The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-02


VINO In the circle OF sho government local
Inspectors ~ steam vessels il worth any.
thing as an indication OF what the decision
Viii be in the investigation Of the city
OF Kingston -tilenesle disaster. the officers
of the Kingston will find themselves in
serious trouble. unless there should 10 an
important change before The rendering az
the decree Of the court
Undoubtedly the feature of the snyos.
igas.an as IL was proceeded with yesxer.
day was the testimony Of Capt. John n.
Brandow. pilot of the Kingston. who
was in charge Of that vessel ut the time
OF the collision with the G!enosis.
Capt. ". ]. Bryant inspector OF hula
and senior member Of the beard Of In
spectton. gave aa indication OF his opinion
as TO the manner in which sha Kingston
was handled jn a determined examination
Of Capt Bransaw nj the early afternoon
session OF the board The matter came up
when the latter was giving his reasons FOG
putting ON fall steam at the near ap-
preach Of the Glenogie and attempting to
PASS under her bow. Capt. Bryant
VAS conducting the examination. as
you knew. or said you believed that when
you heard the Glenoele's whistle. that shc
you also knew she WAS swinging on her
port To get into her course" said he, ai-
dressing the pilot.
The latter said that for the ship to get
away from tho dock IN TarsmK she would
nrt have TO swing more than a point and
a half. which In moro than a twentieth Of
n circle. and that the ship might not have
been whore she was supposed 10 be.
Used HAD JUDGMENT.
Question~You know the distance you
Were from Browns point DO you not?
Answer-l knew what time had run.
Question--you knew pr.sty nearly your
posiison--sou should have known
Answer--Yes. sir.
Question: woalan't 1t have been q great
deal more prudent to pass on tho port
side. under that ships stern!
Answer-No. sir. no, sir.
Quessson~W Why7
Answer Well. because would have got
afoui of his ship under any ard all cir
cumssanees according 10 all Of my ex-
perienca going In and out of that bay.
guexsion-~You thought yon would rather
take chances and go right across that
ahip's bowT
Ansser~~No sir. had no idea that
was going across her bow. or anything of
the kind or she nasna.
Question Well. yeu evidently crMsea
her tow-sure. She Was running under
port helm and you were running under
a starboara helm. and went right arross
her~no doubt the ship would cus you In
two. 10 question about IT.. and ycur ship
II al the tostnsn OF Commencement bay,
and the Glcnogla Is down here
Answsr~-Yas. sir.
osiessinn~If you had gone under her
sser. IL never would have happened
arm inclined 70 think you uses hsd tufg-
s,,assf there Never crpas a ships bow.
captain. when you can 10 under her stern.
KNOWLEDGE or COMPASS.
The admission Of II poor asauainsanee
with mariners compass came just before
the emdIrg ~ 'he morning session. when
Cart Braufos was uraisr searching
cro#s-stEastinnsng by Attorney J M Ash
ton. rsfsweaentst.r the steamship G.enoxie.
THE pilot said he had forgotten how many
paints fhes@ wern in a degrees. ard how
many degrees Their. were I'm a circle Al
The conclusion ~ tlsss examination the in
a,lgs-y went over unsii tho afternoon.
A smile went around the circle II In
1gfTsfN &t Ar3 t1Nssk 1s@@sAskA hsA&st hh#
pshsf said he remembered II. c0rrsef an
swers - the qwestions - the morning.
Fge promptly replied '+fhirty-swor 10 his
attnrreg's query as 20 haw nany points
shs~a were an a corn5snss. ard eleven
ard quarter ga sn@ following query ~
20 ts9 ssuraae- af degrees I'm psslns of
TIE compass This closed tha sensational
Incident ~ the slaF.
Capt Braasfnws testimony WAS inter-
eeslssw Throughout fh~ ssay- He differed
In many material particulars frasn tha
statements tHa; had seen MAIDS ~ pins
r W Cater. of The esssnaete. ens of tho
ense< ~ which was taa statement that no
xneh conversation a. Capt fiusss.e re-
ported as ~ tae searsuga II the glef9e.wIs
took sszace saes after t-s- collision GA
,he bridge ~ tts sslessegIa.
CAPT. sSDEasoS's TESTIMONY.
TIE 8s3s vvIsn@#s examined was Csaxsf. q.
A. Anderson. master ~ saa Kingston lis
rad gone OF wafcss t@aysnE she skip In
charge u Capt. EFgn5ss. ar Port Towa-
sers. IN accordance with the usssai esa-
torn. and was astsep itz his bunk when
sae fwe vessels rear each sssae~. TIE
xasfll ahiHsasng as ts@ weipa sssk Airn 20
Sssss sss-sk asG w@Sse fss Was "a hss way
1aFszsgzs sssss eas9en. en- joking CIT OF tfss