The Globe-republican., 1894-06-29
A SCORE DROWNED.
Disaster to New York Excursion
Party.
A Boat Swamped and More Than Twenty
Of the Passengers DrOwned-Fatal
Result of OvercrOwding the
Vessel.
River Horror.


New YORK. June 26.-The tug James
d. Nichol. with sixty-three excursion
lists and crew of ten or twelve, sank
at about o'clock yesterday afternoon
miles off the Highlands. Fifty-four OF
those on board have been accounted
for. the rest were probably drowned.
The tug left Fifth street and East
river at 7:3O in the morning. touched
at pier 8, 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 lunch counter on
board, whose attendants. with the
crew, made the total number on board
seventy-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 miles east of the High
lands and about miles south of Scot
land lightship the waves began to
break heavily over her starboard rail-
To dodge the water and wind the pas
sengerS began to run around to the
port side and to climb on top of the
deckhouse. The boat careened alarm
ingly to port and the water
swept in over the rail. The terror
stricken men rushed back to starbOard
and the tug swung deeply down on
that side. At the same moment a nun.
Der of heavy breakers struck the boat
in quick succession. The captain,
William Hyatt, stuck pluckily to his
post and sounded the whistle in pro-
longed scream for help. Even as he
did SO the tug filled with the water
that poured into her from both sides,
and sank out of sight in the water.
She went down like a stone, carrying
many of the passengers with her.
The water choked the cry of the
whistle. but not before it had been
heard and needed. The Clyde steam.
ship Algonquin, a mile away, heard il
and swung around to GO to the rescue.
The tugs Wallace Il. Flint, r. j. Moran
and Governor also hurried to the spot.
From further away came the c. E.
Evarts, too late to be of service.
\ few hours after sinking the tug
was pICCey WILL piphSN NY dhu tiS
wreckage began to come ashore. Be
fore dark the entire beach was strewn
with it. FOrty-three lunch baskets
were washed up. No bodies have come
ashore.
Five People Drowned at Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, June pa cat-bOat was
by sudden squall yesterday
morning off the Atlantic Yacht club
house at the foot of Fifty-sixth street.
Brooklyn. \ pleasure party consisting
of six people, two men. two women and
a boy and 2-year-Old girl. We're thrown
into the water. The accident was wit
messed from the shore and the Atlantic
clubs steam yacht at once put out &c
the rescue. The men and the women
and the boy sank. however. before as
sistance could be rendered them. The
little girl was saved.
Three More Deaths by Drowning.
DETROIT, Mich, June 26. BY the
of a launch during a squal]
on Lake st. Clair Sunday afternoon
three persons were drowned and two
others narrowly escaped. The drowned
are: Caleb f. Healy and the Misses
Katie and Maggie Ortwine. Two other
young women. Miss Rosseau and Miss
Hawley. managed to keep afioat until
rescued by the crew of the steamer j.
H. Pauly. None of the bodies have
been recovered.