_Q._—In your previous evidence before the Marine Board you said, “The second sea that came washed me overboard and I clung to the rail, and the next sea took me on board again. The second sea washed me into the saloon, and the water dashed in the cabin door. The steward drew my attention to the water in the saloon.” What did you mean by that? _A._—I never used those expressions. They are put down wrongly. _Q._—The statement was read over to you, and you signed it. Why did you not correct it? _A._—I certainly would have done so if I had understood it when it was read over. I do not remember hearing it read. It may have been read, but I could not follow it. _Q._—Was the ship going ahead at the time she disappeared? _A._—No, she was drifting in. _Q._—Did not the smoke and flame rush out of the funnel before she foundered? _A._—It rushed out when she was foundering. Re-examined by Mr. C. A. Smyth: I have been suffering ever since the wreck, and was confined to bed in the first instance for about three months. When I was examined before the Marine Board was four or five weeks after the wreck. I was not recovered at that time, and had to take to my bed after that. I cannot say whether the statement I then made was read to me before I signed it. Some of the passages are not correct. My memory varies sometimes, but it is fairly good on the whole subject. I was in the saloon when the lamps were smashed, and there was no water in the place at that time. The lightness of the ship and the show of getting her round were matters of conversation amongst all of us. HIS HONOUR MR. JUSTICE WILLIAMS: _Q._—Supposing all the doors of the companion were shut, could the water get into the saloon in any way except through the pantry window? _A._—That was the only way. Re-cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell: _Q._—Are you able to say whether water could get from the saloon to the engine room and back again? _A._—There was a little round door over the shaft big enough for one man to get through. It would lead to the stern of the ship. I could not say whether it was open or shut. _Q._—When you saw the water rising in the saloon, could you see the condition of the lee companion doors? _A._—All three of us—chief mate, steward, and myself—were standing in the port door at the time we saw the water rising. It was not safe then to go into the saloon. [Illustration: Steamship] KILPATRICK v. HUDDART, PARKER & CO., LTD. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1895. _Evidence for the Plaintiff._—(_Continued._)