The evening world., 1894-06-25

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rumor, but had not yet ascertained
whether or not any or on ms ,,ii msn SIrS were
tonight, at which time II there were
any policemen that dll not report the
Captain said he would make an inves-
tigation.
Snys Hayes WINS Arrested.
The sister of james Hayes. who is
among the missing. told ScrGt. 1lawlcy
that stranger had called mt the house
this incoming and told her that her
brother hal been arrested, and was in
the hospital a Ions, Branch.
heard that her brother had died after
being taken to the hospital. She offered
to pay the bearer of this message some
thing, but he declined II, and also re-
fused to disclose his name.
John McNamec. who. 1t is feared, was
drowned in the Nicol disaster, was II
foreman in the Street Cleaning Depart
ment He had charge Of section ,I,i; ID;
streets, on the west side. Saturday he
WAS transferred to section II, from West
Fourth to Twelfth street, west OF tn"
Bowery. and was to have taken charge
this morning.
He had been in the employ OF the De-
pnrtment for some years, and was IA
reliable man. He was in company with
William ilcnnon. another employee OF
the Department, who was rescued
Thomas MaureT, twenty-siX years old.
of 400 East Eighth street, was one of a
party of twelve young men from the
east side who were aboard the Inflated
Ncoll. Eight of them are accounted for
to-day. Maurer believes the other four
were drowned. The names of his miss
/ Ing conpanons are James Hayes. IA
! lGldr'dge street: Fred Andenhcit, Eighth
street near FIRST avenue; Albert Inb't.
Sixth street near Avenue Is, and william
Schultz. Forsyth street near Riyington;
Maurcr said to an Evening World"
reporter to-day:
1--WE were about Off SeabrGht when
| II began to blow up strongly and the
! boat was making In for the Horseshoe.
/ "A heavy sea was rolling AMI the tug
rocked AMI strained badly had been
fishing, but had an attack Of Teasicknless
| and was lying down back OF the pilot
house. Finally a tremendous roller came
AMI It careened the tug so suli-n.y to
one side that | slipped of the upper
deck into the water
Twenty-Five Grnbbed the Lfebont.
There were twenty-five or thirty
others right around me, and one OF the
tugs crew cut away rowboat and let
X fall into the water. Those who were
in the water near me made II plunge to
grab hold of the .rowhoai, and about
| tive fty-t!ve secured grip. The rollers
kept turning the boat over and over
and We all had very hard time Keeping
hold.
Il was. getting pretty chilled, ana
we must have been In the water hait
to us and hauled us out. / don't think
any of us could have clung on TO the
ruwboat iive minutes longer | heard
It said the captain was in the wheel
house reading paper when the accl-
dent occurred. and that IA boy was
handling the wheel
NnEcics Thrilling Experience.
John Nagele. n painter of l5S Stanton
street. who was in the company OF
but who has since returned, related his
thrilling experience of yesterday.
, 1t Was very ruuSn" said he. .and
for some time before the tug went dow II
She had been shipping big seas over her
bow We were on the lower deck an,
GrenChei to- the skin. and half the timo
the water Wa ny. TO our knees.
, 1.-The moment of great Danger came
and we began to fully realize II when
a the NiCOl listed heavily to port and
scooped up big volume Of wator. She
rIEhted again. ana We BEGAN to hrcathl
: sent her bow Leneath the waves an,
: she began to sink.
5 awning ropes Tor dear iitg. in a M"
tneNt ! saw that We wcuil nave to ge
ou' w or , u" ar""hr. ,,Kr t"ls .,,.,,,, .
, -. i'rI,,lS ~ "u' huluH We 'Iuhh'H VI
tnr ropes any i"Ft uhhtrly were sWep
rn,"psJI rm,,!pSSI ,l,o mpLe ,,,. !" & IN" hWhing. We
raaunsu IN. Wpl,sr ""'k N most re
5 a." 20 H]luvn ] H0o"' me, me h9nt oon''nuGL L
s|t INTO p2Mn ~ han ana sS EEtsSr'ug was iumpin'
= nv w ~ va y, Nnls"r anu lohpWeI'
tornnately sa" galley tnhle be
q away, SWIM 20 ~ h"n ha,Se
n swan m up, ne was nG9rly exhausted
e sui,nr,ar was '''""' ne was POO
! swimmer