New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-06
STEAMERS IN COLLISION.
FOUR PEOPLE HURT on A SOUND BOAT.
ONE VESSEL BADLY SMASHED-PANIC AMCN0
THE PAssENGERS-THE NoRrHAM LESS
LUCKY THAN THE CONTINENTAL
OF THE SAME LINE.

There was another river steamboat collision yestcr-
day. and this time the East River was the scene OF
the accident Shortly before O'Clock the c. IL.
NothaT, OF the Ncwllavcn and Hartford 7rahsporta
ton Company swung ont OF her slip at Pier NO. - Easo
River and on a strong ebb tide began her trip to
New Haven The river at that time full OF tugs
and lighters coming from the Sound. The Nortilam
went ahead at an eight knot gait until nearing IN"
Navy Yard and opposite Corcars Hook. when she
came IN sight Of the Continental, belonging 10 te
same lire The Continental. commanded by Cap'aih
stephens. her inward trip 70 New-forK ana
came down the river between two tags.
Among the $50 passengers board the Continental
was George l.. Hyde. New Haven police officer.
Hyde last night said that he standing on the upper
deck In tho Of the Continental when the Northan
in sight. Both boats wero in tho middle OF inc
strei n. When they wcrc within fifty feet OF ea'h
other the No,tham In order to get ont Of the wav OF
tow vecrcd little TO the westward and in doing 80
partially crossed the COntinentsl's bow. Cspfa'n
stephens. when he that collision was inevitable
gave the signal 70 reverse engines but II was too late
The next moment tho Continental had crashed INTO inc
Northam. completely smashing and carrying away the
huge paddlcbOx and destroying tho deck'rail TOT a
distance Of twenty five feet.
Tho force OF the collision sufficient to send the
Continentals forward flagstaff crashing down on the
ton forccostle deck Thre colorcd walters, william
Rr1sco thirty years old: samuel Lewis. twenty
seven years old, and William Smith. Scvcnty-SIX years
old. s.ruck by pieces Of the falling timber. On
the arrival OF the boat Mt her pier Smith and Lewis
were taken in on ambulance to Chambers sEect llo'-
pital where II was fcuJN that they had sustained
slight injuries They sent to their homes.
I,ri,cos head badly cut. but he re-
maincd on the boat ater his wounds had Dcch
dressed. Joseph Stanford. fourteen years Old, VIII"
among the Passengers was badly bruised
about tie back but after being treated at the ho'p
was 70 his home at No - East One hundred ana
thirty lfhst
Fer a few moments after the collision the widest
kind Of excitement prevailed among tho passengers Oh
both boats ard on the Northam there was something
app-oachng n panic. Women screamed ana ia'huen'
while men ran wildly up and down the decks OF j"
made frantic efforts to jump OH ''c o"a'
being ONLY restrained from doing 80 with the great
est difficulty By their cooler headed 'omPa"'o">
FINALLY when the passengers found thit the! WIT" '
no Immediate danger Of drowning. the excitement cooei
down and the Continental went on her way. ~"
Northam cripped as she was. struggled on ~ lar a.
Eat Thirty sccord>t.. where Ter passengers" "e'F
tran sfcrrrd to the >tsrin steamer Mohawk "Ich 'N
them on To Ncw-IIaven. Then the Northam WIS
towci down to the pier at Fast Fiith->t' "hee S''
!ay for the night.
C,ra,n Tcck her regular commander, was not on
hoard at the time OF the collision having gone TO New
Haven nv raj; and having left First ohcrr fiht III
charge Tho officers Of the Nortaam maintained u
..rcnr silence when asked about the causes VI ''
accident ard even refused ~ allow the iroor'@is
10 board the boat. II WAS Only possible 10
.rt an idea ot the damage done 10 tho No1hah
from the siAth.st. pier. but from what n Soniu
ic ,een at distance and in the darkness OF the MN
II viii he many days before she Is again iii for service
captain stephens. of the ContinentSL whcm =. !" ~,
,ornd nv the reporters after hot chase rcl"scN o
make any statement for publication but finally consent,
I'd .o >ry that he had wh'-t"d once =, me @ m W
swcI~~ r Sort@m tied to- to head on tie nwS Sdna ai
IN doing brought about the c'tisO' & ,ut re ws s.i. INV
ncd ' 20 a"rrfc the accident TO the OvcWwdcd CON
dion Of the water.