The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-01
A NARROW ESCAPE i.
From Death in the Collision in the
North River.
ONLY ONE MAN DROWNED,
Although Many Are Missing-Pres-
ence Of Mind Of the Captain and
crew-The Blame Attached to No
One, Although the City of Augusta
Did Not Answer Signal.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-The Pensylva-
Railway companys ferry boat Chicago,
plying between cortlandt street. this
city, and the Pennsylvania railway de-
pot, Jersey City. was cut down by the
Savannah. line steamship City or Au-
gusta about o'clock this morning, as
the ferry boat was crossing to the east
side OF the North river. Within a few
minutes Of the collision. md before the
Chicago could make her slip, she sunk
In rs feet O. water. 1t is not definitely
known how many passengers were on
board the Chicago at the time Of the
disaster. but the number is yariously
estimated at from so to 100. One man,
John Bryson, is known to have been
drowned. His body was recovered.
Fireman Vroom, Of the Chicago, is
missing, and is thought to have been
caught in the stoke hole. It is not i'm
probable that other lives were lost.
When the Chicago left Jersey City at
I-'' .. "H' psa,h "ii'laii' Duri'all
""' - .''S " so pN i' iiouse uiiect-
ing the boat personally, and one Of the
deck hands was at the wheel. The
nightwas perfectly, clear.
The tide was ebbing fast. and Cap
tain Durham. on this account. was
Obliged TO keep his boat headed well
W - aus 'e t'e s''s. ehe Ne@ lork
SUI ,'e ~. 40 '.st''s o.ei u heau INTO
't'e s,p aAu 90 '"e lineage SWUNG
aou''u .''e Hp'".n caught sisht Oh inc
10y - avs uSst ttis uo"i' On Nun MN
o ,y> was eo''''''s up stream stream anu very
c'ose'
eap.u'i' =: Du 'ris, gave TWO blasts oil
n's WHISTLE u SIGNIFY ms intention 10
pass ~ iiooaru', ana putting MS
hei''i apat'' ne rang the signal TO go
a''e'iu a. iuii si'eeu. > Inc City :ot :Au-
susta' eap'aih durham says dlo not
reply 10 sne sishai. put kept right In
'her course. a moment later the CITY
OF augusta ramheo the Chicago just
apate hef p-ioie "heei on the star
ooaro sioe. "A scene OF wlld excitement
followed,
Inc passengers most OF whom mad
risen to SO TO the forward end OF the
Terry BOAT 10 ne prepared to leave as
she reacheu her sip. made Wild
scramble Tor lie preservers. Forum
ateiy there were lew women aboard
not more than hTe or six-and at first
they were showed 10 the rear. George
Blumehstock and George Ray truck
men, VINO we're coming over to the city
with their loads OF milk, jumped into
the middle OF the struggling mass and
yelled: Hands OF. The women first.
save the women.
a score OF men LOOK up the shout,
and In trice the women wer>s fitted
with NE preservers. The small num-
E beIT OF passengers did not eShauss the
supply OF life preservers, but many
I IN thelr excitement did not stop to
put them en-. but leapel overheard un-
provided. 1t Is feared that some such
persons must nave gone down IN the
chilly waters before help cams.
The dockhands displayed commend
able courage. captain Durham and
Chief Engineer Peniield set them splen-
Old examples. Captain Durham was
the last man to leave his boat. He
Kept up n constant call for help with