The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24
4 CR.lSH IN THE BAY.
The Ocean steamsh,p spain Running Into the
Ferry yboat tnstieton.

yesterday morning. carrying three hundred
passengers. binding fog clung closely to the
waters Of the bay. and the Castleton moved
slowly. At short intervals her whistle was
blown and her bell was rung. About twenty
minutes out from New brighton the high bow
Of great ocean steamship. the Spain. loomcd
up out II the fog The bow was pointed toward
the port wheelhouse OF the Castcton. The af-
frichtcd passengers started from their seats for
the starhoard side of the cabin and the Castle
ton carccncd. At this moment the steamships
bow crashed into the aftcrpar, of the wheel
house. and rakcd of the port side Of the cabin
almost To- the sirrupp-t.
Mr.. Gcorgr II. Carey of Wcst Now Brighton
VIVA crushed for nu instant between TIA" strani;
cr's bow and ;1e hog -frllnc. and then he i,'n
into the water. Though his right arm and If
right leg were broken. and he was internally
Injured. he chung Ia a Heating beam that fell
from the Caslctun. The tremendous jar threw
| Latham f. k"Xnndrr Of Ncw Brighton fr
| head foremost upon the floor. md his face was
im iU,o h1 Rn nhn Som" ,"O ene of neem" W." w"unieG Mr.
| Henry Dcnn.ld vi sailors snug Harhor and
c hs }onm G.oS W srrs w St M%rp,T w n9r9@r
ward the forward part OF thecahin; some oithc
moro self possr rssrd mon thought oi the life
| fa,rirk DGno,an. a cool old houtmnn of New
Brighton. cut thu lashinGs Of the litcb"ais on
! tho port side oi hr hurricane deck. IN the
-tradirr men stood hy to lower them. Many
passengers were about To- iump into the bay.
| MlHu tllN lou g.. 'ul NNl'f nl NhIll. lNlNf bNiN
WINS h.grd assuring all that the danger wn-
ps.-t. Tho passengers were partially queted 1T
on'c. and they r'turned 10 the cabin.
A. "A man in the lower cabin st1rted up tho
stairs hair dozen who followed grabbed ms
coat tails toa~s ~ themselves in the ascent \
copy Oi The SUN thnt ne held folded in his
hand was al-" used ~ rope. ana torn I" piicos
| Ia th' struggle.
Another man seized an immensely heavy iron
ch" 1t ordinarily moved IN rollers and az tempted
n throw it overheard. thinkins u would mat
| 4 still more frightened individual titrti one
| end gf the bridge used ut the luutln-S,
| thn ton ii tho -tnudi,l, rniiinr Cnnile to
move me- i, further. h. sprawlsi at fuil lcneth upon
il. evidently intending 10 swim with II when the
Tn" shrirking Of the whlatie and thc ringing
II the bell were rrdoublcd. as q signal that the
Cnsil'ton was in distress; In nvc minute the
and the tugboat Edne King sailed up through
the fog. The King lowered boat. and her
beam. He was taken aboard Of the kinl. and
then i was sren that he was nrlousy Injured.
| Tn" Northiicld took IN the Cnstlcipns pu-s"n-
gers NJ srs DrlAiird Barnes, and AirNan-
der. rr"'rrins t. return H. their nnmr-, re
| transferred to The King. Then TIN kiug -ct nui
for Staten Island and the Northield turned her
tow toward TINS clty.
logan To cow her in tn wake of the y 'rthn''d.
Tho Sp,un. which had nruuwhii" lald To- about
700 wards away. then resumed her way t. sandy
The NotLneld landed the Castloton's passen-
gers in the North shore Ferry Company sip
AT thu fpDt of whitehall street Iur tugs toWei
tn Castlcton. shattered and carccnrl ~ star
board. To- Per 10. and thence To John H. Starln =
! shlpyuri M tommunipdw
The X Kng took her passengers TO New Brigh-
ton. Mr.. Carey was carried TO his honl" on the
terrace brtwcrn sailor Snug IInrhor and
West New Brighton. He had been -uking fast.
