New-York tribune., 1901-06-15

. ,,. Hor,en's ca bin on the main deck.
The blow terrific one' and the force OF ,s a
urecked the Steering gear of the forward emu
n, the Mauch Chunk tore up about ten feet OF
the main deck wrecked the deckhOuse on lhs
port side and broke through the Geek s ran at
threw down the stanchions on the FORWARD paiI
OF the Central Railroad boat. The guaro ran
of the Nauch Chunk, unfortunately, was DulIs
nearer the waterline than the guard ran Oh
the Northheld SO that when the boats came
together the guaTs1 rail OF the former cIushe1
in the wooden hall of the old Staten islaho
The passengers on the Mortified did not. for
p minute or so ealiZe the seriousness or the
collision. When however. the two firemen ran
up on deck To save themselves from tie i IlIiIoM
of water and the NOrthheld was beng driven
fun speed up the East River instead OF Gown, p
toward Staten Island and all the time SCI
for help they knew that something serious nao
taken place and soon there was great eXcl'e-
ment among the passe ngers
Despite the efforts Of some OF the passengers
10 keep the others from doing anything raSh,
the natural desire to gea 10 place OF sdlet!
too strong for the nerves or SCORE, '.ilo .h
men and women were soon rushlng aDout tlie
deck reaching for life preservers, and leahins
out over the rails and calling to the approach
ing tugs The Hewett the Unit and the MUTUAL
onicklX responded TO the calls for help from
the Northfeld which headed for Old slip
and soon they were around her. assisting the
panicstricken passengers 10 The decks or the
+ugs The transfers were made with almost in
credible speed and befors the Mortified settled
into the mud, with her side against PIER ~.
the great bulk Of the passengers were Saleiy
either on board the tugs or on the solid pier
itself.
THE INJURED.
One nerson seriously injured in the disaster
mas Lizzie Ivers, aged nineteen. of Snug Har-
bor Staten Island. She lost iner head. and. in
stead of waiting for a chance TO get on the tug,
ran 10 the bow Of the boat it headed TO the
shore She stood there screaming until the boat
neared the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company :
tighter Horace Scudder. which was tied TO
the head of Pier :. She tried to climb on
hoard and was crushed between the lighter and
the rail of the Mortified. Some men on the
lighter pulled her on board. Her right side was
badly crushed, and she was injured internally.
Street Hospital
Joseph Pitpoutous aged twenty-seven, or FRO
hibition Park. Staten Island. went 10 the OLD
slim station with broken leg The INJURY was
dressed and he was taken home in a cab.
Mr. Pitpoutous had his leg broken in jumping
from the Mortified to the deck Of a tug. He lost
his head from fright and thought the boat was
sinking The tug told him TO wait for n
ladder hut he was in a hurry.
Annie shannon, fifty years old: of Kerry ave
Staten Island suffering from immersion was
sent 10 Gouverneur slip Hospital
lizzie Donnegan. of Port Richmond. Staten
Island suffering from immersion was taken
home by friends.
down around the wreck Of the Mortified. but
no bodies were found. At daylight divers will
be sent into the hulk.
Three persons We're reported missing az me me
Forty-second Precinst station by friends who
came over from Staten Island on late boats
They were:
CLAUDE LAPIDRE West Brishton Staten IL Island 1,t
clerk in wholesale coal once IN thls CITY,
ana his believes he was drowned
FRANK sPEITHE. Port Richmond, staten Island. a
clerk in the German Consulate
JOSE F J. XIoUEs. Port Richmond. Staten Island
ooPPfiRs George H ianitor o, the Criminal Courts
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