Deseret Evening News | 1906-11-22 | Page 8 | Wreck of the Dix

WRECK WRE OF F THE DIX T Sho elute for H It Wash Nor NOI Dennison or of the tho 1 steamship PI Dix sae whollY to blame for Cor the loss 1089 of oC the sessel night causal the tho death or of mote more than tO o men awl and Is he evident from till the taken be torn foro time tho States marine II 0 Inspect Inspectors this oaring Copt Lennond ors ter tr ot of the Dix who was WIlM among those FaCt 11 by till the steamer testified that he hail warned Dennison never to to cross In front of another vessel but to pas the steamers stern Both Copts Inset rind I before time the In told ot of the wreck Capt or of the Jeanie told of It line tho efforts ho made to avoid a collisIon Lermond testified that he hewus acting as captain and purser ot of the Dle anti was In hIli roost thu tho hues fares when ho beard the Iho mate signal tor Cor Cortile tile the boat to slow down When he went on the tho DI Dix spy Willi r the bat oIl t ot of 1 the tho Jennie JennIa nod d In a l moment m eat ho h n s tan as In time thc s lie Iii ho he culled to the tho mate ot of his vessel and naked what no wits trying to do dolie doHe lie He received no response Capt ar told how lw lie hili b by the DIM Dh amid when he saw there was 1119 to be n coin lon Ion hll he rc me versed hits his engines but the tho 1 lx him a glancing blow and went down stern Sired filst