 A coroner's inquest on some of the bodies recovered took place in Victoria in late November 1875. Henley and Jelly testified as did Captain Sawyer and some of "Orpheus"' crew.The various inquests agreed that the proximate cause of the sinking was "Orpheus" crossing in front of "Pacific".This simple and obvious conclusion left many questions unanswered and in the wake of the disaster, and rumors created new ones.