The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-09
NEW HAVEN BOATS COLLIDE
PFCK'S Steel PROV DRIVEN INTO
THE NoRTH1M'S WOODEN SIDE.

Brothers In the Pilothouses-The Northam's
100 Passengers Put Aboard the Peck and
brought Back to New York-Northnm
Reached to Prevent Her from Sinking.
The steel tvln-screw Sound steamer Rich
ard Peck aud the wooden side wheeler C. II.
Northam. both of the New Haven line. col
lded In thick fox off Norwalk at 3 80 o'clock
yesterday morning. and the Northam was So
much damaged that her CAPTAIN was forced to
beach her ut Green's Farms. on the Connecti-
cut shore to prevent her from sin king. The
Peck took of the Northam's 80 passengers
und part OF her officers and crew and brought
them to this city.
The Northam left her dock at the foot OF
Peck slip on Wednesday night at about the
time thc'Peck steamed out OF New Haven for
New York. Capt. Edwin j. Hardy OF the Peck
| and Can't. Aaron Hardy OF the Northam are
brothers. Each is as familiar with the sound
OF the whistle OF his brothers boat as he Is OF
the whistle Of his own.
Tho Peck was going ut somewhat less than
half speed. or about eight miles. and the
Northam was making less than seven miles
Each Captain knew about where he might eX-
poet to hear tho whistle Of his brothers craft
1t Is said that i've minutes before the collision
the Northum blew TWO whistles. indicating
that her course would he to port. and that the
Peck blew only one whistle. in 1icating that
she was going to starboard. II this is true
both vessels sheered over toward the Connec-
ticut shore
Each materialized from the mist to the pilot
Of the other With startling suddenness. Capt.
Hardy OF the Peck sent the signal TO reverse at
full speed to the engine room, ana Capt. Hardy
Of the Northam did likewise. Neither craft
had lost way when they came together. The
starboard bow OF the Northam about twenty
feet abaft the stem. The Peck backed out Of
Two of the deckhands in the Northam's
| forecastle which was wrecked. were Injured.
asleep. They we're awakened by, the shock
9nG ran deSk II nEhtdTsss The
passengers. and it was decided to transfer the
EorthaTs TO the PEEK p and then
merely u few plates dsnted and her cutwater
slightly. twisted
forward eangway Of the Sortha aon and after
| the boats had been made fast by hawsers a
| CALLED gangplank was run out and all the
the Peck. The water was smooth and there
| were no mishnps. Purser Geraty OF the
sensers who arrived here ~; yesterday morning.
| John shea. a deck hand or the Northam. who
was hurt on the thigh. was taken to Hudson
The Northnm took in water so rapidly that
her pumps were unable to relieve her and she
! was neaueu unuer lull speed LOT tno snOTe.
| She grounded on sandy part OF the beac h.
| Her Cantain sent word OF her plight to the
| New Haven and New York offices Of the line.
| \ wrecking tug was alongside her at noon and
later the steamboats, Continental. and Little
| Peck began taking off her cargo. After the
wreckers patch up the hole in her bow and
pump her out she will he towed to this city for
| repars.
| BRIDGEPORT. June S-The c. II. Northam
| lies with her bow driven into the sandy beach
Just below Beach Side Inn, Green's Farms. A
| part OF tbs big hole in her bow is covered with
| plank and diver ia at work below the water
| line. Tugs from the Merritt Chairman Wreck
| ing Company are anchored nearby and It is
| thought the work will have got SO far that at
| high water to night which will he about mid
night. the disabled steamer can he foated.