New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-19
THE EAST RIVER COLLISION.
OFFICERS OF THE STEAMER ARRESlED'
THE CAPTAIN AND THE PILOT ADMITTED TO BAIL
THE COLLISION ATTRIBUTED TO TIE fAoLi VI

OFFICERS OF THE STEAMER ARRESTED
THE CAPTAIN AND THE PILOT ADMITTED TO BAIL
THE COLLISION ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAULT VI
TEE BARGE.
Tho City of Worcester Of the Norwich Line, ar
rived at her per at the foot OF Watsst YESTERDAY
morning Scop afterward Detectives LantileT ana
Rnckhon. OF Inspector DLs's office. arrested, Cap
tain Ward. the commander Of the steamer sIn p" ,
first uilot Moses Barley. on q warrant isSHe" ~
Justice Murray Captain Ward received ,he
onnnnNcement that he was wanted Is a prisoner
0uIetiy Accompanied by Captain Gardner, ,.o
suDenntendent CT the Norwich Line ne pdItS
then vent to Police Headquarters. Inc Irisonelss
were afterward arIaigned before justice MURRAY ~
the Tcmbs Police Court. r. j.. BeEedlCl appcbI1u
as their counsel. Captain Taylor, VINO wa ~
command OF the barge Saginaw which was SUE U!
the CITY of Worcester was the complainant Ilt T"s
much distressed and tears OF eriei Tor we loss LIE
family coursed down his tHeeto ,, WEI
COMPLAINT was TO tie effect that Ccptaih W a.
and Pilot Bailey hal unlawfuly ana cIlnIIiaA
caused the CITY Of Worcester TO run no we rI't
a little ward OF aDiidshlps ANA t!lat 'hey h1
thus caused the barge 10 fill with water a~U sL"N
Inv which tour persons lost tier lives. Captain LAY
i0r testified that lie steering the barge ana "a"
the steamboat coming NJ the river at iapm rt;u
Tn, captai: Of the tugooat which was lo"ihs Wv
Tar ,e sIgnaled tie steamboat three tlmc' Iu' Ic
ceivcd 10 answer III TIE iisO u,uc, "t Ill.,
Tho steamer blew whistle. Wren Inc
first whIsto blown TIE vessels were sepIIi.Tu
Oy distance of about 200 yard' ana t1 a fl
1avlor SAID II AT if Captain NGri ana li" D4ilcl
had done as they ought TO have done the accIuc1i
would net have happened Justice Mniray aSAeu
Captain Taylor 1t lie was faihlllar "'tn hlsn" ="
the water lie replied that he was, GaViHs p'ca ui
lie sea for thirty years. He SAID tl'at ilS hr5I
signal waHed the steamboat to 80 to M fiIh.' y
the steamboat lad Gone that no accIoeIi "VLl1
have occurred. The second signal Tiraht thdt he
wanted an answer to his first. Ito t.
cciyed 10 answer and therefore blew II third wins
tie, 70 which the steamboat Iepn 20, IoI 1,s,;c
What did their signal ntahF aShci J!st'o9
Murray. c.;
".ihat VIC should go to the left" said CAPTAIN
Tavlor with lnuch emotion; and we did 81. IL
the CITY Of Worcester had done what her sigma
sand she would, my poor family w0nld be stlilaiiV'
Alr l;c.edct the counsel Tor the defence. con-
tended that the code governing the action OF mas
tiers and pilots i'll such cases liad been Ni0ia'tH,
Tba RUE bearing especially apOu the case IS NO. 10
of ne ltucs anu regulations oi the Supervising IN
m two vessels under steam are meeting end on, or
nearly end so IA To involve risk OF cosioh tho ns
of boh shall be put port, That eIch sEal pass OH
the port slde of the other
Application was then made to put the prisoners
und,r bail pending formal examination. EHailes
Nations. Of No. 3J2 LcXingt0n-aye quai!hel il
S15 OgO as b0ndsInan. Ward and Bailey were thch
released on bail III the sum OF $1,000 each captain
ard has filed detailed statement or me aIir AZ
the Office of the Local Board OF Steamboat lhs9ec-
TORS In conversation with TRIBUNE reporter
Yesterday afternoon he sad:
I'VE s,ackcned oar speed several times 10 pass
lows When we were OF Havemeyers sugar re-
Encry we saw nearly ahead Oh Us u tug with barge
III tow. The tug blew one whistle, whlch an,
swcred. did that myself. Bailey was steering ana
pulled the whistle rope While he put tiie whtel
ABORT The tug. however, foe some unknown rea-
| son went 10 port llsteai OF siarboarl;;
| Az soon as she began TO sheer,
| could see her lights plainly, and
| stopped and backed my steamer. We We're gong
under one bell at the time, nut were unable To AVOID
| a COLLISION The barge struck our stern nearly
| omldships She was cut down, should sag. nearly
| to her keel did not back ont OF the cut, hoping
| that our bow might stop some OF the icah!ng. l
lowered "A boat at and sent the bow watcllIral
and another hand aboar1 the barge to rescue any
| one they could find. They could see light III inc
cabin, but got DO answer TO Their shouts We could
find an "A considerable
| Are you quito sure" asked the reporter " that
| YOU answeeI the tugs sgnalT
| Meyers Twombly d Co, OF No. 20 Wmielall-St,
said that they owned the barge. She was of 60,
tons burden, was regular lighter OF The Central
Railroad, and left the pier at the 1901 Oh NoIil
| Ihird-st, Brooklyn, for tho foot OF West Thirty
third st. every evening. The loss OIL the cargo wa
| sci 600. and the estimated loss was F3o 600. II
MAS supDosed that the insurance companies inter
| ested would begin a suit Tor this amount against
| the Norwich Line.