Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-13
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST.
An Excursion Stesmer Meets With Disaster
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| IN oyster BAY.
A terrible disaster occurred at Cold Spring
Harbor, L. l., yesterday afternoon. by. which
thirteen persons lost their lives and many
men. women and children we're injured The
steamer Crystal Stream. with the barge Re-
public in tow. and having aboard about SOC
adults and many children on the excursion
of the employees of Theodore Kayser, dry
goods merchant of 1877 Graham avenue. Brook
Ign, E. D., was returning to Brooklyn. The
younger people were dancing. Just then some
heavy clouds covered the sky; then came a
squat, the wind driving everything before it.
The boat hands. anticipating a shower. had let
down the canvas curtains which are attached
to the hurricane deck Of the barges, and fast
| ened them down to the port side. This pre-
| vented the wind from blowing through and
one strong gust struck the barge it lifted
the starbOard side OF the hurricane deck clear
from OF its fastenings and supports, and forced
it and the posts and partitions in the center
over to the port side.
As it pushed over the end of the deck nearest
the dock to which the barge fastened it
dropped down upon the hundreds of women
and children who had crowded over to that side
of the barge in an effort to escape. In mo-
ment the air was rent with screams and agoniz-
ing cries of the poor victims, whose lives were
being crushed out and limbs broken. The
scene was heartrending in the extreme, and
the excitement caused by the friends and rela-
tives of those on the barge who were on the
steamer. only added to the pandemonium which
prevailed. The officers. deck hands and other
men on the steamer lost no time in reaching
the barge and doing all in their power to rescue
all whom they could from the wreck.
1t had been hoped that none had been killed,
but the llfeless bodies of fourteen were seen to
be lying near the gunwaes. All had the lives
crushed out OF them by being caught between
the edge of the fallen deck and the guard rails.
THE LIST OF DEAD.
They have all been identified and their names
are as follows: Mrs. Kate Faller, aged forty, Of
20 Broome street; Kate Faller aged sixteen.
daughter of Mrs Faller; Otto Faller, aged
eighteen months. son Of Mrs. Faller; Miss
Coonie Goetz, aged eighteen, ia Even street;
Robert Shutter, pilot of barge; Kate Klaus, aged
four. 1872 Graham avenue Lizzie Schemorn,
aged nine, 192 Graham avenue; Mrs. Pauline
Prnz. aged twenty-five, briggs street; Mrs.
Anton LOberfnk, aged twenty-six, 176 Graham
avenue; Henry Hoffman. address unknown;
Henry Randall OF Grand and 9th streets: Han
nah Holler, aged twenty, 14O Boerum street;
Mrs. Charles Snyder, Ala South 9TH street
The dead and many of the injured were
brought to the city in the steamer Crystal
Stream. special train with the injured and
the excursiOnsts who had fortunately esca; ed
unhurt arrlven at an early hour this morning
he injured were all taken to their homes
They numbered about forty, nearly could
be learned at the time. All were more or less
seriously hurt. Aaron Holler, brother of Han
nah HOller, who was killed, was the most Sc
verely hurt. 1t is though he will die.
The place where the disaster occurred is at
the head Of Cold Spring harbor, not far from
Laureton, and Is favOrite picnic ground.
The falling of the deck of the barge and the
results that followed are, it is said due entirely
to the rotten condition of the supports. Many
of the excursionists carried home with them
pieces OF the center posts, which show that they
were perfectly rotten at the core. The barge
ITSELF 1t is said, is unsafe in other particulars