New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-30
TIE FERRY BOAT COLLISION.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE PILOTS OF TIE ALAsK4
AND GOLDEN.

OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE PILOTS OF TIE ALASKA
AND GOLDEN.
The Local Board of Steamboat Inspectors
will begin their Investigation into the collision between
the ferry boats Alaska and Golden IN few days The
damage the former is estimated at $1,000 but the
damage 70 the latter only trhng Tie pilots OF both
boats yesterday made reports OF the collision They are
as follows:
Geo. W. Lewis pO; Of the cattle rerryDoat Golden,
sIon between the fcrrv-Doats Alaska ana Golden this
afternoon tbc East River: We left FGrtv-fourth.st,
Fast River at y. We hound for Jersey CITY.
We could bo,n sides OF the RIVER until We got down
to the Hook. Then ne iOg set in so thick that could
not SEQ further feet from tnc nous" Ito the
hest OF ms Judgmcn,). We wore running slowly with
the throttle than onequarter open was blow,
ing one fog-whlsle at intervals as required ny law
had deck hand the upper deck on tue starOodrd
slde the other deck haI on the lower decR on me
port side also lockout. The on the upptr ieck
shouted that ferrvboat was approaching ana crossing
our port bow. also saw her, and immediately gave
him one whistle, course was on TIE light or star
board side. and lie two whistles " 60 tn the
left and starooardcd ms wheel ana sheereu drec
across our bow On hearing his whistle st"pped ami
with four bells ana nGl" because saw mere
Us M nor means Will nv wheel hard starbOard,
OF preventing Il collision, and our BOAT had made three
or four back before The Aakas engine stopped,
and two or three more before came together. our
injury was slight. belng only "a few feet of our rail-
broken starbeard bow also carry nc away part
OF inc Aaskas cabin the stdrDOard bow also inlur.
ing some people the OF the Alaska. THIS being
ali know required in this statement /: il re-
Spec'iu''' '''"''O' BROOKLYN. E. D. be 90, 1874
The undersigned left K IOsevclt Street F'rry, New
Yors. with the boat Alaska a; abont 4:3' p H. on
ahead. Projected along the New-f1rk shore ana
nassed the piers 100 feet distant was running
s6ut-off very close. / was blowing my two whistles
every quarter OF minute or less ana wueh GOT up
abreast Of No 81 fog began TO set IN thicker
AT that time could three ieet ahead ana the log
continued bout the until We co0ed When got
abreast of Pier No. A No 40 saw the Golden coming
down the river heading straight for my cardboard side
She was at that 800 or 40 feet on rang my Deiis
10 stop aud back, and put INV wheel ard btarDOafd
The Golden did alter her course. SHE appeared 10
he coming very II The pilot OF the Golden llso Ead
mis- wheel hard starbOard when rst saw hlin tne dam
engineer saws had full three turns back Ihere was
no headway don't think the Golden mad stopped
adv aucing when COLI ted Sne struck me on my
starboard bow. Her guards went over mine, carrying
away knees, staDchiOns Ills cabin, and caDn front
Her stem cut through my guards, cutting OH IL deeK
beams, and going feet INTO nv guards.
JACOB LoCKhAN, Pilot OF Alaska
tAnsdavit appendedJ
Charles Nehrung, age 10, Of No. "a Clymers who was
ted outright in the ferry boat collision tho East
River on Monday, a labOrer. he leaves wife and
three children. His body taken TO the Madison
Street Police Station Monday night and yesterday
the remains were removed to the MOrgue. John Kara
menacher age Oh n s soversd t n
low the and his left crushed ded on MONDAY heht
in bellevue Hospital he did not rally from the shock
Of the but wc sanx took aG cHe Of
. txS D Ds1'' weei The Investigation E to DO
YSo had his right breast and cruahed and
taken TO Bellevue Hospital on Monday night s aoing
well anu the surgeons say 1So I ee R,narSv Who
was injured about the back ana tnghs vas AkGn lome
Yesterday. and will probably recover Ei1ah HUDSON
an eneraver. No. 70 Wsonst Henry x WeineKes NO.
81 Wytbe ave, q Young man named walton anu several
others were injured or less severely DAT were spe
TO 20 home, and expect TO be about again sooI.