New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
CUT SQUARELY IN TWO.
| TANK STEAMER RUSHES THROUGH TIE
TUG TALlSMAN.

ONE OF THE TUGS CREW DRoWNED-CoNtLicr-
ING STORIES As TO WHO is REspoN-
SIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT
,-, ..,,,.,.. g., tho 1ovcr BAY yesterday morn
ing between the British steamship Delaware and
,h ,r, ,ralisron bv which the latter was sunk and
an, Of ber crew drowned, was one OF those marine
disasters for which there seems to be heither eX-
cuse nor reason Two vessels po'' " ''
in broad daylight. smooth sea anu VIZ" lr'.s
of searoom came into collision Win ed'" 0 WI"
disastrous results. . ~.
The Talsman one OF the fastest Tugs III NV
York Harbor owned and commanded py CaP'"ih
charles Ninnert was cruising around the Ear IN
the carly morning Shortly after ~ CLOCK SUI
ton pilot boat which had broken from a'c"or"s1
durin, the night sgnalled to the Jug u co'ie anu
tow her back 10 her proper posltioh' i"e i"''''
took the boats line and started VII" "'' "-'o''
Gedneys Channel -, ,., : "a
, ,,,r,,rdel by Captain Thomas was coming
-, ,b channel in charge of Pilot r. Armstrong
What signals II any passed between inc '"s am
the steamer is a disputed point Al any rae, "''-
Their changed its course ana AZ iV'"' Wv
ware struck the tug at right angles ." "'e Ia.
ter's port side rolling her over anu cu'','s ''ONS
ber The tug sank like stone. ana ule steamer
, 80 ,,rossing the broken halves stu deeper
beneath tho water. Lille buoys were thrown from
the Delaware 10 the crew OF the tug as they Suus
gled in the water. and all but one were s"Neu "e
single exception was Frederick Freeman S",,o'
said 70 belong 10 Brooklyn. lie was not seen d''c'
,ho c,llis,or one story has it that at the moment
he was irving to throw of the towiine OF INC p'ot
boat and was caught in blight Of the rope ana
,orLod ovorhoard The Delaware stopped and low
ercd n hoat which picked up the struggling men,
They were then taken to Quarantine anu u'hce 10
the Marine Hospital Captain Minnerts arm WAS
broken in the collision. After II was dressed ne
came TO this city and told his story OF the acct
dent
Il was heading across the channel said ne
| with the pllotboat in tow. when saw inc ''la-
ware coming up / whlstlcd once. to show That /
meant TO continue on my course ana cross inc
| Delsware's bows. She wh!stled once theIeby III
dicatinr that she understood my signal. NeN-''l'-
less she did not slow down or change her couiA'.
Too late saw that collision was lncVi''D'e' emu
rushed TO the nfe-raft hoping to cast 1t loose IN
| time But before / could do 50 the steamer STRUCK
ne and knocked the raft 10 pieces. breaking my
arm As she pressed on over the fragments 81 my
boat the engineer and clung to her anchor ana
! climbed on board -.
"Freeman was. think on deck at the time but
I never saw him again after the shock Inc o''
two men OF the crew supported theihse'''S - .',
| NE buoys thrown To- them from ''e D'''""'' "'''
they were picked up
Contain Thomas Of the Delaware, was seen M
the Office Of Gustav 1Ieye. his constance no. :
| broadway He said II was not In charge Oh Inv
ship at the time Of the collision ana Rh9 ,. Hsr r
| ~ IL We struck the tug amiiships on tnr IT, 1,,
! side and cut her In two. DO noi Know M".' VIZ,
we whistled. whether me Jug " -. lo,rr n,
! Captain Thomas did not seem much cast COW" ~
! the accident - ,, &, cborre q,
| tho delaware nj the time seemed gr'a.Y w.
messed lie said that II was raining mar III
- ,vben he saw the tug u was too late 10 aN"tt
a cousion lie considered that the tug Was emu 80
| to blame FOR having tried to cross h's Oo"S WIZ
out warning. .,. ..oo-a ola mn
The Tasman was about twelve years oin az" an,
80 valued al about 500. She VIII he '""'
w. s /, viii be- Impossible 90 raise any part Z"
~ 49, The Delaware was not injured. 80 far as u
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