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COURT-MARTIAL AT SHEERNESS.
VESEC is estimated from the revolutions with the deductions as stated in the circumstantial
letter
The prosecutor.drew the witness' attention to the fact that in the report of the grounding the avevolations were given at 120
-
The witness stated that the three-fifths trial A Caunertial assembled ou bourd the Bulwark, battlekip, at theerness, on November. 14th for the Telal of Captain Edward Stamford was started at 120 revolutions to obtain a certain horse power, and when it was found that they Fitzherbert,
ilen having command of his did not obtain it, the revolutions were increased Majesty's ship Hedford, but now borne on the accordingly. Thosapood at the time was calculat books of H.S. Pembroke, for that ho, oned at 120 revolutions with a deduction of a inlf, August 21, 1910, did negligently or by default although only 8 was actually taken.
The ProscontorWhen did you first know Bedford or saffer the said ship strand the
that the revolutions Averaged 121.7 to be strangles".
The Court was composed as follows-Vice- The Witness-Soon after the ship struck, Admiral Sir G. Neville, commanding the Third The spoed was estimated when the revolutions He and Fourth Divisions of the Home Fleet were sent to him for hours later. (President); to ith the Vice-Admiral tions was trustworthy. The patent log wa
Rear Admiral W L. Grant considered that at high speeds ti rerolu. (for
Third and Fourth Divisions
pat over when the trial began, or just before. Home Flse!) Captain A. D. Elearde (H M.S.
adapted for high speeds, but he did not consider Pembroke); Captain H. J. L. Clarke (Flagt was a Neptune" high speed log, and was Captain to the Commander-in-Chief) Captain it was trastworthy over 15 or 16 knots. This F. W. Kennedy (H.M.S. Glory); Captain P. opinion he losed upon his personal experience,
H
and the readings of the log were not taken into Lewes, D 8.0, H.M.S. Cesar); Captain E. Grafton (H.M.8. Victorians): Captain GP consideration when he estimated the Bedford's W. Hope M.8 Bulwork) with Fist spools. He considered that the revelations Paymaster F. J. Krabbé, R.N., Deputy Judge were more accurate. At 10.15,when the course Advocate.
was altered to S. 425, he was
he wasnot on deck. The captain was on dock immediately afterwards Neither moon nor stars were visible at that
The prosecutor wes Captain E. L, Booty,
RN. (H.M.8. President).
INAPIER JOHNSTONES'
EVIDENCE FOR PROSECUTION, The Court-martial was resumed next day on 1 board the Bulwark,
Lieutenant Mergan Tindall, navigating offleer of the Monmouth, stated that the passage trials were begun by the Minotaur, Bedford, Monmouth, and Kent soon after hearing Wed hai wel.
The prosecutor-What sido of Rors Island the Monmouth mark her course to pass? The witness.-To the westward.
- The prosecutor-Although not-in company would not the Monmouth and, Bedford, be ing sistor ships, come practically under the same influences as regaris wind, sea, tide, and car. rents, and might thoy not be expected to be equally affected ?
The witnesThat was possible, but it do pended upon the state of the bottom of the ships ns to the difference in the speed of the two. The speed of the Monmouth at in full-power trial was logged of 21 knots, and speed by revolu tions at 22 kaots. The speeds were estimated from the revolations, and half a knot was takon off for the state of the ship's bottom, and Lalf knot for the wind and sea. The readings of the patent log were not taken into consideration and unlikely to be correct. It was a "Neptune" in rockoning the speed because the log was new
spreda
Captain C. D. Johnson (B.N. War College time to enable sights to be taken. The captain's which was supplied for uso at Ligh
appeared as the prisoner's "friend."
The prisoner plended "Not gailty."
were
THE PROSECUTOR'S STATEMENT.
the
order book for August 20 stated that he was to be called when the comme was altered, if any thing as sighted, change of weather, at 2 am, and at daylight.
There was до
The proscontor-It has been stated in evidence that the Bedford was last undocked in Miro; might it, therefore, be supposed that the con tion of the bottoms of the two ships would be practically the same
The witness. It would be vory Bard to judge- they might be the same more or less. The proscontor Touenid that one knot was deducted from the speed according to the revolutions for the effect of wind, tide, currents, and the state of the bottom it, therefore, only half a knot was deducted would you have expected to find that the ship was over-logged P
The wiluese-Yes, if only half a kaet wil deducted.
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THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL The E. & A. str. Eastern from Sydney, de, left Port Darwin on the 28th ult., for Timor,
instant. Manila and this port, and is dus hore on the 9th
The E. & A. str. Aldenham left Sydney on. the 3rd inst, for this port, via Queensland Poris and Manila.
