Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-10
CAPT. WesrMAN ExoNERATED
Supervising Inspector Susta'ns Appeal
in Steamer Islander Case.

fanhAs steamer islander case III which
he sustained N" appeal of Capt Robert
q Westuam ana dttidfd "tat The sell
tcncc passed upon him by an" '"ca' IT.
spcctors should not bo in force. f"'9
was that the captains license be Sas-
pended for Il period of l5 days.
~ III" decision of Capt. Harris ih, cas-
u th, isilnder - closed finally as far as
the Irl.ca states ttnv"rnment is con-
crrned What action hay bc taken II"
the civil courts is Il matter t"r Hose WI"
were in the accident /" decide.
Capt Harris came to Portland With tt
txirhss purpose of making his decision
ou tie aprtjtl. Th" case Was r"opencd III
the office hf the iocai Steamboat lnspte-
tors Capt Luther r. b1". counsel Tor
,ie Masters. Mates " Pilots ASSOCIATION
wa, there and he presented his SIDE "i
the case. William IL. Gullivcr. Esq. WI"
had acted for Blodgett. Jones Burniam
IN the original casc was not present
There was a iarEr gathering OF steam
boat captains ard others I" listen to
rupi Harris decision. In this h" said II
was nnr of the most important casts i"
,rers. His f,ll decision VAS
The. drowning of Mr. Ilanscom hN ~"
eabsiztnas Of Il ross boat r".hnG IL W
vtynis tslhsna ~ 10. haSsiii% steamer
Islander has txtiiea greater interest
thnn any other csts,IatiH ~ many N"afs.
In no case has ther" been SO great ~
Ference between the views az Ftsiih..h ail''
landsiuen and thtS is the only case ~. ~
have been SiiuerSiSIHS inspector VI 'fs
district. in which ttr decision 81 the lH@c1l ca
iuSpectors of the Portia,d dIstf'ct Ms
been criticized ~
Since the trial ef Capt Nestiiiah- -
= LII, oF
slstleH and Tire New England coast h@s
been transferred fr"m the Secutu suIt5
,ising district Since tllt U III inc saPef
,.isiup insptctor has heard TIE story o.
tbis acri,lent from a lady WHO witnessed
il frtm tia. pdrCt OF the h't"t ana Sl'
and her husband expressed thtif W
without any knowledge - thr case. III,
su.ctors owners Of steamboats, W'etst'a
officers. owuers OF cottages aud -'i'tt''
boats along the shore. and the three "he
we're I'M the boat with Mr.. iianse"ni, A"Ne
all talked If this matter to the SupeiNts-
ing iushnrtor mi " - Interesting 10 hol'
nov. different il Books frtan H." dInercht
s,audnoints
Tn sitDrryjSing INSPECTOR wishes :" -
mess ms views of tn" caSC after consid-
rrinc all the evidence and hearing al
that tho different parties interested nave
sad about il As il probably is tne last
cuss. in which Captain Iollistcr will take
inert ne s4rt,uln,it inspector. | consider
l. ,;,,ht +, cvnrfSs tin nt,itifaJ that the
ioca1 i,,sncrtnrs hayt. throagtilnit actcd
f,irl, iufrllirrufIv and imbartId'tN
Whil. tbr CRITICISM of the Investigation
and ,,itl may 6n hou.~t il is unjust. al
dh"n1h The Injustice j. probably dnc 10
i.,nnr,rrn and preildfc, of which the
'T;,G' -;,i'. i. ,,,,,,,rar,
- ~, .,.id,.,'re il, the case - not stri-
nt,.Iy Pmttralirt.trt tn" UngucSttuucd
rn.ts ~, Gu t,.int,, ,i,te.-
,rt,, IsI,,,,,,r vas uayi.ettra al the time
-, ~. .,criG,.nt i'm thn usual manner. IT
.I " ,oi ,,,,ue,r ,bnt i,.r speed was
~ ',o' a,' ,,S,,.,i in mai mart uf the
Hipt,' ,n,I' i"'t th, FINDINGS she did
I""3' =, m, ,,,,,'.,I th, t'nnfsiu West
~ 9''S ,,oa s,ir,d tb. Staam9r was mat
n,H. II" ~, he d,tiss mud "vidence ON this
.V!tt.VH |" nis ,n nt,r cat1 steer
POM !. i,' -, vitbnnf giving
a,ten'n,, i'I tn ~ his work II is charged that
, a.'.u'!oi' ,Ieas,,,,,, ,,as ,,npIirent in utft
taplalh NtS.tn'n ""S "a - es,nc,ti.,nf
ellis tri' y" go f,,r having that
t,' rs e In wished every
speclntallon iidu'' az u, in,,.d IN at
possilne Pqill Lalseu "Hn ~, mI1 SEQ ,hf
me me lriai tn'taFsn @ 49, Ia. wa,iId MOI
boat ,"m !. 10y ti ,1'.pT y, he. So nearly ahead