Emery County Progress | 1901-03-30 | Page 2 | Wreck of the Rio

WRECK OF THE RIO halted states inspectors place ity on captain ward and pilot jordan captains 0 F bolles and J bul per united states inspectors of hulls and boilers have handed 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 captain ward and pilot jordan the pilot being a state officer is not under the juns dic tion of the united states inspectors and they have no power to punish him the inspectors blame the chief engi neer for inattention to and re voke his license aa chief engineer he had ten white in h s charge con deisting of three engineers three water tenders three and a storekeeper and the inspectors are of the opinion that f chief eng neer herlihy had called this force on deck to man the boats many more lives would have been aved