The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-20
TWO LOST WITH THE BOLE
SCHOONER GAMECocK SUNK N
STEAMBOAT ADIRONDACK.

Cent. EbeneEer NorHan OF Glnsoe ana Wis eco
1HoratiO Get Este Their YAWI, but the eteamS
beat, BackInE, Smashed That ana Thsy
were Drownsd-WIlIiam MsrEan Rscapss.
In the gloom Of Saturday night, under the
cloudy sky which the east wind brought, there
was q crashing together OF vessels on the Hudson
River, the splintering of wood, the thud Of
falling spars, the cries of drowning men. and
the good little schooner Gamecock was no more
and her Captain and his son were dead.
Tho Gamecock hailed from Albany 90 hoR
port Of r~egisUer. but she belonged In the little
town of GlRsco, which lies between KingStoA
and SauRerties on the west bank Of the Hudson
She was only 40 tons, "a feot long, and she bee
longod to Capt. Ebenezer Morgan Of Glascos
Capt. Morgan sailed her, and his crew consisted
Of his son, lIoratio, and his brother, william.
William is the solo survivor Of tho Grow. The
Gamecock loaded with seventy.threo tons Of,
coal at Cornwall landing on Saturday, and
with decks almost awash at $3.50 o'clock that
afternoon she set sail up tho Hudson. Her desS'
~tination was Athens. WilliRm:MorEan had the
midnight trick at the wheel, Capt. Morgan was
on deck forward keeping a lookout, and hin
son Horatio was below asleep. Tho Came.
cocks port and starboard; sailing lights were
both going, and she was making good way with
q free wind, when near Turkey Point. not far.
from her Captains own home, Capt, Morgan,
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the Peoples line steamboat,. Adirondack, COM
ing down on her night trip from Albany, Ao-
cording to William Morgan, tho Gamecook was
In the channel hugginE the west shore, and
there was apparently plenty of room for the
two vessels. Suddenly, he says, the Adiron-
dack seemed to him TO take q sheer to the west
and to bear right down upon them. The piloo
OF tho Adirondack seemed to discover tho little
schooner at about this time. and blew three
blasts on his whistle, The next moment, VIII
liam Morgan says, the big steamer struck the
schooner on her starboRrd bow. The sehooneris
foromast went by the board, and the steamboaN
swept the bow of the little boat before her until
tho schooner doubled about and lay with. her
stern upstream and her broadsido TO that OF the
Btt amboat. Capt. Morgan ran aft and. jumping
below, woke his son and brought him on dock
driftcd along the steamer side and the paddle
box of the Adirondack hit William Morgan on
the head. knocked him down and cut q Rash in
his SCALP. He recovered himself at once and
their, boat was sinking, made for their yawL
the boat was overturned by n wave.
ClinEing to the boat. they shouted for help
and before the danger to the men on the boat
was discovered the paddle wheel struck the
boat and crushed it.
William Morgan says that all of them were
he found pieces OF the broken boat. under each
OF his arms buoying him up. BY that time the
schooner had sunk. One of the Adtrondack'u
lifeboats was lowered and William Morgan
for the other two men, and the steamboat Dean
Richmond, coming, along at that time, ALAG
aided in this search, but 1t was in vain. Then
the Adirondack continued her trip to her piea
at the foot Of Canal street.
William Morgan was sent to tho Hudson
Street Hospital to have his wound dressed, and
afterward he took the West Shore Railroad TO
his home at Glasco. ''