New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26

mangled and his head had been crushed, apparent
| ly by some sharp-edged piece OF IRON. HIS oody
| was covered afterward with a cloth and put away
under pent-roof at the stern OF the barge. Om-
Ger James McGerr. of the Twenty-second Precinct,
! waited at the pier for some one to Identity the
| dead man.
The other body, that Of the man washed ashore on
Black Island was severely scalded and burned.
The face was not disfgured and there were no
wounds on the trunk. The face was an old mans.
but nothing further was made out. 1t seems more
than likely that some of the tugs crew might nave
been blown to pieces along with the boat itsell
WHAT THE CAPTAIN OF THE SCHOONER SAYS.
Captain Stacy said last night:
Ihave one or two things to be thankful for still It's
great mercy the whole ship didn't go and the whole crew
CARRYING G business Ppnd Thought wchaS got through this
season pretty well until now But really don't mind the
steward fine N man ge as over to naYf Munfsr
Point, you see and made bargain with the sunbeam's
captain for the towing. He came came aboard, but
% the tS was from Eiizabethport told him he needn't
wait II he didn't want to- but be tied np ana Just before
the = 5 bundles s % wsre cid Ss r S we're
motion, and the engineer had only started 10 get up
should like to sail for Bath tomorrow, but fought to
try to get the stewards body and then the schooner n
fall o1 me. have no insurance either It was great
shock but the men who were not hurt took Il with re-
of the water again.
The mate. Augustus H. Hodgins. is a slight, blond
man, not more than thirty years of age. lie felt
death. The steward was not married and was also
rather young. The mate had ttel to add to the
the deck and came out nnhurt, but by the time he
came to bis senses tho thing was practically over
and he didn't remember anything but getting TO
work to save his brother and the other seaman In
the water.
STATEMENT OF THE RESCUED MAN.
Bradshaw was about again last night cooking
supper, and showing few marks of injury He said
to TRIBUNE reporter:
shipped with Captain Stacy of the schooner Deputy at
lumber all summer and arrived here Wednesday with
load of lumber and laths We began unload. unload.
Win viii 'Bs be unoadcd is w at Hunters Point About
today the tug boat passed s%a sSs Ss
came alongside. made out the word Sunbeam ON her
and On nan nep ra @ er
years Of age, with heavy gray beard and whskers Two
asia sh their sp chests and roats assisted
her fast the engineer afterward come out OF the
believe the body lying on the lighter FrankDavis to be his
distinctly recolect his stpbby beard ms Dne cheek
When mo the engineer returned saw him go
VG%n who had had be- been ' n the engneroom during
his absence came deck again. It was some time after
eapan ae Ssd spent of Of the time in the wheel
house some Of the time walking up and down
le pcson he %ps either the cabin on
the opposite side OF the cabin and wheehouse from where
Our object haing the tug was to get tow from her
Hunters M foII % 70 9nps@ aSo ae oocS bs
wait for us hove ana
@ a s to Of e er sHs DID
much higher than the top OF our deck LOAD we SET 10
crew consists Of five men, Including the captain -Four
Of us were unloading and the CAPTAIN was IN ans tns
my mate Cressey, worked with the stewards brother
Augustus Hodgklns, who is mate on board the Deputy
few bundles lying that side OF the deck
to the tug The other two had Just gone ashore
self had just returned for load was standing about
even with the engneroom door OF the tug and the stew
ard little forward, about opposite her wheel
house. ..,ou.
" %Gr A.
grasp bundle bringing my head below the bulwarks
az the bawark @ behind which. which I stopped d.ndns Was
erect and hence must have the full Of the
explosion. have only vague idea Of what felt at the
e ears y and Hs sensation as the air had
suddenly turned black and was pressing on me from an
ssiin'' .usaaq :a9Sa 5is fP'1s::
in the river and nstnctvey seized plank ioatng
and rested my chest upon it. Just then the ghastly
@ nfaed 'HD it as that Of the steward Blood was oozn
from his ears and q stream OF blood welled
his eyes and mouth and his face so as to render
almost unrecognizabe TO any one who dd not know MN
we'll Even then do not think that had been much %
further away from him should have known him Win
out sound or struggle ne san sank ian ana never rose %
began to feel in my head and arm brought me to
VIVID OF my Tm tS toSu scbooper ons w
shouted for assistance to my comrades, wnom could see
steward sank A small boat Immediately lowered,
and soon drawn In benumbed with cold ana bleed
and arm are severely strained and bruised as If had
been struck with some OF the flying splinters
THE OWNER OF THE TUGBoAT.
The owner and captain OF the Sunbeam was
Christopher Parks, whose homo was at No. 125
East Eleventh-st. lie was wldower, forty
years of age and lived with his sister, Mrs. Evans.
He had been river pilot for years, and was for
meIly in the employ of the Erie Railroad Company
as pilot on of its boats. In 1874 he left the
boating business and tried 10 get ON the
police force. He was appointed on January o
and soon afterward was promoted to the
rank of roundsman. He did duty for three years
In the Third Precinct, then known as the Steam
boat Squad under Captain Gastlin, aud was popu-
lar along the river front. lie Was well known
among boating men and was commanly caueu
"Chrlstyn He was afCerward transferred TO tho
Twenty y-eighth Precinct and was oong duty there
In 1881 as roundsman, when he resigned 10 go back
to the boating business. he purchased the Doat
Hattie Lawson. He commanded her himself
and had not been owner of her more
than eight months, when she took nre
For the last five years until recently Parks had
been pilot of the fire boat Havemeyer. About six
months ago he purchased the tug sunbeam for
81, 900. She is said TO have been an old boat. HIS
sister, Mrs. Evans, said the boat had boen LAID up
for repairs three months ago and again about three
weeks ago. Parks commanded the tug In person.
The Havemeyer was put out of commission and he
obtained leave of absence. He had been working
on the tug Sunbeam since.
Parks left his home at half-past yesterday morn
ing and went on board thetug. He was to come home
again at z D. H. There Is no doubt that he was ON
the Sunbeam when she blew up. Friends OF Parks
said that there were only two others beside the
caprain on the tug but the crew Of the Deputy are
certain that there were four in all The BODIES
picked up were removed to the Morgue late last
The Sunbeam had been owned in Elizabethport
n j. before Parks bought her.
"srEvE" BRODIES BROTHER FA1ALLY SHOT,