New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29

took part in the fire drills, although they all tes-
titled that they had not done
Frank Perditzki boy, of No. So East Third
St. said that he smoke when the Slocum
was off Eighty-sixth street.-the East River
Park
ninth-st." he declared, Il told the captain
about the fire, and he said. You shut your
mouth and mind your own business" The boy
at that time looking for his mother and
two sisters, who persisted.
When tried to remove breast pin from the
waist of one of the dead women" testified Coro-
ner O'Gorman. L had to take out a couple of
handfus OF cork before I could reach it. That
was the nearest l to finding a life pre-
server any body. and handled So of EN-"
When he took a standpipe from the wreck its
valve was closed tight No water could pos
siby have been into hose from it, he said
James A Dumont local inspector of hulls said
that probationary inspectors. such Lundberg,
were sent out for week two with senior in
spectors, who showed them what to do. This
procedure the examination brought out. caused
the inspectors to fall into a routine; without
studying the law paying too great attention
TO its special provisions. The Slocum didn't
have a licensed mate because she wasn't a cargo
carrying boat. She did not need to have steam
valves in the hold. for. by the peculiar techni-
cality Of the regulations, passenger carrying
craft had no holds" His declaration that he
had never called on the knickerbocker company
to make any alterations impellcd Mr.. Caravan to
wonder what their pul?" which brought
n protest from Mr.. McNIanus and an angry le-
tort from the old inspector. who indignantly de-
Tended his record.
After Mr.. Dumonts testimony ex-Justice
Mayer called Inspector Lundberg. who at a for
mer session had refused to testify. on the
Mr.. Mayors examination. however, he told
readily of his work. He was a probationer.
For the first three weeks after his appointment:
he went around with an old inspector learning:
the ropes" on May he inspected the SIocum
taking about six hours for the entire job He
counted the $3.50 life preservers, and examined
them they lay in the racks About twenty
five of them were rejected.
INSPECTOR LUNDBERCf TALKS.
1T took you about four hours and a half TO
inspect and count these life preservers?" asked
Mr.. Wise.
Yes"
Q.-Then in the other hour and half you were
on the boat did you examine the steam and hand
engines. the lifeboats and the life RATS? Ayes.
How'd you do It all?' unused the examiner.
gid YOU so into the forward cabin? Ayes.
Q-Did YOU see tho oil barrels there? Al don't
Q-Then you certified that II was in good order.
but you didn't look to what was in it So you
inspected the bulkheads well all the rest, In
the little time you were board. How'd
around? A.-well, that's the way We inspect,
Odd YOU swing the ufeboats their davits?
Ayes.
@ Did YOU lower them? A No
q. Did you get into them? A. Yes.
Q. Did YOU measure them-their length, depth
Q. All in the next hour or twoP A. Yes
.. Did YOU turn the valves in the standpipes?
A Yes.
@. Did the water come? A No.
.. Yet you certified that the stRndpipes were all
water didn't come? A. That's the way in
sDeCted.
@ Did You inspect all the valves that way7 A.
Yes
How much was It worth to be an inspeo:or?"
asked Juror Chabot.
Il object TO that outrageous and insult
ing question" cried Mr. Mayer. 1T shows q
preconceived bias. Now. what did you mean by
that? Did YOU intend 10 ask what salary the
inspector Ieceved?'
Coroner Berry. after adroit manipulation.
Gained the troubled waters. and the jurorE said
he had been trying to find out the inspectors
salary.
James X. Atkinson. secretary of the company.
the last witness, identified the minutes OF the
last annua. meeting which put in evi-
dence.
The headquarters OF the Citizens Relief Com
mittee has been removed from the basement OF
St. Marks Lutheran Church to No. PSI Fourth
ave, room 4Ol. The Office viii be open daily
from . TO >. except Saturday when II Will close
ar noon.