SECOND DAY,
FRIDAY, 28TH JANUARY, 1870,
315
Proceedings resumed at 9 AM, 28th January, 1870. ARTHUR WELLESLEY ETRE, recalled, states. The direc tion of the wind at the time of the collision was from N. N. E. to N. E. I should think. The sea was neither rough nor calm. It was a short chop sea.
To Mr. BARNARD. While the whistle was blowing I could not have heard any orders that might have been given.
TO THE COURT (at the suggestion of Mr. DE LONG). When Kanonsaki lighthouse was aheam of my ship I should think it must have been about a mile distant, as nearly as I can guess. If I mistake not a native junk pass- ed
me coming from Yokohama when the light bors abeam. We altered the ship's course to north when the light was aheam I think. That course would carry me clear of Saratoga apit. Our course was altered to North after passing the light. When a Pilot is on board it is left to him to steer the courses.
severe damage, is there anywhere she could go safely?" the pilot said "yes, she can run on the spit which is close to her.'
The pilot said "no." The Captain then said "in that case The Captain also asked if she "could sink there ? " we will go on." Directly after that I reported the cutwater and all the head work gone and a spar hanging under her bows; and that she was making water fast in the fore com- partment. The men were clearing out the store room and discovered a spar through the bows of the Bombay. Directly pumping and baling water. On burning the mail signal I we anchored I lowered a boat and went under the bows, and found that the spar had gone right through, and that the plates bad started below water. I reported that, and baling. I saw a mast head light as well as the two side all hands were at work throughout the night pumping and lights. The steamer steered right in our way and came across us. The Captain gave the order to "port the helm." but the pilot was on the bridge at the time. time, more than an hour after the collision, that I found It was a long out that the sper bad run through our bows. We were off Treaty Point at the time I discovered it.
We are a gun, two rockets and a blue light, as a signal that the mail is co- ming in. This is done just before anchoring. I did not re- port it till after we had anchored as I could not leave the forecastle. I could not find out what damage had been done outside our ship until after we had anchored. At the time of the collision I only knew that the ship was making water fast, and that our hobstay bad carried away. At the time of the collision we were burning mast head light and two side lights. They were lit ahout three quarters of an hour before the collision and were burning brightly. No sails were set on board our veasel. The other vessel seemed to have all sail set. The other vessel was barque rigged. She had a fair wind. The direction of the wind was North East I think. She appeared to have the wind on her port quarter. The tide was at ebb and pretty strong in her fa Your. I have never been here before. I had no idea at the time of the strength of the tide. The other vessel was under sail as well as steam. I did not know what vessel she was. It was dark. The Bombay must have been going about 8 knots, and was steering due North. I think that the other vessel must have been going 11 or 12 knots. I did not see anything done on board the other vessel to avoid the col- lision. I did not distinguish any boats on board the other vessel, Did not hear any sound or voice calling. I was on the bridge till she cleared us and could have heard if we had been hailed. I heard no guns and saw no signals of any kind from the other ship. "I was in a position to have hoard and seen if there had been any. I was some ten mi- nutes below. When I came on deck I saw nothing of the other vessel. The other vessel instantly cleared after the collision. I did not see any lights on board the other vessel at the time. I did not see any lights through the vessel's side or through her port holes. The collision was just a touch; just a bound and a graze, and off she went flying. I could not see her screw. I went down below immediately she bad cleared us. It was a dark starlight night with strong North East wind, with not much sea. The other vessel was about a mile off when we first saw her. She was bear. ing about North half West. Almost immediately after wa
ARTHUR LOGGIN, sworn, states. I am chief officer of the S. S. Bombay. The Bombay was to the north of the Light house, say about a mile, & little after or about 6 P.M. on the 24th of January. I was on duty at the time on the bridge. Shortly after that, I heard the gong strike twice on the forecastle. I immediately looked ahead and saw a bright light about half a point on the port how. Almost directly afterwards I saw two side lights. The Captain turned on the steain whistle, and the telegraph was turned on to "port the helm." The helm was kept to port until we lost sight of the steamer's green light. The Pilot then said "that will do, she is well clear now." The Captain said "No, keep the helm port, hard aport." other steamer hauled right across our bows. The engines Suddenly the were stopped and the helm put hard astarboard to try and pass under her stern. Directly after, we struck her between the mizen channels and the quarter gallery with our star- bord bow. She instantly cleared again and I was sent by the Commander below to sound the wells. At the same time heard the order given "hard a port" so that we could clear our boats and stern. I went down and searched the fore hold. I sent the steward to open the store room, to see if she was making water there; and then went on the forecastle to see what damage was done. Pieces of her sail were hanging over our bows and I sent the gunner on the bowsprit end to see what was carried away. The only thing I could then discover was that our bobstay had carried away. I then went aft to the bridge and reported to the Captain that she was making water forward in the store room, but I could not tell how much till the stores were cleared out; that there did not seem to be much damage as only the bobstay was carried away. The Captain was then standing with the pilot looking aft and said "if they want assistance they will certainly send up a rocket or two, and fire a gun." He then asked the pilot "what do you think I had better do? Do you think she is much da maged?" The pilot said "no you can go back if you like, but I do not see that there is any occasion for it; you do not know what damage is done to your own ship, and you have the mails on board; so you had better go on." The Captain then asked him "suppose she had met with any
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