And n jury consisting of Messrs, RW. Little, William H. Dalgliesh and W. to-inquest: on the death of the Into Captain Jack of the tug-boat £10 was ro-sumed at the Civil Summary Court at 10
Mornrce Nztson, sworn, states Shanghai pilot. I was piloting the Hattie Tapley on the 27th ulto. at 7 p m. I briarded lier at anchor at Wouaung at ud tonk charge of her. I took feom getting up anchor I ordered the Bwo to make fast ahead and I ery reason to believe this was dons, was sienrly 1 p.m, when we got underweigh with th two ruys. We were four to five cables' outside the wreck light. 1 was in the act turn it was w atrony flood th Pekin inside ing helm in order to keep on the course in which I 1 suddenly saw the Pekin in less than half a engines and went fu of any whether the Luo' going ahead; up to thet tine they had been yoing ahead; I was in the act of alit The was my starboard hand which the ships were when the weeed.) It was about half" mile nearer Shanghai than where L started
where we were xt anchor on this chart. 1 L cannot correctly mark the spot hind still three points to yo round before Jd be in w straight course. L was of the poop and ro L was L could I heard cries for help come from the water and objects like mun's heads on the water. After that the Pekin, struck the Hattie £. Topley ant took away our ji 11 how spirit whic exme into contact with the steamer near the The Pekin afterwards struck us theoe times in the bow nearly end on. We had both our lights up. [saw them put up about of an hour befo: collision happened. Bsfore they were up 1 had the anchor light hauled down. We did not put up our lights until we were well on the way. We began to ko up the anchor at 10 20 and were still heaving it up the collision occurred. The anchor had been off the ground before the collision but was not out of the water. While we were getting in the chain we were cing round; the a: char light was hauled down when the anchor left the ground and the side lights were put up at the same time. That was ahunt twenty-five minutes before When I first sighted the Pekin it was not more than five mi fore the collision. She was when just inside the Red Buoy and was heading to go up in the usual way.
She was three to four points off my starboard bow. 1 watched her all the could have straightened if I had
6 ce She sighted her. T kept her in view until Red: Buoy two d then ported very si here was nothing on the port When she ported she was not half a mile off. When the anchor broke ground began to turn the ship's head toward the starboard. kep! til the Pekin lind gone out. her to have gone further than There was a strong flood tide ruming. I did not then anticipate any danger. When I saw her red light know there was danger. I blew two whistles at three intervals, moaning I was going to starboard, saw that the E-we had a mast-head light when she lay alongside of me. I never so whythor she had her side lights, Thad fifteen fathoms of tow rope out.
By Mr. Lirruz—It was a: moonlight night, Lcould not see had two li expected befo gone out far m. I had we means of communicating ith the E10 as there was not time enough, he Bw broke in two places.
Gzorce J, Fixzavson, sworn, states—I am master of the Hattie 2, Tupley. wns walking the deck from the time the pilot commence! to have up. I drew to the pilov's attontios to " stoumer'a red's light, the pilot being on the opposite side of the deck. The pil, all right and blew thee dia Ho also said he would pass him on arvoard hand and then blew two di tinct whistles. [tok " tien front hale forward, looked through the gh sawn green light. The aid the steamer knew what to do. From that time, from live to seven or eight minutes, L was walking up ant down, and the green light wes showing on thy starboard bow. Then "li at once I the steamer's pilot said aide and be must yo under one 8 steamer was than heading about half way to our midships. She was then distant about tow cables, and before the midships some way abaft the fore rigging. If she continued on that course she would have cut us right down. 1 again said "Pilot, he is still porting, what are you going to do?" the pilot "we must stub on this side, and he must yo our stern," but immediately roslize that there would be a collision. He called out to the Aeron tu stop and yo full speed sion, and L rep sated the order that the sane muss be done by the Tunnediately after the Pekin rau straight the £-x0, striking her, as it appeared a little before the midships. I could see B-100 distinctly. ilot was in a with the masts ant coul "of be able her. After strik seemed to carry her along and th tucked over, and saw going down, I'nuticed no one After the ce vessel and the Pekin lad pa cries. The force of the collis away my ship's starboard cat he right her head round, The yi Jet go the anchor and save lives.
had yone in consequence of the cat-head being carried away. My ship's sampan then saved four lives, I believe they were Chinese. When first I sew the red light I can not say how long it was before the collision, Thad left everything to the pilot; Ido not know low the steamer
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