New-York tribune., 1899-06-14
TWO BOATS RUN AGROCN
Continued from frst pm ge.

they made their way TO the trolley car on foot
or by means of the ramshackle barouches pc
culiar TO Coney Island, which had focked TO the
irnpromptu landing place. and went home by
trolley lines.
Meanwhile the Pegasus. which was destined
to perform the second act. had left her pier in
ly through the Narrows in the fog and on 10
Norton's Point Then paintive wall from the
whistle OF the Cepheus announced the predica-
ment Of the latter. and the Pegasus promptly
went her aid. She UP close. and line
was thrown TO the Cepheus. Then she pulled
with all her force and with great effort grad
ually pulled the Cepheus out OF the mud. There
was a shout OF Joy from those on the freed boat
and much waving OF thanks by her remaining
passengers TO the Pegasus Al that moment
the Pegasus resting securely on the bottom
OF the harbor. When she had freed the Cepheus
she had drifted involuntarily toward the shoals
and the jerk of extrication had sent her square
on the shoals which the Cepheus had just LETT.
In a minute there was panic among the pas
sengers on the Pegasus. who could see little out
ne water and the fog. one woman. who tnousot
she wGs about 10 he drowned took the matter
in her own hands and ran wildly TO the guard
rail- from which she Jumped into the water A
man followed quick a flash and catching
her by the hair as she TO the surface OF tho
water swan swiftly ashore with her. She was
cared for at a cottage owned by William Mellis.
of Sea Gate
Excitement was still running high when the
CepheJs, which had gone on TO the Iron Per
landed her passengers and started on her return
trip hove In sight and proceeded to repay one
good turn with another.
A line was thrown TO the Pegasus. ana py amt
Of much straining the latter was pulled OFT tne
shoals whiie the Ce1heus. as though the thlng
had all been arranged beforehand for comic
climax ran aground herself for the second tune
in the same way in which the Pegasus hah
done A short time before. AS this seemed 10 the
captain Of the Cepheus 10 be about the last
straw ne weakly signaled the Pegasus 10 run
no more risk. hut go home and leave MIN 10 MS
misery. The Pegasus promptly ooeyed the sIs
nal after landing her passengers AT the lsiand'
and reached her pier last evening, tying up for
Inc night AZ the Twenty-second-s pier with no
damage e. SPEAK of as & result Of her adventure
The Cepheus not long left 20 her rate
Word had been sent 10 the officers o. the com
peny of what was going on before the tn'ru
grounding had taken place, and superintendent
Froeligh he'd decided that too much wac nap
pening of N0rton's Point. He sent down from
New-Ycrk twc of the Merrtt-Chapman wreck
ing tug. and these reached the Cepheus shortly
after he: second grounding. and drew her on
the shoals without much trouble. The Cepheus
then proceeded 20 her pier in this city and
tied up for the night in the Erie Basin. having
suffered nothing more than slight damage to
her bow.
The fact that none Of the passengers were
Injured was a stroke of remarkably good luck,
as the situation az times was serious. Tne
thickness Of the fog what made the passen-
gers most uneasy because they had no idea
how far from shore they were.