The sun., 1896-10-17
MAGENTA sIvKS NIAGARA.
Two Three or tho Little Tugs Crew
Drowned.

The passenger steamboat Magenta ran down
and sank the tug Niagara yesterday afternoon
in the North River. aud two of the crew of the
Niagara. and possibly more. are drowned.
Tho collision occurred opposite the American
line pier at the foot OF Vesey street, and per-
haps a third Of the way across the river.
The Magenta is running to Keyport from tho
foot OF Bloomfield avenue. West Washington
Market. She left her berth at p. NJ, and
ten minutes later was nearly on Nesey street
on her way to the bay.
The tug Niagara had been at work in Hobo
ken waters. and few minutes before the accl-
dent she loft there to go to Pier 4. East River.
for orders. Her course was diagonal one,
down and across the Hudson, to round the Bat
terry, and she sped along the Pennsylvania
Railroads ferryboat Cincinnati began the trip
from Jersey City which she was due 10 finish at
the Cortlandt street ferry mt 81: . o'clock.
The Cincinnatrs course is aslant too When
she got about two-thirds across and nearly
ready 20 strsightcn ont her course to enter her
south OF her. and at the same time she crossed
the bow of the Magenta, coming down just to
The Magenta slowed up to let the Cincinnati
pass. and as soon as the ferry boat was safe
dssanes ca alcnE PIT on, OF speed again and rqsh,ps
port quarter OF the little Niagara. which had
been hidden by the ferryboat. Had Cant. Tut
tie y the Cincinnati or any OF his crew known
OF the accident perhaps all the mon the
Niagara might hare been saved. but the after
deck of New York bound Jersey terryboat at
O'Clock Is not popuious. and although the
crash was right under her stern none OF the Gin
cinnati's crew knew Of 1t. and she went on into
Frank McNally. the general yardmaster of
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Jersey CITY. was
on the Cincinnati in the upper saloon aft He
saw the Magenta's pilot open the window of the
pilot house and make motions as II he were
other excited orders. Then came a sound Of
escaping steam, and, running out on tho Gin
Saa snknr .,ssa right as in ' NE
white wake Of the ferry boat and not more than
three boats lengths behind. The last thinE he
appearing with a mai on it. Mems heads np-
peared mex. in the white waters OF tho wake,
lines were thrown out from the Magenta as she
passed. and he SAW one of the men catch life
buoy and saw him pulled aboard the steam boat.
The Magenta WAS stopped. but before she
could get back TO where the other men were
to attend the French war vessel Du bourdeu
which Is lying IA the North River Capt Rifen-
ddur9 OF the pulver did not see the collision, but
scene in time to save two men. These were
pulled aboard by Deck and William salisbury.
Cling men throw up his hands and sink. Just be-
fore the Pulrer got TO the scene.
The man " no had been saved BY the Magenta
was put on board the Pulver. and the three were
taken to the American line pier, where they
Sns Mers 70 NTH NTH dry yr sothnG and slim
owners of the Niagara, the Rogers Towing Com
Tany, AT 20 south street. Mr.. Rogers'S partner
who was in charge there. refused to allow any
one TO see the men or to tel! anything about the
accident, or how many persons had composed
the crew or the Niagara. or who they were.
From among tho tngboat men nt pier q. East
River, where the Niagara usually lay. II was
learned that her Captain was John Moriarity 0f
Brook iyn. her regular engineer " rs Thos. Hyland
or brooklyn, her cook one johnson OF Staten
Island. and her fireman was known Jimmie
the Clinker. She also had aboard coored boy
John Simms OF Nashville. and possibly deck
hand besides. IL WAS said that some o, her man
haG taken Engineer Hy!ands place for the day.
man who was picked up by the Magenta WAS the
engineer, and those saved by the Pulver were
posed to be lost therefore John Simms the
colored boy. the fireman, and the deckhand, II
there one aboard.