The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-01
ONE DEATH IN RIVERCRASH.
THREE MORE PERSONS REPORTED
MISSING But MAY BE SAFE.


Coroner Takes Action by Ordering the
Arrest of Both Captains-TuEs Raising
the Sunken Ferryboat-Nine OF Hor
Passengers Were snyed by the Liner.
Only one person 10 known TO have been lost
I'm the wreck OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
ferryboat Chicago by collision with tho savan-
nah Line steamship City OF Augusta In the
North River early yesterday morning. Two
others are reported missing. There have been
INQUIRIES at Police Headquarters for third
man. whose friends suppose him to have been
on the Chicago. The man known TO have lost
his life was John Bryson. OF 433 East Fifteenth
street He was the driver Of United States
mail wagon. which went down with the ferry
boat. His body was picked up by the harbor po-
lice shortly after the accident. William Broome.
a fireman OF the Chicago. was still missing
yesterday afternoon. and the family OF Alexan-
der Weir OF 442 Hudson avenue. Brooklyn.
reported that Mr. Wolr had not come homo.
Weir. who Is q coal dealer. was on the Chicago
with John s. Cohen. detective. OF the District
Attorneys ONCE in Brooklyn. The two men
lsaped into the water together. Mr.. Cohen
was picked up. He did not see Mr.. Weir after
they jumped. Carl Mscready. 81 years old. OF
Brooklyn. Is the third man reported missing.
His friends told tho police yesterday that he
midnight on Monday and might have been on
the Chicago.
Each captain OF the craft In collision says he
signaled the other by whistlss and each says
| that he heard M answer. Each continued on
his course until the collision was unavoidable.
| supposing that his signal would be acted upon
by the other. The weather was clear.
An ebb tide was the only condition making
against easy navigation and neither captain
shifts blame upon the tide. The Pennsylvania
people decline to ascribe responsibility for the
| accident to any one in advance OF tho investi-
cation by the local inspectors OF stenm vessels.
but point out that a ferryboat with 500 electric
lights. beside her guide lights. Ia not an object
| easily overlooked on q reasonably clear night
on the river. neither Ia her course or destina-
tlon problematicai. They have confidence In
Capt. Durham. who has been in their SER
vice seven years Tho Savannah Line officers
have equal confidence in Capt Daggstt. who
has been with them for many years more than
| seven. Capt Daggett. In his report OF the
| accident refers without qualifying adjective to
| Capt Durham's efforts to perform feat. the
feat by Implication being to cross the City OF
| Augustus bows. Capt. Durham In his report
| said practically what he told tho reporters
Just after the accident. that In spite OF the APP
| parent Misunderstanding Of signals. the coll
| lision could have been averted had Capt.
Daggett thrown his helm hard to stsrboard.
| thus sending his ship out into the stream
enough to enable her to clear the Chicago.
Capt pprhamS formal report vas not mad:
General superinten dent OF the railroad said that
ham other than tina. to the inspectors Capt
Dagcstt made 70 the inspectors the same re-
port he made to the superintendent OF his line.
| p B. lie Fsyre which was az follows:
| Il passed the Battery at ~ 40. midnight
coming along about midstream The state Of
Rivsr I noticed Central Railroad OF New Jersey
i.rrysoat crs.,,ns from New 3 i,I 70 NE, New
answer to my Whistles, Al this time / was as
800 or, 400 feet from the, rler linz. l then
noticed a Pennsylvania Railroad feIryboat.
crS.sas from New jersey S.v York sseos
INK his green light to my red light blew one
whistle 20 hin. bu. did not hear him sns.sr.
| never for one moment thought he would dare
to cross my bows, As soon as | was convinced
that he Intended doing so stopped my engine.
As soon ne We came together I instantly
backed for all We were worth and blew a dis
blow had spent its force stopped backing an
az could. itook one OF the passengers over
cu.d nine persons. Three were taken. ont OF
the water and six from the wreck. Various
| W,
pronptnsN nearly all the passengers on the
| Jerry boat were saved.
while regret the accident. do not feel as
| though was respensibls. l was not In n Sosi-
nut my wheel 70 si1Ebosrt j would have run
l would have twisted my ship In a position
across his bow or would have struck lin more
rsriorminS the feat h. was trying to psrioPm n,
| With the assistance Of the Pennsylvania tugs
~ 9 FL. az the n:
Chy Of Augusta cannot be aseertained until
her foretopmait is gone ana her stem 10 said
| TO he somewhat damaged. The Chicago did
not have sn tan paef ;I n qssts sGm
gone on the boat before her. at l2:3Q, and =
slight DELAY, OF an erPte,s from Philadslphia,
from the danger. Of the collision.
Coroner Bausch Yesterday issued warrants
hsm on 0 SH o as police ice
gArding the death OF John Bryson, CAPT.
n "S .s. release. Ts .T on 81: ss
M s n' csp EnSn M
said that he would DO at the Coronsr's ONCE
| to-day
Tps. ns toas o F2Ss CCHS%nnns
on the , erryboa, ' Thsy win raise thy
VIA, .fape The ta w be
| In when brought to the surface IL matter OF
| conjecture. the railroad company said ysster-
| day. Much OF her Ioinsr work had already
| yesterday afternoon hoatsd clear OF the hull
| being hsd from drifting with the tide by the
| smoGestack and connections OF tho wasin
| beam. Ths Adams Express trucklo,d OF silver
| bars was valued at nearer $40. 900 than IS, 900,
| as at first reported The wrsckers were
| graphing for II I'LL late yesterday.
| The mail wagon was raised by tho wrsckers
was mostly from Washington. Philadelphia
| and points South and West and cons listed OF
| thirty-two pouches Of letters including i'm port
| ant financial papers which were inquired for
| by various banking houses yesterday. aud six