Year: 1870

THE COILlSlON IN l1E Dali


FOURTH pAYoF THE INvEsTIGATIoN-TEsTIMo


OF IMPORTANCE.


Coroner Whitehill of Brooklyn continued his
OF the OF the collision between the
Coney Island steamboat Norwak and the schooner Lady
Ellen yesterday afternoon. The following is the testi
mony taken:


Levi ]. Quien deposed: reside in Beren, Maryland,
and am sailor of the schooner Lady Ellen saw the
steamer when about mile and half from the schooner,
bearing about points westward from us she was to
windward of u.s. and saw her green light was on tne
forward part OF the schooner; was called to haul down
the b topsai and clew down the fOresa cannot tell
what course the steamer was taking; when next saw
her we were about collide; the mate sung out when
she struck, every To the boat got into our
yawl and rowed for man that the captain saw IN M ,ne
soo did not the man in the water three OF us got
aboard of the sOOp l. OF the hands, and the steward
got on the slooP / have not c0nversed WIN the h
captain since the collision occurred do not Know he
have followed the sea for about seven years ana ase
often gone down the bay where the collision TOOK place.
were the nearest to the staten Island shore Wen We
the steamer; the steamer was to the rlght 0I us
where the collision took place do not know the Br1oh %
yn shore from the Staten Island shore; DO know tht
the steamer TO the right OF us ana not notice S i
person on the NOrwalk previous TO the colsoh ulu
when she cOlded apparently heading eastward ana
had altered her course dd not near any person rn %
schooner halloed the Captain for him to uf do not
know If the Captain heard the ery left my vessel oe
believed that il was sinking; dld not near the
whistle OF the blown previous TO the collisions
il might have blown and not hear III was scared When



the green light such every sailing carres can
not tell whether the light is steamer or sailing
dropped she would luf three points in going three
lengths; did not notice any lights on board the sloop


Joice scul deposed reside at Egg Harbor, NewJer-
sey, and on board the schooner when the collision
occurred as sailor; have followed the about eight
years. when first the steamer she was about half
length Off was glowing up TIE foretopsai s 40 @ nSt
lision the mate cred All hands to the boat and we
pumped into the yawl the steamer appeared TO be cross
N Y on
somebody in the water and we rowed toward IT, steer,
ing there was so much lumber In the water that could
not tell if it was that the captain did not
notice any about the potbouse or the steamer
and did not hear his whistle blown; heard shouts
until after struck; returned 10 the schooner with
the captain, and found number of people on board we
drifted up the bay until the tug took in tow of
the passengers said that the steamers pilot drunk;
they offered proof Of the fact and did not ask their
in the water; do not known Mr.. Phaen, who
was drowned; We thought that the tug would pick the
supposed man there was so much noise that could
not distinguish cries for ald.


James Rodney depOsed: Live in Maryland, and have
followed the sea over two years. am sailor OF the Lady
Elem did not the steamer until she was half
length OFF, when coded took TO the yawlboat with
the rest of the crew after the Jug came up we went 10
the sOOp did not see any object in the water.


Thomas Ryan deposed: Live at No. 25S MOtt-st, New
York; am a liquor merchant and was passenger on
the NOrwalk at the time OF the collision; had my wife,
put them in the cabin; | and school Commissioner
Brennan went to the front part OF the boat and had
the schooner rushed formy wife and child and got
in among the passengers; all got on the left



on board of the schooner; i saw two children
and one fan overheard into the water;
after a time we came back to the steamer; man named
Reilly overheard 25 minutes have since heard that
picked up by tug boat Mr. Davis also ell overheard
steamer some Of the passengers said that the pilot
drunk and should be strung up; that he never was
sober; heard James Donahue say that the pilot was
drunk saw effort made by the officers Of the steamer
Efforts made that did not see; heard no Whistle or hail
before there
in the pilot-hoHse l did not know Mr.. Phalen;


William H. Lobde deposed reside at No. 1876 Ninth


BFoosn % @ S@g9 bgS4e of the t%g the A. A. b
looked to be on her regular course well to windward OF
the Norwak coming; she passed me to the windward,
and northeast bynorth paid no particu-
ceaT tbe steamer shut the schooner from me- except
her sails and then my boy said, Look father; what's
schooner began to fall of the steamer blew whis
te the steamboat ported her wheel, and fell OFF TO
the eastward the schooner followed her up and struck
her forward Of the wheel the steamer not to wind
ward of the schooner; was on the east side and
when two vessels are coming head TO head the
sei's helm and pass to the right the steamer could
had her wheel any other way and the schooner
some three persons in the water when got around the
bow OF the steamer was then between the yawlbOat
of the schooner and the steamer made for and picked
up two persons and supposed the yawl would pick up
the other who was of her port bow after getting the
saw no one else overboard forward and gave the
steamer hawser; took her to SuiN St, Brooklyn;
the schooner held TO the steamer for about two miles,
i'm INV opinion the steamer could not get from the
schooner; Judge that the schooner did not the
steamer until too late 10 clear her; did not know Capt
Wilson before the day OF the eOsOn think that Of
the men rescued said that he Knocked overheard
have followed the for 80 years, and have been
captain since 1851


James H. Martini deposed: reside in Bergen-st near
Fifth-ave Brooklyn and passenger on the Nor
walk at the time of the collision; was sitting on the
promenade deck, forward of the wheelhouse the cap
tain OF the NOrwak behind me with two ladies'
went into the saloon did also the captain and ladies'
saw the schooner ahead when off Robin 'sIeef Light;
Immediately after heard the whistle blow once; the
schooner appeared be 10 the windward and Jersey
side OF the steamer the schooner a quarter OF
mile away when the whistle blown; the schooner
came nearer, she seemed 10 change her course saw
that she going to strike us and jumped over the
railing to the lower deck they came together after
ward 1 got on the schooner; the cry was
of distress from the water the south side OF the
schooner; saw three four persons in the water
went aft and the tug which came up TO within 100
feet and then steamed away; l remained on the
schooner did not notice the pi0thouse Of the steamer
particularly; did not know Mr.. Pbalen; when the col
sion the cries for help loud enough to be
heard in Brooklyn.


The investigation was adjourned until this morning at
II O'Clock.