Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-25
SUNK WITH 4 TUG.
Several Excursionists Are
Drowned Near New York.
AN OVERLOADED VESSEL.
A Rough Sea Caused the
Boat to Capsize.
several non,- aud run- wca, to che
n-scu., saving Most of the Pas
sensrrs--rhc LIS, os the Dead
Not ,et on,ninabic.
nv Associated rres.,

ny Associated Press.
New York. June si.--The tug Ja,nca
u. Nichol, with slNty-tlree excursion
lRts and crew numbering ten or
twelve, sank at about l o'clock this
afternoon some three mlloa on tho
Husbands, Fifty-four OF those ON board
have been accounted FOR The rest
We're probably drowned. The tug left
Firth street and East river at ! II, M.
touched at Pier .. East river aud then
went ON 10 the nahinE gro,mda. She
had. II ~ said, a license to carry nfty
passengers, but slNty-thrce iioketa
were sold. There was q bar aud lunch.
oou counter ON board, whose attend.
ant. With crow, brought the whole
number on board NJ 10 about "a. The
tug reached the banks on time. but the
ilahlnp was poor and the sea too rough
FOR comfort and NJ about noon she
started back,
When about three miles east uf the
Highlands and about four mites south
OF Scotland llEht ship, the waVca be-
gan 10 break heavily over hor star
board rail- To dodgn the water and
wind the passengers began To run
around 10 the port side and 10 climb
ON top OF the dcrlhouno. The boat ca.
foened alnrmlngly 10 port and the
water swept IN over the rail- The tor
rur'strlcken men rushed back to star
board ana the tug swung deeply down
on that Side Al the same moment
ihree heavy breakers struck the boat
IN quick auccoaAlon. The captain. Viii
lam H. Yatt. stuck piuelslly 10 his most
nnd sounded the whistle In n pro,
lnnged scream for help Even az he
did 40. the tug flied with water that
poured into her from both HidoA and
sank out u sight In the winter. She
went down like n stone. carrying many
OF her passengers with her.
The wntcr chOked the cry OF tho
whistle, but not before II had been
heard and needed, The CLYDE steam.
ship Algonquin. mile away, heard Il
aud swung around TO 10 back to the
reacue, Tho tugs Wallace n Flint, Il
]. Moran and Governor also hurried
toward the spot From farther away
came tue g. ~ Erhrts, reaching the
Spot too late To be OF service
The algonquin sent her life hont
with First onoer a. NJ. Rich and
Tour nallurH. Tllpy picked up ion mon.
one OF whom died n few moments later,
rho tuEa rescued tho other who re-
NAMED hflont, Some few hnd life belts
on, but most ~ them wore clinginr 10
bits OF wrecknge. a life RAFT Hupnnrt-
Ell q dozon, and the top Of the pilot
house 1n many more. The unconscious
man picked UP by the ALGONQUIN wau
found In the Nichols life boat Ito was
under the thwarts aud cnianglod In
ilshlng lines. The boat. practically I'M.
mhhhlei was Heating right side an.
but wan fun of winter Cant d -
Plat Of the Algonquin says that while
a sim hrooze was blowing there was
no sudden nqunll There was "A bi0
short, sharp Hea on.
The Algonquin bought those rho mad
picked up to the city The living dis.
p,fsed 20 their homes. aud the dond
body, which has not been identIiipd.
was hcnt 70 the mcrRup, Al were peo-
pie bearing German names md living
on the lower east side W tho cltv
Bono OF the tugs not wishing 10 come
20 the city. transferred the mon they
bad saved 10 other tugs. Tho Snycrs
brought up thlriy-four survivors and
landed them on the east eide The G.
H. Eyarts brought up two bodies and
several rnryivors. Tho Governor NJ
Rupposed To have landed oihpra IN
Brooklyn. Altogether fifty-four nut OF
the reycnty-fve have been accounted
for, three or them being dead. The
officerI Of the Flint. for some unknown
reaa9n. denled having rescued any of
the men or knowing anything about
the mater.
John Maggie. who was rescued by
the Alsonquln'n boat. says he WIS
caught under The awning Of Tho tug l
when II sank. lie managed 60 crawl /
out ard seized table. which kept 1
him nnoat, Flndlng his chum. Frank |
Kaiser. IN the water he let him have |
The table. which would not support /
two. aud started 10 swim. Soon after
he WIS picked up, but Kaiser has not I
been rcon since,
The hlronauln arrived nj her dock \
Ut Pier xl foot Of Roosevelt street,
about 6 O'Clock this evening. hhe bud
en- board nine Of the survivors Of The
the victims.
Capt. iptt ~ the Algonquin, when
asked concerning the accident. sYid
'"rhe tug was about Striking when
frat sighted BY the Algonquin. There
was heavy sea On and good deal n
Wind from the northeast. My atten-
lion was first called to the tug by tho