New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
TAIN's STATEMENT.

DUNN. John, NO. SIi Elghth-aNe
KIRSCHNER. William No. 1494 Second-ave.
KAISER Frank. No. 1GS Stanton-st
KIRSCHNER, August No. 1894 Second-ave.
MAGHALEY. John. No. l5s Stanton-st.
BARROW. Joseph, Brooklyn.
MILHOLLAND. Hugh. boatman. South and Moore
.MACAIIER Frank No 27 Bridge-st.
SCHULTZ. Frank. Eleventh-st and Frst-ave
YELLING. Charles, - Chrysue-st'
GRAHAM Charles. No. 175 East Fourth-st
RIsHOP Henry. No. 925 Garden-st. Hoboken.
BrRKHARDT. Charles No II Prospect-st., Dutch
Kills. l.. !.
BvTTLING. Charles. No. 226 Chrystie-st.
FISHER. John. No 1O2 Classon-aveY Brooklyn
JOHNSON, Alexander. employed By the Metro
poiian Life Insurance CO.
lHARNEY. John. brooklyn.
lHAYES Joseph. No 172 Eldridge-st
iJORESKY, Samuel Brooklyn.
iPABST. Adam. No. 53l Sxth-st
.eKIFFINGTON. Albert Harlem
iTRUsEDELL. Williams. Casson-ave.. Brooklyn
iUNDERSEIT Frederick Eighth-st. this city.
'VOHIIG. Frederick. No. 1853 Second-aVe.
.WANK George. No. l72 Eldridge-st
VEAsI,EY Andrew. No. i34 East Eleventh-st
WEITLING, Charles. No. 226 Chrystie-st
WOLF Emil, No. 351 Bowery
zANG Christian No $40 East Eghty-ninth-st.
WARNING TO RECKLESS CAPIAlNo'
The accident TO the tug Nicol should De
warning to those people who think the Atahuc
ocean "a something to toy with. That excursion
barbor overloaded is a statement which does not
admit of dispute The majority Of the people
who go down upon these tugs and steamers nave
no idea OF the sea or things pertaining to IT. there
fore in any sudden emergency such as this on
hoard the Nicol they are liable 10 do the very
thing they should not do. The captains OF ex-
cursion steamers and tugs who take parties down
70 the Fishing Banks are men VINO are supposeu
at least 10 have some knowledge OF Whal the
ocean is and Of the danger Of overlooking a ooa'
on its often angry waves. The other accidents
which took place Sunday could all OF them
have been averted had the persons VINO haa
charge Of the boats been proficient In their duties
and not trusted 10 chances.
PATROLLING THE SANDY HOOK BEACH.
Il is possible that others. whose names can
not be ascertained, lost on the ill-fated tug
The number of people she had on board, accord
.ng 70 the information which has so far been
received. must have been far beyond her sale
capacity All day yesterday people were patrol
ling the beach OF Sandy Hook and Seabrlght IN
Search Of bodies which might be washed ashore.
Only one body came ashore. though much wreck
axe from the tug including the pilot-house' was
washed up on the beach. The body "hlch Nao
washed ashore at Seabright was taken IN c"al &c
by the local authorities, and has not yet Deeh
SisntIfed II is that OF a man five feet. SIX
inches tall with sandy hair and mustache. /.
was dressed Il
and blue striped outing shirt In pGcKss' 81 81
the coat was found pool ticket markeu "a
F c. for 81 80. There was a runor yesterday
AFTERNOON that a man had been iound HoatIiAs
In a dory off the Scotland Lghtship. VINO was
survivor Of the party on board tne Nlcol am am
that he had been picked up by passing LUZ az az
p,aced on board the lightship At the Lighthouse
Department at TompkinsNlle. 5. l.. II was saiu
that no information had been received OF any
people rescued from the Nlcol haVi's IL pe wreck
age washed ashore at Sandy HOOK YESTERDAY
from the sunken tug were TWO luI heso VI "0
ard several empty kegs ~, -,oa
too many passengers or not VIII prooaDi! w Gc
cded officialy by the Inspector Of steam vessels;
Inspector Fairchild yesterday SAID that ne 1 naI
Informed the owners Of the tug that ne s"Uuin onn
hold an investigation on WEDNESDAY at IV.'o
o'clock. IF We find that tnere Were 700 @ "hni s%nii
persons on board the Ncol.' said ne we shal
make a report to that effect to the District At
ltorney II the NicO carried only one person
more than her license called for II wouid De q
violation NJ the law and those who violated IL
will be held TO strict accountability. / 90 not
think however. that ii was the number OF peopie
on board the tug which sunk her What IL was
expect that tho Investigation will disclose
WHAT CAPTAIN HYDE HAS TO SAY
Captain John Hyde. who commanded the Nicol.
was seen in the office Of the New-York HarDor
Towing Line. at Dey and West SITS. yesterday.
He is twenty-five years old and has held a
masters certificate four years. All his lie he
has been familiar with the tug ana toWOoat
business and comes from steamboatlhg slocK'
his father. an old Hudson River pilot ana cap
tain being the present commander OF the
steamer Thomas II. Tremper OF the hoiner anu
Tremper line. running between Ne"Ourg ana
Albany. Captain William Reeves and Captain
John r. Halpin. superintendent Of the Haroor
Towing Line. who were present each adnon-
ished him TO make full and truthful statement
Captain Hyde who evnced considerable emo
uon. said. with seeming frankness:
Yes know that the newspapers have given me
different names which never had cause to deny;
my ma ia md
have no reason TO hide on account OF the sinknB
OF the Nicol and the loss OF NE caused Dy IT. "ie @
no one regrets more than ! 90. never hau al, an
accident before and can honestly say that ms
Sae came through no fault OF nine III wdS ,din eadi
by the passengers themselves. We were headlhs
north. little easterly with strong ahn ,,r
enng southeast wind about four points ai aoatt @ Sui
not dangerous sea, and occasionally Two OF Ihree W
pretty heavy swells came tumbling do"h on, on uS
from about southeast There were plenty on wiz
caps and when the struck us considerable
spray thrown on board To aVold sI seeuI"s * W. w.
from the spray the passengers all CROWDED 70 ne
port side OF the boat under the lee Of. the deck-
house. This gave the boat a heavy nst 70 poI,,
] warned them TO keep on the weather side 70
trim the ship both az a precaution for safety ana
20 make the boat handle easier The crew ala the
same. but they wouldn't need US
Soon saw two heavy swells coming dead Tot US.
shouted from the pothouse and begged the pas
sengers to jump around 10 starboard IN order ~, 10
crew urged and tried 10 force them 10 move around
TO wndward, but not one would bulge an men
Soys my wheel hard over 70 Try G 70 nreYented her
from answering her helm quickly enough ana @ .le
M 10 struck US ABOUT S ssS 6e vTs Mater to come
tnnoling In the lee rail- and the passengers ~
scared and began to scramble. No one coud cohtro
another rnsy n rsns ssTs all Out y water which hooded
The Zee side OF the deck. Many climbed up on TOP
sy making the boat topheavy; She began to t rgn,
for all that and would onS nys ,ssed ,s has DsyGna no
struck her SO soon That second swell, with all the