The New York herald., 1878-02-28
TIE FERRY COLLISION.

r = ENN SOLLiolOAN'
CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST on CHARLES
II. rDERr's REmAISs-rHE GREGORY AccI-
DFNr.
Cornelius Van wnkie. horse dealer, OF IacKen SACK
Nd. was the 6rst witness examined At the resump-
ton Of the inquest yesterday Jersey City. the
remains OF Charles H. Ebert killed In tho collision OF
| the ferryboat James Fisk Jr.. with the schooner
Jose Crowley last Saturday night. Mr Van winkle
was passenger the ferryb,at and said
| no very excited and did not
think at tho time OF the collision OF preserving hrs
own life. waited 10 hat we were running into;
| did not hear any horns blowing the schooner;
saw man lying right outside the cabin door, with
ropes around h:s neck from the schooncr Two
gentlemen helped me to release him; la:d
him with other on tho stern
he died Just after .aid him down;
did not take any notice to the what they
ike carried the ropes with jersey Civ.
Questioned by juror-I would have heard u horn n
II had been blown.
SAN NO LIGHT AND HEARD
John Goodrich, sworn. sad:-l reside at No 02
Centrpi avenue, Jersey City Heghts; am u deckhand
board the Erie; board tho Fisk at the
time OF tho collision; we left Twenty-tnrd street
slip at quarter to seven =. M Ansr unlocking the
boat went up In tho pilot house tho lookout and
in about minutes we slowed down; 10 the best
OF my knowledge we proceeded that way TOR fous
utes whom this schoouer loomed up OF tho fog
distance OF about twenty lTsnty five icet from
the bow oi boat; the pilot stop aud back
that time We had coided with tho schooner; lcoud not
See light on her nor hear SOUND hct deck; the
whistle was kept sounding for eight or ten seconds ;
alter We coded with tho schooner he pilot told mo
to come down and hclp; | ran down AMI picked up "a
lamp; u Was on Tho opposite side OF the boat from
where the collision occurred; l saw crowd OF pas
sengers at tho END quite excited; picked three lilo
preservors and threw them overheard; told the pas
sensers hat there was no danger, aud TO teep sti
that wo wero not hurt; wc remained around there
about twentynvc or thirty minutes atterward: wo
turned tho boat about and brought her Jcr
To tho Coroncr-I In the pilot house nj the time
OF the collision; could TO the cato OF boat
we just saw he spars OF tho schooner looming up:
tho fog was thick below; there was deck hand on
she Lockout on Saturday and he at the gate on
thc forward part OF the boat; his name was William
Delton.
William Del'on, sworn saudi reside in Brooklyn
pnd am IN the employ 0i The Pavonia Fcrry papy
was deck hand on board the steamer James Fisk.
Jr., Saturday night as tho boat unhookc cd
ana the gates secured went forward TO my position
on tho man deck; short time after We got ou, OF
tho slip heard one bell to slow the engine; won,
signal from any other vessel but our own; up to
the timo ofthe collision lights anything IN
crash on port side forward which staggered me
somo distance and caused considerable excitement
where heard the men h"iiooius n ;''a thinking
some ono had been hurt helped IN the first
| place TO c!oar the wagons that foued; when
found all quiet went across to where the vesse as
supposed, had been hit and picked man up. appar-
emily eless lying across the doorsill OF the CABIN.
| HOW lie ACCOUNTED COLLISION
To the Coronor-l account for the collision IN this
way:-l knew there were three or four vessels lying
to the west OF Us on the Hobokcn shorc look
Ing for bells IN that direction had idea where
were except by The time wc were out; heard no
bells gwen by tho pilot to tho engineer before The
collision, but about the .ime codcd tho signals
were given sharply; two mon arc aiwavs on the look
out during log; our signal IN log is a whistle.
| blown
when coming out OF the slip.
John Flanagan sworn, said no was police officer
connected with the Ninth precinct OF New York know
nothing OF tho collision OF mis- own knowledge but
went TO the foot OF Bethuno street and made inquiries
concerning II along the piers and docks; took
In company with two others and went out to The
schooner abou. ten O'CLOCK; saw hgh,
calling four or Ave times man camo from tho cab n
an 1 the man In command David Crowley; called bis
attention TO tho dim light, and he said II was all
vesscl right A. the bow; sho not In bod wher
We caleu.
A SAILORS YARN
John Larxin sworn, said he was sailor employees
BY Daniel Crowley; was not on board at shc timo
tho collision; Tho schooner was loaded with scrsI
iron Campbell ana l. the COOK and . friend OF our
helped ~ anchor her between two and tbree oclocl
In tne afternoon; thcro was not much ofsAtok then
IN our schooner before went ashore; hav,
seen the Captain to-day, but mad NO inumation
York TO sec his lawyers; Campbell told me he on
| the quarter dock when the collision took place sus
could not say what boat struck hi, she won't past
| quick.
To sjuror-I wont ashore that night for pleasure
our log horn was two aud half feet long IN sui
wcaibcr can bs heard a miic; heard the horn blow
when vas pretty tho shore threo or four tmcs
BLowIKG HIS HORN.
4 James Campbell, RECALLED, produced the horn II
question, blow upon u and startled tho Coroner
Jury; be could blow louder no shought, II there wa.
any danger ahead. ~ this etagc the inquest ad
| Journod ttll the evening at half-past soven.
PILor's STATEMENT.
On reaosembling William Weatherwax sworn
ana said no resided No. 577 Wcst Twenty tn irt
strceh and was tho pilot employed by the New YorA
SATURDAY, and iss.ss s.S @
ocooy sfHs asr.r s,.r,.a to
VIC shut her or slow she could be run, blowing
the whistle on our COURSE, osose 10 the east; jus
to the westward alter supposed We were below
tho ships; very shor! time after that ".
nos SEQ tho vessel IN her bowspri. came
almost the ieck rang she bells to the engineer a,
soon possible and about that time collided anc
thc o0gDeer said ho couldn't back any more; go
down as Tar Christopher street forry, AFTER whct
we found we could not do nor any
thing more; have been thirty ycars pilot ant
n o. 'ns o %s me r,s on ro me s, haason River
always start out OF the slip on jnRIo; !" that means
full speed; gave the signals TO stop ana back the
moment the collision with tho schooner occurred.
Coroner--Do you consider yourself responsible fol
the collision that took place las. saturday ntghts
witncss-I do ncs; think tho responsibility resti
upon the vesssl lhat lies anchored lhs river in
fog without sounding morn or showing light; ia
the way oot that particular day those ships
In the middle Of tho river and kept TO tho
20 avoid them and then hauled on TO westward; had
seen lighs on tho schooner think I should havt
seen II far enough OF 20 stop my boat; tho
In their proper paccs, and never knew Dcltour "a
miss bciDg forward
Franklin Godfrey ana Mathew Mcdonald testified
and the inquest then adjourned I'll to-day
o'clock
THE GREGORY AND ERIE.
rns United States Local Inspectors OF ssea amships
began Investigation yesterday cause OF The
collision that occurred on the 17h inst. DO
tween tho fevryboats D. & Gregory and Erie
on the North River. The collision was
not OF a serious character; u occurred from misun
dcrstanding as to tho right Of way. T. II. Withora
pilot Of the Gregory; William Horeiing, tho engi