The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-29
HARLEM RACING STEAMERS.

In the past four years collisions have occurred an
nuaIIy between the opposition steamers on the East
River plying to Harlem Al In most collision cases
each side fatty contrad,cts tho other Tho United
States Local Inspectors have hitherto tho cases
with considerable lcniency. Now il in alleged. in tho
collision which has just TRANSFERRED that OF the
pilots will have his license revoked II the truth can
possibly be ascertancd by the United States Local In
spcctor OF Steamships, Mr.. ). Linconson. IN
ADMINISTRATION was held yesterday into tho cause
Of tho collision between the steamers Harlem and
sylvan DELL which occurred on the East River ,on
Tenth street buoy, the 18th INST The following
witnesses were examincd:--J W. N. Clifford, master
OF Harlem; =. A. Darlington, pilot or samc vessel; W.
r. Lockwood pilot OF sylvan DELL Albert Fisher pas
scnger Harlem; W. Kane, mate Harlem, and Ed.
ward calIenry. wheeismsn Harlem.
Captain Clifford, being sworn, dcposcd AZ follows
lett per - East River having In charge the steamer
Haricni and went the westcriy side OF the river
along the docks; tide cb1; the Sylvan Den about
900 behind, she following behind up street
then crossed toward the Williamsburg shore. she still
behind and kept following and when on Houston
street or whereabouts, she came close ap port
side close she could without hitting us, and
blew two whistles for US to- keep on that she could
ass TO the lett Of u.s. whiic she had all the other side OF
the river 10 herself; Immediately answered her two
whistles and kept my boat away she sti kept coming
alter US
There was tow coming down our bow, head.
ing toward Williamsburg shore; the pilot Of the syl
Doll blow Two moro whistles and | supposed ne
was blowing at the tow; Immediately blew two more
the tow aud the towboat answered; tho Ioli kept
crowding me toward the towboat; blow one whistle
tor him 10 give mo room tpat could pass clear Of
the tow; there nothing in the way 10 the Ieft ~
prevent him keeping away from US; blew Que more
whistle but he did not answer one of them; he
still kept porting his wheel, trying 10
shove us over into the tow or hit us;
he then struck us between our forward
gangway and wheel; stopped my boat and he went
right on, aud when he hit Us he SIN kept crowdng
over TO tho tow; while IN collision with us, and when
he vent clear 0fus, the deck was listed away port
for the purpose, suppose.
or GOING OVER orR GrARp;
when she was about two lengths away fro m us sho
rightcd up even keel and stesrsd over toward
New York. and then gave sheer and straight up
the East River the tow passed TO xtarbosrd about
twenty i've feet whom tho Doll coidod with us; l
could not keep away on account OF tho towboat with
the schooner, while the sylvan Dell had all the
crIy side Of the river; and nothing In tho
did all could prevent collision with the sylvan
DELL but could not, that vessel kept following me-
the damage about 500. thsrc was no way could
have avoided tho collision without running over the
towboat could have stopped the boat but don't think
that would have avoided the collision; We were above
the spar buoy and eastward OF the Of tho
probably 400 feet above the buoy the Dell struck
US with her guard, alongside the wheel
Tho testimony Of the other witnesses corr0bofated
the foregoing the main. The Sylvan Dell side OF the
story viii be fully heard this morning