The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-23

mile aatern aud about the same
distance north OF the Dln, witch he
took 60 he the Florence X.
lie had heard no distress signals
nor whistles Of any kind.
Captain Sometimes Took Tickets.
lie was asked coneornig taking
81 tickets, aud replied that tho In.
land Flyer had a puraer. but the
captain took tickets on the dock at
times.
Captain Mason efoaa.osamlaod
the Witness.
A. llustmafk. captain Of the Kit
sap. was next called lie had not
reached Alki point b. Iiae o'clock,
but had PASSED shortly latos
Whom | was passing the point |
thought ! heard three whistles" he
said. nana told my mate Ia listen
for more. Neither If us heard any
more and "a ! believed | was mis-.
taken and came on ="
The custom on his run IN taking
fares was FOR the captain to 10 ~
Ia fair weather and the mate Co do
40 Ia bad weather On the might
of tho disaster the fares had been
taken On hls ship by "A railroad con.
duetor. the boat having been
chartered by a railroad There WAS
always a lookout, he said
Captain jackson. Of the steamer
Manetto. In his testimony. said that
he was AZ Alki Point at the time Of
the collision. tie had heard tho
nix blow two distinct whistles al
TsR y. m aud had remarked 90 a
companion that abe must have
been crossing some other vessels
bow.
Only One Who Heard Whistles.
between and \ o'clock the Kit.
sap. Mullaomah and Athlon had
passed the point. the Athlon being
the last one koinE by NJ SO
o'clock. Captain Jackson said he
heard distress signals about i6 min
utoa after tho nlx'a first whistles
aud had continued az intervals for
an hour aud half HE had not
heard three whistles immediately
before the. plx'a two crossing
whistles. lie saw one light Rt first.
a masthead llEht. and then smaller
cnes lower down.
lie was questioned a. to his meth.
90 Of taking fares. and Captain
Masan questioned him as 60 the
whistles The testimony WAS the
same as he save TO the Inspector.
The examination was resumed 81
o'clock and the beard viii remain
IN session until evening
Captain William Tobln. Of the
schooner tnvinethis. who aas on the
plx whrn she sank. testified late
yesterday afternoon 10 the sffesi
that. although he heard tho warning
bells a. the tao ahirn came together.
he had heard no distress signals.
Captain Tobiu has had - years
experience AZ aea II WAS easy 20
see that hia testimony carried
NeiEht
In placing the models showing
the relative position of the tea vss-
acis Nhiie In collision. he did - pith
she asedsi refHeHengias the i3Ex
touching the model ~ the Jsanie an
the bluff If the bon 81 the tsan1s.
that h. 10 the Fear nf lha figure.
head lie stated that The boats
ssemsd barely Ia touch.
There Was mot enough impact 20
break an sgg. he said
John Henson. donksYsnan ga board
thr Schooner Rulh H. Godfrey. Was
neat on ths stand BE Was In The
smoking reom Just before the acct
deaf. and MA testimony brought cut
40 res facts
THE first witness examined IN this
afternoons session MAS Captain
HsusrcF. 10 had been employed on
the ulx
The wifnsaa saia ~ had heard
distress signals and he declared that
~ hsd kuo~n fsniseu. the dad
mate. fnf iohg Tins. ana that ~
had always known hlsn 10 b. a god
man on a ship and one Who never
drank.