New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-23

bow Of the ship caught some OF the upper blocks support
Ing the ways as the ship entering the water Tho
blocks and worsmen were pc,,"d mp by the chain and
rolled over and over and crushed with irresistible force
It's thought that OF the wormen may have been
killed and dragged into the by the ship, but This Is
not certain The bodies Of the dead are horribly mangel
one being literally cut In halves and others having legs
and arms torn Of Tho during the time the ship
was going of was leartrondng. The men were seen
struggling 10 escape while the huge blocks rolled by tho
ship crushed them Jelly. No assistance could poss-
bly, be rendered by those who were standing b. and IN
stead OF the cheering which usually grect~ launch
wall of anguish wentup from tho crowd Of spectators
and wormcu, and shrcks ~ pain rent the air. As soon
a. possible the dead and wounded were carried 10 tho
yard Office and physicians summoned About l5OO men
are employed a tic yard ana the friends OF nearly all Oh
them rushed the spot inquire for them. Flags were
lowered 10 halfma3t throughout the town and work at
the yard stopped John Roach has ordered money
to be furnished 10 the families of the killed and wounded
This is IN, first accident that has ever happened M
launch since Mr. Roach took the yard He has launched
forty vessels Of them Of the largest class Of mer-
chant steamships aud they have all been set aloat with
out disaster.
Most Of the men who were under the ship received only
riAng injuries They able q return TO their homes
without assistance. Those most seriously injured were
James Kassou George Thompson, and Walter Parkinson
The killed, who, with tho exception Of Nelson, leaye
families, were the following:
Edward Fawley, 80 years old.
John Nelson. 30 years Old.
Charles Wright, ST., 80 years old.
j. J. Crcwe, - years old
Edward Burke, 30 years old
BERNARD Cannon, - years Old.
George O. Wool, 30 years old.
Six Of the men died instantly crushed almost to
Jelly. Wool lived two or three hours and then died.
Fawcy was President OF the Hanlcy Hose Company Of
Chester This company the point Of engaging in
friendly contest with rival organization, the Franklin
Company, when news Of Fawley's death was received
The launch was as usual under the direction Of John
Fountain, the veteran foreman OF the yard, competent
and careful man. Five minutes before the slip started
Mr. Fountain called 20 the men under the vessel 10 come
They either dd not hear or they decided to take
the Iisl Of accident as often DONE and 30 men
manned under the ship. They had fully five minutes
warning and plenty OF opportunity TO escape, and no.
body To blame for the melancholy disaster attending
tle launch except themselves. Mr. Fountain says;
When found the ship was ready 20 move which was
from under before commenced cutting loose. i'ie m'n
who were down by the aici-bucug evidently ala nos
hear the order, ana did MOI obey atnl-u ih'F 'u li
five minute, 40 art out from the time the order was
under which is frequently the ease, o. attend % The for
ward blocking. II the Attending 10 the aii.-pock-
ing had o5cyed tac accident would not l1'. AptHal.
Ny father. SO years OLD was under and got out Tho
upper loeh- were not ct ONT, amt che chlf al were
blocks ana carrying them with The snip ids, tle men
and crushed them.
Mr. j. i. MttI"eH' VINO mas peeh coll.''.' ''' '"o
!"d ever SINCE --, i'''-' i"' '' " "
Nn,s'o, MANI ''1 ' nh, . ,.f.o,
ia, i"G"'t vas s F" ffo. TDrre y..s ill fi!s
rrullag and tie woI k o, launching the vessel under
the charge of Mr. Fountain. Wo gave tle men iirr mo
vessel loil ~ ,.l",.' " ','-- ~ i,, md Ia
i,,a.-,s, 10 he launch numbered al least 5000 on
board there was large as.nmblIge Nlcn tie vessel
vas ,l l 1i H. - ~, us ..ri.t.n,d sara.
t bv if,. anna fountain. the -u,er OF the
pc.nicndcni. Ihi, was .A.c.E 81 g,1.N ne ri.,
NIX W ,ir y,Ir ,bc Ma, caught 6y a tus and lowed
to the wharf
IL YVES when the ho" ar IN saratoga H!l e'i.tI VIZ
WY tU''' ,.'' I me mon v.lo li,I neon AZ.
Trlit. t1 The Doc.iu. IS rl supports The stern 81 tho
vessel The dead, The as u- aud me injured ere Iouh
l|nE n ne '4i'a,e oi ,"e VAN ,!s' c,r, Er. ,,oo
llcii Iu'iir VIZ % H. ',; ,I . .Ii, .r IA nnnr
M,, j. ~, ~, ,i,.t. a tIlera ,,..o far., omen,
ms i'm the way through which they might have escaped.
W,,I ti,, ,l ,.Iif .f.rlo,l oar into the rIv,r her
sharp Dow" iita Ai,L' n,'',,- ~ " l, i,i,ilI
~ ' ' ,s nm ,i'. r., ,..,.,f,.
Mr. Fountain, foreman Of the yard, aicrwarl said in
conversation that during the many years ne had been
,.os tI,, ,,o, ,,b, were concerned I'M huuchinsa
49," - ...I.,,, t,.I ,.r.r,..I t,..,, had
Sei'' 'u' "''"''7' ' -, ,.,., ,'., i., 20
never had anything to occur by which any man h'u re-
ceiycd single scratch during inc war Tue ihoiH"'
t,clso WAS launched and broke through IN the
ncr The entire gang of men were under her a the te'
but not one was hurt. Mr. Fountain says that he las
frequently b'el uhdct N'S''i "A'" s'' vas D,'''"
Launched and there are many who take the ,k. There
B. ma, much DANCER lnI.r ordinary circumstances Tho
10 i''' NO. - mn. o,,...r.,,l,, una That
cause OF tie present terrible cat''uop"' WIS '1'.
le chains caug the blocks aud dragged the men and
eliza l.l.. to,rfh.r Nome of tho men who were on the
staboard side underneath were hurt just before she
started, the man WHO was watching INC 'ti"'' "a Co-
triy,nce mado to show when the vessel moves in tho
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