The New York herald., 1870-07-19
SINGULAR DISASTER.
Burlesque Racing on Dundee Lake, at Paterson,
NJ.-Sad Termination Of the Days Sport
A Platform Falls Into the Lake Carry
ing Two Hundred Persons with
It-Twenty Persons Injured

There were two or three thousand people assem-
bled at the Dundee Lake, near Paterson. N j., yes
terday afternoon, to witness the races under tho
auspices Of the Phunny Phellows' Club . society
recently formed whose object Ia denoted by its title
The first contest was blindfolded race across
the river. Mr.. John Hindle, the president OF the
club, was being taken across the river In q small
boat by the incorrigibe Ed Bolton, VINO turned
over the craft and dumped the "worthy president,
into the river. This was not IN the programme, but
was taken In good part, Notwithstanding Mr..
Hindles watch was filed with water and the pic
lures were washed out OF some OF his greenbacks.
After the appointment of Messrs. James Crooks
and Jonn Warren tRecorder OF the city, as judges,
and Mr.. Alexander G. Beckwh as referee, the boats
were placed In line. Every man was carefully blind
folded and the boats were placed how 70 the shore.
the feat was to turn around aud reach the opposite
shore within given space, spot about two hun
dred feet In length. Tnc following were the entries
ip this race:-Mcssrs John j. Garrabraut, John Nor
gan, samuel Whitney, william CahilL Freeley Sipp,
Thomas Stanley and Ed. Bolton. :, cd-s tei +,
After purposely upsetting the judges boat order
was restored and the signal gwen to start. Bolton
shot straight across until within Asy feet Of the
Shore when he veered OF to the left struck land
about ten feet outside oil the goal Stanley In
second and Morgan third, both further or Than Bol
ton None OF the others reached the shore. Spp and
and al the others got dsgusted and gave 1t up after
rowing around for some time and reaching no place
IN particular. The lrst three were declared the
victOrs.
b The next was . tub race, In which there were
niteen entries. There We're three flags placed upon
first nag was entitled to the first prize and SO on
At the start about haif OF them turned over, and
considerable laughter was evoked by the plan which
had been adopted by some oil them, OF naming their
tubs on the bottom. After repeated upsets the
majority gave up the contest ont! William Brown the
who escaped swamplng, and he won the nrst prize,
Q purse or twenty-five dollars. James Bone with
MS B4tcner Boy woG tne second fifteen dollars and
selling the latter was the first choice" while the
two other success ul competitors were in the "Aeldn
bastc speech, after which the spectators amused
themselves looking at the freaks Of the "Phunny
Phellowsn In the water UNTIL about five O'CLOCK
. TERRIBLE DISASTER NJ 49,
occurred or which Mr.. Vanderhoven, the editor OF
the Paterson Gud,dian, was the innocent cause.
wan" had gotten Into boat, when the crowd, full
or lnn, cried out to upset him. The immense gather
Ing In the Cedar Lawn depot rushed the front bal
Tne balcony was well sccured but it 'fwus was
never intended for such rush, conse-
quently, when there were nearly two hundred
people upon 1t there was a loud crash, and the
whole structure fell into the water, some fifteen feet
below The water was but two or three reet deep, but
many had tainted, and the shrieks Of the wounded
and cries OF the ladies created most intense excite
ment. s. .e,F e...a EtfIy ~ 1r-7r
and hity people, mostly women and children at that
struggling In the water. The club members
and others did nobly and plunged in and had all the
unfortunate people rescued In few minutes. IL was
thought at first that with such crush there must
have been number Killed, but, luckily, sucn was
badly hurt Among the most severely wounded
4 little son OF Mr.. Henry Marshall had his arm
broken and very severe wound on the head nom q
falling timber. His Injuries are undoubtedly fatal.
Mrs. David Priestly, badly wounded on the head
ana neck. ,-a 49, 8, rgt,e VA Ere e1-tit. M I =
Miss Sarah Hawlcy severely wounded in the head,
over ths eye. .9' fat1 3-li3lL :
lad whose name was not ascertaned had an
ankle broken, while some twelve or fifteen others
mostly ladies' and children, were more or less
bruised. This sad occurrence put danper on the
spoiled by ITS sad termination There was great ex-
citemcnt in Paterson last night Qwlng to the horri
with the affair All those injured are Paiersonians
and none are considered critical except the Marshall