THE ELINGAMITE INQUIRY
(Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND^ December 9. ■ «Dr Beattie said that on the day of the disaster , he heard the bell ring violently in the engine-room. The ship continued i to go ahead, though the engines seemed to stop. It waß at least a minute from thetime the telegraph rang until the ship struck. There was a difficulty and confusion in getting the boats out, due al- - most entirely to the interference pi pas-, sengers. He saw' five or 1 six dead bodies in the wator. No. 4 boat was pretty full. He believed the last he saw of her was on Sunday afternoon, when he saw a boat apparently ahead of them. They suddenly '.lost sight of het, which 'suggested a catas- ! trophe. " > > " Dr Goldie said he saw the chief engineer on, deck when the telegraph rang. There was some confusion in getting out the boats: He was cross-examined at -some length as to the statement re the chief engineer being on deck when the .telegraph rang, Witne/s denied that he was excited. Mr. Haselden, S.M., said the Court was" of opinion that the- reputation of the chief engineer was not 'affected "by the doctor's statement, which simply came out as part of, his narrative.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10820, 10 December 1902, Page 5
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209THE ELINGAMITE INQUIRY Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10820, 10 December 1902, Page 5
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