New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23
ACCIDENTS ON THE WATER.
STEAMEE AND SCHOONER IN COLLISION.
\ FERRYHolT RUNS down \ TUC-TTIE ROBERT
GARRtTT'S PADDTEWHEEL BROKEN
STORMY VOYAGE OF THE TErToNTc.

GARRtTT'S PADDLE-WHEEL BROKEN
STORMY VOYAGE OF THE TFITrONTc
\ strong wind blew over the water yesterday ana
kicked up pretty rough \ NUMBER OF acciu't'
were caused by this improper state Of Affairs III
coming steamships also reported storms al sea- 30
alt cctler it was quite an exciting day Tor 'h' 1"
who follow the by staying on land ana WritllS
about IT. The most serious accident Of the day was
the running down OF the SCHOONER VIA Pigeon in
the Swash Channel. ne9r til" beacon in the Lower
Iay by the liz India bound st,auyhp Enersa. The
Wild Pigeon started from south AmbOy at about 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, bound Tor EostOh, WIFI
800 tons OF coal. At about II O'clock when the
schooner was little west OF the Romer Heacon, the
Encrl1I, bound out, seen coming down ire chai-
mel rapidly. I'll" course Of the two slips was nearly
Identical, although the Wild Pigeon was holding Oh
enough to steer a course which would lead dagonally
across the bow Of the steamer. Captain Lust Of the
schooner, says that he thought that the Ecrst Woo
steer clear OF the schooner bat she didn't and b"of"
the six men the Wild Pigeon realized il. the steam
ship struck the schooner on the port quarter aoait Inc
main rigging and cut = lis cash in.o her side. Inc
Wild Pigeon began to sink at once, but the Energia
did not 80 the schooner allegc, pay any atcn-
ton 10 them. The I. = y ordnance boat General
Wool came along Just then and saved the crew OF
the schooner. TIE craft sank The shoals and lies
with her upper works projecting above the water.
The men saved most 81 their property. but not all
They brought to this city last night
In the mean time the Enersta mad not Jared we'll
Her discovered that she wa, badly damaged
In the stem, and that she making water rapidly.
She was sinking by the head. and was turned aS
quickly rs possible and steamed back To ulS CITY
She was brought TO anchor or lSdow's Island, ana
her captain at once went ashore for vrcclns pump
and tugs The ship war ihcn drawing t"enty-olgh-
feet forward. and there were stcvcdorcS WORKING on
board breaking the cargo and cutting holes into
ffftJ he
be- usctl Vt . O'Clock there were ten feet OF water
I'm the Lold and at o'coc, IN The evening there We're
fifteen feet. showing that The water wa, steadily
gaining despite the hard work ~ the men on board.
The three. big tugs, Mutual Wniiam +. Ferguson
and f. W. Timln.ns. Of the Mutual tlnp1ny, under
charge Of Captain Roche. took hold Of l" ship then
and dragged her slowly toward III, iwoklyn SHORE"
When the collision occurred. Joe Nelson. sandy
Hook plot wa In charge ~ the steamship THIS
Il the first accident he Ia, had In wen'ytiui years
The Encrgia was bound FOR s'anehai, foho' an'a
ofc and !, commanded by captain stokes. '"e i
OF 3177 tons gross register AVID &Oi net Is "'''
feet long. ~ feet wide ~ feet c'aus"' ana WI"
built ~ Newcastle. England. I'm l--".
IN. Wild ilgcon va, lid American schooner
having been built In l-5l at Mystic, M Her Az
in, port wa Taunton. Mass. n" was - i"i long
80 feet wild. and II feet deep AID OF J'' IONS
register
Another collision. which wa rot 20 sri 49, orcu' 81
u,oo,lyn and the ugboat \. VI. Ball Ia '"n'h
r,aollyn va, on her way to New York abpnt %
H. and th, \. II. Ball WAS caneht between h'r
and the .rry boat West Brooklyn Oh Red y" k f'iAt
The south Brooklyn on top oi the hite tUS al
caught hey under her guard Inn. pressing hrr down
inf, IA, wnt.r she WIS haitnllcd b. The rash o.
water and her upper worn, were badly SMASHED.
IN. .ho,k knocked a dcchhand on the tus Rci arl
o,Couuor overheard and d. nearly drowned and
froz.n before he was rescued. lie Was taken TO the
hospital when the fcrryboa; reached her >hp Inc
tux w, 50 badly injured that sh' nal To be r"l'Hei
10 prevent her from sinking
Another marine disaster was tl" hreahhS Gown 81
,, staten Island ferry bout Robert Cairrt Yesterday
afternoon something broke IN her pad ae"h'ei. a'd
IN. noat driftcd around the BAY Aelpl,>y Ilr ,"hH
limo ~hc was finally ipW'd 10 her SIP. . .
TN. Vli,n star steamship Tauignic arrived ye'f'r
day after am exceedingly stormy TIP. ne mao" tl'
voyage I'm ,lN days thirteen h"ar> ni" lN',N ~
minutes. ON December IL she h'' WI. H. i ,H I'm,
,ry wind and heavy confused cas- ""'h u'NS'l :,
I'M, \ heavy cale ana extremely heavy 'rd j" ~, ~,
next day; ana on brccm'rr - ne NE % ,,nd. AMI ,"9
were sin wild. but hey began - m'ny'"iD .con,Srr
mornas og 4G G ih Ey '' ~, ' Will a oncri @
wa, ihr m--'l u" "J rn'ird ,n, snip, iych Ike
men nn' ,.d on hn,rd So nr,, cabin -o5 second
colIn and 95l etcerncr m's"nSerS' Nlpn7 ,.
rSS.cng.., were Paderowshl. Ga" pahl't =. ~ NJ ,"
san r. Morgan. Colonel Robert u. Ih'IV~|H" ~ W
NJ Nartav Govcrncur Kortwreht. and m'ny others.
ON. ~ her Ii..rurcrs j. :. Iva. VINO h.d M
,i,n- ard rNprll,lvr chase after the ship. eat mug
hr. ilst ~ her propeller began 10 rc''Ne ana she
va h.cuuns to cct undr. hcn'WAN. -
w" ,ic mas arrived I'm the Storage " the Tcl,onc
III. name /, Nirhqrl Ryan, and he las 200 IN ms
nn.-r..lu and declare, that hr has pr 'pTlN IL Nr
bad worth CO. n lie viii roVl,n In N"w-( nih
IN, steamship Numur. which 9riivy,' hrr, ~ w.,
,a-itN report. That ca December u. OF IA" MESA
n.ri,n . is, SGD n nraH quaIiity Ji c'hlr l,ttl"r
which wa. apparently the deck load ~ some vessel.
" had been in thr water only a short Tine She
had a rough pa sage.