New-York tribune., 1886-03-20
TWO CRASHING FERRYBOATS.
FOUR PASSENGERS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
ADEsBRos sEs-sTREET BOAT RUNS DOWN THE LAcKA-
WANNA OF THE HOBOKEN LINE.


point the river coming from their slips on the New
York side They pushed In tho Independent manner
that charac:erzes ferryboas In their gongs' out and
comingsn. but knowing the skin OF their pilots no one
| would have imagined tho situation TO be dangerous
Suddenly the Delaware Of tho Erie lne slipped out from
between two. Tho Baltimore, one OF the Dig
| red boats belonging to the Pennsylyania Rail-
| road swoopcd down behind her, keeping over
| toward the New-York shore on account OF the flood
tide. which setting In strongly. The long, low
Lackawanna of the Hoboken line lay directly in the
| path OF the Baltimore.
The Lackawanna swung her nose in toward the New
York shore stopped and hen reversed her engines as
she gave a long whistle OF warning. But the Baltimore
kept until her high irlnbound guards crashed into
the sdo of the Lackawanna crushing her cabin break
ing down decks and fracturng her iron hull. The
Lackawal heeed far to starboard, but partly
rshtcd herself and her bow swung round 20
point almost directly the Jayst. sip she put in
there Then her captain had ascertained that all the
holes above the water line he to Hoboken
and l9nded his passengers. The Balti-
more, after backing clear from the wreck
OF the Lackawanna kept on her way to Jersey City with
no other damage than broken rudder
On board the crippled Lackawanna MANNED and bleed
ing passengers rolling about the deck in pain
others getting their feet unhurt for few
bruises; women were shrekng and faintl', and every
one Of the 500 people board was rushing, pale and
frightened. for the lfc-prrservcrs The Lackawanna
hood that projects from the mems cabin The hood was
carried away entirely The cabin and deck were carried
away tor forty feet further and even the partition that
separates the cabin from tho driveway was
crushed IN and swung from the upper part like apron
The and siancnions were from their places
aud nothing forward OF tho wheehonse standing
that side OF the boat The Injured lying about the deck
were:
DAILY. WILLIAM, seventeen. living at No. lSi First
st.. Hoboken who was in the forward cabin on the
al BDt
Hospital, iioboken. Both legs ampuated below the
knee Not expected to live.
GGyERNAUD j.. silk manufactures. living on Highest,
West Iioboscn also in the {Srward cabin struck
SCHMIDT. AUGUST living at No. 1870 PatersOn-st. HO.
In and Central aves was in mems cabin. Left leg
crushed. Taken home In cab.
sad~-aye.. HoDoken Butcher. on his way back from
Washington MAJ kel. was caught In forward cabin
left foot crushed Taken to ST. Mary's hospital aud
leg smputated below the knee. Condition serious.
Guy Stanton, young man who was on the Lacka-
wanna told this story 81 standing the deck
forward leaning the rail the port sde which
the side OF the mems cabin. The boat left New
York at ten minutes past four and only partly
filled, the rush had not thea
begun. saw the Baltimore aud tho Delaware and our
boat coming together, aud remember wondering in
purely dsinteresed manner how they were going to get
OF IT, The Delaware slipped out Of it and both the
Baltimore and Lackawanna seemed TO try to pass under
the stern of the Erie boat. that get
ting In the track OF the Pennsylvania boat, aud then
somebody yelled Run for your lives! ran back
toward tho middle OF the boat There long whistle
and terrific crashing bump that sent me rolling along
the deck. when picked myself up saw poor fellow
lying the deck where he had been thrust out from
the mems cabin with both feet crushed. I went to
his assistance and DIR. Hr~h, student at st. Mary's
Hospital dill toe The doctor ripped up the boys
trousers with his knife and made bandage with the
pieces which were twisted up tight with a stick to stop
the blood flowing Thea touched at the Jay-st
pier the doctor and another man jumped ashore to
call ambulance, OuG captain pulled out right away
however and landed us all in HobokeD where the am
bulance took the boy to 81. Mary's Hospital"
Oscar IAeburg. a druggist at No. 81 Washington
was standing on the rear end OF the Lackawanna
There was sudden shock" SAID he, " that threw
mo and everybody else down on the deck.
The boat tipped to eide and stayed partly in
that position because all ran to that sic All were
pale with fright and more less bruised AMI dusty
whore they had rolled around the floor Women were
fantlng and screaming and bucking on life
prrserVers."
Mr. Schmidt lost a pair Of diamond sleeve buttons in
the crash lie would the hospital, hut insisted
on being sent home after a hasty Inspection OF his
wound Mr.. GivcrnanG, who was able to walk, suf. |
fcred little his wound the head The
at IIotokcn on the arrival OF the Lackawanua
lively oue Doctors hurried about in the OF the |
wounded exhausted women were being sent home IN |
carriages called by Captain COOK OF the Ferry Company
and excited passengers were telling the tale to their
friends DR. Chabect, Or. Roe amt Dr. Fischer soon had
the two seriously wounded men in the hospital. |
Assistant superintendent Cook put the ferryDOat |
Morristown in place OF the Lackawanna, which was
aid up beside the Baltimore at the foot OF Sec0nd-st
she presents Pad appG@iancte captain COOK says 4y
Irr cTcw consisted Of CAPTAIN slias spiceT Lookout
Lewis Gilman, Engineer james Comfy and deckhands
John GrOwy and Thomas Giltigay Captain Splcer has
in the employ oil the company for seventeen years
His OF the trip IL AS fOllONH:
~ lert New-York at 40 o'clock with the fcrryboat
LaGkawanna, bound for ilo Okon ported the wheel
and headed up the river The ferryDoat Delaware was
ahead OF me and ON tHe same course sae was "Doat
on Harrison-st. pier, when noticed the ferryboat
Baltimore bound for Jersey city. heading toward
Aisons dry dock then heard the Delaware give TWO
Whistles ana %PRan rry 1ARTaH & m Myr wT y As sRe
posed 1t To be her signal OF her Intention
to pass ahead of the Baltimore The Bat
BaitimoreJ was directly ahead OF the Lackawanna
and headed across our bows then gave one whistle to
astorn OF her. The baltimore then swung around for
me almost hoad ana head t9cn 'iowed my my PTas cr anu
long whistle The Baltimore continued TO swing and
hood or cabin door, The Baltimore's wheois did not
stop until she was about length and a
stopped and she reversed her engines. She blew Two
whises after swinging for my port bow and coming on
and cabin for about thirty She then backed away
from Inc and sheered into the dock at hewYork and
Finding she not. l proceeded to Hoboken and
land ii my passengers four or whom were Injured"
Captain Splcer transferred to the MOrrstOwn and
ran boat until midnight. II the accident had Oc
Cured hour later. when the boats crowded. or
the Baltimore strdck nifty feet farther aft ana thus
the retreat OF men III the forward cabin the loss
OF llfo might have been great
Baltimore the excitement at tho time the boats
came together much less than on the Lackawanna
IL was the larger boat aud as 1t struck with the
bow shock not as strongly felt and was not ac-
companed by the crash OF breaking tmDers The Bati-
had about 800 passengers and full load OF teams
Many OF the passengers were women lheY hearu |
confused ringing OF bells and the boat shivored with
the strain Of a sudden effort TO stop In lew seconds
who had got up to look out OF the win
duws thrown violently to the floor Oy the COLLISION
No however, received serious injury. MIS- Dr l.
Bauer OF Jerseyaye overcome by nervous excite
tainted recovered before the boat got INTO
the slip. The horses badly frightened and one
team got over chains and only held from dash
III hu he Nha |