The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-09
NORTHAM WILL Be SAVED



OF the Peck brought the bow of his yes
sci against the forward gangWay of the
Northam, and rallied gangplan6 was
run out after the vessels had been con-
nected by hawsers.
The transfer of the passengers on the
Northam to the Peck was first accom-
plished, and without any mishap, al
though the majority We're highly eXcit-
ed Purser J. M. Geraty, brother of
d. A. Geraty the superintendent of the
line, left his boat, the Northam, and
took charge of those who were trans
ferred to the Peck. Mr.. Geraty took all
the valuables and money in the safe
along, too, for at that time it was not
known how long the Northam could re-
main afloat.
Following the transfer of the passen-
gers, all the crew of the Northam with
the exception of Captain Hardy, the
first and second mates, Chief Engineer
Wright and a force Of firemen and a
few deckhands, were taken aboard the
Peck. The Northam then cut adrift,
and as Captain Hardy did not know
Z whether or not it was possible to beach
her before she sank, he had the boats in
the davits prepared. The Peck then
proceeded to New York, arriving at 6
o'clock.
Several of the declIhands of the Nor
than, who went to New York on the
Peck, made the statement that at least
two of the crew of their vessel had been
killed, the bow of the Peck having pierc-
ed the forecastle of the Northam. This
statement Is absolutely denied by the
officers of the company
In all ten persons on the Northam
were hurt, two deckhands being so Sc
verely injured about the head and legs
that an ambulance was called to the
pier for them.
Under the law the New Haven COM
pany is not required to maintain pas
senger list. For this reason the pursers
Of the Peck and Northam are unable to
furnish a list of the passengers. Inc
company was unwilling to give the
names of those who were hurt, but pas
sengers say that there were ten in all,
and that two Were removed in ambu-
lances.
Captain Hardy of the Richard Peck
was seen by Journal and Courier rep
resentative soon after the Peck reached
Belle dock last night. He said that he
did not care to make any statement for
publication concerning the collision, but
that he was preparing statement
which he would transmit to the officers
of the company to-day. He said that
at the time the collision occurred he
was in the pilot house Of the Peck with
two pilots and that the captain Of the
Northam was in her pilot house with
two pilots He said that the fog was
so dense that it was impossible to see
light except for very short distance
ahead, and that the Northam was not
(liscernible until she doomed up out OF
the fog a few moments bfore the COLL
sion came. When asked as to whether
or not his engines were reversed he re-
fused to answer definitely. Concerning
the report that ten persons were injured
he said that it was not true. he sald
that two of the deckhands received
slight scratches on the arms, but were
badly enough hurt to go to the hospital
in the ambulances which were waiting
at Peck slip when the steamer reached
New York He said that not one OF the
passengers was hurt so far as he could
learn, and that all appeared cool and
that there was very little eXcitlment'
the passengers seeming to treat the al
fair in a jovial way.
Captain Hardy brought up from New
York last night about the usual num-
Der of passengers and big cargo OF
freight. He said that the Northam was
lying in a good position, one of the best
that could have been chosen, and that
she must have been skilfully handled
in order to get her safely past the rocks
which lined either side of her course TO
the beach. He said that the Prov of
the Peck cut into the Northam about
fifteen feet, and he thought that the
Northam could be repaired so as to be
used again on the line
The Northan's place on the line was
taken yesterday by the Continental, SO
that the regular trips were made as
though no accident had happened
Charles T. French, the local agent of the
New Haven Steamboat company said
last night that the Little Peck had been
sent to the Northam to get the bag
gage and freight from the latter boat.
He said that he did not think that the
Gripping of the Northam would affect
in any way the plans made by the COM
pany for a Providence line of steam
ers.
4, Both Mr. French and Captain Hardy
stated that the collision was one of
those unavoidable accidents which
sometimes occur, and Mr.. French said
that no blame lay anywhere.
The freight was all removed from the
Northam in good order and was brought
to this city on the Little Peck last night.
nIpon receipt of news of the disaster the
Edward Malley company sent their rep
resentative to the scene to make ar
rangements for removing their daily
consignment of merchandise. Finding
the cargo in good condition, and upon
the assurance of Captain Hardy that |
all of their freight would be delivered |
In New Haven this morning, he return |
I'd to the city at 10 o'clock last night.
Northam Resting Easily.
Greens Farms, Conn, June S.-The c. |