The second time the rope fell in the water the break took place on board the tug. It fell from the tug into the water. I did not seo the first breaking of the hawser. I asked where it had parted, and the chief mate told me it was out-tide the ship. Wo had had no steam up for two weeks because the boiler and enines wore being overhauled, and an ox-from Farnham, Boyd had come to Make an estimate. If we had had steam we should not have required the tug. The Wilmington was heading up-stream.
Note.—This marginal diag) ram was drawn by the witness to show the angle at the time of the collision.
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