New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-05

caught IN the chan-guvs OF tho schooner's bow. As
soon ~ could extricate myself went on board
the schooner; several Others followed ne. We did
not return 10 the steamer until we were certain
that she WAS not sinking. There was nothing to
prevent us from making clear course d wn the
bay and there was no excuse for the captains Ia
king the risk he did,
No WARNING OF THE COLLISION
David Coitcrs injury was n confusion of The right
leg caused by being struck by the chain Of tho
schooncr's lbboom. He is thir. y-0ne years Of aye
and lives with his mother. whose sole support be Is.
at NJ. IS Cherry-st. He had been out of employ
mrnt for some time and was HIS t. Rock
away 20 accept situation as wafer He was taken
20 his home last evening from the Chambers Stree
Hospital. He said that ne sitting on camp
near the edge Of the main deck when Suddenly he
WIS struck by the llbboom o. the ~ loouer He had
not noticed the approaching danger and 80 did not
get ont of the way. IL was his opinion that the
Twilight was unable to change her course owing to
The force OF t1e tIae.
Marmuo Bbbero. who gives swimming exhb-
tons a. the Rockaway IRON pier was a pass 'nRer on
he Twilight He said: II WIS sitting the
heard a crash forward Immediately the peoDl"
began to rush toward the stern Of the boat much
frightened. told them 10 keen cool and pet ont
the life prcservcTs Some Of the passengers began to
put on the life pIeservers | hurried forward and
saw the bOwSDut of aSchOoner winch had been lying
at anchor protIudinR INTO the forward part OF our
steamer. Tie captain ordered the bow OF the
Twilight 10 be examined and the pumps were
tested. IL was found that the damage was confined
10 that part of tie steamer above wafer
j. II. Page of Staten Island. SAID " was on
board the twilight. sitting aft when the collision
occurred. ! ran forward TO render what assistance
| could and the passengers IN a state OF The
most frantic excitement. | heard woman cry 10
the passengers You towards. the damag, Is above
water and there l. danger. We shall soon ne
ashore Some Of the passengers tramplcd over
women and children who had been Knocked down
m the rush. | think the collision was due TO the
stormy current driving under the sehooneTs
bows. The signals to stop and reverse the engines
were answered promptly by Chief Engineer HYATT
VINO was IN the eHgIuc-rOOm."
The Twilight is owned by L. II. Hartman. OF No.
80 Broad-st. She did not belong to the regular
Rockaway line. She was built IN 1861, IN this
cIty and was named the Thomas COllyer IN honor
of her builder She USED during the war rs
transport by the Government. Her name was
afterward changed to the Antelope, and sne ran
between tins city and PeekskIll as a pas
senger and freight boat. She WAS rebuilt IN
1871. az Nvack, and her name char geo 70
the Twilight. She received new engines IN 1870,
and new boilers IN June last. she was employed on
excursions TO Rockawav IN 1872; TO Long Branch
iu S73 and part OF 1874; also to kOckaway IN
1874: on the James River. between Norfolk and
Richmond i'm 1875 to Long Branch ID 1876; 70
Troy II 1877: to Rockaway IN 1873, ard nv the
Manhattan Beach Railroad Company IN 1873. Sue
is 2OG feet long, twenty six feet beam and ulhe ieeV
III.