New-York tribune., 1884-02-28
Pun DOWN BY THE CEPHAL0Nl1.

THE TUG GLEN ISLAND sUNK-T"o pF ihh ""H"
ppowNEp-wHAT THE PILOT SAYS.
Az 6.3O Yesterday morning the tug Glen Island
WAS run down and sunk by the steamer CePhaiohs
of the Cunard Line and two of the crew OF the rug
were drowned. The tug was OIL Robbins heei
when the accident occurred, and was steamlng down
10 get a bark that was below. she was going AT
good rate of speed and the Cephalona was gong at
her usual speed when leaving harbor. The steamer
struck the tug on the starboard side, near the
engine room, and the tug sank In three mihutes
The crew were on deck at the time ana Dey ail
sprang into the water. The Cephalonia lmmeq eql-
ately stopped, and boat was lowered. Be1ore 1ne
however all but two of them had been rescued by
the tug Henry Preston, which was IN the Vicfhltty
at the time of the accident Captain Fo9te Of Iae
iSn when the ts' collision occurred and the pilot
house with the captain in 1T was detached
from the tug and thrown into the wafer III SAM
but rose immediately, and the captain was rescueu
Charles FeltZ the engineer of the Glen Island was
among those taken from the water. He was Thought
to be alive when taken ont but the oocdot Ui he n,e
rescuing tug was unable to restore him TO con-
sciousness. Henry Green, a fireman on tne uIen e
Island WAS seen TO spring luto the Wauer al 1ho
time of the accident, but he was hot seen altel-
ward. -, .ho
Henrv Preston and carried to his home at No 277
GreeHwich-st. The dead engineer was native OF
Philadelphia and was thirty-elght years o'd. lie
leaves wife and child, the attera girl OF twelve
Ills body VIII be taken 10 Douhu ptVoh ~ %, ~
burial, Henry Green the lost deckhand, was
younp man. unmarried, who lived on the tug
William Spanks the cook of the Glen Island, sald
10 a TRIBUNE reporter after the accident:
was standing near the bow when heard noise aft,
and looking around the Cephaonia rlgnt upon US
forward as cC%d mid get aGd f4en sDT de
of the C, phaons and called out for those on deck 10
throw me rope They dd SO oat % SGu not 70, S1 ~, ~ U
press great speed and sank again ana came ny near nea e
stern OF the Cephaona. saw the Glen Island win her
boss sticking up out OF water ana swinns t ~ ,r
was about TO 20 down. however, and let 60 ana sWaul
Off Then was picked up by the Henry preston Inc
people the Cephslonls were iong the ID d Nm
obliged to wait her. for the water was as cod ~ zee
and the of the lost our clothes ana everything
else we had on board
Vernon II. Brown, agent of the Cunard Line
| said:
The not Jones of the CephalOna reports TO me that
the I'M boat which the ships port DOW crossed
over 10 starboard The Cephalonias helm was immed
atey put stsrbosrd, TO pass under the Jug stern
After the ships bow however, the helmsnau o
the tug apparently changed his mind as 70 ms course ana
recrossed the ships bow Tue Cephalonias hem wa
ported TO avoid the tug which atef gettS on lno sP
once the wheel put hardapor and the engines reversed
fun speed. The tug being under the snip bow coz coz
sunk her engine still working The CephaioliaS pOa'
was prompty lowered and picked up Two OF the men
The CephalOnia laid ny for nearly an hOur Whel HDup
that could do nothing more Tor the surNlNos sc pro
ceeed to sea crossing the bar At $40 a. H. Inc Cepha
4 iOnla uniDlured.
| The Glen Island was owned by her captain, Will
| lam Foote of No. 1856 Peuepont-st., Brooklyn. Sh'
was 1O7 feet in length and % feet beam: eh'
was originally built in Brooklyn in 1870, and wa
| called the Henry Mitchell. She was rebuilt IN ISo.
| and named the Glen Island. She was recently tur
| eishea with new boilers and was considered one
| the best fitted tugs in the harb0r.