Show WRECK OF THE RIO united states state inspectors place ilace ity on captain ward and pilot jordan captains 0 F bolles and J K bulger united states slates inspectors of hull and boilers have handed banded down their decision on the responsibility for the wreck of the steamer rio de janeiro on february at the entrance to the golden gate their decision places the blame for the wreck upon the late calfaian catain ward and pilot jordan the pilot being a state officer is not under the jurisdiction of the united states inspectors and they have no power to punish him the inspectors blame the chief engineer for inattention to and revoke v his license as chief en eng gincer neer lie he bad ten white men in his charge consisting of three engineers three water tenders three and a storekeeper and the inspect inspectors ors are of the opinion that if chief engineer herlihy had called this force on deck to man the boats many more lives would have been saved caved |