and when he was borne into his hone he could
grny family rroSnla. m"nbnrTs 3i h7 i"'hiY'
M"ssrs. Dclnilcld. Alexander. and Barnes
went 10 their homes. Their wounds We're not
Mr Delanold said that the Spain seemed to be
going az nigh rate ot speed. and must have
would have bc"n heard. H. thought thai ali
fault for the collis on must be- laid at the Spain s
Mr., DchIicld WAS emphatic in his praises Of
the pluck shown hy the women on hpWd. VINO,
he SAID. behaved with remarkable coolne-S, and
were not near ~ pane 7lricN"h as most oi the
m.s.na ,..... n..t,ca.,
Isaac Bum, who was at me wheel OF the Castle
ton at the time OF the collision. and we were
aa%ldGg G9qT rnSns @nS @nS T6wInf T6Sn wg
two scrc.chrs OF a steamships whistle. could
not distinguish the direction from which they
bow Of the spain zane ne out Of the for She was
right npon US, ru, TIE helm down Down hari l
thr Castlcton odend away This proudly saved
US. The how Of The Spain rakei nlong our port
side, abalt the wheelhouse. and the spain iell
iull. forward of the, whe'lhouse' AMI probably
Cant. Stephen Whitman, Cart Nichols. who
j. connected with the ,nsenry oi the ,ihydS IN
BllENlpn. WHO Wflf Nil'4E wy Hl'f~A ''.il JUS
they heard no fog signal before the Spain ap-
''i don't know when ever snw the fog 50
thick as it WAS to-day said i@iirk Donovan
an old seaman, whn makes q living u.s. .un@
-tai%',iin. at the bow. When We " r., ahrra- ol
Robbins reef heard the puning oi sioam-
shir. Capt Bum must hnr heard ims, be-
cause hr blew thr 'os isnHl two or fhrcr timrs
lsf med for the steamships AM W"r. but If dll
MOI cosc. few mn.utcs aliorwHrd saw her
tlll iiNt on, ana lf'lI NJ fit WI
lnr (iod'- sake port your heimn The low ol
the Spain turn"l Il lltt5 toward tn port uul u
Tho stsamslip Spain was in command o
and Trustworthy pilots Of tuis port. lie belong
lolllli boat ~. !. and WAS The rNut sel'oied by
. the Pilot Board 20 take chargo oi n" steam
10 ttp'' 'AmericSn waters. LAST evening h,
IVA s-tean'i Town he l@y IRON the riiy Al In
rate Of about three knots an our sounding
lhe toy whl-uo continually when ahrrasl Of
iAlck. and ! Goiernnrd TO- como 70 ~
anchor. 70 tina, end ! ,orleroi ~ quar-
i.n lore chains - hraye hc bead, Then la,
ftttnrrs II chnin nverhaulrd. The tide was ~
the last 81 fhr Mood, and was runnins ahoui i've
kn ,is an hour Dskni the thlrd ulls'rf 4. y
leluW and tell the 'ngin'. ~ slo" u.' ." nm
. | ihin tue W.T.. Dr tn' bridge WilNng Tor ih'
ship To- gct stornWny on hnr ~ - ptVi' gee
- fI lfi ilI ' nor hlll Ndl ifil li lis T.
ur There wa-a constant blowing uf wi i-tir'
On either haul, and 1 remarked 10 cant
Gll.,. Wlu stood B. lnn. that ii tnrlo ohvul'
uny collision, it -hoUldb be 4 don" 9o,9rdnt
' - pallinm, n'ary uaaS", as ~" osl IhEll7l
Z Skipper said; | meant 10y tnat that W. wou'
o. ayery pr.cauliun T.! avoid IT, -urh q, CON
, lI@ t0 M ah lur. ST Cuudng The i0r.NA. 4 20 hn'
, laruiug good look out had hnrdll
s I'm -hed -p'nting whmn there was q Wills i, 81
! Dlr Aturl'Ari l1W. We ~Worrd il, aud thnI
. we heard lsun, Then we law the Ca-ilei9r
. | Bearing right down npNn us instantly th'
, signal war given io the engineer and thu engine
g Was reversed. did not sing out Ny Go
! | pOlt your holm I oar wheel was already
, hArl nrQri.. showea,g g loud as coHla - th'
. Inc hest you know how 4. and he did so, and thul
, avoid, boing eat ~ two. As 1t was, he struel
: our bow .lusi at his port wheelhou1"
r Then tho huke uf Tho anchor hanging in th'
. caiheads cqught IN tho torhampor and ginger
bread work of the steamboat ~ We pd-se'
ler, doing grrat da9moEEo b,,,,wg,SSn ,ih
/ Il tho occurrence We were going through
the water vi the rato Oh ono Kn0