The New York herald., 1878-02-24
CASUALTIES AS FAR AS KNOWN.
The Steamship Spain Collides
with the Castleton.
PASSENGERS STATEMENTS
George II. Carey, Thrown Over
board, Dies of His Injuries.
OTHER LIVES LOST.

The Jersey City ferryboat James Fisk, on her
trip from tho loot OF Twenty-third street,
North River. to. Puvonia last evening. COL
nded with the schooner Jessie Crowley
In the fog 80 far as is known only one man was
killed aud another injured his believed, however,
that several people have been wounded.
CHARLES H. EBERT, grocer. OF No. lss Seventh
avenue. killed
- HERMAN, Of Ninth street, near Provost,
Jersey City, slightly injured.
There wore board Of the ferryboat ~ the time
, whom killed by the collision. How many moro
will be found floating in the OF the this
morning is now but q matter OF surmise. hundred
lives might have been lost but the reticence of the
employees who were on board tho ferryboat at the
time Of the occurrence such that It was impos.
sbe any estimate Of the extent Of the
disaster
The James Fisk left the foot Of Twsnsy-third street
1t quarter TO seven p NJ. 1t dark and therc was
dcnse fog on the river at the time. No boat had
y
and the Fisk TOOK With her the crowd which had &C.
cumulated In tho mea ansme This included
passengers for the fifteen minutes past six
local train, running a. far as Suferns, and
Passao Bridge. Passaic, Clifton. Lake
View, Patterson and Ridgewood. There were
also on BOARD passengers Tor tho Paciho express
which leaves the New York side at forty five minutes
past six O'Clock.
The boats course was down tho river on the New
YORK side. Whom opposite or little below Thir-
tssntn strest, sudden crash, accompanied
by the cries OF the passengers, was
The nrst iutimation that collision
had occurred. In darkness density Of tho fog
none realised moro than that danger At hand.
A black hull Hoated by and tho ferryboat pro.
seeded on her trip On arriving At Pavonis,
the panie-stricksn passengers, happy 10 bs
90 tevra .frmo, rushed psll NELL from the
tsrryhouse TO the horse cars and trains, without
Stepping explain what had happened to them.
Eighteen or twenty OF them had hastily bandased
their bruised bodies and limbs and made straight
way for homo What had happened they did not
know. That something dreadful had occurred
was pictured In their white and frightened
faces Some time after the vessel had
been moored 10 the slip one poor
fellow, dripping with winter, clambered up to the
deck. He did not stop to give hts name or answer
any questions, but rushed through the ferry
house as II demented, crying, "My God, my Godi"
on BOARD THE FISK
reporter Of the HERALD paid a visit last night to
the ferryboat. James Fisk, in her clip at Pavonia,
where she had been tied up alter her
rival Forward OF the guards and passenger gate
on the port side, tho tim bers and stanchous were
torn away. The plank butts all started
and the deck cross pieces were out OF
place far back the door
Of the cabin. All the she'd stanchions were sprung,
and some Of them of place altogether In fact,
this port side OF the boat, which Is usually most
crowded at this time OF the evoning,
I complete wreck. The forward buikhead OF the
cabin was stove in and the upper joists and
plank sheer were looscned aud tho panels
broken. The cabin, at this part,
wrecked in tho shape OF v, the
port side Of the vessel and tho forward bukhead
forming tho angle. Fore and AFT, outside the cabin
doors, a. strip Of deck twenty icct in length
inclined toward the water at angle
OF forty-fvc degrees. II, as one OF the
deck hands stated. 'ho never saw bigger crowd
on ierryboat" how many people were thrown into
tho water and drowned may be easily maginod. At
this time but body has been recovered from tho
water.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Il seems the boat moved slowly in tho fog after
leaving the foot OF Twcnythrd street until IL arrived
pn Thirteenth street, New York. sounding iss whistle
At intervals OF thirty seconds, and steering In tho
dense fog entirely or nearly so by the sound of tho
whistle OF the boat on tho Pavonia side. But one
boat was allowed TO be on the river Mt
time any Of the ferries, the other remaining
in the slip to signal the incoming ono. This precau
tion is adopted to lessen the chances Of collision
when q log as impenetrable as that Of last
night hangs upon the river Suddenly there
was . tremendous crash, ana In instant the
port side OF the bow OF the Fisk cut through
the guard and uppor works. and OF indescrib
able terror ensued on board, every one seeming to
have lost sposscssion the power Of observation
KILLED
One person only Is known to havo been killed. and
he died ius,anty. His body was found doubled up
ou the edge OF the deck Just outside OF
the doorway there pool OF blood
whsrc he was lying and wound at tho base OF
The skull piercing the Occipital bone and
Two wounds just over each OF tho eyes
II 10 rumored that three or four othor passengers
wero picked up In the river by small boats from the
New York side.
The body OF tho which was found
ying near the doors OF tho cabin was
iaKen in charge by Captain Mulaney OF
tho Second Police precinct, who arrived at the
Ierry soon after the boat came in. Captain Muiansy
ut once telegraphcd Coroner Cannon, and
BY his direction tho body was takon TO Me.
hans Morgue. in Grove street, whore an IN
quest will be held on Monday. Tho body is
that Of man about forty years OF age. slightly bald
upon the forehead, and having black mustache. 10
wasa man who would probably weigh about two hun
drod and ten pounds and very musculsrIy developed.
Ho wore good suit OF clothes, consisting OF dark
mixed panaloons black vesi grayish PLAID coat black
beaver overcost and soft brown hat There wasa
porous plaster upon his chest and nc wore
chest protector. In his pockets were found several
leuers opened and bearing the address, "Charlcs II.
Ebert, No. $50 Seventh avenue" There were also
onc for $50 aud for s25, and a con-