The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-13

s1ssns-O0LLIsIoN BsRwHM ynaAY DoArs.
0sssy bsfss nve seleeh yssaarday ansrDson ~
intense no suddsaly spsasg Up, rssdsEszg NJ nsN
saron q Ne rivers and haxbs IN Ne via,v q tAs oy
almost impraoaoab and extremely HnsAfa 30 dsnss w.
The fog within hall hour asr IL nnt appsasnos Thai
was utterly impossible 70 yHzd Mod y times On
We river, either aide Of Ne osy. Dnxng hs fog, q
Ave O'Clock The steamer Empire Sale, belonging 70 Via
Fan River line Of steamboat left her dock q pier No
North nv err with about hundred and Ay passengers
and large quantity OF mo cha.dhs, for fAh River.
Before geng two mi e. NE FOG became dense - 70
render smoa Impossible 70 half hm length Ahead,
and shortly before arriving u The soulhery point 81
Bsckwes Island two sailing vssseh were sspsed In No
fog short distance n her bow, which she endeavored
to sheer by her engines moving at slow rate OF speed
In making thss sheer and before her original course
correctly known, her bow .uuoi ON tho reef Of
rocks rMg h Mo southern, point o. BiaoSweila
sudden :.oprss ss': Of ssr s.s~.s, and o..sns
rest pink among the passenger, particularly among
v. female porson-gos Of .n,m. for ,ss moment Eel.
cabins and saloons Immediately rushed 10 The dscss,
thinking several or them informed reporter,
The vessel was The point o. sinking 1t soon,
msde known among The panic s6 icken pars
sen. ,sa c.swity 70 The .ssmsnip Central Amsr nS
that NO dsreer was 10 be Apprehended, and parua
order and calmpess vas In . short tine restored The
of the rect and her head pointed toward The cii again
no however, until had been Aucertained that she
foegy tha, an utter impossbiy 70 see he exact
position OF the tho precise her.
In order to effect safe landing for her passengers the
design OF the cap ain being to run hsr, II mot
up TO some deck ~ least bow 70 the shore, so
- to keep her head ont Of water, and thereby
save her machinery furniture, do In accordance with
this determination her lid directly toward the
New 70 ihcrc and the drs Ice she touched 81
end OF he pier oos Of thirty eighth stres, portion
ii a Wav vi l0P u
Also cut the sooD Ba, Of Maiden, len with blue none,
which was a't 70 me pier loose ~nioh drred % the pier
fast. Dr. this collision t.e wheel house o. the
steamer was Somewhat irjurod, sui tho excitement
again greatly renewed many think5g that the boa,
beyond all sope OF safety Ia consequence of witch
One OF tse'e frightened passengers whore nsue ~e eoud
not Learn, who bed Jumped overheard with his valse in
hand picked up by the hands on board Of the so,p
minus bis valse In areatly exhausted condiH m ana
landed the loot Ct Thirty fourth street, sloop
was fssten.d for he night. The steamboat, af.er
The Novelty 'wosKs dock, With her guard barely
ous or wGeY, In consequence Of 20 lA-He quantity
hoe, ~ ps Ss ss rbsu
Twenty eighth street. wss thought she ABOUT going
dew ner head then steered directly for ahose,
in ihe sip between rxeaa.,h s.d raeny nrs. ss.eess
with her tho sukhead o, the FOOT Of twenty
The OF twentieth street. by placing walking
plank from her bow 70 sloop laying the alp loaded with
tDtb, Der Cd In gA1eey Ath0uHh
for the most pAri greatly frightened.
