The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-12

10 Fas sDsrss or rHs asaALD.
fhs 40 Of hs esd ~ Dssrsw sosps iron dss~xag.
sslssg frra seSses - osStrsst saasy gaess ct the
terry esidUss, esessAs and thos whs eppsssA The
IN (Datis9 u ceopuLsry to provide such sasss) -
pests1 h beth aousss q tAs LAGsssurs dsrsg ths la
sssssa awt fssl regret that such eppositsa les
Gently ssssissA sas family Of is beaA ale wAs ssA
mother asA tie esphas ehldrsn u their suppsrt, end
Ast Il hAs se resulted in hs death Of nine Others ssd
tbe iDjary u many.
Ths fsnsviUg nsmesasda, oovseiDx ak msaths, pre-
e,to fs sebnt. len to the next Legislature, We place
u.,os a mss In stopping after the boat at tho
f.soD terry su iats - satsr he VA rescued With
fRc.lsy.
ssrch p isdy in sttso ptiDg to step from tbs boat
IT sbs Sostb sr,) fell 10 tue boat bridge,
- d bed Der lead -srrtbly CRU he'd
march l0-Ae upsDo.n man, native OF Germany,
tell firm tbS Hamilton ssslue fssr, boat and wss
March IS Johu C.y, In attempt M to s.t on ono Of
tte S"u'h terry baats tell overheard, AID DO
ing ofo~bso
March =! "A man jcmosd after the Peck clip ferry
Mach 49, man jaupsd after tha Js,.sy City ferry
boat srd tel tbs w.sr striking his head against
ke. arc csog. rousl, frsotu gis
Mach ia nss jun pima Of. and auotbsr jampiag
on. the Peck tGp fes,S bet came contsc aud DO "a
fsii 10 tbs water they zoe 70 cued la exhausted
March ss- smuel sssres In jumping after the Fulton
fer boat fell In he water; he rescued sisn Off
April B. q man named FlaDDsgsn walked Of tbs Hous.
t"I rtittt ferry bou' aod wAs Or saed
AerI A. john Rove ~Alked of the Houston street
be,ds% b~ ~ rescued eth e,fhcuits
april o. James AcCIosky jumped after the Falt N
frry beat sbd Game nsSg b-fors sued
Apra II A nsn sr,ng 70 act On tho CortLandt s0sst
ferry bee T. TELL Ia ibe vierr.
A.rii IA by ju.ed after the Peck tltp erry bost,
Hpr 9s john s1.ao isa osss sD of tho eu,.,.
ter, oest fell in The dock hs was with difcay re'-
4 en- r. -
On tbe Jertey City terry boat he wss te.cued
AtII a. DAVID Co'eer in juUptag sitter he nth
fssy bcst sevsreJ out ABOUT tho head ad fol- ID
the Dock 10 Ie-cued
Nay 2-Jsmss DobsIly, in stepping OF tho Falton
ferry boat leu ia the dock and was drowned.
May GA men 10 Jumping after tho Pot clio ferry
tcst fell guard oaAic cutting mis- face IN d
fikhtui DaDDer
s.y e-eso.ee Collins. in jumping after the South
hay g. person jumped overheard ct the Fulton ferry
woe Ie.oa,d
her oeoIv cushed bstseen the boat od tho bridge
Soy 28-A Ii juUpi1g sf er tho Fl ,ustoo street
ferry boat struck the oOSt and fell in tho he
rescued 81 lou " IL ju,td
MAJ PA hoy. 10 Jumping after thu South ferry boat
fell IN II river be osc0ed
bey i6-fbt Brown fell In the dock from OF the
Fulton terry bnats; he was rescued
Jurs IA man sss seea struseine In tha track Of the
Flu ton ferry beats but too late TO save him IL
June g. ma. feu overheard at tho Fulton ferry he
yescusd
june lZ-hfs Ann Martin In attempting TO step rom
the Peck slip fsTy boat fell overheard; she led
when Early exhAu sted.
Jupe ls--rhou~s Dr.ooll fol- from one Of TIA South
ferry bea's wptie entering the slip; he rescued
july Abort. Kline and Sophia Gel mer cro IN
ed ~ rbe Hoboken ferry by The plaLk falling with
then; her bro h.r ftll u also but ras rescued.
July A psrscp foil In the river at south ferry BIZ
junptrR astas ibe boat; rescued.
July 2s-Ar George Goldtne In JOIN piag after tho Full
ton fer,y boat fen 10 tns dock, and bstng
July 26-A yorrs man In jumping after tho Fulton
fry brat fill In ,be water; hs wa. rescued.
July GA German Aamed Wendell fell IN The dock at
August ga rerson fed overheard at Fulton terry;
rescosd.
Aususs sJossph Hlnds in stepping OF the Peck slip
fesJ bcet fell between the boat and tho bridge and
c<ivtd injuries ~bich cauftd his death
Ausu,t 23-Louis koosexay . CAIsdian, 81 years Of
age .hile jumping after The Barclay street ferry beat
August 24-Th.mas Burns an emigrsnt, 50 years Of
stepping one Of tho South ferry boats fe
Aug. 81 A mon. In stepping or tho Peck slip fcrry
beat stepped Into tho He rescued With din
cal'y In sn eEhau4 ted condition
Aug ga lad aged about fourtseA years was drown
Cd ~ tho Fuls~n ferry
Aug 3o-A man icjured his spine badly by tripping
and fspg the quad chain the PECK slip ferry
boat.
sept ga young man. named Minourx, about egh cen
years Of see IN attempting 10 jump sne South ferry
beat fell IN the ~ssr aud was drowned.
The bJceos from this boats Of them
constructed fora death traps and f.li
r in Tho ~ater obce o. the nc zion o. the 1heae
Geo Under the bridges which shoud be fully
BY netting era ing In such q chat ger
.on faLkg IN tie water could not be swept under and
lsst-
months, not here neoioDed. There many bodies
found foctirg, which OBJ atned Of nc
manner III winch they cane in the and thu
biry is that some Of these were lost from OF the ferry
boa = or bridscs-
IHunspAY, Sept 8, 1858. F. Merriam,