New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-02
STEAMER BARS FERRY-SLIP.
THE All. FOSTER TANNED IN BETWEEN
TWO PIERS.
ONE rERRyBoAT KEPT IN THE SLIP AND An
OTHER OFT FOR NEARLY AN HOUR
WOMEN TAKEN OFF THE FOSTER
BY poIICEMEN-AN EXCITING
TINE. But NOBODY
Is HURT.

HURT.
u-,ar the steamer Al Foster got damned in
between two piers off Twenty-third-st. in the
East River last evening there was considerable
excitement and many anxious moments Tor the
FIVE hundred persons on board
During the day the Al Foster had been at the
risbinr Banks. and, as is usual on Sunday, car
ried a big crowd. When the steamer got close
~ her pier. at Twenty-third-st., there was
strong food tide. She was guided in toward the
MGR slowly. but despite everything that could be
dome she was swept along and struck the edge
., tho per The steamer is DO feet long, and
Union she was carried she was driven IN the
,;rs between her own pier and the new recre-
Ito, ner that is being constructed at twenty
toprth-st. There was just space enough for the
steamer to get in, but once in, she was wedeeo
,icbtIv between the two piers, her DOW pe'he
hold between the spiles at Twenty-lour'h-s''
and her stern being damned up against 'ne o'he'
pier by the strong tide
,s soon as the steamer struck and was held
nc though in a vice. the excitement began OH
hoard. Women screamed that the boat was
sinking. many men rushed forward 10 make an
effort to reach the piers, and shrieks were heaio
on every side
Captain Foster shouted out his orders anu Oh
.,.or,, side deckhands and others connected with
beat ran IOTWdIu W plSNShN Gag
from jumping from the boat and to assure all
that there was not the slightest danger.
GREENPoINT FERRY CLOSED.
In its position between the two piers, the Fos-
Ter closed up the slip of the Greepoih' Terry
making a prisoner Of the ferryboat west oioe'
which was ready to start across the river WIZ"
a load of passengers. 4 few minutes at'er tHe
mishap the ferryboat East Side was close at
howl
across , ,o,oa -, tho
After the passengers had been quoted Oh oIe
Roster The work of moving the steamer pesa,''
Two haWsers were strung from the West oiue
IN her slip and it was sought to draw the bow OF
the damned steamer away from the per but
the strain was too much ana tne . nav go
snanped Ike bits OF string. Then the Terry podt
East Side out in the river, dttacneu hdWsei
and pulled away but after ten minutes theIe
was another snap and another broken haw sio
The stea ner had been held in its peculiar
rosition for over half an hour by TINS tlihe' anu
The passengers were getting ANXIOUS, eNe"
though they had been assured every rev m,1r,
ytes that they were as safe as though they were
on dry land Many women had crowded lo"ari
the boats bow. and Patrolmen Corr - CohIioI
and Knaigh, who had hurried TO the pier WIEN
the report spread that steamer was sinking;
decided that it would be we'll TO get some Oh
them off.
WOMEN TAKEN OFF THE FOSTER.
The passengers who were on the imprisoned
-erryboat were also complaining betterlE pu'
they were told that the difficulty wouio soo'
be over. and that they could leave the BOAT Il
1he, did not desire to remain where they were
MANY of them went away. 49,,
Then the transfer of the passengers from the
Foster began. Patrolman Knaigh decided that
the women should go first. 1t was good ohe
step from the boat TO the pier. ana uhtll the
orr;vaI Of the policemen the deckhands hao
nrevented any one making the step knaign
got on the Foster. and one by one ne swung
the women over the space to the pier WheIs
Parrolmen Corr and O'COnnor caught tneni anu
carried them back on the pier About .ni !L
women had been landed in this way When IN. .he
order came from Captain Foster to stop as the
ferrvboat in the slip was about to make anotne e
effort to dislodge the steamer. another hawse,
having been set. This time there was q ioI,e,
atad,, INC with the result that the Foster was
slowly freed She soon tied up TO the pier eI.
after that and the passengers We're saieH
landed Then the ferryboats continued on lhe'l
,rav There was little damage done: ana no
one was injured. but the ferryboats had peeh
DELAYED for an hour.