The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-17
COLLISION BETWEEN STEAMBOATS,.

A Ferry-Boat Run Into by an Excursion Boat
Several Persons Injured Probably Fatal Re-
suits, Etc.
At 1890 o'clock yesterday morning q collision
occurred at the foot of Desbroeses street. North
i'er, between the ferry.boat d. s. Gregory ply
ing between this city and Jersey City, and the
George Washington, an excursion boat. From
the statement made to our reporter by Captain
NJ. Sherman, OF the George Washington, IL ap-
pears that the latter boat left the foot OF Thirty
fourth street yesterday morning, bound tor
Keyport, with large number of passengers.
She stopped at Christopher street for more
passengers, and then started for the foot of Cort
landt street, where she was to make another
landing. As she was nearing the foot of Des-
brosses street Captain Sherman observed the
ferry-boat Gregory making for the slip at the
foot of that street. Both boats were making
pretty good headway, and Captain Sherman,
fearing collision, blew his steam whistle once
an indication that he was going to the left;
and as boats coming down the liver have the
right of way, he continued his course.
Finding that the pilot of the ferry-boat
paid no attention to the warning but kept on
his course, Captain Sherman, finding collision
inevitable, reversed the engines, but it was too
late Scarcely had the wheels made more than
| two turns after he engines had been reversed
| when the boats collided, the excursion striking
| the ferry boat bows on about fifteen feet for
WdTu VI IuS WuSSl, anu SldVlug III Tue ldules'
cabin completely. Fortunately there being very
| few passengers on board the ferry-boat, no one
| was injured. The bow of the George Washing
| ton was stove 10, and some fifteen feet of the
bulwarks carried away.
| The boat was crowded with passengers, and
| three OF them were seriously injured. They are
| Mrs. Philapena Haus, German woman, aged
| 80, and residing al No. u Hudson street. Jersey
| city, and both her legs badly fractured. Lena,
her daughter, aged four wears, sustained a
| severe confusion of the thigh, and was badly
| cut about the arms and face. A Mrs. OOwney,
| residing in Bergen, n. j., had one of her legs
| dangerously fractured.
| Besides those named, several of the passengers
we're slightly injured. A boy, whose name was
not ascertalned had one OF his arms badly
| crushed. ierrful state OF excitement almost
| amounting to panic, ensued among the pas
sengers on both boats, which was not quieted
until the damage to the boats could be ascer-
| tanned.
| The passengers from the ferryboat were
| landed at the oot of Desbrosses street, while
| the George Washington kept on down to Cort
| landt street. where her passengers disembarSed
| Mrs. Haus and her daughter were at once con
! vPyed to the New York Hospital, and received
| sureical attendance. 1t was found that one o
| Mrs. Haus' legs was so BADLY crushed that the
| surgeons were compelled to resort to amputa
| ton, and the limb was taken of.
The patient is in very critical condition, anC
| il is feared that she cannot survive her injuries
| Her daughter is doing well. and is not consI
| dered to be dangerously injured. Mrs. Dawson
| the other woman who was injured, was takeI
TO her home by her friends.
Both the boats are now lying at the JERSEY
City Dry-dock, awaiting repairs.-M Y World