| | Reliable : FOR YOUR FURS © Our receipt protects you against loss. Telephone 489. , Our wagon will call, John Mckay LIMITED: & _ 149-157 Brock St. THE PLOT §_ BLAND THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, MAY 18 1915. - ee "OR THE GROUNDING OF THE 58. GLENMOUNT. The Dominion Wreck Commissioner's Finding With Regard To the Acci- dent Which Befell That Vessel. In the matter of a formal investi- | gation held in the Coupeil Chamber, City Hall, Kingston, on the 7th of May, into the causes which led to the 8S. Glenmouat. touching the ground on or near Gull Island Shoal, River St. Lawrence, on April 30th, whilst in charge of an unlicensed pilot, Frank Patenaude by name. Captain L. A. Demers, F.RAS., F.R.E.A, Dominion Wreck Commis- sioner, presided, and was assisted by Captain Thomas O'Connor and Cap- tain James Murray, both of Kings. ton, acting as nautical assessors. Francis King appeared on behalf of the owners, the Montreal Trans- portation Company, and the master, Henry Peters. ones The master deposed that the SS Glenmount is a steel vessel of 1,957 gross and 1,246 registered tonnage, capable of making 10 knots an hour, and carrying 19 of a crew, including'! "Ftwo properly certificated mwtes and three properly certificated engineers, as well as himself, She is a single screw steamer with triple compound engines, On the date of, the casualty she | i + 5 : ! {ag such, be sent to join the ship at. | Kingston, t0 assame full control of | {the navigation of the vessel, virtual i ly relieving the master and officers of responsibility, in order that the mas- iter may be enabled to rest prior to assuming command when working his ships through the locks, this cus- tom having prevailed from time im- memorial, according to statement made by counsel, and the masters of ships having surrendered Lie cofitrol of the navigation of their vessels al- most entirely, no blame can be at- tached to the master, Henry Peters, Who is hereby exonerated. With regard to the weesnd officer, his absence from the bridge, though it did not contribute to the ground- ing, is censured, especially in view of the information which the Court has received, that officers have orders not to leave the bridge. With - reference to the piiot, the Court places the onus of this casualty, on his shoulders, Knowing under | what conditions he wag engaged, he . should-havé taken every precaution, the condition of low water existing, a fact of which he was well aware. It is our opinion, however, that he has manifested an indifference | navigating only on assumption that the ship had about covered the dis- tance. able ahead and astern, no use what- ever was made of those aids to navi- | gation, We assume that it is not | always possible to take compass bear- t | ings, but in this instance had it been and unusual precautions in view of | by | Though lights were observ- | was bound down from Kingston With| gone, jt is unlikely that this casualty JERSEY MILK Tc Per Quart Delivered anywhere. a cargo of grain, drawing five inches | less than the ordinary canal draught | of fourteen feet, { The weather prior to and at the] time of the grounding was overcast | and dark, with rain showers, but suf. | ficiently clear to maintain full speed. | As it is the custom with the firms | navigating vessels in those waters to | place a pilot on board who assumes entire control, in order that the mas- ter may obtain sufficient rest before resuming his responsibilities when working his ship through the canals, | pare information, and we would sug- | he, following out the custom of years, was not on the bridge, but was would have happened. Therefore, | it is our opinion that the only conclu- | sion we can arrive at is that Pilot | Frank Patenaude carelessly navigat- ed the ship on this occasion. * | Having no lcense as pilot, and the | Court having, no power to impose a | fine, he not being on the articles as | master or officer, and not being a | licensed pilot, his certificate as mas- | ter cannot be dealt with, | found to be absolutely useless to im- | gest that better supervision be exer The mate's log was examined, and | 3 A cised by the master with regard to standing by the door of his cabin, | the keeping of the log by the first looking out, and owing to the fact| mate so that when it is required to! that he was not conversant with the | gupgtantiate statements which may lights and buoys in that vicinity and | pe made, the desired correct informa- and test the best quality of milk sold in the city. Kagstun Baty On. Phone 649. with the idea prevailing in his mind | tion pay be found therein. -- that the plot was In charge and in| : ¥ full control, he did not take DOLCE | ddr B PPR Idd bb bbb iob