The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-16

their hswsers just as she went down. This was
between seven and ten minutes after she was
The st. Johns, seeing that all tho passengers
wero safe, went on Town the river to the Jersey
Central docks in Jersey City 30 that her passen.
gers might catch their train.
While there was all this excitement on the
water, there was almost as much on land, As
heard on both sides OF tho river. On this
side people as far up as Tenth avenue
R fSfES 1t; H EIS they yno ran %,,t to rot the RiSTiS;
street station was one of the fret ones there.
and although he didn't know just how serious
and sent word TO Bellevue Hospital that ambu.
lances were wanted instantly. From Bellevue
word was sent to Roosey cit Hospital, and ambu.
lences from there reached the pier first. After
them came two Bellevue Hospital nmbulances
IN charge of Superintendent Murphy himself.
There also came a patrol wagon full OF police
men.
The pier at this time was jammed with the
crowd, VINO without reason were shouting and
stricken ones on the two boats. The police drove
when the tugboats got In with the passengers
and the crew of the Catskill.
ately to the company's pier at the foot Of Chris
topher street, and a good many of the p9ssen-
station and homo by train. The police ques-
Toned some OF them and they learned of the dis
cd Sog. of BERTHE Zimmerman tho o,yeaF-
Among go those 70 yho get Of at the pier were ,s.
and lives, at 81 First street, Brooklyn. Miss
MeCree lives at Ash Union street, brooklyn.
tSHl thsm was OF dr tSS daet ,hs s90t we the . s1y
to the West Forty-seventh street station
by 18th the police; and there they told a story Of the
boy and with Miss MeCree started toward tho
passengers were. He had hardly started. he
said. when the child's hand slipped from his. He
was going fast and he took several steps before
He yelled to Miss Mccrea to go on and then
turned and ran back to find the boy, but he was
SoS5 said sIa he aS, tsit ali about With 6is
the whistles Of both boats were blowing, . SHAT
ward the stern after Miss McCrca, for then the
thought thou St' that sSt't tRes boy t had T ia soma nspi way be aS
ANOTHER Of the passengers landed at the pier
was taken to, Roosevelt Hospital. At the hos.
pitel he said that he saw the boy in the water
io's sight Of the little fellow. NMIier
he was Sitting on the upper forward deck on the
starboard side of the Catskill!. almost at tho
had noticed the lights Of the St. Johns only a
hin 4. to limp tp out Of the way y the crash came. ~,
when the st: Johns pulled her nose out Of
the hole she had made he was still
but could not move his legs. The boat
sagged and lurched a couple OF times.
denly he felt himself free in the water. He was
picked up a few minutes later, and was taken
water that tusS be saw the S boy. nc was fe0 !" 'N'
The news of the accident was telephoned from
Fifty ninth street to the officers OF the company
| that N Nna tho Fatattl live and ita nfnrers rara
waiting for the Captain and crew when the tug!
boat With them aboard arrived At Christopher
corning the collision:
street at 'e $50 5a ocl P,sE last Ss ' night iHo With ii I iorty'eisSt
passengers ABOARD. most OF whom were bound
f seIS Gat aaI rer ws v siSs 30 i6 %is s,sss,n hate % 6 e'S MeTs
OF Fifty.seventh street when the ST. Johns
was sighted. The pilot inmsdin,ely blew twice
port. BY way Of answer the st. johns blew
once, thus crossing our signal and notifying US
and after blowing three blasts. which is the
stSaai q We eah hsd i Hst s ptaGt sda TO ba ses w slsoa' the he
st. Johns struck US. She Immediately backed
away. and coming up on our port side she struck
us again, nearly carrying away the paddle box.
The fault of the collision was clearly hers"
Sapt Cooper; BIS story o. OF the aS ;Gi vas cor
Mate Tompkins also made a statement. in
| hitH 10 lolu VI u KIT Dhlllt luhl u
lowed the collision and OF the wild rush for the
lifeboats. He said that the conduct Of the men
was simply shameful. They knocked women
down and fought each other like wild beasts.
pushing and struggling to get into the boat.
He said he yelled at them to stand back and
give the women q chance. and grappled with the
leaders and held them by main strength, until
finally the women were put aboard.
superintendent Schneider Of the Catskill line
said that the loss of the Catskill would amount
TO about $75 .0OO. He said there vas n small
insurance on the boat. The CRtskill was n
three.deck ~side-wheel steamer. She was DOG
feet over all and contained ninety staterooms.
the Escort. She has been rebuilt twice since
then.
After the st. Johns unloaded her passengers
Capt. BREASTED brought her over to New York
and locked her at Pier 3. Then he disap
peared. The other officers also kept out OF
all inqnirers, that he had been instructed
to say that all about the collision
must come from the offices Of the company in
Communipaw. Those offices were locked up.
Late in the evening reporters were permitted
to go aboard the boat and see what damage
was done. 1t was slight. All tho joiner work
on the port bow had been carried away. all the
windows on that side were smashed, the rail
OF the upper deck was partly carried
away and the lattice work was dangling in the
water. The plates of the hull were scraped and
denied. but SO far as could be seen were not Be-
riously damaged.
The st. Johns is a bigger boat than the Cats
was built in 1879 at Wilmington. She Is one OF
the Sandy Hook line and IL one OF tho fastest
side wheel boats in the harbor. Yesterday wa.
an OF day with her.
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