The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-20
THE SLOCUM REPORT
President Roosevelt Submits a Letter
Commenting on the Matter
DAMAGING REVELATIONS MADE
Commission Finds the Burning of the
New York Excursion Steamer and
the Loss of Over 900 Lives Due Sole.
ty to Wrctched Equipment and Poor
Personnel cf Crew


Washington. SpeclaI,-The rcnort of
,ra United States commission op tho
s.,egtieation rpon The dieas,er N tho
,:ear5er General Slocnm onnoipted
Time y last hv the fheo secratarv of
c,,an,orra and Iabor Cao.oo u Co..
,lrvc,t and concictipg or I,v.,orca n
49,. Ae.;ytor. coo-c.or,. 90 co,,
..,,.., and I.a,,or. rIornar. t--o,, so,;.h
,lon,,ty coron,ieeioner cf corrora,;ore.
,..,.-,. 1-hfar e,,,or..;e;, ;,,,,,o,.,o,,
.....,.., af tho e,o,r,hoa, ,,o,oc,ion
.,..,rn... canaro1 1o,,n u r;Ieor
,-...., c,t..o. 49,. IT,, ,, r.,
wander. C,a,nero, Mr. yvinsIou, limit.
- -f..a, navy, ,,.as n,olo o,,1,,;c s,,,-
.,.
:. ,o.,ontio, ,,,;,t tho ir,,,or+.r.
a,.tirgs of tto cornpo;os;o.,, ,rassn+od
=. Ito ,oro,+ p~oe;7e,+ pooso,.oit -
..n.r, ,ba ror,,.t ,.as e,,h.,,i.+oJ n.s
--..,,to, = lotto, - cecro4arv Victor II
--,..,,F os +ho Io,.rtn,o,t ~ Com
...-.o a.a Tato, ,r:oa:. ,,,,,n,or;rira
a., ,ono,t ooa di,,oc.i,. hin, - co,r,.
.,.~ .ffec. tho recommendations. ~ The
,o-r,,issicp ne a,eo directs the Rob-
.,. . pod;o cnro,,iei,s, i,znocto- ~
H., =er,pd district steamboat ,nsnac-
4;c, .orvico arl James \ Durnont and
,,.,,oas n Parrot. local insraators in
,5..ro, ,r t,,e wort ri Na,y York he dis.
,,.,-coi ,,or, tha eey,,ica rho roran-:c-
..,r ,,o,di,o, .,o,,, ,;,oot,v raenoncibio
rc,. 41o faxi,y of tho etes ni,oat insnec-
,icr - which tba cJccro disaster was
,irao.i,, ettrihr+ed
Conr,ic.i,,,er T-h1pr iissants To that
,.ortioo os sbe rsnori which nlacce the
xos,,e.n,;l.;Iit,- -, tho er,ervision in
e.,,,.to. re +to-oocnpa aictr;ct Robert
. Rodio. othor,v;so he concurs with
en- ,o-.,,,,;,,;.,,, ,,,,o,aod >, ,,o ro.
.,,, =. ,o.,o,+ s.a,,, t1,o Donortn,crt
oe 1,,~,ioo ond orir,o;,,., r~oooeaipee
,.,,,,,o,,,,, -..,L a., s.,oat.- .,a tho
t;s, ,z,..e-,-o,... e..sa.
THE pprc1DFNTC vtEy
1,no pra.;.,o,,+,. to++,. 20 caorAt,r,,
\1otoa1s fofIo,,.s.
..z,rb,4. rgo,,eo vo,,,,o-ton n Oct
- 1o04
,,1,, poo, g.. how. rooa;vaa the
. c,..s .1o 1-o;,ai
- -..NI.- 81 49, co,,
~, o.+ og
90, .,.., 49,, ,,.o,, ao,.o
,.bo dorart,,,ar+ os Jpstice in connec-
a., ,.;.t .ho ar,,,,;,., ,roceedi,es
.,Io, .no,,s+ ,,a~;o,,s inaiviausIs he
o,,,., 30 .,,.,i,. o,,noot;on with tte dis
.etou ao,,a 1,o,, to,oy.;ty h,tb re-
-. D.,..;--o o.;o,, h,, tba govarn-
--on4 oon 80 oourso ONLY +ako two
e., 4.o4 20 ,ooo, nrocaeainos
aeai,,e+ tboso oitbor within or with
M. .bo eo,.,.;oo T. annea,s that the
1,arar+-,,.,. oe Inst;ca has already Sc
cured indictments against the master
and captain OF the Slocum and against
The MANAGING directors of the Knick
e.hocker Steamboat Company, to
which company the steamer belonged,
for misconduct. negligence, and mat
tention TO autv by the captain, and for
aiding and abetting therein by the
r,o1ag;np directors Furthermore. the
1,o~,-4 1,,,.;oo -,,o~ occurred in
D'p0- '''i0n' % '"1. :,
dlctmentS against Henry LunnDers anu
John w. Fleming, the assistant inspec
tors cf tho s+oamhcat inspeetion SER
CT.
wee, who actually inspected t'ie oio-
curn, for fraud, misconduct, sand in
attention to duty. Lundburg had been
a,,oi,+oa r,e~a,v On notation in the
ir-1 zoa Tbere
eesVlce ana mas Deeh dioplou'
can, Of course, be no further action
about Fleming until his trial has been
si,isbea although i. does not follow
....., ,,,1 ,,e,er+ tho
,>.--.-~t -, hin, fror,
e. -..s y, osa;.;on tho Danart-
'Io Sol 'l00' LII
ment of Justice has secured the indict-
rlent OF the manager and three en-
.,o,,>, 80 .to N,.,,.ra;l Cork works OF
t-''o' u 'N0