The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-28
DEATH NEAR FEAST
While Guests Dine in One
Cabin Two Men Are
Stabbed in Another.
FURY OF A DRUNKEN SAILOR
Bloodshed Mars the Celebration
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Fiftieth Birthday.

During the banquet which was given 61r
board the Hamburg American steamship
pennsylvania at Hoboken, last night in
nonor of the fiftieth anniversary of the
steamship company, a serious stabbing
ARRAY occurred on one of the lower decks.
ABOUT eleven o'clock Charles Freiheit.
one of the ships firemen, boarded the
steamer in a very drunken condition and
began to insult one of the guests. Third
Of1cer Karl Zappenfield, who was on
watch ordered Freiheit to go TO his berth
below decks. The latter refused to obey
and Zeppenfield seized him and forced
MIN down the stairway Some of the
other firemen, thinking that their fellow
workman was being fll-treated, followed
the officer to the lower deck. Bernard
Tischmann, the butcher on board the
snip, saw the third officer struggling with
the drunken fireman, and went down to
assist in subduing him
When the men reached the firemen,s
quarters one of the firemen turned out
the lights, leaving the room in darkness
A moment later Butcher Tiesehmann
gave cry of pain and shouted to the
third officer that he had been stabbed.
One of the firemen also screamed and
Al
as the lights could be turned on again
Ileschmann was discovered lying bleed
ing on the floor with an ugly stab wound
IN ms right side, the knife piercing his
lung. The fireman who was cut was Otto
ochultz, trimmer. He had a deep cash
across his left arm. Freineit. who it is
believed did the stabbing, had disap-
peared when the place was relighted.
The injured men We're attended by the
ships doctor and remained on board the
vessel all night. The wound in Mr..
Scnultzs arm was not very serious.
Ileschmann, however, viii probably die
He was failing rapidly this morning and
a cap was summoned and he was removed
to ST. Mary's Hospital The hospitaI
authorities have hopes of his recovery.
Tieschmann said he was not positive who
stabbed him. but he believed that it was
freihet He said that when he reached
the lower deck he saw about a dozen
firemen gathered around the third officer
who had hold of Freiheit's jacket. Then
the lights were turned out and the next
moment he heard scufle and felt a
piercing pain in his right side He was
so exhausted this morning from loss of
blood that he could not speak.
Tieschmann is a big, powerful man.
about thirty-ive years old. He has
been employed as butcher on Che Pennsyl-
vania since the steamship went into com
mission some months ago, and was wen
liked by the crew.
The steamship company made every
effort to keep the ARRAY a secret. but
When the butchers condition was found
TO be serious this morning they were
obliged to notify the police Frieheit was
not on board this morning. but it is be-
heved that he is continuing mis- spree in
some OF the saloons on River street. De-
tectives We're put on the case Immediate
iy, and all the men suspected of having
taken part In the assault will be arrested.
the Pennsylvania is the largest steam
er ad1oat, and was built by the Harburg-
american Company a short time ago.
rms IS the first fight that has occurred
s among her crew since she was launched.
me guests at the banquet were feastine
IN the main saloon on the upper 6ecfe
affray S'eoiis
Frelheit, who is accused of the stabbine
was arrested this afternoon and held for
examination. -- -