New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-28
STRUCK HER AM1DSHlPS.
COLLISION BETWEEN STARlS Line
BOAT AND A FERRYBOAT
TUE LATTER pApry DAMAGEp-A PANIC AMONG
THE PASSENGERS. BUT ONLY ONE or
THEM Hurt

THE LATTER BADLY DAMAGED-A PANIC AMoN"
THE PASSENGERS BUT ONLY ONE OF
THEM IS HURT.
The ferryboat Texas, Of the Broadway Ferry
Line. was struck Ia the middle of the East River
last night by the steamship Corning. of the John
H. Starin Line. going north on her way TO New
Haven. and the ferrybod. was badly damaged
Several Of the passengers were thrown from
their feet and Mrs Annie Geisenhener or NO.
3g1 Nnth-ave, received a severe scalp wound.
She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where her
wound was dressed. and .then. accompanied by
her husband she went to her home.
The Texas plies between Broadway, in Brook
Iyn. and East Twenty -third-st At 10 o'clock
last night she left the Brooklyn side with over
two hundred passengers, among whom were
many wheelmen She proceeded alOnG smoothly
until about two-thirds Of the way over, wheh
the wheeman Of the Texas saw the steamship
Corning. going up the East River. coming straight
In his direction. He tried to get his boat out OF
danger by throwing her off her course. and at
the same time the signal was given on the Corn
ing to reverse engines. 1t was too late now
ever. and the Corning crashed into the Texas
amidships.
SHAKEN FROM STEM TO STERN.
The impact was terrific and the Texas was
shaken from stem to stern AS the Corning
backed away the Texas settled over. and the
impression got abroad among the passengers
that she sinking. Then there was panic
Men crawled on their knees on the floors to get
the life preservers from under the long seats
and the women ran back and forth Wrnsin8
their hands and shrieking at the top OF their
voices Several of the more levelheaded pas
sengers saw there was no immediate danger
and they proceeded to quiet the crowd. AFTER
consid srablc time they succeeded. Mrs. Geisen-
heimer with her husband seated on the
SIDE of the boat almOs- at the place where
tho Corning struck Several wheemen and
their women companions were standing near
leaning on their machines, and chatting about
the ride they had JUS finished. AS the TWO
boats crashed they instinctively tried 10 ger to
a place of safety. but quickly did il all hap
pen that severll were knocked from their feet
A numbo, of tho wheels were smashed. and
Mrs Geisenhaincr received a severe scalp
wound either from the fall. from a flying
splinter.
When tho captain Of tho Corning saw the
Texas would ne able 10 get to her pier he pro-
ceeded on his way up the rivec to the Soun1 and
thence to New-Havel When quiet was restored
on board the Texas and it was seen that no ore
was seriously injured. she proceeded TO her pier
at East Twenty-third-st Policeman Holfei' Oh
the East Twenty -second-st station, called 81
ambulance from Bellevue Hospital. and MIS-
Geisenhein,cr accompanied by her husband. was
taken there. After she had been treatcu she III
sisted on being taken TO her home
LAID Up FOR REPAIRS.
AS soon as her passengers were dlschargeo 'he
Texas backed out of the slip, to go 70 dr'uccA
for repairs. 1t will take several days 10 repair
the damage done. The escape of the Texas from
a far more serious accident is due largely TO the
construction Of her sides Like all ferryboats'
,ho sidos oxtond away over the hull proper and
before ono of them is injured So as TO spring d
leak several feet of stout timbers would nave 10
no cut through It was this fact that prevented
tho Tevae from probably going to the bottom OF
the East River The force of the COLLISION was
sufficient. the passengers say. TO seho aIi"oS'
any other kind OF boat to the pottonl. o.,,,or
which runs between New-lork ana Ne"-H"'''