The captain and officers displayed much cooness and
in the they pursued and doubt
Alone may be sributed the fst that farther accident
ser cus consequences ensued from the eccurresoe
several OF her pssepgers landed al The foot Of Thirty
struck thirty eighth street, from whence one
Of tbs came 70 our Office and ef the wing statement
We tn New York u I'VE O'Clock p. M FOR FAN River
the Empire State. Captain Bray ton and proceeded MP
the E.a River cautiously through the fog until almost six
n oh ~ "a ntYuHk 0UV h0v iWsN q
then eScked or and started on again. bat owing 70 the
dense ftg could mot tell ~hsre we were going aud
until abe got to Thirty fourth street, where she had good
opportunity 10 land her passengers, goods kc me pas
i've Is win be sss By The fscta preceding -RrroxIs
In striking against this pier abe stove In nec who'll
hcuse she hen proceeded her way aod pss,ng by
thirty fourth street, sY U. Myers and ?. u. Agnes two
Of her psssepgers succeeded In getting or By jpmpng
soop yire there. and cfwinE 70 the docE, OF
whom had about $4,000 nth Of goods board There
about our hundred passengers board tine cap
Tain stses 100 Reporter There Was gseN panic on
board The steamer u the Time Of the accident and when
eft Thirty fourth street The captain reaching
Thirty fourth street., asked how waller there there
bal receiving no answer, he then started on again
la . spk condition when went into the cabin
Kef baggage there hvee four sees Of -ater
pire safe the foot Of rnhiy fourth street, of whom,
In add Ion 70 tboe already named, sss X Gslbraith.
AMER We ie, the ssea ner The 100 became much more
Immediately receiving intelligence Of the accident ct
our Chloe reporters vere dssoa 'hei In pursuit. Of The
fscts, who proceeded 10 Thirty. fourth stecs, ind
wa, zee IN ftnkng ooodii,u, and -~
beiisved 1, have fups q, he fcoa Of Twenty eighth
sweet vbe reporsess accordingly 3rooee ied through
The 6euse fog opAls found her. have ns.,sd
the ioc, Of twenty e'shn street, and sosrsns her
sosyispea sey caeis furniture, beds 10 nd q. been
removts 10 her main deck, and hes cabin floor had
beer 'sken mp forward Of .hs wheel hoas-s. Hsr
damages, ~hch corstred Of srpdry snail holes
thrsrIn he bottom, about thirty feet fJruard
Of her nissaips were being temporarily repaired oy
busy vcvt hsvios proourod from the ,hoes II
oroeF hat she might be aae TO foAs cy morning, when
70, .sirr ~hi h Is though, III ne completed 20 tn.
ste ma re sra placed sn the tine oJ within weeks
af5e-
sYorHss Accorsr OF rHs AccIpNr.
Toc resmcr Empire sate, Capt. Brayoi, et her berth
yerh liver I'VE O'Clock last nigh, vi,s largo mum
passengers for Psi river rhre being heavy fog
,he river, she nailed slowly, whom about bs pas, I've
ookck -be struck . reef or rocxs o. Inc sortn end Of
B'ses~sus Island, s,svng . hoe 10 ner b,usn, an
ct1,'rr her 10 leak esdly Captain Bfsyion immsdisey
pui Shout and ming 70 The opposite siie OF tbs rrer
eaSe "a ooL.cn vs the sloop Bella, lying q
damage a. the latter. Grast tsmen PREVAILED On "a.
Enlr ssse, a. the water mad reihed -Nsln 10,
grr- o. rrs lheir nves esped board OF the s,,n
Ctrsis Brsy los, wishing TO nnd shoa ~aier sers INIT
10 reached rssny ond reet, ~hese be the
~ H. ne, nor b tsurbisg the docs bridge wa.
ihcu speedily crested Isd nes passenseu we're all safety
! iau ed
re e,naye 70 a.. En o,re SAFE Is 30, vcrv rre.t .,c
ne were epsssfd board ali o. afl nifnt reparus
her shs w, be pat in toe dry dock day and Capar
gsy'cn Lk Sne viii be Ia condition resume her 'p
/ n ytes Ten days
/ COLLISION RTTwyrr YBREy BoArs.
D-rirg toe iog yesterday sernsss the S.ssn Ix'scd
ferry boat Hpochosok, while On her O'Clock w. n ron
NeH york and wren Robbins Rse, ard p~dlo ~,
p. lot. ran lHo tee Staten hiand ferry Boa ssulafslJ
/ shils hsr o'clock trim from staten rssor, ~boh
IN he sutrheds ttarbosrd bow and cut her ao.u
to tbs wstsrs edge The Vunos backs bow completely
tcrr Up, oui f@tupatey no ycrron was injured.
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