The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-27
Henry T. Dclafeld Of West Brighton, a ce-
mpnt manufacturer, testified:
DEATH IN THE FOO.
Looking into the Recent Fatal Ferryboat Col
Iision Tn the North River.

The inquest In the case of Charles H.
Ebert. who was killed on Saturday evening by
the collision Of the ferryhoat James Fisk Jr.
with the schooner Josie Crowley. was begun
yesterday by Coroner James + Cannon In the
City Hall in Jersey City. The first witness was
Samuel Dunham. lawyer of Little Valley. y.
Y He was very lame. and hobbled along pain
fully with the aid Of a cane. He said
at @9ds, e % 99od Ss Of Gs & cs99 A., on n,
We ran into schooner anchored IN the river Just b,.
iS5T dS v" usd 10 Gaes iocsed soanS s III u
e ise ddSr SSa zee mG MI es owa i@ w. S e5sT %
po.te. Where wss standing turned round to rah.
Snoetes @ o the guard on which was sndins an2
dropped into the water A. came 10 the surface the
S,s. and caught hold Z soas a6Sr' which were d % to
on e s9T hem OF ana ana paeS ma Sy TO S oS az
81 ps.i ~ beside me Ny leg wa. bruised
haasi tried several time We stood there ten minute.
sna di S Dnsss % s ne & oGy & @ u. to e Eea S &
S Tan w. vent sse Mo S Hs e Ssa ss anS f TO 3 sS Ii a w
wanted to go ashore lc said that e Hai no boat A. he
came and took ne On 81 wa' setnns int the boat
he msn aiaeh me .p tor msengy sa,oy ssSs si
saw u. i'm Of lshl on ue , sSh.onet IN hs cabin
part i n" vessel lie Wa: Very rstccnt snd seemed
li'inclinei 10 ialk Iis collision oecurr after darn
ahead ne ,cocae! yas about that di-tanee 41ss ~
sanS % to a The ehsne S r ' ss % % Wa @ @so%ns nng d amy
unuay ! could then no light on the schooner, al
schooner looked over it; whole length, but "a no
light
Frederick A. Truman Of Dixon. ILL.,. testified:
Twas looking sharply into the os icl nervous but
did not see The ,choolcr unu we -iraek heard heii;
@iscn @ Mott bells, and the boat started again '''
James Campbell. the only man who was on
board the Josie Crowley at the time ol the col
llsion, was next examined lie said.
have been employed on tho Crowley Tor siN weeks
We 3ck lSad d graz iron e!soc,oeb On ss,ariy
Ss" V, a.rl at %'' ma, 'ssN aa; Al ' c G'" S. VA
,Ss Isnt ana gl.yins ny Gcrn, rhs Gr,, hin. AnSS
The i ' n5 g lng r, 'thSa IL S .,r|aS s
fcrisd We ii xxx fSe fcrfy boat vent risht on aid
"siss IN Ss sa % U" fesd 10 the '"S to &
sssa 0ns s25 as MSs KIN te ssie, Of me a Sn
Hang On to hdtm se'4 a. unti! get piece e ladder
SSgR SSS &c 70 & as Po%a To % ss T'' yt
aown S ryoT ensni 3 i to HSse IF a, %gS e,ga @ r o
forward man spd boy weTs there under what Was len
o@ Ss s 10 the s snsof s6T% shS 1 a @ S 3"
little cham and ~" shr was all rslt then pulled the
6css%n "a, r oaiFSS The ;oss, wnisG wss % Gaa l4i
thought bit OF the schooner would be- cit ioeethcr
had placed the hshtm uie rs-'nA little before lark
Campbell had the lamp. a common ships an-
tern, with him. lie lit i, and to snow how the
shock had pHt II ou{, nAths Hlshet u pfiofe ,nf
lie continued;
Ida not hear the ,rryboat coming, and Ii not heaI
,he Tis,r by none ai iarMn Sns Of Ys crew, saw
pie IN New York also saw It
Did you ask Mr.. Durham for money! In
quired the foreman Of the Jury
Yes. and he gave me fifteen cents" an
swcred Campbell.
Were you not willing 10 save a mans life
without being paid for IN"
Well. ia helped him good bit. and fifteen
cents was little enough.
United States District Attorney Tenny filed
yesterday in Brooklyn libel against me
schooner Josie Crowley 10 recover % penalty OF
5000 for failing to sound "a bell or 10 give warn
highway OF commerce. and for not having
exhibited white light
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