Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-24
SUNK IN THE RIVER.
Two Collisions in the Hudson
 at New York.
CARELESS WORK OF PILOTS

the Ferry boat Centrai-<An OuISoihs Steamer Collides with Car Float. Narrow Escape of Tug.
 NEW YORK Oct. 24.-The steamer Atlas, of the Atlas line, plying between this and West Indian ports, and loaded with an as sorted cargo of fruit and hides, was just go- ing to her dock at 4: :25 yesterday afternoon, after fair voyage from Costa Rica, when she was run into by the ferryboat Central, Of the Central railroad of New Jersey ferry line, off the foot of Liberty street.
 A great hole was smashed into the Atlas starboard side. Although brave effort was made to get her to her dock, she sank within five minutes off the foot of Barclay street, in seventy feet of water, and in the direct path of the Hoboken feITySoats.
 Happily no one was lost, though none of the crew had time to save an article of per sonal property.
 The Atlas was steaming up the river at slow speed, under command of Capt. James W Tobin, who has been with the Atlas line forty years Lashed to the port side of the steamer was the tugboat w. Goodwin, Capt. Barrett commander who, with Capt. Tobin, was on the bridge of the Atlas directing mat ters, and the crew of thirty men, mostly Spaniards, were scattered over the deck and in the cabins
 oppOSllo 1@lDeTUy StIeeC Ille lcIl bOho SOAA tral was seen to suddenly shoot out of her slip Pilot Simmons instantly blew two whistles meaning that the Atlas demanded the right of way, and the Central responded conceding it. But before those on the steamer could realize what was going to happen the ferryboat crashed squarely into the Atlas just forward of the bridge.
 The shock of the collision threw the Atlas clear over on her beam ends, and as the ferry boat backed out 1t was seen that a great hole was knocked in the steamers side. It was followed by scene of the widest ex- citement. The men on the Atlas, shaken from their lethargy, rushed to the decks, while the engineers and stokers, warned by the water that poured in upon them, dropped their working instruments and made for the decks.
 And none too soon. for hardly had they gained the air when it was discovered that nothing would save the ship from going down. Captain Barrett put more steam on the tug and tried to get the Atlas to the Guion dock, where she was to have landed, but all such efforts were in vain. The great volume of water rushing into the hold rem dered it impossible for the steamer to keep afoat, and she rapidly began to sink.
 The crew seeing the water coming every second nearer to the decks, climbed into the rigging, swearing and cursing at the ferry boat which had caused the catastrophe. From the rigging they climbed to the tug boat, whose lines had been cast off, and which lay now floating above the fast disappearing steamer.
 Three men lost their balance and fell into the water, but were easily rescued Capt. Tobin was the last to leave his steamer, and then the Goodwin steamed quickly away.
 Suddenly the Atlas bow ducked under the water, her stern rose high out, her screw still working, and then quietly, and with hardly a sound, she dived forward; the wa ters parted moment to receive her, and the next instant she passed out of sight, the wa ters closed over her and resumed their nat ural currents.
 There were lively times on the Central Not many passengers owing to the drizzline rain were on the bow, but the saloons wers filled with men and women most of whom sat quietly reading gazing out on tho uneven waters of the North river.
 Those who recovered themselves first made a mad rush, some for the bow, some for the life preservers, while others, especially tn, women, sat white and scared as though ex pecting another shock. For two or thre, minutes panic ragged.
 The ferryboat stopped, swung around a though to view her work for moment, thel a jinging bell pulled by nervous hands il Her DllOb hOuS6 ScuU LeI duSeI dU lull SpSet for the Jersey shore
 Feeling the boat again throbbing with tn pulsations of her engines, the passengers be came cool
 Capt. Tobin was afterward seen at hi home, Mo- 136 Concord street, Brooklyn. H gave a brief account of the collision.
 "The cargo of the Atlas" he said, Icon sisted of 3,200 bags of coffee, 100 tons of log wood, Il 900 punches of bananas and abou -zs.- $13O,0O0. When passing Liberty street Pile Simmons, Capt. Barrett, of the Goodwin, an myself were on the bridge, and Simmor held the whistle cord in his hand. It we clear enough to see the Jersey shore. As tf Central came out from her slip Simmor blew two blasts three times, and the Centrs stopped her engines for a moment, but instea of going astern, she should have done, sue denly started forward and struck us forwar of the bridge, the starboard side. Tw revolutions of her wheels backward woul have prevented the collision"
 About an hour and quarter after the sinl ing of the Atlas another collision occurred ( almost precisely the same spot.
 The steamer Fl Paso, of the Morgan lin was steaming down the river, outward boun, when she collided with a railroad float in to of the tug Vanderbilt Five freight cars wei on the float and were thrown into the wate The hawser was snapped, and the float g adrift from the tug also
 The steamer, however, suffered no apparel damage and continued on her way, while u float drifted into pier 19 and the cars, beir light, drifted into pier 12. The tug the went after the cars and secured them again the danger of drifting out into the river, al the float was also secured.
 The tug Goodwin, which was just retur ing after landing the crew of the sunkt steamer Atlas at Twenty-fifth street, ma rowly escaped being run down by the Fl Pas
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 PROVIDENCE, Oct A.-The forty-secol annual meeting of the American Missional association began in the Union Congreg tional church, with 8 large attendance
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