The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-27
FELL INTO THE CRANK PIT.
ENGINEER CRAPS BODY CL0GGED THE
CZNCLNNAT pS MACHINERY.

A PeaAsylvauia Ferryboat, Uaable TO He.
verse. Runs lnto the CortisnSt street
Pter-severai Of Her Passengers Knockod
Down aaa Painfully Injured.
"slow downs was the warning rung By the
gong In the engine room OF the ferryboat
Cincinnati OF the Pennsylvania line as she
was entering her clip at Cortland street at
2:08 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The two
propellers revolved more slowly and the big
boats momentum was reduced.
stop her!" was tho next order from the
gong. It seemed to have been anticipated In
the engine room. for the great machine had
ceased to work before Capt Daniel Tuthill.
who Was at the wheel. had sent the message
below.
Back herl" Tho two sharp strokes sound
ed loud aud clear through the cabins OF the
boat. but there was no response from tho en-
CINE room.
Back heri" came with impatience the SEQ
ond command OF the man ut the Wheel Still
no responsive throb Of the big engine and no
churning OF the water. Back her" Again
the alarm rang out The passengers could
not see the pilot. but they knew BY the pecu-
liar ringing that something was wrong. and
they began to brace themselves for an emer-
gency. The boat was we'll loaded. and most OF
the passengers had gathered about the gates
In the front part Of the boat They saw that
the boat driven By the tide. was approaching
the bridge at o dangerous rate OF speed. and
they started back. women screaming and mon
shouting.
The impact came with such force that pas
sengers wore thrown to tho deck. and trucks
and wagons were driven forward against the
chain and upon each other. despite their block
ed wheels. The rebound from the shock was
sent her ss ha sS Vas
By the ebb tide and foated down the river
until the eompsnys private sigpa OF dstssss
Ssse fS IN sp anu
Ensinsef 5osep fo lA dSay N
Kit %Rs s his
the sembance Of man. With great diiIlculty
the corpse was eXtricated from the nasshin,ery
where 1t remained to await its disposition BY
the Coroner.
lines told the story Of the ACCIDENT as given BY
the only witness, Assistant ENGINEER Bowman A.
81 Ii. to Ina
over head first into the crank pit. Whether he
Bowman could. not say. Bowman had been
able to answer the signals to slow down and
ssHS tn Se9 sS he not
Gray had but recently Tsfsoyersd from 70 liz
strength He had been employed y the eo ON
and leaves a wife and four children. who live
at lOl Coles street, Jersey City.
When the excitement occasioned by the col;
lision was over. it was ascertained that several
the had been in NJ H feo11g
son street jersey City was .hs {hf hIs
Violently to the deck. and she was taken homo
In q cab. refusing to 60 to hospital
injuries we're PlnneeT' Walton. Il = Wood
Of $40 West Seyenteenth street. Leroy Whistler
Twenty-third st1 Get and Elise vokes Of Msd y.
frightened horses. Whistier,s knee was said to
have been bruised. and Miss Fokes suffered
from slight COMMISSIONS
The Cincinnati. which Ia ono Of the new boats
OF the Pennsylvania line. with fore-and aft
screw propellers. was not injured. and contin-
ued her trips. after some delay, throughout the
day. No serious damage resulted TO the ferry
bridge. There are always two engineers on
xatsh on every boat and IN i, all EXCEPT , eT
precaution would avail to prevent collisionA