The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
MADE NO EFFORT TO HELP
CORPORAL FINK OF THE NINTH
DROWNED ON THE WAY TO CAMP.

DROWNED ON THE WAY TO CAMP.
The Pilot OF the Tolche-ter Refused 10 STOP,
and II was Firseen Minutes Before Boat
was Lowered Away" Let Him Drownr"
They arc Reported to Have said-Capt
FreIeish Makes = State ment-He Says the
Soldiers IIindered Hin In Coning About
STATE CANT. PEEKsKrL1. June 25-When the
steamboat Tolchester hove In sight Of the
camp yesterday afternoon. around the point
that bounds the Southern shore OF Peekskill
Bay. her flags at half mast warned the look
outs Of the sixty ninth that i'll luck had over
taken the incoming Ninth even upon the OPEN
ing day Of their tour in cRmp.
The first word Of the accident that the flags
had signalled came from the guards OF the
Ninth. when they reported to Capt Thurston
at the guard tents to relieve the Sixty ninth's
men at 3:0S
"A man drowned" told the nature Of the
trouble.
The story in detail came afterward. when
Col. Seward had led his own men into the
camp and the Sixty-ninth were homeward
bound. 1t was the story Of o foolhardy sol.
der. who paid the penalty OF his folly with
his life. brave attempt at rescue by a COM
rade. and the dastardly actions Of the steam
OF the boat chartered to safely transport and
not to sacrifice the lives Of our citizen soldiery.
After the embark alton Of the Ninth nothing
OF moment happened until the boat was OF
the Mount St Vincent Convent. just below
Yonkers, where the Edwin Forrest tower
catches the eye on the eastern bank Of the
Hudson. Tho men were having q good timo
with helmets. coats. and accoutrements laid
aside. A good deal OF skylarking was going
on and some drinking
Something attracted the attention OF Capt
George Lorrgan. who is In command Of the
second battalion OF the regiment. and he saw
Corporal Alfred Fink outside the rail on the
upper deck lust forward OF the starboard wheel
house. Capt Lorrigan ordered Fink to set
inside the rail. Fink was in his shlrtseeves
and had hecn drinking. Some Of the other men
tried to catch him and pull him inside the rail.
He was a bold swimmer. and. rather than be
Evidently expecting help w,thina reasonable
time he struck out Drav-ly.. while the boat
sSs fbsy g. Go% % rusR
ever, some men kent their heads. Private
Fred Guternan Of Company II ran to the
the lifeboats. and others for life rings and lie
p.eservers. Pilot solomon treleign. who was
charge OF a deck hand and was al dinner.
stop the boat" Guiterman said. rushing
into the pilot house. there's man over
ss he: snf Ct nsss hs ts 'ss sa
Others went to the engineer with tho Same
request He refused to stop without orders.
Meantime ThiIs Pilot F En ,+S vas s., being
servers the man, who was away out in the
white wake Of the boat was equally futile.
servers ali Under the hSrrieane deck forward az
were wired fast and could not be got out OF the
| First Sergeant William Schultz of Company
f. who saved q live at sea Side couple OF
to save nk
be got INTO ths water Fink vas 6ai a mile
him and shouted to encourage him:
Brace up." he cried "just float. we'll save
But FINK was exhausted and sank.
went overheard. and Pilot freieirh left the
D "Bass the toatS Capt Walton begged. and
cd Be- da@ne es fff0 VIII T. nSxn
men at the boats were having no better sue
servers. Besides the dashed taupaulins which
they had to cut loose found the boats stuck
rain water holes In the lotions. and a scanty
supply OF oars and oa5locks soldiers were
crew 9n on he pop 00a' the
il was the soldiers who finally got 2 boat
into the water; fifteen minutes after Fink went
thu NIB as we'll as. he, could; but there was nine
wssF ht wPs e sn INK! got
=, When Schultz was sHtely aboard anger took
asf Of n Sh Sn ssPs s ss
Of Major Japtha they would have thrown Pilot
FINK lived at 1855 Seventh avenue. He was
| % and unmarried. He was member OF the
Arm Of Fink 4 Murphy; electricians. and his
sshSItz lives T at s4S East rorty-hr street
PSt EEessh at Beaiod trs Brock
tie iirst accident which has attracted atten.
, 1t WAS sad column Of men who followed Col.
Seward into ,, the camp; and i, great Change
aoars 81 Tee af s ad Re close
fell oil Friday nisht on millionaire and mo.
aiscipllne. A. T. wsssi although TIE camp va;
70 strain point to let tho fun have its course
and Il evidently taxed their resources. tfor, be.
HELP them out; Pr g bend 81 wHs out. and the
ecol. Seward has 5i6 men ali ali told in camp;
Hall an hour after his forces not in the band
out to ss0 IN Ss m%dK
the white Stripes that they wear on theil
that make ,up the, first provisional battalion
| that Capt. Austin A.'Yates OF Schenectady will
command during the week.
besides his own company. the TN rty- sixth
Wth 20 men, there Were The Twenysif tS q
told ths q Nsara rnlls
third Of Hudson, 56 strong. Capt Henry Wa
terman, and the Seventh Of Cohoes 80 strong
under Capt. Thomas c. Collin. The men oil
the battalion brought their tale Of tragedy
their train ran into group Of Italians and
| killed four OF them.
Troop. A began their ride to New York al
1920 this morning. and such send-ofI as the
Slxty-ninth gave them was never excelled on
except company that had not got their "a Gay,
followed the departing, troops all around the
blum with salvos OF huzzas until they were
cheers rtily
came In with Can't Roe s'T rode out With him
men EhGs9 horses had given out went en- +,
boat under the care Of Quartsrma ST err Sergeant