were in any danger.
HOW do you account for the fact that
al OF tne crew were saved and such a
large proportion of the passengers were
Because the crew were sober and the
passengers were drunk
FLOW do you account for the fact that
small boats from the steamer Algonquin
anu other vessels which picked up the
survivors were able to five in a sea
Nicol?" '"e
Well, the sea wasn't 20 bad. I've
been out many times in worse weather.
The tug was foundered simply because
the passengers crowded to one side of
the vesse' and caused her to list and
shin lot of water
number of passengers you were to
carry"
why did you take on board more
IT, than an tn the number you were licensed to
81 didn't think she would hold more
than. we had right to carry. I was
sId t., tSld to take on fishing club,
IBID Pilot ct Kelly Kelly give you any in
NO, sir. 1 received no advice or in
structions from him at all. He did not
ported"
Then. I understand that as to the
overlooking of the vessel you took no
measures to see that no more than the
NJ nh you were legally entitled to
mo; l didn't count them. I didn't
think that more than we had right
to , carry would get on board"
morrow morning, but resumed at 1890
o'clock. when Deep-Sea Pilot Lemuel
Kelly walked into Capt. Fairchild's Of
master pilot of the Nicol on the day of
the disaster. He said he was the guest
IF Chief Engineer Farrell He was
lore the tug went down. He did not
give any advice to Capt. Hyde about
going inside Sandy Hook.
II saw no water in the engine-room or
shipped two heavy seas in succession"
said he. "She was slightly listed to port
ust before she shipped the first sea. I
nave never seen the sea so twisted be-
ore. The. laundering of the tug was
,aused by shipping more water than she
Gould carry"
Identifies the NicoI's wrecknre.
Chief Engineer Farrell was recalled.
! portion Of the cabin of the Nicol dis
played in front of The Evening World
IT have"
Did YOU recognize them as part of
II did. I'm very sure they belonged
o the Nicol. don't think they be-
onged to any other tug"
Engineer Farrell stated further that
here were no Indications Of the burst
ng OF pipes and the flooding of the tug
rom the inside. He also expressed the
.uinion that had he not cut away the
ifeboat a much greater loss would have
ollowed.
At the conclusion of Engineer Farrelrs
estimony the investigation was ad-
burned finally.
Capt. Fairchild said he expected to
lave his report ready in two or three
lays.