The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-24
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COLLISION ON NORTH RIVER.
LORILLARDS STEAM rACHT CRASHES
INTO 4 FERRYBOAT
He Springs from the Yacht Upon the Larger
Vessel with his wife In his Arms-An %
board Rescusd-Doth Doats DnmageA.


He sprinss from the Yacht Upon the Larger
Vessel with his wife In his Arms-An %
hoard Rescusd-Doth Doats Damaged.
A collision occurred last night on the North
River between n Pennsylvania Railroad ferry
boat and Mr.. Pierre Lorillard's steam yacht
Radha. Tho forryboat Jersey City left her slip
at the foot Of Desbrosses street at 10 o'clock.
There were q largo number of passen-
gers on board. and tho ladies' cab.
in especially was crowded. After tho
vessel had reached midstream q tug
on it's stnrboard bow blew warning whistle.
and the Jersey City veered TO port to avoid her.
A moment later two sharp whistles. given in
quick succession. were heard on the port
quarter. They elected no reply from the
ferryboat. and were repeated. Then the hull
Of the Radha which is 15G feet long.
doomed up In the moonlight coming up
the stream and bearing down directly
across the course Of tho ferryboat. Although
both boats reversed thor engines when their
Captains saw the danger. 1t was too late to en-
tircly check their Roadway. The yacht ran
| into the bow of the Jersey City. and passed.
partly under her forward dock with a crash.
The Women on the ferryboat rushed wildly to
tho after part of the boat. screaming in terror.
to adjust them. The men among them. how
| ever, succeeded after u while in calming them.
the aer dsSs OF aa tho jersey Uy he eneM
OF tho ferryboat and some OF the male pas.
re tbss whsS % s
Mr. Pierre Lorillnrds tall and burly figure
boat, After seeing that she was safe he imme-
psared with Mrs. Frederick Sherman. whom.
with the help Of her husband; no placed on the
AND carried Mrs. hoSsr IRnsson
| to- the ferryboat.
seeing hat the ladies' had Tf been G rescued GATH
on tha dac o he spS c ana
snG 6e cr sSSk of ier Gs.
boat; In which each party asserted that the
making fast to the Radha. they pulled her shat;
Gs' sSy S nf Jersey c H9 the
entire forward starboard bulwArks we're torn
"%fy onr sss SAID Mr. Sherman
to a reporter. were Mr.: and Mrs. Pierre ,Loril-
and bcr ahr s ars.
Mr. FrH WS Gad Sesn and M
and werc seamns esSrey 6ome Befo o eth" the
wore sitting on deck amdshins. and I was at
The double v whistle list i'' WhicS aaS a
That we wanted ,i the Jersey City to 90
and, we repsated it. Her Captain, still
| paid no attention but kept on. and soon II was
| except Mr.. Lorillnrd, has been hurt. / don't
think INK the yacht will sink before they get her on
-, Weren't you bit fresh. me boy. in giving
those Gartie9larsY' remarked a Young gentle-
zen %9P Of h at III res ss
you" calmly replied Mr.. Sherman. upon which
ths y9Ilnx msn retrsa said t., renor.r
| II am hurt little in my left leg. wrenched
1t in bringing the women of the yacht. We
but the Captain Of. the. ferryboat didn't tom CON:
descend to notice &C. it. have no de" Of the
| Those in charge ,,of, the ferryboat declare
that rsplS to te Radhss signal they 6sE
70 Keep 70 port, aud that the Radha, after 70:
A;s9 4 h sss sy were ss sO9 s :. Ns.s S
landed from tho ierryboat in Jersey City. he
tss ter es%s U ss s,
tss ssors G@ e eo
ScocR Ali at the Mas aSe1s On
frightened. Some Of them screamed as they
Of the doors d. ! saw some small steamer
boat about fifteen feet from tho end Of the rail-.
It was glancing blow; The ferryboat's star
was crushed in. Tho wafer was smooth or she
would have been injured much, worse by. the
rising and falling OF the boats. Some Of those
| on the yacht said they thought she was
sinking; All scrambled on board the
when lo got on board the ferryboat.
The engines of the ferryboat had been stopped.
| aud the boat was moving very slowly when
| the collision occurred. but the yacht could not
| SO easily check her speed. Several passengers
| on the ferryboat said they heard the two sig
| nails from tho yacht before the ferry boat an
| swcrel with her one blast Boatmen on the
fcrryboat thought the yacht might have been
| The pilot of tho Jersey City said the collision
| occurred at seven minutes past 10. when the
| lerrybont was within about 300 yards of the
| Jersey City slip Il SAW tho yacht stcaminH
RAPIDLY M he river in the bright moonlight. She
| looked MS If she were going to cross BURROWS.
| blew one whistle. meaning go TO the right
| She responded with two which mcanssto tho
| left. i saw sho meant to cross our bows, and
| signallod the engineer TO slow up. Just Ms he
| did SO tho yHrht crashed into us. carrying away
| tho rudder in the bow. We chung together for
twenty minutes. iioatlng up stream until wc
| Wrr" nearly opposite ilOb0ken.
| After leaving tho yacht We went 10 Jersey
/ City. Tn" !crryhoat was laid up in tho Des-
| hrosscs street slip after her next trip and ler
| crew were transferred 10 the Princeton. tho
| accidents
Tho Eric annex fcrryboat Baltimore was
the East River soon after leaving her Brooklyn
! pier at O'Clock last evening. 1t was her last
| trip. and sho completed it, The carpenters
| were then set at work nj her. The damage 10
| not great
| McGcOch's IIenvy Liabilities.
CnmAdo, June 90, j. II, Bcascy tho receive.