New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-17
PANIC ON A FERRYBOAT.
PASSENGERS RUSH FOR MFEPREsERvERS
THE BOW OF THE CLYDE STEAMER IRoorols
GIFTS INTO TIE CABIN OF TIE COLORADO

THE BOW OF THE CLYDE STEAMER IRoorols
CUTS INTO THE CABIN OF THE COLORADO
An accident which came near resulting In the loss
of many lives occurred yesterday morning
on the East River. The ierryboat Noi
orado, which between hooseVe''-s''
this city, and Broadway, Brooklyn, was leaving
its Slip ON the New York side at l. 40 ocioc" wien
the CLYDE Line steamer 1Toquois. Captain j.. W.
Pennington, witch had just arrived from Jackson
Vile. and was backing into her slip at the New
York pier OF the Brooklyn bridge. moved forward
q little and thrust her bow across the ierryDoa'
Slip thus preventing the Colorado from ee'tne out
Pilot william O. Bush. who, with his assistant T.
W. B. Miller, was in the forward pilot house OF the
ferryboat gave warning with his steam whistle anu
the big ocean steamer backed 80 that her DO" us
appeared behind the pier of the Bridge. Upon 'hiS
The Colorado again started out OF her sip just us
the Colorado was well under way the lrOquolS ac-
cordinc TO the account OF Pilot Bush, steamed ahcau
sgain Bush blew his whistle. but 1t was 100 ia'e'
the strong ebb tide together with the fOrwaiu "'o'
Of the Iroquois. bringing the vessels tose'her "ii
great force the iron bow Of the lroquols s'rn>''5
the side of the Colorado Just forward oil the srpou
paddle box, and crushing In Tie size VI "ie O''' w
the mems sittng-room.
There were about seventy-fve passengers on nhe
Colorado and many teams and trucks. Inc CRASH
of glass and spllntered timbers and the e'"eehe u
the boat caused panic. IAe horS'S s""ee
franticallv women screamed and many ihaue rus"
10 secure life preservers. one woman secneu Il "'O
preseryer when IA man. frantic with lear van UP
and wrenched 1t away frCm her and ADJUSTED II u
on himself the woman all the time chhsihs ~
the life preserver with the energy OF despair o'e
OF the male passengers was sitting reading 'oi'"s
paper with his back TO the spot where the IRON pro"
OF the Iroauols struck. lie had no warning VI "'e
collision and the first thing he knew was Il hc''Ns
h,ow on his back which threw him TO 'he o'hei
side OF the cabin. Looking back he saw 'he sh'i'P
mass Of Iron tearing the floor and roof approaching
him. Giving cry he fed to the forward eho oil inc
boat and secured life preserNer.
Nothing but the immense strength OF inc ','
rugged cabin prevented the Colorado beng sum
The bow Of the Iroquois cut through a'i"oS' NV
entire width OF the room, and When 'le sr"ho'
hacked ont OF the ferryboat she left hole ue'''eh
feet high and five feet wide In the Coiof'uo Siue'
Tho ferryboat returned TO her slip, ana ihos' VI WV
messengers and teams took another boat u,m"" .
Some ~ th.m were too frightened 10 cross ny ~;
and went around by the bridge l1lo luNl say rn
thc blame Is with the lrOQuOiS. captain ~ on
avs that he was not forward when Tue ,obr,.
currod but that pilot of the ,cioi'uo AZ,
tbonoht he conld clear the low OF Inc IIoquV.S
co tnol the chances bn he miscalcuated de s'IS"s
~ the ebb-ttde Mr.. Conklin. hf FIRST olcrr VI
Iroonois was forward at the time, anu Iooh caido
action 10 lower the life boats IL case lhe Ooioi'u
cor