The New York herald., 1851-08-22
BroekIyu CITY Intellirence.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE JAckSo
FERRY-vEaDIcr OF THE conoNER's JURY.
This In vestigation resumed Tuesday morning
when the following additional testimony given :
Benjamin Q. Smith, called and sworn-Kesides at %
Division street New York; was on board the Jack,o
ferry boat the Sunday evening Of the accident; tn
ferry boat crossing from New York to Brooklyn
between half past eight and nine o'clock the Don
last Of the Hood tide he saw small boat come out
the east pier Of the slip nearly direct the slip
a. heard ar; the OF tne irry boat say
no alarm from persons in the small boat previous to
that time witness 81: within a5ou. tea feet
from the end OF the boat. towards Brooklyn (;
a..er tne steamboat was stopped, the smtu BOAT
continued her course the boy nearing the ferry
Soat Al the time ths ferry boat h, bu. sgat way upoa
her wnen the smd boat cane up as she came there
seemed TO be considerable fright among them they all
rose up In the boat aud whtncr they all fell
Jumped over from fright he could not tell the small
boat WAS not cipszed If the persons in her still
ttere would have been no danger the steamboat was
not backed to his knowledge did any one say
Stop the boat will be down usn or anything of
the kind at any time at the time the pilot stopped the
boat they from 100 l25 feet from the small one
the ferry boat at that time feet from the
dock IL was very near slack water there little no
tide; what there was was food towards Williamsburr
the current or whiIl made by the tide coming round
the end Of the pier extends st full tide fteen
twenty feet into the river the small boat headed against
the tide and the ferry boat was crossing the tide wit
no Efforts made by any persons the ferry
boat to render assistance to the In the small
boat did not know Of any that could have beea render
ed saw nothing in the way OF ropes or buoys thrown
overboard should thinkt would have been imprudent
to back the boat when the small boat close to her
say from three four feetas the swell from the wheel
wout have tendency to have upset her. but she had
backed when the small boat was nfty feet of the co
sion might have been avoided it would have been din.
cult, however to tell which course the small boat was
going to pursue.
Jonas Wade sworn-Resides at 1o5 Broome street New
York; board the ferry boat at the time of the
cident; just forward Of the engine room by the la
dies cabin; the small boat it passed the bulk
head and thought II would not attempt to the p
turned his eye towards the pilot thinking he did not
them when he rang the bell tor the boat to sop should
not think the two boats we're then weny feet apart
the persons in the small boat stopped rowing witness
forward to tell them to keep rowing as he ran
the starbosrd SIDE he heard the scrape of something
whether or the boat he could not say; and the
next thing he was-the people were in the water
and the boat right told person in the small boat
who had oar, put it out, that some IN the water
might take hold of it, thought have been
backed by her laying SO STILL and from the fact that II
m e Sas @ % &
heard nothing before; could not distinguish what
said should think every precaution was taken BY the
ferry boat to avoid the accident; nothing board
he could get hold OF TO help them after they
in the water.
nue., Brooklyn; pilot Of the ferry boat Sunday
evening, August 10, between hafpast and 9eclock,
saw saw ths M ne small Isy &
stop and back; they about forty fifty yards of
without the least delay the boat did stop aad back
bell stops and backs; witness threw his helm to the left
which would sheer the boat down the river out Of the
slip the ferry boat had backed until they had head
way; he forward and sung the people in the
boat to I" pull away as he could they did
not pull away, and their boat drifted against the
ferry boat they in the boat, and, they
all shouting they cast themselves the opposite side OF
the small boat If they had sat STILL there would have
been no danger; when they got near that witness
afraid that the back water would swamp their
boat and he rang the bell for their boat to stop; it
the last Of the hood tide witness place steer
ing !, att he can small boat twenty feet in 'front.'
they have nothing on board of our boat n the way of
floats or buoys to save persons from drowning.
James ClendeL ny, sworn:-Resdes at Little Dock
street. Is engineer Of the ferry boat ,ugh and Ready
sitting by the door of the engine at the time
Of the accident heard the pilot call to boat to pull
away, and jumped away and stood by the lever; the
bell for the boat to stop and back made about
four ve revolutions back when the bell again rang
to stop the boat witness stopped her he sad by the
engine until she stopped did not think the boats
struck; stepped out deck and saw man swimming;
should have felt the shock IL they had struck
Jury after very short consultation returned
dctThat the said Jeanette Marnick misc allied Monck)
and Sarah Scanan to their death of
the small boat in which they sailing coming In contact
with the ferry boat Rough andReady at the end Of the
slip foet Of Hudson Sun day evening" August
TO- 1851 That every exerton used by the persons
having the management Of said ferry to avoid such
accident That the Of said ferry cupsble in
somuch there adequate means provided on
such boats for the purpose Of rendering assistance to
who may be in danger Of drowning from such ac
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