New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
THE HARLEM RIVER ACCIDENT
MISS LIZZIE M'KEON DIES FROM HER
INJURIES
CORONER DogBs INVESTIGATING THE CASE-THE
CAPTAIN OF THE TRANSFER BOAT SAYS
THE LAUNCH RAN INTO HIM.

CORONER DOBBS INVESTIGATING THE CASE-thE
CAPTAIN OF THE TRANSFER BOAT SAYS
THE LAUNCH RAN INTO HIM
Miss Lizzie McKeon, of No n East One-hun-
dI ed -fourteenth-s of the party thrown
IN the Iierem River opposite One-hundredAhd-
twenty y-scventh-st. Saturday night by the col
lsion Or The steam launch Ben Franklin ana
Transfer Boat No ), Of The New-York' New
Haven and Hartford road died at the Harlem
Hospital YESTERDAY The body Of Kate Murray
Of the same address. who was drowred AT the
time OF the acci lent was recovered by wreck
ing schooner yesterday where the BODY
sank The body of Mabel Wolfer. OF No. us
East Oae-huEdred -and-twentl ninth st. VINO
vds also drowned. has not been recovered
Captain W W Hamilton. OF the transfer ooai
ard Frank Mcfiugh. enSineer OF the Ben ram
lin Vert, taken before Coroner Dobbs yesterday
after being rtigned in the Harlem Police curt
Captain Hamilton told he Coroner that MS
b. at was standing still at the time OF the acci-
dent. and that the launch ran into 1t. Police
man Alfred }. Reed OF the Twenty-nnth Pre-
circt. who had Investigated the accident aIsy
said the SAM thing. and the Coroner discnargtd
the captain.
Policeman Reed told the Coroner that Mcilugh,
who had charge OF the launch. appeared to be
drunk when he arrested him On Saturday hlght.
McHugh. he said had been left in entire chaise
Of the launch. which was anchored at Ohe-nuh'
d: Land thir -secondst and the Harlem River.
by r. C. Morgan manager OF the University o!
P,nnsylVania crew. which came from fhlauei,
phia in it, McHugh. Jacob Wolfer OF NO. 10
East One-hundred- and twenty y-ninth-st.: ms
daughters. Gertrude and Mabel; Miss l-Zzie ny
keon and Miss Kate Murray, friends or the
daughters and William Hartman. OF No. lVN
East one dred-and-twenty y-four'h-st-' got i'll
the launch and started down the river.
According 70 the information which the ofhcer
had. the launch ran into the transfer boat. which
was standing opposite hundred -and-twenty-
seventh-st. near the northern shore, waiting 10
go into dock at that point. The launch SANK
and all hands were thrown into the water cap
tain G. Reynolds. Of Transfer Tug y. when
vas near and his crew -ascued all except the
two girls who were drowned. and he took the
rescued ones on his boat to the Harlem Hospi-
tai. Lizzie Mckeon was the only one rescued
who was in a dangerous condition
McHugh said yesterday that he took the launch
out on orders from Hartman, who. he sald came
with the Pennsylvania students from fhiiaoei-
phia an who. he thought, wac one or the stu
dents He admitted however. that he had pre-
viously received all orders from Mr.. Morgan.
He denied that Hartman mad paid him anything
for taking the launch out. He declared tnat the
boat ran into the launch
Wolfer who is an oyster dealer. told the Cor
0rnr that Hartman. who Is one of Barnun q.
Rsiley's acrobats performing under the name OF
Gardner was friend Of his Hartman proposed
70 take Wofer and his family and the two other
Young women out for sail. All accepted the
Invitation except Wolfers wife. who thought
tho launch was unsafe WO,f,r said that Nc
Hugh was steering tho launch vheu 1t struck
the bot NcHugh denied this, saying thaf
Wolfer himself Nos at the wheel.
coroner Dobhs sent McH Ugh N the Tomhs IN
default ~ $1,000 bail on charge of criminal
n.glie,nce He will have Hartman before him
today To give his version Of the affair