New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-25

YORK LAWYER.
| Tn the thick fog on Saturday there were two col
Isions causing the. loss of life. The ferry-Doat
James Fisk, jr.. ran into schooner killing Charles
II. Ebert a New-York grocer. and injuring several
other persons. few of the passengers are re-
ported missing. The other collision was between
the steamship Spain and the Staten Island fey-Doat
| CastletOn. Both vessels were damaged. several
persons were injured and George II. Carey, lawyer
Of this city, residing on Staten Island, was killed.
THE COLLISION IN THE NORTH RIVER
| SCENES on THE CROWDED FERRY-BOAT-LIsT OF THE
INJURED AND MISSING - STATEMENTS OF THE
PASSENGERS
The Erie Railway ferry-bOat James Fisk, jr,
steamed out from her slip at the foot OF West Twenty
third-st., soon after D. Saturday. dense log
hung over tue river over GOO passengers thronged the
boat and forced up directly to the chains
either end. AT the usual speed the boat skred the
! New-Yorh shore. few moments later those gathered
about the bow emerge from the thick fog directly III
their path. the outlines of vessels hull The tide was
running out strong and in nstant-whie cries OF alarm
were the lips OF the terrified passengers-the Dow
spirit strange craft crashing through tue mems
cabin. The shock was 40 great that many were thrown
from their feet, and several who were leaning on the
guards east hcadOng into tho river The splnered
tmbers crushed the head of Charles H. Ebert grocer
OF this city, who dropped dead OH the deck. Others
about HIM injured by flying fragments OF the wreck
but fatally. The terror which falls upon the DfaVes
in such times OF peril intensified here by the gloom
that smut all knowledge of the extent OF the disaster
! The crowds in the cabins made Il wild rush for the
doors The shreks of women and children were mingled
with the hoarse cries of who struggling saw
agey back the crowd that forcing them into
| the river. Two wagons were overturned at the hist
shock and the horses lay PROSTATE on the deck Men
rushed .ron the cabins leaped these wagons
la In lsl al
shreks curses and peous calls tor help came the terri
| bic cry God keep u.s. the boat Is sinking" Men
threw on toir boots and outer clohng others erasped
nfc-Ircs rycrs and buckets. while several tore away
! the francs ~ the cabin windows. few men, made
desperate by the panic. plunged into the river when
! bore them swiftly away into the fog.
Meanwhile the pilot had stopped the boat, and the
| deck hands rescued four men floating i'll the water
Quiet restored as the passengers were assured
that the boat in danger of sinking. The WOUNDED
wrro made comfortable "a possible. Lfe-preSer'ers
were thrown upon the water and every Effort made
| to succ0r auy.who might be swimming. For nearly
hour the boat lay near the scene or the collision
bur a. 30 cries for help from the darkness, the yes
Wa turned about and directed toward the New-Jer
,sy shore when the Pay0nia ferry slip Was reached
IA. passengers si wildly excited. rushed through the
hosc and took the most direct route to their va
nous homes. After nearly all the Passengers h"d lett
the boat. a man dripping witn water, climbed up the
! side 10 the deck. AMI d. shcd away.
In the dist IGsn excitement which followed the
coil .ion the widest told Of accident and
lo. life. Men declared that after the shock the river
was alive witn ia, struggling forms Of those who had
! been huIci from tie deck The Survivors who were
rescued from tie river all declared that arge number
of people must have pcyshcd, but nothing has been
learned since t. justify these statements careful es
Inmate from uqu les made sirray place the results
Of the collision ~ one man Killed, three injured and
| several reported missing.
Tue foloWus lis, Of tlc victims OF the disaster:
TIE KILLED
EEERr CHARLr- H.. go th.rG-seyen grocer Of No.
I~J sry,n.l-.y". He wcut with hlr cousin, Herman
n,wr 10 see the Latter of ior tho West Wncu the
vessel. struck H. was standing IN The mons cinn.
