Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-22
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life prrScTverS taken down for inSprc-
tion and could not recall that new hose
was carried on board the steamer II
any time There were no life pre-"
servers on the hurricane deck he said.
Miss Hall. the bookiicrpcr, then took
the stand. She said the crasurcs OH
the bill for life prcscl vcrs had been
made by her in order to keep the ac-
counts straight. They had been billed
Tor the Grand R"pIii,' when they Wrr"
intended for the SIncum. She could
not say whether any life pres"rv"rs
had been bought for the SloCun since
1895. The IclGrrS which she produced
dated back only two yr'rs. The books
showed that no life ,,rrscrvcrs for the
Grand Republic had been paid for dur
ing the present year
Miss lIall said it VAS the custom Of
til" firm furnishing IT" pr'scrv"rs 70
III" company To bill all goods t" tn"
Grand Republic. She Frequently
erased the nanr Grand Republic, al
ways usiui; acid for tie purpose.
f;cba Goldberg, b"":;l'rrp"r for the
firm which furnished life lr"scrv,rS to
tn" Kuicll"rbock"r 60. identified her
handwriting on the bllls which had
been treated with acid.
She remembered ihat the $50 Iif"
Irr%"rv.r3 hu'I brrn ordered ~ Capt.
iras". who told her to thti%e them Ia
tin" Gland Republic. Miss GdiihrrE
+:,ld the life rrr&rrv"rs WCr" delivered
t. IA" Grand Republic in fIohukrn and
lr",iuo,l il receipt book Of her cm
players h.uiuG capt. ItIs"'S receipt
Inr .::.p lii" frcs"rv"rs delivered in good
ORDER .tin;iid the GriiI Republic.
oscar * 'huWril'r. Il member of In"
finn. which supplied the life prrs"rv"ls,
SAM II" sold the cen. Slocum her
original equipment of life pr"serv"IS
il lNol I'll" last sal. mad" by his
iiiEI tor IN" Slocum VAS in 1898.
MIR. k.thnWrilrr estimated that lii"
pr,s;,IN,r. property cared for would Hast
~ yr;ls. Many might become worthless
in much less time.
Il vii show YOU ON" now" said the
assistant district attorney rs ne carried
il dramatically ana Eiid across tn.
k,ro"s of the Witness. a dcIrpidatrd lii"
b,It that Has taken from the wreck, Il
.;lprum
I'm trust myself to that belt nuW with
hand and feet tied" replied Mr.. Kahn
weller.
Mr.. Caravan tore the arm strips ~
~~>t III" belt ana returned to his scat say
NJ: That will do
Edwin Weaver. second pilot if the
silocun. told of the ml'i rae" If thu
h"nmcd 'rIft w the river from the time
the fir, was reported tn the mon in tho
pilot house until sine was hcachcd on
North l;rpthrr Island. The distance, he
said. was not more than half mile. the
tina" consumed i'll making the run he
tween two ana il half ana three min
utcS. and III" place where the boat WIS
h'lrhod WIS tn" best place that coul |
hrv" been selected under the cirrum-
stances. If | had been master of the
s;l"Cum." said Weaver. II would think
she ought tO nave been hCaclrd i'll the
exact spot where she WIS put"
Ibid YOU not tell me. sunday" de-
niandcd the coroner that if ii had been
left to you the Slucum would have been
br:lchcd at l2?th street."
Il did mot. The tide. would not let her
turn. That boat takes two minutes To
swing and Their WAS no sea room. To
turn the boat and beach her on til"
Sunkrn Meadows would have taken five
Ia eight minutes
Weaver sail he WIS in the pilot
house With :hr first pilot. Capt. Van
Wart. ana capt. Van SChaiCk, the COM
maudcr of the steamer and they had
inst passed through Hell Gate and tn
point about three lengths past the
Sunk"n Meadows. when he heard Il
NnU" say: shes afirH. captain He
th"u"ht il WAS Mat" I'lanaE:In's voice.
capt. Van = hairk Sprlng to the door.
Saying II" would "Scc ahoat it," In less
than Il minute the captain rushed back
Ia IN" pilot house AMI shouted to put
her ON The beach MS soon as YOU can"
He did moi SEQ the captain again I'M
til after the steamer had been hca Chcd.
During All the run up the river he
did not see person on the hurricane
deck. ana saw no attempt to launch
hi" honts or life RATS. As he sprang
over the side of the burning steamer ne
saw scores Of persons struggling in the
water.
Weaver said he had been on the Slo-
cum six seasons. She was the best
equipped boat he was ever on, he said
There never had been any fire drills
on the steamer to his knowledge. He
Said in reply to 4 question that he
would have known If such drills had
neen held. lie did not see any new life
TeserNcrs put on the steamer this sea-
SON.
weaver said he bought the after