Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-06-23 | Page 17 | Inspector Says Laurel Skipper Was Inefficient

r Inspector Says Say Laurel Skipper Was Vias Inefficient Negligence Caused Mans Man's s Death Loss of Lu Lumber ber U. U S. S Official Charges PORTLAND Ore June 22 AP Captain Captan Louis Johnson of the Quaker Line freighter Laurel which was wrecked off the Columbia Colum Colum- Columbia bia river last Sunday was today charged with inefficiency by In Inspector Inspector Inspector In- In of the the United States steamboat inspection service Ca Captain made the accusation accusation accusation ac ac- at the inv investigation Into the wrecking of ot the Laurel The ship grounded on a sand spit in Ina in-a a heavy st storm rm One of or the crew lost his Ills life lite nearly feet of ot lumber lumber lumber lum lum- ber was was lost and the large freighter red reduced ced to wreck wreckage ge I feel th that t you did not exercise good Judgment Captain declared as lie he addressed Captain Johnson who with Ith ashen gray lace face had just completed his testimony If It I had been In your Your place I would have ascertained the condition condi condi- condition tion of the ve weather ther at the of of the river I would then have hav placed placeda a sufficiently large crew on watch t to care for the ships ship's property property- Incase in incase inease case ease of emergency I w would uld have tested the steering apparatus previous previous previous pre pre- to my departure I I. I would have stationed a man at the hand wheel You did none of ot these things Inspector Inspector- isan old time sea captain A report of Captain Johnsons Johnson's testimony will b be forwarded to the department of commerce at WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C considerable considerable consid consid- The old skipper attracted erable attention by his refusal leave the ship f for r some days daysi after the crew was taken off oft He he remained aboard to protect th the ships ship's mone money papers and In tru- tru ments