The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

rs TRYING
QTO FIX THE BLAME
PsN Jll-Fated Vessel Tes-
He Wouldn't Use
,fe Preseryer.
Jan. 3l.-Trying 10 hx the
Ilpyb drowning OF approximate
vIjhngers on the ill-tatcd Va
the life boats were launched,
'kis Inspectors Turner and
hhay examined four witnesses.
9, members of the crew.
OF todsy's questions was to
p ehethcr or not seamanship |
lin the launching of the life
at, was either dropped into the
a mistake in orders, or the
>lrottcn. The boat contained !
|AL AS II hung from the daVits.
ninst the side of the ship |
sea, one eEd gave way, and
Kali the people in It were
tlie water. Only three or
|hese were men. kept afoat un-
was finally launched,
|sistake Was Made.
istake was made was proved
1essee. who swore that some
al, presumably an officer, gave
70 lower away The order
ID been given by an excited
| put IL was so dark that none
3sses could tell positively who
tler. No one could swear that
rcre either cut or broken. so
kidcnce seemed TO show that !
pped before the other.
se for Life Preserver.
'tling testimony In regard TO
r. prescrVer was brought out
Investigation this morning.
Il Richley, fircmen's messboy
.ul. testified that he went into
|. I with nothing rather than
X with q life preserVer.
|-red for those life presorvers,
nd thought ] would stand a
he swimming"
Ede Way to Shore.
I&ordingly jumped into the life
fter that boat had been cap |
big wave, he managed 10
IL and make his way ashore.
Nted that when he arrived on
e found some or the others
,ne off In the boat, among
Frank F. Bunker,
tors next turned their atten- |
krtaining why those who had
with Richley did not make
p to the cliff where the line
le Valencia lay. Richley re-
e suggested that they do So
the men were standing on |
There they had first landed.
sted Going for Line.
en- suggested that the men
p Of the hill. He stated that
We reached the point where
but was physically unable
ring to his ankle. which he
rt while making his way
IT.
MED that he had made state
Newspaper correspondent that
of the vessel were ratified"
lied making a statement to
at he would back Bunker up
he life preservens, Richlcy |
ct Go the Falls.
,apt. johnson tell the officers
} lower the boats. | was sta
2 boat on the starboard side.
he forward falls of the boat
|-1ark j could not distinguish
feet away. Soon somebody
litter falls, / accordingly let
had lowered the boat TO the
! the passengers began crowd
rest of us then went down to
Ieck,
z No Men Get Out.
them TO at least make room
len who were standing about.
3. Campbell who was the first
get into the boat. Her little |
led and asked to go with her |
rabbed her and threw her into
saw no men get out TO make |
c women.
ne one yelled. Lower awny.'
first officer Holme that there |
1any people in the boat. /
any ono, but the answer came
'er away that boat: what the
natter With your"
{ No One in Command.
n telling OF the launching OF
stated that he did not know |
any officer in charge. When
tne Inspectors III he did NOT
econd mate was with tho boat
That he did not
II there was nobodv I'm oo,
toio Them to get her out to
nony of w JosIyn, one of the
also a member of the volun- |
Wnch landed at Cape Benle
7cteu more toward the inspec- !
valencia than toward fndIng |
ecl on the part OF the officers
giving his testimony. stated !
never taken an examination.
Bood sailor and EVERYDAY
ts said he had followed the sea
ne was years old.
econd Mate In Boat.
tntioned at No. C. Richlcy was
snen he said he went out on
passengers climbed in tho boat
uers. | went In and screwed
snt plug. The passengers were
attempted to cut the fails
mate was In the boat and
seeP her OF the ships side.
near any one Giye an order
ne poat, except to hear some
i@et her go" Both myself and
stationed at the after falls
Id.
TO get back along the shore
iSt' owing 10 the high clrfs."
lu you do on arriving on the
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