Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-15
STEAMER RAMMEn
Mortified 1t Sunk by Mauch
Chunk at New yo,k
Over 100 Mortified pa,,e,,,,
Dragged from the Water.
fc"fd that Scores, Perhaps 100, u =.
fc'lshsd BY Drowning.

New York. June IA.-Tb.
2ide-wheeler Mortified which "aen
IN the aervicc Of the Sta,an r., sn
Ferry 60. for the past 81 ve,r. aha
iaihincd. tonight. just off ~. 4. 4"
Island Ferry slip at the foot q, W. h
hall street, By the steei-hp,ros nue.
pciler Mauch Chunk. The Ns,,, ~
sank shortly after the acciden, a
Is feared that many Of the pae.ea-
were drowned. eefs
Inc Mauch Chunk, which was h.a,u
damaged, after landing her ,wo 49,
passengers, proceeded under ber
steam To Cunmingpaw channel ~
SIC "as laid up for repairs. Over M
of the passengers ON the sunken No..
held were dragged out Of the wats.
Capt. Daniel Gully Of the tugho..
Mutual, who saw the accident s.v.
that immediately afterwards betras.
y and 30 of the passengers leaned ~
the water and that he is sure over Ia
Of the Northfield's passengers war.
drowned.
the captains Of the other tnyhoa,,
however. are inclined to think thu. n.
disaster was not 50 serious. Thus =.
no dead bodies have been reco,erss
and at the slack of the tide a diver
VIII make an effort TO explore tho
cabins of the ferryboat.
While the Mortified in accordance
with the federal regulations was wen
supplied with life preseryers. not mora
than two dozen of the endangered mas
sengers We're able to get the life bit,
on and n wild panic followed when the
passengers realized their danger
Many were rescued, however. BY the
boats that came in numbers to The
scene.
The swift running flood tide and the
question of which boat has the right
of way was the cause of the disaster
capt. Abraham Johnson was in charge
Of the Mortified and Capt S. c. Griffin
was in command of the Mauch Chunk.
Each lays the blame for the collision
on the other. but by orders Of the off.
captains would make a statement con-
corning the occurrence.
Captain Abraham johnson Of the
Mortified. was arrested about mid
night on charge Of criminal negi-
gcnce He is held without bail and will
be arraigned in the Center street police
court. tomorrow.
Capt. Griffin Of the Mauch Chunk
went to his home in Jersey City not
long after the accident occurred, but
will appear in court. To answer TO a
technical charge Of manslaughter.
The only person reported missing up
to midnight was George II. Coppers
janitor Of the criminal court building
His home is at New DoTp. S. |.
capt. slate Of the tugboat Unity
accuses the men passengers on me
Mortified of having pushed the wo-
chance to save themselves. He said
loo men got aboard his tugboat before
ono woman was given chance.
The Mauch Chunk was abreast Of the
barge office at the Battery when ths
NorthtiCld came out of the slip. An a
change Of whistles between the boats
wns followed by the crash. The Mauca
Chunk struck the Mortified on the stat
board side at the hood of the forTara
ladies cabin cr the main deck Inc
force 81 the blow wrecked the steering
gear at the forward end Of the MAUI
chunk ana the guard rail NJ the MsGn
Chunk crushed in the wooden hull oil me
OH Staten Island ferry boat H.,
ON the Northiiold the panic was ~. ~
fuI. The alarm instantly attracted s's .ba
tion and crowds If people follower u,
frrryboat along the river front, a n
time was the Mortified more l1eb Ma
feet out in the river beyond the ou ~
line. but the tide was running w r,s,
rhc tue Mutual hc1r nj, y, 4 rtinr ferry
ma rrad,1aIIv WORKING icr ia towa.ss
I'LL docks III tic Manhattan sids o. q X, ne
river. and many PEOPLE, clamberea ~ %
II tha collision one young woman, ia n.
...,,-r- IN the Mortified was seriously =
.-lyd.