THE AMERICAN MAIL The P: M. 8.8. Co. str. Korea arrived at Manila on the 5th inst. morning, and will leave there on the 8th inst. p., and is dus bera on the 10th inst
The P. M. S.S. Co, str. Siberia sailed from San Franches on the 29th nitima for Hong- keng, via Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagaraki and Manila, and is due to arrive at Hongkong on the 30th
oth instant.
THE INDIAN MAIL..
The circumstantial letter stated that the from noon to 3.29 Bedford left. Wei-hai-wei at about 10 am.
s.. for notmal position, except in working (China const ima) on August 20 in company out the dead reckoning. The estimate was made with, and cader the orders of the Commentally, and not on the shart. He could not mander-in-Chief of the China Station in the account for the difference between the dead cruiser Minotaur, the cruisers Monmouth and reckoning position worked up to 8 pm. on Kent also being in company. At 10.30a.m. letober 20, which allowed a run of 8. 24 degrass August 20 the dogship made the general signal E. 177 ailes, and the distance legged in the "proceed in execution of previous orders"; there ship's log at 175.5 miles. He based the tide to carry out a passage trial and to proceed stuwa nt knots on experience gained in to rendezvous of Nagasaki, west five miles passing Shanging Promontory.
trial The witness was questioned at considerablo from Tobana lighthouse. The full-power
The prisoner asked that the track charts of all of the Bedford began at 11 am. The vessel length with regard to the currents on the const
the vessels in the squadron might be produced, rs at 11.40a.m.8.20 degrees E. to pass
Bedford. He stated that the by tim
boon 20 miles off Ross Island on the western weather appeared to be olearing when he and was informed by the Court that they had
telegraphed for. side. nom a position fixed by cross bearings arrived on deck at 4 am. Nothing was then in
Cross-examined by the prisoner, Linatenart Tindall said he believed the Monmouth was gave a good deportare. The average rar ofnight. He took sights by Polaris and Aldebaran. tions during the full-power trial were 137 46, This took about a quarter of an hour, as they were undocked in January last. He joined her which, under the most favourable conditions, difficult to obtain, owing to the clouds. Before later and would not my whether she was should give a speed of 22.96 knots Half a they could be worked out land was sighted on the thou looked for leaning purposes or for knot was deducted to allow for wind and dirty port side at 4.20. This he judged to be the high adjustment. The course in the log book of bottom, and thus a speed of 22.5 knots wa land on Lonely Blaff. He could not see any the Monmouth was the sotual course and speed allowed for the full-speed trial. At 7 pm. the other land then or after, and he decided to through the water on the night of August
obtain a fall-power trial was completed, and
fr" by altitude and being going 10-21. At 440 m. (Japaneso time) the Mon. three-fifths trai began. The average revolu into the short-house to do this. The sighting--month's position was int. 32 deg, 51 min. N., lung. tions during this trial were 121.7, giving a great of high land at 4.20 was not unexpects His 125 Beg 59 mia. D., the position by dead rekon. ext possible spend of 20.3 note; a speed of 19.5 dead reckoning put him about 24 miles from ing. The rate of the current would be 147 knots was slowed, Buloqmont alterations of the land he thought it was. His Polaria ob knots. At 4.50 a.m. they altered course to 8, 79 8. 15 degrees E. The vours were made at 10.15 p.m. (position by dead servation placet him 24 or 26 tiles. The degrees E., and later
n'olnok, and the captain came on dock at reckoning: 33log. 55min. N., 124deg, 43min. 2) altitude was 33.14 N. when the clocks were put on 30 minuter to 10 45 The Proscentor-Having obtained this altiilness fire minutes afterwards, the captain p.m. Kores time), and at 3.20 a.m. on Antade, did not it appear necessary to take prompt having sent for him to consult with him about gust 21 (position hy dead reckoning: 32deg. action for the safety of the ship?