odds of things around. | When the ship touched he went on | §4 ENJOY MASON'S RHYMES. + the bridge and noticed that her en-| & gines were stopped, and she was |g turning under a port helm. Nog bearings of objects had been taken |g to ascertain the exact position where | 4 the casualty occurred, hence his un- | & certainty whether the ship struck on | ¢ Gull Island Shoal itself or a liftle | 4 patch further east. However, the g wells were sounded and the ship was | found making water rapidly, and she | A Maberly subscriber writes: "A week ago you published one of Walt Mason's Rippling + | Rhymes, entitled 'Forget It'. %| It was the best thing I have read for some time, but I lost it. I would very much like to se- % cure another copy. We certain. | enjoy reading these poems." : -- | AND WAS SENT BACK TO WOODS | BY MAGISTRATE. George Watts Has Been in Police Court Three Times in a. Week--| Three Tipplers Before the Court on Tuesday. { The familiar face of Cornelius Me-! Mahon bobbed up in the docket at the! Police Court .on Tuesday morning. It' is some time since Cornelius paid a visit to the court, and the Magistrate told him that he thought he had dis- appeared. Drunkenness was the! charge. 2 | "I "just came to town the other] day," explained the accused, "and 1 promise that if you give me a chance I will go back to wheres 1 came from. | | Your Worship, I have been taking| good care of myself For God's] sake give me this chance to do bet- ter." { "Well, you are looking better." said the magistrate, "If I give you {a chance this time will you stay away for six months." "Yes, I will," replied MeMahon, {and as he was given his pass, he {made a bee line for the door. Bert Wallace, who said he came | from the woods, was up on a charge of drunkenness, and was sent back |to the woods. This interesting dia- | logue took place between the Magis- | trate and Wallace,who pleaded guilty to hitting up the booze: "Where is your home?" "I have been working ona farm." "When did you come to the city?" "I just came in on Friday last." "Where did your work before yon were on the farm?" "l was in the woods" "Well, I think you had better go back to the woods if to get drunk." § | Wallace started his "hike" back to | the. woods after the court was over, glad to be given his freedom. George Watts holds a record, but it Is not one any person should be proud of or-which would bring: him any special prize. e record he you are going made was that of appearing before the magistrate three times ipside of The magistrate sald he had been before the Court altogether too of-| ten, and he imposed a fine of $5 and | costs, with the option of one month in jail. . 14TH REGIMENT DRILL, All Interested Invited to the Armor. ies This Evening, In the Armories on Tuesday even- ing, the second of the 14th Regiment drill class will be held. The desire of so many citizens to be trained so that in an emergency they would be one week on a charge of being drunk. | Music at Yc Latest Best Pat Per Copy Songs My. Mother Loves--55 best Standard and Sacred numbers, with music. Songs My Sister Loves--47 songs with music, cach worth regularly from 25¢ to 50c. Songs My Father Loves--48 of the Standard Songs you are always looking for. Songs My. 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The pilot, Frifuk Patenaude, holds a master's certificate, but no license as pilot, and he asserts that this was hig first mishap during thirty years, and that he has been in' command for many years. This was his first trip on the 88. Glenmount. He cofroborated the evidence of the master as to climatic conditions, and stated that he was alome on the bridge at the time of the grounding, the second officer having left his post some time prior to the casualty. He did not enquire as to the speed of the vessel. ¥ When passing Chapman Shoal the course was necessarily altered in or- der to get in a proper position to steer for Granite State Shoal gas buoy, when he thought he had run along enough he ported the helm, the ship striking at the same time, Thereupon the captain came on deck, and the vessel having been turned westwardly, the tanks were sounded, and ag she was found to be making considerable water, she proceeded to | Kingston, He stated that he never steered by compass nor took any bearings, or timed his actions in relation with the speed of the ship. The second officer, Lewis Dicks, being called, 1 PRP LEPPLPP HPP CROPPER POON PEPE PPE PRPC RRL FEET e Peed | VAUDEVILLE AT THE GRAND, There Was & Crowded House On Monday Evening. At the vaudeville entertainment at the Grand Opera House last even- ing a very large audience witnessed the fine programme presenteq. 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