New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
JUDGES SIGNALLING YALE's VICTORY.
INSPECTORS MAY OBEY.
STE1NBOIT RULES NESS.
Local Bureau Tied Up in Red Tape
Hiss Hall Not Found Yet.

No r'iEspecton Of passenger carrying steam YES
sells in this harhor has been begun 10 orders for
such reinspecton have been received at the local
bureau, and no one there knows that there ever
viii he The local inspection bureau is not
certain whether the regulations give authority to
tho Secretary to order reinspeCtion. The in
spcctors don't know what the procedure will be il
II is decided that Secretary Cortelyou had definite
authority behind his order; they don't know when
d reinspect,on would he begun. whencs would
+ come The men 70 make the reluspector.
Meantime, owners of many steam vessels de-
mandiug reinsPecton of their raft because Of
the sentiment awakened ny the disclosures at tho
coroner's inquest. The inspectors don't seem too
well pleased at this expression Of lack Of confidence
IN them Other owners are hurrying new life pre-
servers and various other parts Of the fire hghtlnS
equipment into their vessels. and in n week or two
vil he entirely willing to have any amount of re-
inspection
James \. pumoat Local inspector Of huIls de
clared yesterday that nc had received orders
concerning the reuspection. and. in fact. knew
nothing about such rcinSpeCton save what he had
seen In the papers. What would be done in getting
this started he didn't know: II departure
entirely, Unproyided for in the regulations unde-
which the local boards worked he said He would
say nothing about whether the local board would
obey the order; any uttcranCe that point would
ho iE the nature Of comment on the action OF his
superior officer. Secretary Cortelyou. he thought.
In the opinion Of federal officers familiar
with the regulations governing tho inspection bu-
reaus. this special orde- OF Secretary Cortelyou's
has part IN the scheme of existence Practi-
eay, the Secretary Of the department has no
jurisdiction over his bureaus, they declare. Secre-
tary Cortelyou recognized this when he took over
the service from the Treasury Department. and
had bin drawn up by Herbert Knox smith. and
introduced IN the Senate by Senator Frye. designed
to remedy some Of tho moro gldrtng evils Of the
department. This passed tho Senate. but
killed in the House by a lobby.
The Board OF Supervising inspectors meets once
year, ana makes regulations to govern the CON
duct Of the local hureaus for the ensuing year.
These regulations must be approved i'm toto by the
Secretary, or rejected in toto. Thus, to save some
desirable regulation. the Secretary must give his
approval to some less desirable. If the Board of
Supervising Inspectors We're to order rensoecticu
ii might be carried through.
The federal grand jury held two-hour session
yesterday and thea adjourned until next Wednes-
day morning Several witnesses gave testimony
practically all OF which a repetition Of what
was brought out at the coronors inquest. Weaver.
the second pilot of the Slocum. the principal
witness. Others were George OWch the ch3wdcr
man; Martin Craigh. Daniel O'Nen and Thomas
Ryan. deckhands; Edward CanfeId. the negro
cook Walter Payne the negro porter who had
charge of the lamps on the Slocum; tho Rev John
A Schultz. who on the excursion Charles A.
Long another passenger: Miss Lulu McGibbin tho
telephone operator at North Brother Island, who
saved several lives, and Captain Jack Wade.
whose tug did invaluable service
peculiar condition has arisen which is botherins
General burnett. United States District Attorney.
the huickerbocker Steamboat Company a
corporation; From the wording or Section 5S4i the
must be held responsible If the accident occurs
through his negligence. The prosecutor is greatly
in doubt as to whether the directors can be In
dlcted HlulNdualy ana rs rather certain that there
exists no precedent for indcting a corporation Ii
also seems doubtful whether they will be able to
bring enectlVe action against the directors under
Rule Nv of the regulations governing the inspec-
ton OF steamboats,. which If violated. would bring
the directors under Section 5,Sfi.
IN many cases" said General Burnett I'VE find
ourselves confronted with faulty provisions of the
federal statutes and time and again we have been
cause proper care had not been taken i'm the word
ing of the statutes. The United States statutes
badly need revision at competent hands"
EX-JUdge Dittenhoefer. counsel for President
Barnaby of the Knickerbocker comuany said Iasr
evening that none of the officers OF the company
so Iar as he knew. had any knowledge OF Miss Nj
c. Hall, the bookkeeper of the company.
There IS absolutely no reason" said he WHY
the company should not want her TO repeat her
testimony before the federal Grand Jury She told
her story at the coroners investigation and moth
ing she could tell would in any way nure our side
Thing. be or assistance to us. We do know
Captain Van Schalck of the General slocun
was admitted TO bail in the s. 600 yesterday
by coroner Berry. The captain. who has been a
the disaster was taken to the coroner's office i'm
an ambulance Bail furnished by George
Moore: a real estate dealer of No. 76 West Eighty
nith-st VINO omered as security 4 five story build-
ing at no. 90 West Etghth-st. Van Schaicll wa
taken back to the hospital in ambulance When
ne mas recoEered no viii so to the home of -
nephew at No 2B Arlington-ave. BROOKLYN
coroner Berry received a telegram from e. De
Lacey Evans, one % the directors OF the Knicker-
booker Steamboat Company. for whom a warrant
has been issued. The telegram was sent from Rve
Beach. y H.. and in 1t Mr.. Evans announced that
Charles I. Burnham. acting secretary or the
FLOCK fXcHahge' Ghge' Will on Tuesday, hand ever TO
scription on the Exchange.