The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-22

WILLIAM j. HODGE,
HENRY G, WALTZ.
u. S, Local Inspector.
n. $. Local Inspectors, Memphis,
Tennessee.
October s, 1907.
Personally appeared before us, viii
liam J. Hodge, L, S. Local Inspector
of Huls. and Henry G, Waltz, u. $,
Local Inspector of Boilers, Clarence
L. Nichols, who, after being duly
sworn. deposes and says;
Questions BY Capt. Hodge.
Q. What Is your Nance
A. Clarence l.. Nichols.
@. You hold master and pilots Ii
eense. do you not?
A. do.
@. Mr. Nichols, you are charged
here with reckless navigation and
violating Rule s, of the Pilot Rules,
and crowding upon another boats
course. what plea do you make, guilty
" not guilty?
A. Not guilty.
Q. Who was the other pilot on the
steamer Fred Hartweg.
A. Tom Faudree.
@. You were master, were you
not?
A. Yes sir.
@. And also stood pilots watch?
A. Yes sir.
@. Watch on and watch off all the
way down?
A. Yes sir.
@. How close was you to the
steamer Mississippi at any time,
while out under way while en- route
from Cairo. Illinois to Memphis
Tenn, October and 4,
A. A length and half from her
@. Did you ever 90 by her at any
time without blowing signals?
A. | never did 90 by her except
when was ordered by her
@. When did YOU leave Cairo?
A. Left there about 11;45 on the
3rd and so here about / o'clock p.
m on the 4th
@ WAS you on watch at the foot
Of New Madrid Bend?
A. was off watch.
@. who was on watch at the foot
Of New Madrid Bend?
A. The other pilot, Tom Faudree.
@. How is the steamer, Fred Hart
veg, doeumented?
A. She calls for one master and
pilot, one pilot, two engineers, four
fremen and ten deck crew.
@. On this trip did you have full
of officers and crew?
A. Yes sir.
@. How much time did you lose
coming down?
A About three hours.
Q. At any time, did Captain of the
steamer Mississippi tell you to stay
back?
A He did.
@. You knew that the steamer Mis-
sissippi had the president Of the U. !
5. and his guests on board. did You
not?
A. thought she did, as he was
to go on her.
@. When the captain of the steam
or Mississippi told you to keep back, |
what reply did you make to him?
A. said all right, go on down the
river.
@. Suppose when you was about
!, IN faat er1,,, @ba gfaau,a, Rffcvis-fp,,f |
lont you think you was rather close
Tor safe navigation?
A. No sir, not in the position
leld
@. You knew the president of the
& S. was on board that boat, did |
you not?
A. He was supposed to bo on, yes
sir.
@. Don't you think since the presi
lent and his guests were on boardI
fou should have been more carefu !
md kept farther away?
A. / was careful at all times.
Q. You say you never blew any
when you came up beside the
)oat?
A. / blew signals at all times.
Questions BY Captain Waltz.
Q. On leaving Cairo. Mr.. Nichols,
What was your instructions. what pc
,ition was you to have?
A. Some one. | do not know who |
t was. asked me If had instructions /
md he told me my position was third
,ut | 10 not know that he had any
authority to give me a position.
q. What was your action and posi-.
ion on the steamer Fred Hartweg
when the steamer Dick Fowler came
Up to you shortly after leaving Cairo?
A. / was ahead of the Dick Fowler
n the time. and she never came up
o me.
@. In other words the Dick Fowler
RED to take your place and you
rove up and beat herr
A. Yes sir.
O. Then the Dick Fowler never
ot UP to you. you drove ahead an
.ept her from catching up?
A. Yes sir.