The tug was on the starboard side, towing from the starboard " chocks." At the time the rope broke the second time it was about one and a half or two lengths of the Mobha from the Wilmington. At the time the second rope broke, the tug was towing approximately 5 to 6 points on the starboard bow. When the tugboat first began to tow the Mnhha I heard the captain of the Mnhha call out to the tugboat captain:—Easy! easy!" I heard him call out three or four times. T do not recollect the captain of the Mnbha riving any other orders to the captain of the tugboat in my presence. There Sas a nut of the windlass broken. When the rope broke the first time, I did not hear the captain of the Mnbha nek the captain of the tugboat if he could take the -Mnhha in tow again. Tt was the captain lof the tugboat who offered to come and take the Mnhha in tow again. It is possible the captain of the Mnbba sung out to the captain of the tugboat, but did not hear him.
Re-examined—(Mr. Loftus B. P. Jones).
When the rope parted the second time the tide was drifting the Mnbha down on the Wilmington. The tide was drifting the Mubba down aslant.
Would the tide in course of time have straightened the Mnhha up?
Mr. Stokes—I object to that, question.
do not think it would. She would have remained in a slanting position:
The captain of the Mnhha called: "Easy! easy!" when the Mnhha began
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