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TRIUMPH ENQUIRY.

[P«» AssOOUIIOk TbUKHUUj . ' Aucxtum, Jan. 4. ’ Archibald Granderson, carpenter; F. J. I Sanderson, Shipping and Custom House * Cleric to L. D. Nathan and Co.; George H. ! Cotterill, passenger by Triumph from Lon. < don | Captain McKensie, Deputy Harbor. ‘ master | Glover Clark, purser; and Dr. ' Menace, surgeon of the Triumph, gave evi- J dense as to Captain Brotheston being sober ? on the night of the wreck. The latter said 1 that the captain was then suffering from ? neuralgia. He had seen the captain that day ‘ working in the hold with a capstan-bar. If 1 neuralgia is severe it is accompanied by deprivation of sleep. Having lost his night's sleep before, it is very likely that he should have gone to sleep on the bridge. Throughout the voyage the captain displayed quailties of attention to duty and good seamanX ship. Witness never sailed with a better skipper, and he had travelled in many ship s besides the Triumph and lonic as surgeon, k He saw no reason to doubt the statement ho nfed gone to sleep on the bridge from worry Mud exhaustion. M By Mr. Williamson: Brandy and other r alcoholic stimulants are often resorted to for relief in the case of neuralgia complaints ; but he never prescribed them for Captain Brotherton. He was in the saloon, reading, when the ship struck. He cannot say what sent Thompson, a passenger, to sleep on the bridge. Laurence David Nathan, of the firm of L. D. Nathan Co., agents for the Triumph, remembered the 29th November last. He saw Capt. Brotherton several times that day. The last time in his own cabin, about a quarter past six. Up to that time there was not the least appearance of drink about the captain. Their interviews then and earlier were on business matters of such a kind that he would have been able to judge whether or not the captain was sober. He noticed that the captain seemed concerned or troubled, as if he had something on his mind. On the afternoon of the 28th November, after the vessel had struck, he saw that he had his face budaged up, ud prevailed upon him to come to town ud see Dr. Haines. That gentlamu extracted a tooth at once ud gave him a sleeping draught, after a shock of the electrio battery. He took the captain to Dr. Haines afterwards, when he got another shock of the battery. % By Mr. Williamson: He had communication with the owners of the Triumph on behalf of Capt. Brotherton. He could not say a syllable as to the amount of insurances of her, ud made no inquiries. The sale did not take place by direction or with knowledge of the owners, but at the request of Lloyd’s agents ud the agent for the Associated Insuruoe Companies of New Zbalud. On the report of Captains Clayton ud Worsp, instructions were to sell her as soon as possible, on behalf of whom it might concern. The captain was told by Dr. Campbell to follow the instructions of Lloyds’ agents ud the surveyor (Captain Clayton), or otherwise he would have been blamed for uy accident that might have occurred in carrying out these instructions. Captain Brotherton applied to me for funds for appliances, etc., which he had supplied all along. There was some difficulty about the divers. Yes, it has been said that it was through your agreement with the diver, it was not carried out. Cu you tell us about that? Was sorry to say he had no agreement with him. All he could say was that he was on the struded ship when a pigeongram was sent ashore by Captain Nearing, asking for a - diver. Among other things, that message was delivered to our shipping-clerk, who did not know well what to do, but made some private agreement when he left for there. Captain Nearing asked me to send a diver. I asked him what he should pay, ud he said £2 per day. On landing our clerk said the I diver would not go for a less sum thu £BO a day. The diver was putting his things on board the steamer; but at once Sd him ud told him there was a great see between £2 and £3O. He thought he would not object to pay £4 per day. The diver went to consult Captain Haddock, who threw cold water on the matter. He quite expected his offer would be accepted next morning. Afterwards he made a more favorable agreement with the diver to take so much per bar ud bundle. Examined by Mr. Hesketh, deposed to assisting to get the Triumph floated. Capts. Clayton and Worsp were there, ud about fifty laboring men remained on board with until the day before the vessel was sold, ud used every endeavour to get her off. Everaarneans that could be got was used, with the exMption of divers. Mr. Nathan offered witness ud Gouk £5OO apiece if they succeeded in getting the vessel off. We gave up our efforts to float her, because we had done all we could ud the tides got bad, while a North-east gale altered the position of the ship. By Mr. Williamson : Were not all the appliances which were afterwards used to be got in Auckland at the time you were working on the vessel?—Witness: They were here, but oould not be got. People who have these things are not willing to let them out He applied for a pulsometer-pump ud could not get it. This closed the evidence on behalf of Capt Brothertom — '

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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 32, 5 January 1884, Page 3

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TRIUMPH ENQUIRY. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 32, 5 January 1884, Page 3

TRIUMPH ENQUIRY. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 32, 5 January 1884, Page 3

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