The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-27
DID SIZE COMMIT SUICIDE.
Startling Testimony at the King
ston Wreck Inquiry.
THE olenooLE WAS RUN INTO.


Tsa the steamer city Of Kingston eors-
.usr suicide, or was she Murdered by the
steamship tffepegss, "a Tacoma hsTs3or.
hast Sunday rscrnspge The ofsieers IL tne
1sEsaeGse. sEsdar GATH. sfsNsss taas fke Puget
aouad timer wsS the hrsnger sf fer 1~ n
misfortune Ard disaster: the officers %
tie Kingston have nas said anything, and
EfsfE they do tie statement ct fne Glen
og!e people rsaslst stand.
I'a.ss United Stasss Officers mgw have
tas matter unany Investigation, linz
first formal examination taking place at
the 9fFias ri fhe board sf l5sssi Inspectors
OF steam vessels yesterday morning and
afternoon Numerous vsitHeesss, sael2laing
tie officers Of tina tsl@nogEe, wsrs pat On
the stand. ard to.a al tfaey knew about
stsa disaster. TITS GEesssI4 side Of fsse case
went so tisr inspecting susart, and the
work ~ she investigation of ifs Their side
will la continued next AoafiaE morning
At - o<ssoEs.
Some matters Of mpra than ordinary
and some tas Heasa ttofaas isap9rs were
brought out hy the testimony that was
introduced hs the representatives az the
I,syfwsgs craft and Gatu the others have a
chance Il, tell their side the basis 81 this
evidences rasass Do 10 clear the t.lstoste
IL all blame tor shs accident. IL tbs story
told 10 sha INSPECTORS IN tglle. The Ga#sl-
oxiss vas actually I9iHg stlIt IN f9a water
at tbs time og the accident. and tus King
sspsa cruising under at sesst bali hs@d~as
Yasatasal into sasr port uow, hung there a
second csrrefssd around forward and Ia
Il !ew minessa sunk. tn. wasenful officers
Of ~. eslenogie did everything In their
power hus the enstaagns was too ssislstsut
and they weTs unafle To prevent the en-
suing Jiaaster. They blame nobody. ac-
eafdigg To their taiN tie franiusats form
or ths kin1sson. lying AZ the botsom Of
commencement bay. was Ia blame Tor
everything. No charges whatever were
made against anybody. nor MIS- there any
esidsnt disposition so place the RESPONSE
hiIitg, Ii there was ans. fer the eatas-
trophe.
Tn. session Of the hoard opeaed a, 10
o'clock before Capt William j, bryant.
inspector of hpils. ard Engineer C. &.
Cherry inspector ef boilers. constituting
the hoard of examiners. Gen. James NJ.
Ashton. for the Gisnogie. aud u. 4. Gross
cup. for the Puget Sound aud Alaska
Steamship Company, operating the King
aton, we're the attorneys present. while &,
Stewart was "a silent preventative OF
Doawssl A Co.. owners of shs sslenogla.
Pilot eaters Statement.
BY far the sssost intelligent aad elearest
testimony showing the t;isftagle's part IN
the collision came from Capt. r w. DAT
ter. the pilot of the company. Who for
years has be.u taiking the Oriental liners
between Tacoma and Victoria on their Ia
coming and outward voyages. he was or
the bridge Of The eslenaeis all Sunday
rnernins aud directed her operations from
the tsra. she cast OF her lines 81 the wharf
until abe collision secured. Reduced 10
narrative forss. hts statements wefe about
a. fniiaws.
The tsleGogie teff tie Northern Pacific
1esam tfssk IN Tacoma at 1 O'Clock a
last Sunday. ON ,ee ehb tide. Daylight
had b%Eun IN break. and IL was hEht
enough To tilas.rs the ships lying In the
h#ftsar. although !. low fax hunk in the
vicinity OF Eroxa p3inf. covering the
water est PERHAPS 30 yards. and uUseiir-
sag ta#hnr Island. II was possible 10 sse
land arautt fff0an point. hAt the actual
emd ~ that spit vas snyisshla The
steamer proceeded uusier slaw Roadway
on a northwest and hs narthrriy course
for neyen~eighfhs e u saiie from the dock
until Afee suI en her Wag. after Ave m8n-
ut.s. eni then when - tatflouss square
or share was given fun speed.
She Went an ia ihia way for three min
utes. gathering nat 10 exceed three and Il
half knatA Roadway, " tsen Egnsn lxg points
OF hef port haw VAS heard single blast
of the skInasfar's whistle Tf@ helm was
issgt 80 tseft. afssi hard aanYt wssen second
whistle was sounded 4 minute and aalt
~ tvs minutes lat*r. The tsieneNie r.
piled fa e@sh port signal Ana fffssg snK fYv
the sound tbs ksnk9t@a was Ah9us AAif 4
mite away when the frat siKDat was
sounded. Between tae AFws as1.t second
whtstlen thg tslsneRfr made little naare
ttan quarter af mlges ana swung or
one aYB a hAfg points igs reayteuss ia tns.
kfnKNtaftA pert whistle giving her u
cnarHe II meTtE asa isy we~t haff west
ard maxim. tHr ise Ye#@sis ssssT isAps a
aaaFter ~ ~ - Hpart when sha K,ng-
stan ss5nnstr,i the Atas beard wasaftc -
s~a aiasy~
i..am. Asa~- the EoE.
fhs sElYnegte a. sacs reversed engines
"a fea sps=Ssf asj*sa at fha sAssas rim.
blowing ths danger signal fe thFre ~ p,
wfsss fbs masth sAa lsGai Of frs klaKsten
fs~aasei ss9sz saN suS daring ~shen stfns
ft>ss tsiegsosas Bsa bsse hrvaMal H. Is sss.e4z3,
ssssi asis would ssssu hsxa Aspsa gathering
a,sss saFs 3'as b gAf MSS reported an stss
Port haA as ti8p tsaks-s4s 4as Here 3rxaest4
f@e p sesf tss@ ss5euNNie heading rsTt1
rais-ewss az tftaE s3ssss Eapf gsakfav t'as.t
if9gs Asssss. Tttlrsi 9fe.eer John NH-uat
ffsfsS@ asta ts8aftsfasAster Asheft EAauaSzf
weS# ~ Tbs HrttE@, whgss- t,hsef ,psgtss.
JOAN William Wfsn sess ,2n the sa;gsila9ss