The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24
LOSS OF LIFE IN TIE FOG.
oyE CoIITsTON ~ THE NORTH RIVER
AND tNOTHER DOUN IHE BAY


....,ca 10 penth-The tastieton Raa Into. |
4, a dense fog. the fcrryboat James Fisk.
7, ,lyinr between the Eric railway terminus.
IN Jcrscy city. npd the foot OF West Twenty
nird street New York put out from the New
yo,k landing. last evening. at "a o'clock.
heavily loaded with both passengers and teams.
The spccl was that usually made Running
aovnthc Sew York shore. the ferryboat pas
.onyc,s suddenly saw looming up before them
in the mist the hull ot schooner. anchored on
mc foo, Of Twelfth street. A collision was un-
.vo,aabIc The bows OF the schooner struck
Mo port forward quarter Of the Fisk cutting on
Ms hood at the entrance Of the genteman's
..bn. and crashing several feet into the cabin
Iself Through this gap men fell. and one was
,een to Jump in. in his excitement One man
hal his head crushed by the tmbcrs. and he
diod Immediately. From papers in his pockets
he ia thought to be Mr.. Charles II. Elbcrt OF lo9
Seventh avenue. New York.
Tho ferryboat was stopped. and the dcck
hsnde with life prcservers and ropes saved four
men from drowning Life preservcrs were also
thrown far out into the fog for others who
might b. out ~ roach. After waiting for nearly
half an hour TO see whether moro lives could
be saved. and hearing no cries for help from
the water the pilot turned the fcrryboat around.
The forward end was so much broken and the
passageway for vehicles was cloggcd with
smashed woodwork and timbcrs. that discm-
barkalun that way was impossible. Then the
trip to Jersey City was finished. Elhcrts body
was taken to Brady's Morsu'.. in Jersey ave-
nue. Jersey City, and Coroner Cannon was in
W. r rrrmo, - nn,.bom,on \ Y. wes
on IN, frrrybont hnying started for his home.
~. =. rrhn t.rry,.,,, cor,.lcd , largo load
no sad inc erry'"n' '"''''" '"'He 'o'-'
tho cen,rc Of the boat was crowded with vehi-
.,o. s,ood On ,b,. forward ,nI ou,sido. The
log was tho ,hicl,cst ever saw. L s. than Ave
minutes af,nr tho boat started WAS startled 10y
se"ine H'hoon'rs nun risinE risht up u'''r''
IA. Sho hadn't sign oi n 'iGht ABOARD her' ana
.,1,,,n,, I,hi,L sh. ,vns nm .horc1 Our on.
"i"''"s' '"'"~ 81. W ~" -. ,s,,,,
ene bell iinsl"d' hut before the wheels could
DO ''opp'' W. W.T. nl'' w .',,.
@ Inc n. , 'nr"W ", n'' t','. ". n,rr nnl thr
me- IWu MN-'h7 W'ir bt,iap ~ onI
, nVISr nn'll" ~ L,,,, ri,,I, H. L.
tn tnnnn', @ ~ wv w @ ," -, s,n,o
nimu r. h.m r'n vi". v,,'.. !'trbe hnnt Z. sink-
N First thought would jump; then I con-
A. % all - | STAYED
s sbnassd ,,y ~ IKE -' , IN ,ha wS,r
Ghn ba ,,,,nod nm o, ,,i",,,s rnriJiv n"er
inc thsn % M y, , CIV ,r, liSn,,eatrod in a. q
inS How "" n'an ,h,r. var, ~ ,h.p, | coulin',
nav. I sh"niI tbinL av. -, -iv Th, nilot was
cool enough il seems ~ SION The boat II
was lucky he ala for ,hnr,hv tho dent
hands Who deserve prnise for their ar.
Nyity and coolnnss threw ont lines nnd
saved four Door Fellows one Of them wns hurt
In the head. rnd after tying his handkerchicf
about il. said that he was ail right II was n
pcalp wound was told 10y n gentleman in the
oabin that was crushed in that men Just spilled
out through the chasu mulr hy IN" schooner +
bows Alter We landed. | saw a Z, ntlcman from
Paterson n. j.. vs. % s.tid that D" lad com. from
home hearing of III" arrid"nt.t ook for his
son young man, whom he cNp.frd
home on the train with VIII b thr / X
connected. Tho gray, ,ha,rri old man was hali
frantic with rriot In l1ndius. thr boat v Is
mrned around, and tle ho, -. ali 81 Mhml
were uninjurrd. hal tn tr ua!u srd from tn,
shafts. Ms they wrrr c'rri ~ iu hlrtwar +. anc
ed ashore. whll" ~" $ 'h W'i" pulled IN
from the Loaf by thc de'l a1n Is snu lFs-en
gers"
samuel D"nhan. 2 - T.. was fouh1
lying in bed in III" trl'i.Hn House smnrrinl
from a badly inlured "g anu knee. IL saii
live in Little valley AMI wa, on my wa,
home. went on board me ierryh.ll
Jnmu1 Fisk DR.. l4f lart b 10 hffl