New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
SOUND STEAMER SUNK.
THE ROSEDALE STRUCK BY THE FERRY
BOAT OREGON IN THE EAST RIVER
ALI. HER PASS ENGERS SAVED BIT MANY
DRENCHED-PAN on BOTH VESSELS

DRENCHED-PANIC on BOTH VESSELS
BRAVE RESCUE.
A collision occurred in the East River at about
1870 yesterday morning between the Bridgeport
steamer Rosedale and the fcrryboat Oregon. The
accident happened off the foot of Broome-st, ana
the former craft received such injuries That she
sank about ten minutes afterward The Roseoale
had about seventy-ivc passengers on board at the
time of the accident, but all of them escaped
drowning, although many We're thoroughly
drenched
The greatest excitemen. prevailed on both craft
as soon as the Rosedae struck. and 1t was
only with the greatest difficulty that many oil the
passengers prevented from leaplng M'o uio
wafer The accident attracted the attention OF t'e
captains Of several tugboats which were cruising
about near the spot. and they fastened TO the
rescue and took off the passengers from the sihk'hs
steamer.
The Rosedale was on her way to this city on her
usual morning trip from Bridgeport, having anced
more than half her passengers at the 1907 Oh aSl
Thirty-frst-st When about on Grahd-st the ie''s-
boat Oregon of the Grand-st ferry line. came
out of her slip at Broadway. Brooklyn ana s'a''eu
across the stream The tugboat Arlington at the
same time going up the river. Az e'e"''"
Of the accident said afterward that the captains
OF all three craft blew signals at the same time
and that this seemed to confuse them Tor the COL
lision followed almost at once.
Az soon ms the oregon had struck the Rosedale'
and It was clear that an ugly hole had peeh i""ue
near the paddle-wheel of the latter, the captain
turned his vessels nose toward the shore anu
started for the Bridge-st pier but When aoout 'oi
feet from the pier the steamer. which had been
settlinr rapidiy struck the bottom. TIE water
reached almost up to her hurricane deck She HeS
In that position now, but 1t IS thougnt th"' II WI"
he an easy matter 10 raise her. Inc oregon was
uniniured but there was great excitement an'"e
her passengers who had to be quoted ny 'he cap
tain and the dcckhands. In the mean time several
90 Tho woman aboard the steamer had tainted and
% odd n the excitement several of the men on
the steamer Jumped to the deck of the ferrypoa''
CAPTAIN Weatherwax, who was In command ol
the Rosedale says that just AS his vessei was OH
Grand-st he saw the oregon coming out OF her
elm and blew one whistle, which indicated his
uish for the oregon to pass to the right. TO TINS
signal he says he got no answer. ana consequently
49, IL The oregon still proceeding. he blew
repea.eu IT, of Harm Whistles and rang for his
engines to be reversed. At the moment IN, ho7c-
Az hogan 10 hack the Oregon began to slow up
hut II Vas too late to avert the collision. and the
ferryboat struck the steamer the heAt mohI'il C'
the port side near the paddle-hoN me captain ol
the Oregon called out to captain NeatherWaA
You're all right but the next instant the steamer
rine steamed up alongside and took the passengers
off the Rosedae. The captain remained AT MS post
with tho pilot. George Rowling. until her keel
struck the bottom.
Although all were saved woman named Mrs
Bcstcl who gave her address as Philadelphia. owes
her life 10 the courage OF Joseph Garrigan, the
fireman of the tug Olympia. just AS all the pas
sengers had left the hurricane deck Of the Rose
dale Captain McLaren of the Olympia. discovered
that a woman floating between the lower deck
and the hurrican, deck The captain at once called
out and Garrigan without hesitation leapcd over
board and dragged her out. The woman had life
preserve on but she caught under the hurri-
cane deck and would undoubtedly have drowned
had not the fireman acted 50 promptly and so skill
fully. She was unconscious when taken from the
water but soon revived.
Notwithstanding the statement made by Captain
WeatherwaX. several persons who saw the acct
dent from the shore said that the vessel. were
locked together for fully a minute after the COLI
sion and that during that time the paddle wheels
of both the f,rryboat and the steamer continued to
rcvOlve
The Roscdalc had large amount of freight and
baggage on board at the time she struck. and
il is thought that most Of this will be total loss
The amount of the damage has not yet been csti-
mated.