New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-15
4 COLLISION IN THE BAY;
THE MALLORY LINER COLORADO
STRIKES MUD SCOW.
TWENTY EIGHT PASSENGERS ON BOARD. But NO
PANIC occTRs-rTTE STEAMER BEACiED
~, uprxr-Nr HEP SINKING

PANIC occuRs-TrTE STEAMER BEACHED
TO PREVENT HER SINKING.
While coming up the Lower Bay. near the west
bank her way TO this port. yesterday morning ~
about O'clock the Mallory Line steamship
Colorado ran into a mud scow In tow of tug. ana
was so badly damaged that her captain was obliged
to her ashore to save her from sinKing Inc
passengers greatly frightened by the accident
but there was no panic and nobody was In any way
hurt The Colorado struck on the starooard
side about thirty feet abaft the stem. and holc
eighteen feet long and four feet high was stove In
her side Orders were given at once to make READY
the lifeboats for lowering and they were accord
ingly swung out but It not found necessary TO
lower them.
CAPTAIN G.. w. Benson, Of the tug Charles Runyon,
says that he was proceeding down the bay, having
In tow Scow No. Is There were about e'gnty
fathoms Of hawser out and while 1t was not foggy.
there was a good deal Of mist in the air. ana II was
dark The captain says he had two white hsh's
displayed to show that he had tow. When he saw
the Colorado approaching he blew one blast OF hts
whistle TO show that he would pass her TO the
right He got response 10 his signal, ne says
until he repeated It, After the Colorado had passed
him he says that she turned across his stern. ana
he at once slackened his hawser and gave the
danger signal The steamer crossed his stern' ne
thought, and he gave more attention to her and
proceeded to sea- AS soon as 1t grew light he saw
the Colorado beached. and little later her pas
sengers transferred TO a tug.
The scow which belongs to the Bouker CONTRACT
ing COMPANY and was loaded with cellar dirt, was
in charge OF a man called "Souwegfan John
There being no telephone between the tug and the
scow John could not tell Captain Benson OF the
accident But he was perfectly willing to tax IN
the afternoon.
IT we're asleep wen de trouble begun said
he. But jumped on quick. an seen De boat
'Dere's hole in yer sider yells to the man
on the bridge.
DE h dere Is, says ]. Yer better get rer &c
shore. ,o. Than want
to sleep an wen l woke up seen him lynn dere
on der bank" 49,.
the captain OF the Colorado was unable 10 ais
were or the Colorado fourteen hrst-ciass passen-
gers eleven intermediate and three steerage Ihey
were all brought to this city yesterday morning
snd their baggage followed In the afternoon. so
that the accident caused them little delay.
The steamer was in charge OF Captain A; c: Bur
rows at the time of the accident as no pilot was
taken aboard this being the custom among the
coast.ng steamers The consisted OF forty
men about half OF whom were brought TO tho
city during the day. The steamer carried cargo
tween g 900 and 5000 Divers were put TO WORK 70
cover the breach yesterday. When this WORK IS
finished the vessel will be brought TO Brooklyn
where a more careful examination OF her injuries
will be made. " A., MI.
Grande was built In 1879 at Chester, Penn. She Is
T6i tons gross register has length OF 3O6 feet,
breadth Of 396 feet and depth Of 2l.6 feet.