, 1881-06-17
SERIOUS COLLAPSE.
Waterman h KatZ Lose their Wharf
and Warehouse, and Have Large
Lot Of Goods Damaged.

Lot Of Goods Damaged.
On Tuesday morning, at about $50,
our citizens were startled by loud crash
which proved to be the noise of Il sudden
and complete collapse of hessrs. Water
man IS Katz' wharf and warehouse, the
latter filed with large stock OF assorted
merchandise. The sealing schooner Ariel.
Capt. Hamilton, had tied up to the wharf
on the west side; when the tide went out
she careened over against tile structure,
and, being several feet away, the angle
was so great that her weight sent the
structure crashing into perfect wreck.
Capt. Dalgardno's sealing schooner, Jen-
ME, was mOored on the opposite side OF
the wharf, aud the tremendous weight
chor and a pile into her upper side and
crushed the lower side in several inches.
She will prove almost if not quite a total
loss.
! Bad as the accident was, it was very
very fortunate that no one was killed or
seriously hurt. Mr.. Horace Tucker had
| just LETT Il box of tools in the warehouse,
AMI had gone away for u few minutes, in
/ tending 10 return and do some carpenter
work when the structure went down.
| Mr.. Landes had just been in the ware
house, and n young man named Turner,
a clerk for the firm, was in the warehouse
] all Il
and was pulled out unharmed from the
debris. Jimmy" Dalgarino was sleep
/ ing OH board tie Jennie, and his father,
mother, sister and little brother were OH
the wharf; they were just about calling
the young man to breakfast when he re-
/ he received a summons more forcible than
polite. being thrown out of his bunk un-
der the impression that the world was
coming to an end. Capt. Dalgardno and
another man were in the warehouse when
It started, but seeing it going they ran
out near the end of the wharf and escap-
cd unhurt. ''Del." says he felt his legs
give way under him, and went down
formulating in his mind the verdict
squeezed to DEATH" He came TO, great
ly surprised TO find himself alive, and was
more scared than ever when some one
told him that there was 800 pounds OF
giant powder in the building. aud he re-
flected upon the difficulty iolks would
have had picking up the pieces of him if
that combustible stuff had exploded. Mr..
Ginger was standing near the inner end
OF the warehouse, and barely escaped.
The men Of the Ariel were scraping her
bottom on the lower side, and had just
left of work 10 make line fast from their
vessel TO Mr.. Eisenbeis' wharf; so they
escaped. Altogether, it was providen-
tial escape all round.
Immediately after the crash the spot
WAS lined with spectators, old and yonng,
eager to assist in carrying the goods out
TO place Of safety. Fortunately the tide
was out and still receding, so that very
little of the goods got wet and there was
time TO get everything out before the tide
raised. All the drays IN town were put
to work hauling, a scow was taken to the
lower side and nlled with goods, and
steps were erected to the base of the
wharf, over which constant stream of
men aud boys hurried both ways, bearing
away packages of merchandise, for several
hours. Considerable damage was done
by the breaking of packages. Loss esti-
mated at $4,000 or $4,000. Insured
against fire only, which of course is of no
avail. The schooner Ariel has been libel
ed tor damages, but with poor chances of
recovering anything. This loss is seri-
GUS one to :he enterprising firm sustain
ing it, but they will doubtless survive it
with that vitality for which they are pro-
verbal. They have the sympathy
OF the entire community. The
schooner Jennie was insured for $1,000,
against total loss by marine disaster.
Whether it can be recovered Ia this case
or not remains to be seen. If not, Capt.
Dalgardno will sustain heavy loss.