lish, told him that one Chinese bad stolen $475 from another Chinese. He had no complaint of any robbery by the crew. Witbess reported five deaths to the Captain. Witness after the gale went round with the Chinaman who could speak English to as certain how many men had died during the gale, and could only find out the deaths he enumerated above. Before the storm the cook aaked witness if he could let his room to the Chinamen, and witness replied be could. The room was certified for 4 men. He did not know how much he let it for. It was quite customary for the crew to let their berths to deck passengers.
The Chief Engineer was next oxamined. He stated that when the bad weather came on, he took some children and women into the engine room, and towards the night, the 2nd and 3rd engineers brought about 24 Chinese passengers into the engine room. He received no order from any one to take in the passengers to the engine room; he heard the captain say that they must be made as comfortable as possible. He and the boatswain helped 7 or 8 Chinese on to the bridge. The 2nd and 3rd engineers gave witness about $25 from time to time, which they had received from the passen gers. Their object in giving the money to witness was for security. The 2d engineer gave him $18, and the 3rd $7. Witness did not know that the men who were as- sisted on to the bridge gave the boatswain any money. On the morning of the 1st, the captain told witness to wash the blood off the face of a man who was lying on the ropes near the after hatch; his face was battered and was covered with blood. That Chinaman died about an hour and a half to two hours afterwards. That was the only case of death he know of. Ale heard of no other death, with the exception of the sea- man who was washed overboard. There was no accommodation for more men than those that were actually in the engine room. Winess knew of no instance of drunken- ness on board. When the money was given over to the witness, nothing was sad about division, amongst the engine room people, and when he said so in his evidence it was only a matter of supposition.
Mr May said it was dangerous to give anything of supposition on oath.
Continued-Witness saw one or two Chinamen band money to the seamen; they did so freely,
Captain Thomsett referred to the evid- ence given by witness before Mr Mitchell and observed that by reading the portion about the men paying $1 to 82) for their accommodation, he understood that no man would be allowed in unless they paid for their as ommodation, and the witness must have said that when such was record- ed in evidence.
Witness said he must have given that evidence. The 2d defendant in the case before the Police Magistrate was therein termed a fireman. (That defendant was described in that case to have given $7 to the witness, and witness was asked to so- count for the discrepancy of stating now that he knew no fireman receiving any money from the men)
Witness said it might be that he did receive some money from the 2d defendant. The women and children paid no money; witness was quite sure of that.
Heary Fisher, the boatswain of the Glenlyon, was next examined. He was on board as such during the voyage from Sing- spore to Hongkong. There were some Chinese passengers, but how many he could not bay. Their boxes were secured to the hawsers; they did the lasbing them. selves, they would not allow any of the crew to touch their luggage. He heard during the storm the chief mate's order to shove as many of the Chinese sa possible into the water closets, the chart room and Any other spare place. He assisted some up the bridge. He saw the boxes knocking about on deck and getting foul of the steering gear. Witness did not see any one washed overboard, he heard one wan jump overboard, and he saw his body float- ing aft. He saw a dead body aft Wit-
news had a cabin in the forecastle, but he did not let it to the Chinamen. He did not know that they had to pay for going down. Witness lived in the same room with the carpenter,
The cook told him that he had let his room. Only two men got drunk during the gale.
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not heard if any Chinese had been washed overboard. Witness heard that some Chi- nese had been washed overboard ; who told him he could not say. Witness did not make enquiries after the typhoon to ascer tain how many Chinese had been lost. When he helped to throw the luggage over- board he heard a seaman obeerve that money was dropping out from a box.
The Court was then adjourned till to- morrow, the 13th instant, at 10 s. m.
MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY.
8.8. "GLENLYON.”
The Marine Court of Enquiry was resum- ed to-day, 13th inst., at the Marine Magis- tracy to enquire into the circumstances attending the loss of life on board the Bri. tish steamer Glenlyon during her voyage from Singapore to Hongkong. The Court was composed of the Hon. C. May (first Police Magistrate); H. G. Thomastt, Esq., B.N. (Harbour Master); Henry Lowcock, Esq., (unofficial Justice of the Peace); R. H. Cairns, Esq., (Government Marine Sur- veyor); and Seth Doane, Esq., (Master Ma- riner and Commander of the S. S. Mikado).
Thomas Barnes, quarter-master on board the Gleniyon, having been at sea for 18 years, stated that he joined the Glenlyon in London. He recollected the ship's arrival at Singapore on 23rd Cotober." Witness" duty on board was to keep two watches and to steer. He did not know exactly how many Chinese passengers came on board. The ship sailed on the 26th and met with a gale on the 30th. Witness was on deck dur- ing the whole time of the gale, sometimes on the bridge steering, and sometimes aft. He recollected some Chinese on deck during the gale, about 30; some were on the house round the funnel, others were on the after hatch, before the misen mast. He saw two men lying dead in the water ways; he was at the wheel and did not take much no- tice whether they had any disturbance or not. Witness heard of a man having jump- ed overboard, but he did not see any. He heard of reports of men having been wash- ed overboard, but from whom he heard these reports he could not say. Witness was at the after wheel ; the wheel was gone, and they had to steer with a crow-bar, He lived in the forecastle. He had never been in the China Sea with passengers. There were some Chinese in the forecastle; the chief mate ordered them down. Witness rE- ceived $7 for letting his berth, all the berths were let. He let his just as the gale com- menced. They asked to let the bertha. William Bergers collected the money of the letting; the sailors all agreed to let their bertha. At first some of the sailors were dis- posed not to let the Chinamen go into the forecastle at all, but it was afterwarde agred to allow them down there, and to let their berths to them. Witness was down in the forecastle when the agreement as to letting Chinese into the forecastle was made, They agreed that they might come down on payment of something; if a man hadn't paid, and presented himself at the hatch way for admission, witness personally would not have allowed him down. Witness did not know who else collected the lettings; Fit was agreed that whatever money thus ob- tained should be equally divided amongst the sailors. There were eleven others to share it amongst, not including the man who was washed overboard. Witness could not say why Bergers acted as collector of
? the money. Witness received $7 as his share, how much was actually collected he did not know; he had no reason to suspect the honesty of his shipmates. The fore- castle was choke full with Chinese. (The captain said the forecastle was certified for 44 men). The place was so full that he could hardly get in himself. Witness did not get into the firemen's aide at all.
Captain Thomsett, on looking over the official log, observed that the deaths were not recorded therein.
The Captain said he did not know of the deaths personally, and he was disabled during the gale.
Captain Thomsett said there was some one iu charge of the ship, and section 4 of the rules required that any death on board should be recorded.
Continued Witness saw some of the Chinese fighting, but he did not pay much attention to them as he was steering.
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