The sun., 1891-08-13
ls KILLED, 40 WOUNDED
Frightful Disaster on a
Picnic Barge.
CAUGHT IN A SQUALL on THE SOUND.
Passengers Crushed Under a
Fallino Deck.


Fallino Deck.
The Theodore Kayser Employer Associ.
alton Had just boarded Their boats.
Grove. when = squaiI Loosened the Roof
Over the Dancing Deck OF = Barge and
IL Crashed Down tho Multitude Hud.
died Below-Dend In Each Others Arns
-Saved by Its Mothers Liieless Boay-
Scenes - Special Train Chartered 70
Bring Them Home-Ths Dead on the
Crystal stream-A Tug Mans Cupidity.
Four hundred employees Of Theodore Kay.
aer's dry goods establishment at 1877 Graham
avenue. Brooklyn, went ON An excursion yes
terday to Cold Spring Grove. on tho Sound
The steamer Crystal Stream and the barge
Republic left the foot Of South Fifth street In
the morning.
The trip was q merry one. and when the
party was landed at the grove every one was
In the best OF spirits. After spending q few
hours in the grove tho excursionists made
ready to return to Brooklyn nt 4 o'clock. Just
as the barge and steamer drew away from the
Cold Spring dock a big squall sprane up.
The barge lay close to the pier head. and was
connected by gang plank to the steamer,
which was fast alongside. The last OF the
excursionists was on board at 8:45 when
the pilot gave The word to onst of. The
barge was fast to tho pier by three hawsers-
one from the bow. ono from the stern. and one
amidships. The forward and 'midship hawsers
were loosed and the bow OF tho vessels pointed
to mIdstream when the sauall came.
Rain poured in torrents and the sky became
black as night. An awning was lowered from
the hurricane deck OF the barge and fastened
to the main deck 10 keep out tho rain. A
heavy gust Of wind swept across the barge.
struck this awning and tore It away. The
force OF the wind loosened the hurrl.
the awning was swung. The ex-
cursionists huddIed together under it heard
the cracking Of the timbers and rushed to the
other side Of the barge. Every one became
panic stricken. Before single person had Q
chance to escape from the barge the upper
deck fell. Thirteen persons were killed and
forty or more seriously injured.
The scene when the deck fell was indescrib-
able Above the storm could be heard the
Rroans OF the injured and the shrtsks OF
women and children. Many jumped into the
foaminR waters. and It 10 believed that some
were drowned. During all this time tho
crowded barge and steamer were tossed about
on tho angry sea.
In . few minutes rescuers came to the as
distance Of the AfYriehted excursIonists. The
debris on the barge WAS cleared away. and the
manRled bodies OF the dead and wounded
placed on tho dock. Physicians wers SAM
moned from near by placea
Then the wounded were carefully carried
aboard Of the Crystal Stream. which conveyed
them around to Oyster Bay village. a distance
Of six miles whore they were attended by Drs.
Fuller. Frye. Stanswick. Stewart. and Whit
ney. The steamer then returned and car
red another load to Oyster Bay. and again
Q third'load
This is the list OF the killed and injured. a.
far Us 1t has been completed:
KILLED.
FALLuR, Mrs. KATE 30 years old. 70 Boerun street
Bsookyn.
FaLLuR, KArE years old daughter OF Mrs Fsllur.
G,Ez- Miss kuNls, 10 years old. l74 Even street
Brooklyn.
Horin,S. j.. address unknown: employed BY . Dr..
johnson, manu- tacturer Of surgical Instruments
KAUrz kAsIs, %years old 10. Graham avenue.
LErsRvxC. Mrs. ANTON. l76 Graham avenue. Brooklyn
PR,Nz Mrs. PAuiSk, Driyg. street, Brooklyn.
scHrxHoKS. LizziE, years OLD 10. Grahs m avenue
Brooklyn.
scHLuxN RosrRr pilot Of the barge
ss1psH, Mrs. CHAHLrs, N+ south Fifth street. Brook
lyn
Unknown woman. 20 years old
Unknown man. % years old.
Unknown child -
DErnAsY. MIS- MAGGIE head cut
IssLExAN, Mrs. HgSEr, iOo skllman avsnua Brock.
lyn leg injured
KLEIN. Ms VALENTINE j.. Boerum street. Brookiyuy
arm broken.
RuuYKy Miss MAGGIE head cut.
RnoDss. Miss of Maspeth, foot hurt; taken to soo
SrrxLr. HALLow 2il wears old. 3h Leonard street.
Brooklyn: internal injuries
wlrNn. CARoLrsr. II years old. 10 oranton street
brooklyn; leg broken
Lawrence street. Brooklyn
wxnIE Miss f.. 81 years. Middle Village, legs hurt
When tho crash came special policeman
employed to keep order on the boat closed thu
entrance to the upper deck. and 1t was not un-
I'll half . dozen rcsolute mon had broken down
the gateway that they were able o rescue the
Injured and liberate the screaming prisoners.
Mr.. Beruheim OF J. II. scheidt Il Co.. l78 Gra-
ham avenue. was one Of the first to reach tho
upper deck. Aims and legs, he said. we're to
be seen In all directions showing from beneath
hears of broken timhers.
Men were an Xiously pushing through seeking
their wives or swec'hearts and notherH aud
children We're calling for husbands and fathers
| to come aud heip hem.
Mr.. Hurbara (iaet2ner Of Scholes street and
| Graham avenue jumped In the river with her
| child.
Sho was saved by the presence OF mind Of
| Frunk II, ndlry. The Battery boatman. who fol-
| lowed tie excursion. Another woman and q
man also jumned or fell overheard. and were
| picked IN by Bradley.
Mrs. IebsrilmE's body was the first recev-
cred. A lenvy plank Jay across her throat. She
iifo OF her seven. YEAR -od child, who lay beside
| her in ha line of thr fallen plank. and WAS
saved from hurt BY the breadth OF her mothers