52 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



Q. How were you, yourself, heading when you took the first 

 bearings? Were you taking your own bearings, or the bearings 

 of the Gerring? A. I was taking my own bearings before I came 

 to the Gerring. 



Q. How far were you from the Gerring? A. I don't know 

 that I can tell you exactly ; perhaps a mile to the S. W. of her. 



Q. It is more difficult to judge distances on the water than 

 it is on land, is it not? A. It is quite difficult. Some can and 

 some cannot. 



Q. It depends upon the man? A. And upon the eye. 



O. You were about a mile from the Gerring when you took 

 your own bearings? A. I think so. 



Q. You were not particular about that? A. I noticed suffi- 

 ciently to judge that she was inside. 



Q. Did you take particular notice of the distance that you 

 were from the Gerring when you first took your own bearings? 

 A. No. 



Q. Would you tell mc what course you were steering? A, 

 We were steering down about N. E. 



Q. I don't want to know "about" the course you were steer- 

 ing; will you say that you were steering the course you men- 

 tioned? A. I think I was steering about N. E. I was east 

 going down towards her, and then I changed my course when 

 I got about a mile from her. Then I steered N. E., until I got 

 to her. 



O. How was the Gerring heading? A. I judge that she 

 was heading about S. S. W. I would judge so. 



Q. Would she be heading off shore? A. Yes. 



Q. In what direction, in your judgment, was the tide at that 

 particular place? A. I think the tide would probably be westerly. 



Q. That is off shore? A. It would be along the line of the 

 shore. 



Q. That is, carrying her westerly? A. Yes. 



O. Was there any tide there that had any tendency to carry 

 her inshore? A. There is only one tide that I am aware of. 



Q. Would that carry her closer to the shore? A. It would 

 depend upon her position. 



Q. Where you found her, would the then tide have any 

 tendency to carry her closer to the shore? A. I am not aware 

 that it would. 