altering course. After looking at the chart the 50mia. N., 1268eg, 00win, E.); when the clocks The Witness-The horizon was very bad, witness said S. 50 E., and the order was given again were pat on 30 minutes to 3.50 b.m. (Jap. and as he could take no Southern stars to to alter to that course. At 12.30 am. he an time), Al 4.15 o.in, on August 21 observa- ohook the observation, it was quito conceiv balioved the Monmouth received a wireless tions were obtained by the lea enant (N) of able that the altitude obtained by this sight message from the Kent stating that Ross Polaris and Aldebaran, and at 4.20 am, the land was much in error and therefore relance Teland bore south-west, but hu could not routem- was first sighted on the port boom by the offer could not be placed upon it. Thare being her the distance. The Monmouth's alteration of the watch A bearing N. 23deg. E. of the no land in sight ahead, it did not seem accessary of course to 8:50 degrees E. was made so as to where Nebraska Rack was land takon by the lieutenant (N)-which to alter course at once. assaming it to bo Losey Bluff, or the It further evidence, Liententant Dixie said pasa outside the spot
miles from Loney Pluff. high and behind it-fitted in on the course with he did not send a report to the captain as the ones reported to have existed, approximately 13
The 20 result of these sight two minutes. If the in thres miles of the dead reckoning,
In further examination, L'eatenant Tindall sult of the Pole Star observation was not He altered course obtained until about 4.43 a.m. It tpat the ship captain had been on deck ho would have been said he did not eight Roes Island, although he
The N.Y.K. str. Atsula Maru (European to the course lad. He first altered course after 27 to 28 miles northward of the dead rookning, able to report to him immediately and action tried to. Ther passed it at nine mies according and the result was thought to be reliable on might have been taken. The witness went to passing Rose Island. He passed 27 miles from Live) loft. Singapore for this port on the 2nd Account of
The T.K.K. str. Hongkong Mars left Yoko- rightail ahead, but being very low and soon until two minutes later, when low-lying land wished to altor course to be quite sure of pasighams on the 29th ultimo, and is due to azrive
f the bad horizon. At 4.45 m. lend the bridge again at 4.45 am, and nothing was onny Bluff by dead reckoning. His captain instant, and is expected here to-morrow. indistinct nothing was decided upon for two minutes, and at 4.48 m. the skip struck on the reared ahead. The helm was at once put over, Nebraska Rock, and he concurred with him,
a message being sent down to the captain at the
Lieutenant St. John B. Murray, navigating at Hongkong on the 8th instant.
The Bank Line str. Redhill sailed from Bemarang Books. The order to "stop both same time. When the ship turned under the in of that that ressol wassteered englang wes given after the ship had struck. Suence of the helm hosightof a rook underi hasier. offer of the Kant cesirant de ces Yalant, és the on the 2nd instant, and is due hers en or about The land sigated at 4.20 am would appear to have been mear the western end of Qualpert Island, and that sighted abed at 4.45 sm. to have been Barlow Island, which is only some 60ft. high.
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The circumstantial letter further stated that no leadsmen were in the chaina, nor were any anundings taken. No importance was attached to this, as at the high speed the ship was steaming and ale having regard to the locality neither would bare been of the least use. The evilenos in the case, the letter stated, appeared to in- dimte that Captain Fitzherbert was to blame
in regard to the following points:--
(a) The ship was apparently overlogged. At high speed with a head wind and sea, forms of both 3-0 4, and the ship's bottom foul to the extent of nestly six months out of dock, only about half a knot was datucted from the speed that the volations could lave given under the most favourable conditioLE
there was scarcely time.
stop
The Indo-China str. Kutsang loft Calentia fer the Straits and Hongkong on the 28th ait., and is the hore on or about the 14th just,
The Indo China str. Zaisang loft Calonita for the Straits and Hongkong on the 1st iust.. and is due bere about the 17th instant.
THE CANADIAN MAIL, The CPR, Co.str. Empress of China loft Vancouver on the 1st inst. p.i. for Hongkong via usual port of call.
MEROITANT STEAMERS. The HA. Linie str. frmenia left Shanghai on the 2nd instant are, and may be oxpected
here to-day a.m
The tr. Ischia left Singapore for the port on the 50th ultimo afternoon, and may be ex reeled here to-morrow.
The "Ben" Line afr. Benledi from Antwerp, Middlesbro' and London left Singapore on the 2nd instant for this port.
The Danish str. Siam left Sabang on the 1st inst., and may be expected here on or about 13th instant.
tho nearest the 8th instant, board bow about 100 yards away. He gare
islands being 16 miles away. He showed his the order at onse "Hard a starboard." He more direct course to Quelpart
that be proposed to take, and fore he could give the order
He aotun sptain the course the engine the ship struck.
the captais concurred. Ross faland was sighted ly gave the order. bat before he could say at 11.64 p.m. (Korean time) about ten miles off. Stop" the ship strack. He gave the order The current oxperiencal up to then was about immediately afterwards to stop both engines, three-quarters of a knot per hour and was more The ship struck about 13 minutes after the
than he expected to experience. helm was put over. There were no leadsmen in the chains nor were any soundings taken.
