New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-09
MARINE AFFAIRS.

COLLISIONS or THE EAST RUER-RkcKLEsssIss or
FERRY PILOTS.
Ever since the establishment Of the new South
Tenth street Fe1y from Wihamsburgh 10 this CITY
the pilots of that line seem to have been most anxious
to earn unenviabe no,oriety. With this object n
view they have taken every opportunity 10 pat the
lives Of passengers on the Peck-sip ferry boats n
jeopardy, To our personal knowledge several 90
casons they have recklessly and needessy run their
boats directly across the bows Of the slower PecksEp
boats passing closely that the passengers would
rush aft TO escape the expected collision. On several
occasions they have succeeded in damaging the Peck
slip boats very materially by running into them. Thus
far no life has been ost by this criminal conducts but
such good fortune cannot always be looked for.
We are informed that the Managers Of the Peck-siP
Company have been to the South Tenth street Con-
pany with proposals Of amty, offering to adopt any
rules which might be mutually agreed upon for rsgu-
lating the course OF the boats the two ferries 90 ~
to make the isk Of collision interference a. remote
as possible but have thus far been unable to effect
any arrangement One Of the South Tenth street po<s
is now under indictment for willfuly running into
Peck alp boat and will be tried for the oienss.
His fellows, however, do not to be at al inHu-
enced by this fact. On the contrary if we may judge
by the OF last evening, they are even more
reckless than ever.
About O'Clock last night, while Che Peck alp
feIry.boat Onalaska was on her way to Williams
burgh heavily laden wthpassepgers the South Tenth
street boat George Washington, plotted by maa
nemed Gideon, shot out of her slip on the New.fork
side and taking the inside Of the river kept alongside
of the Onalasks for come distance. Suddenly che
started abe ad and being faster boat, passed sorcss
her bows, Just grazing them-so some OF the passen-
gers assert. Her pilot then drove her out OF hsr
course directly the East River so as to inter
cep, Peck-slip boat the Oneota on the Brooklyp
eide Of the river bound to New York. just as che was
between Bridge street and the old jackson Ferry clip.
The pilot Of the Peckslp boat stopped his engine and
then backed his boat, until she swung with her stefu
pointing almost toward New.York. Gibson drove
his boat against the bows of the OasosA.
carrying away the massive knee at the end Of the
railing, and ripping up some Of the deck timbers.
The paddle wheel Of the Geo. Washington actually
passed entirely the deck Of the Oneota, and
81 me of the broken paddles fell upon her deck
Happily no one was injured; but the passengers felt
so indignant at the conduct Of the South Tenth street
pilot that they signed card calling upon the Peck
clip Company to prosecute him, and offering them.
selves as Witnesses
The citizens of Willsmsburgh, whose lives are daily
pe1ed by these msoreants, owe it to themselves "
dangerous practices We have to believe that
they will do this soon ard in the most efectua man
ner unless the South Tenth-street Company discharge
such dangerous characters forthwith.
PRESENT FROM Mr.. BUCHANAN TO rur cAsrAs OF
THE ELLES.
very valuable gold pocket chronometer and chaia
have been forwarded to Samuel T. Sawyer esq, Col
ector for Norfolk, by James Buchanan, President OF
the United States to be presented to Captain A. John
con, of the Norwegian bark Ellen, who so CALAMITY
went to the rescue of the passengers Of the Centrsf
America. The chrorOmeter is beautifully wrought,
and its mechanism unexceptopable. On the bsck OF
the inner case it bears this inscription:
THE PRES ID T. Mt
UNITED STATES
TO
CAPTAIN A. HNS0H.
NORWEGIAN BARK ELLEN,
For his humane prompt jealous and successful ehors
in re.cuing persons from the wreck Of the steamer
Central America"
1887