The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-07
DISASTER.
Further Particulars of the Collision or
Long IsiaBd SOunds

Our Hartford and Boston exchanges furnish
further details in regard To the collision beCw
the steamers City of Boston and the State OF
New York. which occurred on Thursday night
We learn from private source that the former
was denBely crow0ed at the lime Of the disaster.
A despatch to the Boston Traveller states that
the steamers were running very fast NJ the time
of the col ,ision, and gives report that for some
time previous the State of New York failed to
whistle. The special reporter OF the Boston
journal says lhaL a deAse fog hung over the
length.
The pilots of the City of Boston claim to have
blown their whistle for the State of New YORK
to go 10 the left; while the captain of tue State
OF New York claims that the whistle of the
former boat was changed as soon the lights
OF each other were made and acting upon the
last whistle, he threw wheel hard to the
starboard: and. instead of cutting entirely
through the City of Boston, struck her his
boat was sbeariDg.
The same reporter says
"The scene on the City of Boston beggars all
description. Women, with and without gentle-
men, rushed madIy about, screaming and moan
Ing the corpse of her child TO Boston, moaned
and begged that 1t might be saved. Tne officers
of both boats acted in a most humane and
praiseworthy manner, while to those OF the
City of New London the passengers could not
extend enough OF kind feeling. The steamer
New York, Of the Norwich Iine, ana City OF
Lawrence, also of the Norwich line, laid by
until their services were no longer needed,
Wnen they each went on their way. The
thieves, az soon as the danger was pronounced
over commen pillsgtng, and very many
ARTICLES OF clothing. etc were secured by them.
The escape from terrible loss of lie is indeed
providenIial. Old boatmen pronounce 1t tue
most fearful accident within their experience.
Captain Williams calm and collected manner
was remarked by all.
'The following is a list Of the injured as far as
ascertained: - William b. Hszeltine, Agent
Sandford's line of steamers Boston, severe con-
fusion over left eye, right ann slightly injured,
and internally seriously j. w. Edgeley, Brook
line, scalded internally, not serious. Mrs. n. b.
Walker. Jersey City, severe cut in foot. Henry
B. Tracy, Norwich, Conn.,, right hand scalded.
A few other persons were slightly injured. At
the time OF this writing but three state rooms,
out of the five demolished, have been accounted
for, and it is feared that the passengers occu
pyipg them are lost. Both boats were crowded
at the time"
The Hartford Coltrdnt of Saturday Says
"Two or three men were carried overheard,
but were picked up not much hurt. No lives
were lost but several men were scalded by
escaping steam, among them a Mr.. BIssell. of
this city, James Knowles, of Lowell and Will
liam Pickering. of England. Tue Two latter
were badly scalded, anu Knowles, II is feared.
fatally. John FlaheTty, Andrew O'Hara, and
John Hennessey, deck hands, had taeir feet
scalded."
The Boston Traveller learns from passengers
that "the steamers were running very fast at
the time, and l. is stated that the State of New
York had failed TO whistle ior some time before
the accident