Cross-oramined by the prisoner, Lieutenant Dixie stated that with regard to the records
monsoon
would bo
By the prisoner Signals were exchanged by wireless between the Kent and the Monmonth
as
follows:-
From Monmouth to Kout, 838 pm. If you Roos Island prosently will you give me position? Our patent log is quite useless. I imagine we have been about 21.5."
ho should say that the July charts which showed the tide during the much more likely to be correct that the October chart, whon the nonsopas changed. With
The reply was "I estimated Ross Ie'and to regard to the sights, there was no light show. ing in the sky until after the ship had struck. to be about 70 miles from the Kent at 8 p.m.
We logged just over 20." The horizon was then improving.
shook.
The American Asistio B.B. Co's str. Indra. deo left New York on the 20th Oct., and is due here on or about the 15th instant.
The 0.8.K. str. Seattle Mar from Tacoma, arrived at Yokohama on the let instant, and
Manila in expected to arrive here on or about the 18th. Instaut, via
The T.KK. sir. Nippon are sails from
San Francisco on the ad ultimo, for Hong. kong, via Honoluit, Tokohama, Koba, Nagasaki and Shanghai, and is duo to arrivo at this port
on the 20th instant.
By the Court he alteration of the course
THE ENGINEER'S REPORT.
The str. Glenlochy left London on the 5th alt, and is dus here on or about the 20th inst. was made with the captain's approval, and
Engineer-Commander Frederick Charlós
The 0.8.K. str. Mexico Maru loft Tacoma the captain was called when the land was Williams, of the Bedford, deposed that he was for this port on the 26th ultimo, and is ex (b) The two paragraphs in the Sailing Direc
on his way to ticas referring to the currants in the Yellow first sighted, and he was
He left
in bed when the Bedford struck, and did not fool pooted to arrive here on or about the 29th 1719 Sea (Chisa Bea, Vol. III. page 31, and Japan, the deck when the ship struck
He famed out to inquire what instant, via Japan and Shangha to be called if the
part Korsa, end Adjacent Seas, page 30) state an ordor that he was
The American & Manoburia Line's etz, Kioto that the corrents are principally caused speed-dropped below 120 revolutions. Beyond bad happened and on going into the
rate of 18 that he had no means of knowing at the end of engine-rooms found that the port engine loft New York on the 10th alt, and is dus here by the winds, but obtain
each watch how many revelations the ship had had been stopped by telegraph, but the star on or about the 1st January travelled during that watch. The patent leg board engine was still revolving. On his way
down he met a messenger from the captain in taken every hour. 1 CHS
It was rarely that the strucling him to report on the state of the ship, speed was over 21 knots, except in trials, and then he used six revolutions per mile as the He rent the senior engineer-lentonant to basis, according to the Admiralty table. The see the state of the forward boiler rootu, and captain gave no directions as to taking aiglate only one message was sent to the captain until lead ahead was sighted. Daylight began to show about half an lone after the ship struck.
HYPOPHOSPHITE OF LIME
FOR
STUBBORN COUGHS
BRONCHITIS
WEAK LUNGS.
CATARRH
CONSUMPTION.
to 30 miles a day. The wind was from 9.8.E. to 8.E., forse 3-4, but no allowance was made for a set accordingly, the rernit bein: that each alteration of contas was made sooner than it would have been had such an allowance been xosde.
(c) Article 975 of the the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions. 1906, which state that "and whenever the ship is approaching the land-or any shoals, the captain is to take care that the navigating officer kreps a good look-out upon deck was not complied with in suficient time.
THE DEFENCE.
The Court resumed at 4 o'clock, when Captain
went into the after boiler room bimself. Heitsherbert in his defence stated that the west hor believed the Bedford's bottom was slightly foul experienced after leaving Woi hai wei was kach The rear from the publications sapplied. No south-
Fecord above the water-line when ocaling. because he had observed a few scattered shell as might have been expected at the time of the of the Bedford's trial on June 21st Inst was erly swell or indication of masa l weather starboard, 149.2; fort, was experienced. The probable tidal affect oft en revolutions.
22 knots." December the
On
doring the ran was expected to be 10th, Lieutenant F. P. Orlando Bridgeman, officer 1909: Mean revolutions, starboard 134:port ship, The, and W. this was borne out-
by by officers called the Court on the point. of the first watch, gave evidence, and identified 133.1, averags spead, 22.38.* May 1510th reference to currents, the Quarterly the charts, and said he lid not think Mean revolutions, starboard, 140 Current Chart was taken into account; oleo the
port, navigating officer could take sights up to 138.9, average speed 23.2." The draughts midnight on August 20.
