WAS THE WARATAH TOP=HEAVY?
— « INTERESTING EVIDENCE. "VESSEL'S BEHAVIOUR ON VOYAGE DESCRIBED.
A WITNESS CONTRADICTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. , London, December IC. The Board of Trade inquiry into tho loss of the Lund liner Waratah, which disappeared between Durban and Capo Town in 'July of last year, with 300 persons aboard, was continued to-day. Mr. J. Dickinson, Metropolitan Police Magistrate, presided, and had with him as assessors Admiral Davis, Commander Lyon (of the Naval Reserve), Professor Walcli, and Mr. J. H. Hallett.
A letter was read in which the owners informed the builders that Captain Ilberv, commander of tho Waratah, was convinced that the stability of the Waratah was loss than that of the Geelong.
Mr. Peck, a director of Barclay, Curie, aiid Co., Ltd., builders of the Waratah, deposed that the owners had not complained respecting the behaviour of- the vessel on her first voyage. They complained regarding her inability to shift from one. dock to another without bp.llast. He convinced them that the stability of the Waratah equalled that of the Geelong. Captain Clarke, emigration officer,' testified that Captain Ilbcry, after tho Waratah's first voyage, said that she was a very satisfactory vessel. His .exact words were "a very handy ship." Claud Sawyer, a passenger, .gave evidence that the vessel rolled heavily, after leaving Adelaide. Passengers were injured by falling on the deck. Tho Waratah had a ierky roll and a slow recovery. He thricc dreamt .that he saw a man with a long sword, and that tho Waratah was struck by a. roller and disappeared. This decided him to leave tho ship at Durban. He considered that sho was top-heavy.
Mr. Bennett, who was third officer on the Waratah's maiden voyage, said there was nothing extraordinary in tho vessel's behaviour. Sho listed four or five degrees. He left because he was promoted to another vessel. . Mr. Laing: Did you over tell anyone that you left because of some forthcoming alterations which would take two months ? Witness: No. A lady in the body of the court exclaimed: "Yes, yes; you told me and my husband!" ■
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1003, 19 December 1910, Page 7
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345WAS THE WARATAH TOP=HEAVY? Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1003, 19 December 1910, Page 7
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