New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ANOTHER COLLISION IN THE BAY.
THE HAVANA STEAMSHIP CITY or WASHINGTON RUN
INTO BY TWO OIL BARGRs.

ANOTHER COLLISION IN THE BAY.
THE HAVANA STEAMSHIP CITY OF WASHINGTON RUN
INTO BY TWO OIL BARGEs.
As the Havana steamship City of Washington was
leaving her pier to 60 to sea late on THURSDAY even
for repairs eI s The City Of Washington had been de-
layed from going to sea by the great rush OF freight
late on Thursday. As she was working out OF her
berth at pier No. North River, the customary
Whistles Demanding the right Of way which sho
was entitleS to, were blown. These signals were
understood and responded to by the tug Grant,
which had the oil barges in tow; hence the steam
ship did not check her speed Had she done so, not
being under control in tho stream, she wouid
probably have been damaged by collision With the
pier or with of the other vessels in the SIP.
When the oil barges were coming down stream
under full Roadway, the engines of the CITY OF
Washington were stopped and reversed and sigma,
whistles were again blown, but too late to aVo'd
collision. ,., IN
force head on the starboard side forward OF the
pilot-house One of the plates about twenty ieet
abaft Of the entwater ana another aDou s u
cracked, and several lines OF rivets were STARCH,
the damage all being done on the water Inc. me
sterns Of the oil barges which were Of h,y I'VE 70 oI be-
replaced by new ones The steamship continued
down the Bay, until an examination showed that IL
would be better to return ana repair th me
countercd stormy weather. the seams might DE
opened along the weak line of rivets and caused 10
leak. The steamship tncn Etturifu W hci pi'it
where repairs were at once begun. New butts were
put in, the seams newly riyetted, the bent plates
strengthened, and new patches put on wfere neces.
sary. The vessel will sail again this morning az
10 o'clock. The Messrs Alexandra have llbeiled the
tug-bOat for damages, the responsibility, IL ID
claimed, resting entirely with the latter
Among the many visitors to the City OF Wasning,,
ton were two English sea captains, VINO considefed
il remarkable that the damages from such COLLISION
were slight. 1t was explained 10 them lnaI tne
sljght damages were due 10 the superiority OF
American iron, and the superior construction OF
American vessels; had the City or Washington
been an English-buit ship she would probably nave
received nearly as serious injuries as did the steam
ships Anchoria aud The Queen In recent colision,
or greater injuries than did the English steamer
whose plates were cut through by ice hall'ihch
thick on the Delaware River two winters ago.
SHOOTING HIMSELF WITH A PISTOL.
A pol;ceman was summoned in haste at an early
hour yesterday. to No. ITO West Ihlrty-secondst.'
and found n well-dressed young man, abont twenty
two wears Old lying UNCONSCIOUS on the noor OF tne
rear parlOr and bleeding proiuseiy from p'sto-shoe
wound over the night eye. An ambulance Was sun.
moned ana the young man was taken 10 tne new,
York Hospital, where he was still UNCONSCIOUS ana
apparently dying YESTERDAY afternoon. Ills name
was believed to be John &. IIersh but the police
were unable to learn his address. statement OF
the manner in which his INJURY was lhncten was
made to the police yesterday, Dy Emma Der ores,
fine keepcr of the house in Ihrtysec0nd-st.. ana Dy
other women who live there. 1t was to the erect
that Hersh had called at the house at O'clock III
the morning, much intoxicated. and bad demahueu
women within. The door was smut IN MS tace;
Aftetward he went TO the basement door anc tIeu
TO kick it open. The woman DE Forest went to the
door and ordered him to go away, whereupon he
fired shot at her, but did not mt her servant
was sent for q policeman, and Hersh disappeared
An hour later he returned 10 the mouse again.
climbed I'D TO the second story by means of a front
balcony, and breaking open wooden shutter en-
tered the house through window. me servant
was again told to go for a policeman. Hersn went
down stars fourishng his pistol, and when ne
entered the parlOr he put the weapon 70 MS
head and fired. His manner at the Time was lhat vi
The police learned also that before Hersh visited
the house in Ihrty-secord-st. he had been electcu
from liquor store IN the neigh 0Orhood Tor hrlng o
shot at the barkecper. When he was found with
the wound in his head he held III hS hand a re-
volvcr three chambers OF which were empty. Inc
hospital authorities found in his pocket some papers
which indicated that he was employed al the once
of the Eric Railroad COMPANY III West-st., ana that
his father lives in either Paterson or Passalc N D.
PROBABLY FATAL QUARREL OVER CARDS.
James Collins, a young man living in Orchard-st.,
while playing cards ut liquor store at No. 81 Bay
arl-st. Thursday night. with Qunbo Apo, age
twenty-two son of the notorious Chinese criminal OF
the same name who is now serving life term in
the State Prison for killing James Kelly,
in Chatham-s. lost his temper because he
the side of the face with his fist leaving an abra-
sion under the eye. Young Apo promptly retail
ated by punging clasp-knife into Colllns's chest.
Fisher Of the Fourteenth Precinct, arrested Appo,
who on account of the critical condition Of Collins
liz st. Vincents Hospital, was renanded at the
Tombs Police Court Yesterday. Coroner Knox went
TO st. VIncent's Hospital Yesterday morning and
took the statement of Collins. The physician at
the hospital found Collins suffering from n deep
knife wound IN the LETT breast lie had been Dirk,
ing hea yy before receiving the injury and tainted
from loss of blood Oh his way to the hospital.
Young Apo was born III tins city, his mother
| being an Irishwoman. Ii is said that the woman
was Killed by her hu band fifteen years ago Since
| his fathers imprisonment young Apo has led the
life of "a thief and gambler and he has served three
| terms of Imprisonment BlackwelPs Island.
When lie was arrested Yesterday morning he re-
| fused to tell where he lived.
DEAD AT HER HUSBANDS HANDS.
| Michael McGowan, of No. 30 West Thirty
scventh-s; was taken from the City Prison and ar
ragncd before Justice Murray at the Jefferson Mar
| ket Police Court Yesterday charged with
| having inflicted injuries upon Rosa Nc
| Gowan, his wife, which resulted in her
| DEATH On the night of July 8 McGOwan.