OTHER WITNESSES, -
That the fact of the land being sighted at 4.20 am. then by dead reckoning 24 miles distant, should have been taken as a caution that the dead reckoning was seriously in error. At 4.43 a.m. on the result of the Pole Star sight
Questioned by the Court, witness said the 1909 trial and the one in progress at the two paragraphs in the Bailing Directions al being obtained this warning was repeated, and they had a speed trist three months be- time the ship struck compared thes: Do ready mentioned." As to the former, it showed
25ft. Ship.
The mean draught on May 21,1910, actually embracing the whole route tra there might have been time even then to save fors and the speed was taken according cember, 1909, 25ft 10in.; Angust 20-21, 1910, a defined current, small in breadth, but skip. It was impossible versed by the ship from being stranded hed the captain to the revolations. He saw that the patent was 261t. lin.
to consider it. The other been on the bridge to art promptly upon it: log was not recording the speed the ship.
In ro-examination the
the witness stated that 23.2 not (e) The Captain Fitzherbert did not some he going, but he did not inform the captain. nosi 85, 1910: was the highest speed paragraphs were general statements on the bridge when it as first reported to him A lookout was kept for land at about 430 am. that land has been sighted.
NAVIGATING OFFICER'S EVIDENCE.
eise,
two
smull
probably.. alifying the effects of the other. The resal Lieutenant A. Johnstone, who kept the middle they had got by this record, and he accounted large areas, and these were accepted as ddle for this hy the ship's having now propellers. watch, also gero evidenca. The speed, was Robert E. Tritton, AB, telex raph was in tant current as expected to be certainly
ary direction, and probably nil. This estirata calculated the revolutions, and he believed
by:
the Bedford, stated that he was sent to inform in
was borne out by the officers called by the Court. Lioutant Albert Edward Dixie, navigating the entry in the log as to the revolutions was the captain that he was going to alter coursa offear of the Redford, deposed that the report in his handwriting,
actual course and speed through the water that The prosecutor suggested that the entry had Captain Fitzherbert left his son cabia inmedi. The fair log reckoning was, as was usual, the
ately and followed the witness on deck. of the grounding was signed by Captain
question
William J. Miller, petty officer of the Fedford, it was believed, was Eeing wade. The penciled Fitzherbert and himself. It was decided between ben wat by someone but the
was disallowed, раза
statod that he was quartermaster of the morning course and positions on the chait were intended also himself and the captain that they should
By the Prisoner-The captain's orders. vero within 20 miles of Ross Island on the western
fors reaching of the ship when cours & were that officers of the watch were to take sights watch, and about 4.47 am. he received the order to allow for tides and ourrents expected;
from
the navigating offer, Port 25." Half-a- side.
minute later he recived the order," Amidships, altered, oving to the small helm used. They -Does not a more direct wherever possible, and had the weather been The
from that in Prosecutor-)
slightly longitude rre take
worked out by tables. on the north-east side of Ross suitable the witness would have taken them.
Bot Course you on
L'erienant W. P. 8. King, officer of the which was the last order he received before the might differ Island P
Encommon in a run of some length. The The witsers raid there was a
re was a more direct contre morning watch, rated that when he went on ship took the ground. The helm was amidships worked
be current experienzed would Young, leading signalman actual Frederick R T vatali the moon astern sud a few stars were few seconds before the ship strack. but he did not consider it sosafe, and his reason
reckoning for taking the course to bring the ship on the visible. At 4 o'clock the horizon was too bad enid that immediately after the ship grounded more correctly taken from the dead west of Hoss Island was that there was a big for reliable sights to be takon. An expert he, by the captain's orders, made sigan! by position made by the officers called to the actuat
cavigation officer might possibly have been able
In the report of grounding, which was more heavily sground." while the ship was steaming at high speed to take observations. The lights of the Mino searoblight to the flagship Minotaur, "Am position on the Samarang rocks; not as stated
aar were in sight about six miles satero, and
Frederick J. Gasser, AB, said he sighted correctly the difference between the notual Ross Island would be passed at night time;
here was nothing else in sight until 4.30 am.. moreover, Kews Island was unlighted.
To make clear, for the information of the In adevar to further questions the witness when he saw Land on the port beaus He did laud about 4.25, and reported it on the port position and that in which the ship was believed stated that to obtain his position it might have not expect to see land, and he at onse reported bit looked more likes cloud. He saw no to be
This concluded the case for the prosecution, Court, the denk log account, the fsir log account. been vales le, but he did not consider it adviho matter to the navigating officer, who sent land on the bows until the ship struck. able to take the other course. The captain oon-for the captain,
and the Court adjourned for the prisoner to and pencilled courses on the chart, Captain prepare his defence.
(Continued on Page 7). curred in the course taken. The arsed p* the
stretch of open water to the westward, and the
The Court adjourred at 6.30.
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