The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-25
The TUG SANK.
Succumbs to High Winds and
Waves in N. Y. HarbOr.
Pleasure Seekers Drowned--At Least
Twenty Victims OF Awful Disaster.

NEW YORK, June -. - a nc buS oHme9 ~
Nichol, with % excursionists and crew
mum bering 10 or 12. sank at about o'clock
yesterday afternoon, some three miles OF
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 z.8o o'clock in the morning, touched
at pier 3, East river, and then went on 20
the fishing grounds. She had, 1t Is said,
n license 20 carry 90 passengers. bat Us
tickets were sold. There was bar ana
lunch counter op board, whose attend
ants, with the crew, brought the whole
number on board mp 10 about 20.
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 l!ghtship, the
waves began TO break heavily over her
starboard rail-
To dodge the water aud wind the
passengers began to run around to the
port side and 20 climb upon top OF the
deckhouse. The boat careened alarm
ingly to pert, and the water swept In
ever the rail. Terror stricken men rushed
back to starboard, and the tug swung
deeply down on that side At the same
moment three heavy breakers struck the
boat in quick succession.
Captain 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 sunk
out of sight in the water. She went
down like stone. carrying many Of her
passengers with her.
X. Help at Hand.
The water choked the cry Of the whistle,
but not before it had been heard and
needed. The Clyde steamship Algonquin,
n mile away, heard it and swung round
30 go back to the rescue. The tugs Wal
lace b. Flint, r. j. Moran and Governor,
also hurried toward the spot. From fur
tber away came the G. f. Evarts, reach
ing the spot too late to be Of service.
The Algonquin sent her lifeboat with
First officer Rich and four sailors. They
Y1cked up 10 men, one of whom, however,
died few moments later. The tugs res
cued the others who remained afloat.
Some few had lhebelts, but many of
them were clineing to bits of wreckage.
A hferaft supported a dozen, and the top
of the pilot house as many more. The
gonquin was found in the Nichols boat.
He was under the thwarts and entangled
In fishing lines.
The boat, practically unsuitable, was
floating right side up. but was full of
water. Captain Platt of the Algonquin
says that while stiff breeze was blow
ing there was ne sudden squalL There
l,was big, short, sharp seq on.
III victims Were Germans.
The Algonquin brought those she had
picked up to the city. and the living dis
persed to their homes. All were people
bearing German names, and living on the
lower East Side of the city
Some Of the tugs. not wishing to come
tothe city, transferred the men they had
saved to other tugs.
The Sayers brought up 81 survivors and
landed them on the EastsSide.
The G. B. Evarts brought up two bodies
And several survivors. The Governor
landed others in Brooklyn.
The officers OF the Flint, for some un-
known reason, denied having rescued any
of the men or knowing anything Of the
matter.
John Magele, who was rescued by the
Algonquin's boat, says he was caught un-
der the awning of the tug when it sank.
He managed to crawl out and seized
table, which kept him ahoat. Finding
his chum, Frank Kaiser in the water, he
let him have,th table, which would not
support two, lapd started to swim. Soon
after he. wss,picked mp, but Kaiser has
not been seen since.
4 A few hours after sinking the tug was
pretty well broken up and the wreckage
began to come ashore Before dark the
- - n 10
three lunch baskets we're washed up.
None of the bodies have come ashore as
yet.
Five Were Drowned.
BROOKLYN, June pa catboat was
eapsized by asudden squsll yesterday, at
the foot Of Fifty-sixth street. A pleasure
party, consisting of two men, two women,
boy and s=year=otd gtrt, were thrown
in the water. The Atlantic clubs steam
launch at once put out to the rescue. The
men. the women and the boy sank, how
ever before assistance could be rendered.
The little girl was saved.
Other Drowning Accidents.
Fred Libby, aged 10, of Auburn, Me-,
was drowned in the Androscoggin river.
Michael Mcdonald, aged 81 years, was
drowned in Middle Meadow pond, at
Agawam, Mass. while fishing.
Louis House, aged 10, fell from boat
on the Connecticut river while fooling
with some companions, and was drowned
William +. Sullivan OF Boston was
drowned in New Haven harbor while
bathing. Sullivan was seized with
eramps
The End Is Nearing.
WASHINGTON. June s5.-There is little
Aonht In apv ouarfer that ba