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

| make tho sign of the cross. tie a line
around my waist and jump in. But the
water II was too strong for me and |
have To come back to ship
Contradicts Allison.
Scgalos spoke good English but with a
strong accent and used his own idlom He
contradlcted witness Allison. saying the
seas were terrific The morning after the
ship struck.
Pastor Seeks Information.
Rev. Fletcher l., Wharton, pastor OF
the First Methodist Episcopal church, to-
day appeared before the board OF In
spcctors investigating the wreck OF the
Valencia. at the invitation of the latter
and explained that he had been led 10
speak TO his congregation concerning the
alleged uscessneSs OF the life prcservers
on board the disabled vessel on account
OF statements made by Assistant Super
lntcndent OF City Schools Frank L.
Bunker
Tells of Charges.
The public would like to know" suid
Mr.. Wharton, what guarantee II has
from the inspectors as 10 the efficiency
Of Senmcn and equipment OF vessels on
the Pacific coast. There Is Il feeling that
the officers OF the Valencia took on board
men who were unskilled as scamcn and
unable to care for passengers in the
event OF q wreck OF other disaeter II
is held, too, by some, that the quality
OF the lltc prescrvcrs was such az To rem
seek Information. that l may impart To
the public and would Ike to know II
tho inspectors are sitting in Judgment on
their own acts.
Show Life Belts.
The inspectors showed DIT. Wharton life
belts made OF tules and of cork. They
contended that the tule belt was equally
good cork, and said that majority
of witnesses had testified that the form
CT were all right. A tule belt worn by
IL
from the life raft picked up by the City
OF Topeka, was exhibited A twenty
pound weight was tied to IL and the NE
prescrvcr was Immersed in barrel of
water. When the court adjourned at
o'clock the belt had been In tho water
six hours and was still aloat.
Satisfied With Explanation.
DIR Wharton was informed that marine
inspectors had nothing To do with the
selection OF scamens and he stated that
plantations given and would be pleased TO
inform his congregation.
Witnesses called this afternoon were
a H Hawkins and Joseph McCaffery.
passengers, and Martin Tarpey, a quar-
termaster on board the Valencia
All three were on the raft picked up BY
Instance testified that there was no np-
parent attempt on the part of members
OF the crew to crowd the passengers
from the life boats and RATS,
Hawkins declared that the small work
ing boat was dropped into the water on
account OF the breaking Of the tackle.
McCarIery declared there was a lack
of discipline among the members OF the
crew. that they were not at their sta
tionS when the boats were being lowered
and he expressed the opinion that the
sailors should have prevented the pas
sengers from interfering with the life
boats
Might Have Shot Line.
ouartermaster Tarpey stated that ne
believed the rug Car could have stood
by close enough to have shot line to
the wreck and he declared that a man
on the elm could have drawn the line
ashore from the Valencia up clear OF the
water and helped to rig n boatswain $
chair or some other life-saying device,
1T would have been a risky task" he
said. but l think a properly equipped
ife-saving boat could have reached us
from the sea"