H. evidently i,mn,d up against The door post,
~ there Wa, pool of blood at ia foot HIS skull
Wa.cilshcd. ami there were two wounds over each
eyr. lie WAS - large powerful man. Sugh'ly BALD
T. KEN 10 - Jcr-cy city undcuakcr's. Coroner Can
u.u lmVaucilrd jury yesterday. viewed the remains
and postponed The inquest uhill Tomorrow.
TIE INJURED.
DrSmAu sAurGL age forty. Of Lttlc Valley, y. y Lex
bruised badly hut not da tcrou,i; hurt He wa,
thrown infp the liver, but r9Ytd himself by grasp
iug the boat of the schooner Joseph ClJ~.ey lie
wt. rruot al CO.. tie Coleman House.
EisiEK. HfNKY, age ten, of Rutherford Park y. J.;
r,g' -, - amir II, mia r.fy III was saved from
drowning py SImuc, DuuhIm, and was takon with
him from the schooner Joseph crowley. lie was
C.tharlnr B.Scr at So 33s West Thlry-cishtu,t
LOHWE HLEIAN - commercial traveller, Oh No. 10?
J,r..y City with Li- cousin, Charlie, II. Eu.r,. who
r.y accompanied ANN 10 Dot nun good-hy. IL
NJ, forced INFO Inc water and oly Lr SWAN around
at lat tncniy minutes. lie was finally rescued by
bort ocon-ms to Tie scho9HeF l. a,h.m .. pr,..,
MckuRNAN carpenter OF N%dh-Nt' near Provost
st. J'r,.y Cny, received several scalp WOUNDS from
~ ''9 THE MISSING.
Andrews II. C.. OF Dixon. H. has bon living AZ the
Coleman House. lie was connected WIN Inc Mlchi-
nTsnt tarG Tor Western railroads. lie left the
Coleman House on saturday evening saying ne "a'
going 10 Bropklyn. iis friends ). G. ana a. truman
Thought the' wodld have practical JOKE on MN, aud
watched go SEQ whether lac really went 10 Erook'ym
They followed him on board me icrrypoat, hnt ana
not make Themselves known. IL" moments later
iai..d L. SHOW any trace OF their friend. and they
have heard nothing from hin since They fear that
Mason Mis-, MNNIE, failed 10 appear At the Third Pres
bycrLm Cnurcn IN Jersey city, where she was en-
th.,J she was passenger Oh the james FISK, IT,
sTATLMENls OF LYEW!rNEosE5.
several witnesses OF Che collision give graphic accounts
of the scenes that followed Samuel Dunham of Little
Valley, y. y. passenger who was on his way home.
was found at the Coleman House yesterday, suffering
from bruised leg. lie said -" sat smoking on one of
tie seats near the entrance TO the gcicmons cabin
| suddenly there IA stir among the men near the
| bow. | jumped up and saw vessel looming up
| ahead OF u.s. she had lights and seemed bear
| ing directly down upon u.s. She struck us near
Whero was sitting. tearing away the housing and rail.
| Down | fell into the water beneath men, carts and
horses. When came to the surface, got hold OF
small boat fastened 10 the stern OF the schooner with
| when we had come into collision small boy came
drifting by ana seized him. BY means ot the rope
attached the boat climbed OF board OF the schooner
and then pulled the hoy after My leg, which was
crushed in ihc fail now grew painful found one man
on the schooner He sound asleep. ana was greatly
| frightened when awOkc him. There 10 light on
tho schooner when got board, but the man after
ward, went the cabin and brought out lantern. |
heard the water Tor nj least hftccu
minutes after reached the schooner HIS cries finally
grew fainter and fainter. and then AL was stui NY
shouts last brought pOceboat alongside, ANA III II
was removed 90 the shore .
William Wraherwax the pilot Of the ferryboat, said
Yesterday have been pilot for thirty years LHst
Won con d not sec boats length ahead We were max
ins about yc miles an hour, and tile whistle blown