New-York tribune., 1870-08-15
THE LATE COLLISION IN THE HARBoR.

No one for certain is known to have been
drowned by the collision Friday evening between the
Concy Island ferry Norwak and schooner Lady
Helen of Red Hook. ii is known, however, that
btr of persons capcd overheard immediately after the
collision -Four these il is asserted, were rescued but
what became - the others nobody seems to be aware
They may lave cambsIcd Oh board he Norwak or the
Lady Helen or swan 10 tie shore. is Just as probable
thttsOmc o. have been drowned George Seclcv,
the pilot u The NOrw&lk ass .ts that neither himself
nor the captain was under lhe mduenge o LIQUOR at the
those board the schooner lie says there was no occa
sin Tor Eirn TO keep farther ogt OF the way OF the
schooner tlau uc ga- doing anu that he would nave
passed clear, bat that the person In charge of the
schooner pat the hem h3it up ana hs cIait then
crashed into the Norwalk, win the results already
stated. The maze OF tta Lady Helen -, Ldt tIG Nor
waki responsible i0L TIE col3i lI"I ~. lazy Hele
had the right o way, had her lights up ana IN PLAIN view
attending % their business. lie aods however, ihat
himself aId portion Of The crew ,Wtlt beIOW m5hhg
Norw4k, said it was freely charged immediately after
tine colig that Capt Wilson was drunk; ana Deputy
Coroner shine who board the NOrwalk, says the
pilot drunk, and that ne could have prevented the
cgl.QWH W IA "A Ssls( pi en he m m e r. biT as Ie
I1nt have been drowned that he saw al least ten per
sons struggling in tie water, and of all these only four
could he our Epol lAG G,ch ielTId M 81 a. an iaHG,La MA
be held accountable.
STATEMENT OF CHARLES JUNE
Chares june passenger on the Norwalk states: NY oc
cuuaou is that Of b0atman; was on the after deck
OF the steamer Norwalk, near the after gangway and
per deck then the steamer blew her whistle one blast
the passengers sitting the guard in the after eangway
rushed inside looked cut to see the cause OF the trouble
lust at that moment the schooner struck her on the
whcclhOusc; FlOOkCd 10 see If any one went oNciboad
knowing that great many persons were tIung ON thai
guard when stepped Oh the guard the whole aitcr Ia
pank-shear ana All attached were sTcpt ATaI me aiier
an-,ygy line being run through the chCck attached 10
the rail, by some maccountabe means held
six heads OF persons in the river; some
OF them we're ladies, four at least One OF them might
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two children seated on the guard before the collision
threw al the stools that were near as ar a. could ana
called TO the persons IN the water 10 secure them Ihe
ot' tn ,.r,Ts @ ia tie ratar beaTiuc tbe steamer with
her then discovered two persons on the portion OF the
wreck held 10 the steamers line and 10 the ran ana pahh
smear hi chod called for assistance to help phi item
H. while doing the ladies in the water commenced
screaming. At tins moment the hands o the schooner
got their yawl alongside. called 10 them to go to the
assistance Of the persons in he water They started I'M
medatcly, all hands leaving me Nessei IN lne
boat. We succeeded in Tescuing one "I the per
sons on the rail, "a gentleman whose mlne ne
did rot a-c,Ii@n l asATd , MIN MIN terror anJ
only answered, Pull me in, pull me IN then thought
OF ascernns %helher tne steamer am ~lS i"@hds @ di
or not. went down beO" ln tIc crank l ana ulstON
cred the water just above the tmois about 10 inches
l only guessed this, and then went for the engineer
found hln on the main deck, near TIE englhe-IQom.
asked him If his dOnkey-eugLc was III order. Ie sad
cool man OF the officers aboard The boat. walked out
on the forward deck the schooner having swung along
fast in such way that they couldn't be let go from the
steamer, because feared the schooner might he shkln
sud there 100 persons board of II. The captain
OF the steamboat, Capt. Wilson, came forward and or
dered those lines off. l STOOD at the end OF one
and placed passengers at the Other and told
them not let the lines 60 upon any consideration
The captain ordered ana had the lines cut away from
the side the steamer. The vessels separated at once
and looked To the cause OF IT, ana found that lhcy
id t,g boaf attached to he steamer called them
not leave who the schooner, as hcIe were
great many OF but they paid no attention After the
vessels parted nen lookcd about for The captain Of the
schooner / could not find him. therefore TOOK the
wheel myself. Having some of the sdls sun set sIe
side Of Governors Island with the intention Oh putting
her shore that she should SINK the passengers
would he saved After had got her III that direction
the wheel III charge tOs person htaudhE near
and went again TO find the captain Ihe nghI Wt- ulh
and the lamps had been broken in the collision ound
In forward eXanining his damages. said 10 HIM, cap
tain there's ANYTHING can do I'll assist you SAID ne
whO are YOU ~ told himl was Duatna aia one O nc
passengers the steamer, and understood the alDol
asked him whether should put the vessei asioLe w
take her 10 safe anchorage He sau it heI ds,Vio
by al means" then said 10 him, " captain eNllIihe
your water whether your vessel Is sine or OIL not,
lie ordered his crew 10 get tle anchor cIei' u
Immediately sound the well HIMSELF ana louIu sic
was not making very fast and lac asked he to he
fine vessel up Buternut Channel 80 as 10 diHosc VI to
naeugers as that il in the wake OF the ferries Mhtn
We got inside OF the island tusboat came ID Sigit anu @
came alOugsdc he took the vessel IN low ana eIt el
ooin0 ashore there / asked the captain
Who had been i'll the yawl trying to save
those passengers saw IN me water wie, , ~ mn % az ne
coeued in saving them, but be told ME tlat just us o
Wa. eout 10 reach them the tug which toOk away ine
steamer interviewed and when she had pseu tney we WI
out of sight HI did not Know whether INC no ns Hem at
iast hnf an bUr aud fhen returned tp his vessel i9h
this 10 prove that the captain VI the scnoonei iu c @
he was occupied IN searching FOR te dfo"hlbs Due
scngcra In my opinion the plOt Oh liohtcncl - -
y 10 blame for the collision Tie schooner I Sas y"
conr,e hound ou the wind. Ihe steamer snou "a h
CONG ,ndrr the schOOncrs steTI III place ol WINCH ~
f,,ed IN cross her bows. The steamer was near he u
die of the river and had had plenty Oi r'oiI oh o