The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-06
FIXING THE BLAME.
The slocun's Officers and Owners
Held Responsible for Disaster.
WILL BIZ TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
Story ce the Fire and Disaster ga
Told by the Captain OF the
llI-F ated Steamer on
the Stand
the Stand.

Berry and a jury into the Genera!
Slocum disaster in New York Hartol
was concluded Tuesday, and after
nearly four hours deliberation e Ver'
dict was rendered in which the direc'
tors Of the knickerbocker Steamboat
company, the captain of the Slocum
Captain Pease, the commodore OF the
company's feet, and others were held
criminally responsible.
Warrants for their arrest were
issued. The mate Of the Slocum, ac-
cording to the jury, acted in a cow
ardly manner, and the misconduct OF
Steamboat Inspector Lundborg, it
was recomm ended, should be brought
to the attention Of the federal
authorities.
The charge in each case was man
slaughter in the second degree. Bail
was fixed by the coroner in amounts
carrying from 81, 900 to $4,000.
The directors Of the company are:
Frank A. Barnaby, president; Charles
E. Hill, vice-president; James 4.
Atkinson, secretary; G. Delacey
Evans, Robert K. Story, Floyn S.
Corbin and Fran G. Dexter.
When the assistant district attor-
ney moved that warrants be issued
after the verdict had been given, Mr..
McManus, counsel for the steamboat
company, protested that such proce-
dure was unnecessary. as all the men
were ready to appear and give. bail
when called for. The protest was OF
no avail.
The mate. Edward Flanagan, who
was under detention as a witness, was
the first arraigned. He pleaded not
guilty and his bail was 6xed at ST.
900. No bondsmen being on hand,
be was committed to jail.
Inspector Lundborg pleaded not
guilty and was re'eased on $1,000
bonds.
Bail was fixed at $1,000 each for
President Baroaby and Secretary At
kinson and bonds were furnished at
once.
Captain Van Schaick is prisoner in
the Lebanon hospital. At the assist
ant district attorneys request the COT
oner committed the assistant engineer,
Edwin Brdndow. and the deck hands,
Coakley and Trembly, as witnesses,
sendiny them to the house Of deten-
Captain Van Schaick, the command
er of the Slocum, was the prir cipal
witness. BE said be had nothing to do
with the general equipment Ct that
steamer in the first place, nor with
her life.saying apparatus. He said
CAPTAIN Pease looked after the equip
ment Of the Slocum each season. he
said the government inspector had
condemned SINE Of the life preservers
since 1891, and be, personally, had
throw out about thirty.
In the course Of the heariog Cap
tain Van Schasck was asked what he
when Informed the steamer was on
fire.
He said be ordered full speech. 1T
was flocd tide and the beat was max
ing fifteen or sixteen miles an hour"
said the captain. ''The smoke came
back to the pilot house. We we're then
about four lengths dayond the sunken
meadows. The plat said to me: What
shall do?" He said: Let her go; then
ran to see what the fire was like. At
the head of the stearS l found a wo-
man on her knees. I lifted her up and
down the hatchway. 1t was all lame.
I ran back to the pilot house and said
to the pilot; Ed, she's gene, beach
her. he said 'Where?' and l pointed
to North Brother island. Shave that
dock and put her starboard side on
the beach Then I started to 90 aft,
but the flames were coming like a vol
cano and my hat caught fire. That's
where my face and hands got burned.
There was no chance to move. 1t was
coming like a locomotive headlight"
The witness said it was impossible
to reach the boat anywhere else with
as good chance to save life. He de-
MED that be received information OF
fire before the alarm he acted upon
reached him, and branded as absured
the report that boy told him at
Ninetieth street that the boat was on
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FIRE.
A Fighting Preacher.
a dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla,
says Rev. ]. B. Holly, a prominent
Baptist clergyman Of that State and
one of the editors of Tne Southern
Baptist and Baptist Witness, was
fined $3.50 in criminal court Wednes-
day. He was charged with assault
ino tho Rev W A. HOhSOn, pastor Of