The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-25
DROWNED.
Terrible Accident to a Party Of
New York EHcursionists,
VwBNTY-FOUR LIVES SACRIFICED.
The TuE james u. Nichols, overorowded
with Passeug-rs, Goes to the Bottom
Four Miles from Scotland Lightship.
Only Fifty-Tour Rescued.

with Passengers, Goes to the Bottom
Four Miles from Scotland Lightship.
Only Fifty-Tour Rescued.
New YORK, June 25.-The tug James D.
Nichol, with sixty-three excursionists and
crew numbering twelve, sank at about
| O'Clock yesterday afternoon some three
miles off the Highlands. Flfty-four OF
those on board have been accounted for
The rest were probably drowned
The tug left Fifth street and the East
river at 1880 a. m, touched at Pier 3, East
river, and then went on to the fishing
grounds. She had, it Is said, license to
carry fifty passengers, but sixty-three
tickets were sold There was bar and a
lunch counter on board, where attendants,
with the crew. brought the whole number
on board up to about seveuty-fve
The tug reached the banks on time, but
the fishing was poor and the sea too
rough for comfort, and about noon she
started back. When about three miles
east of the Highlands and about four
miles south of Scotland lightship the
waves began to break over her starboard
rail heavily. To dodge the water and
the wind the passengers began to
run around to the port side and to climb
on top of the deck house The boat ca.
reened alarmiugly to port, and the water
swept in over the rail The terror stricken
men rushed back to starboard, AMI the
tug swung deeply down on that side At
the same time three heavy breakers struck
the boat in quick succession.
The captain, William Hyatt, stuck pluck
lily to his post, and sounded the whistle in
prolonged scream for help Even as he
did so the tug filled with the water that
poured into her from both sides, and went
down like stone, carrying many of her
passengers with her.
The water choked the cry of the whistle
but not before it had been heard and
needed. The Clyde steamship Algonquin
mile away, heard it, and swung round
to go back to the rescue. The tugs Wal.
lace 5. Flint, r. J. Moran and Governor
also hurried toward the spot. From far.
ther away came the G. E Evarts.
The Algonquin sent her lifeboat, with
First Officers A. NJ. Rich and four sailors
They picked up ten men, one of whom
however, died a few moments later. The
tugs rescued the others who remained
afloat Some few had life belts on, but
most of them were clinging to bits of
wreckage. A life raft supported a dozen
anu tue NOp u Tue plAOJ uouSe US many
more.
The unconscious man picked up by the
Algonquin was found in the Nichols life
boat He was under the thwarts, and en-.
tangled in fishing lines. The boat, prac-
tically uusinkable, was floating right side
up, but was full of water.
The Algonquin brought those she had
picked up to the city The living dis
persed to their homes and the dead body,
which has not been identified, was sent to
the morgue. All were people bearing
German names and living on the lower
east side of the city
Some of the tugs, not wishing to come
to the city, transferred the men they had
saved to other tugs. The Sayers brought
up thirty-four survivors and landed them
on the east side. The c. +. Evarts brought
up two bodies and several survivors. The
Governor is supposed to have landed
Others in Brooklyn. Altogether fifty-fouI
out of the seventy-five have been ac-
counted for, three of them being dead
The propeller Neptune, having on board
large party of fishermen, members OF
the Earnest and PETER Fishing clubs,
went to the fishing banks yesterday.
While there Michael Schaefton, who was
sitting on the rail on the lower deck, was
thrown overheard by the tossing of the
vessel 1t was fifteen minutes before he
was gotten aboard, and it was impossible
for the rescuers to restore animation At
Quarantine Dr. A. f. Tallmadge pro.
nouuced the man dead.