New-York tribune., 1902-05-20
DIES IN FERRYBOAT CRASH
EDWIN GoULD'S AILEEN N HARBOR
COLLISION KILLS A MAN.
THE III. FATED MAU-CT CHUNK RUNS INTO
BALTIMORE AND OHIO FLOAT
NEAR THE BATTERY.

Owing 70 the dense fog which hung over the
rivers and bay yesterday. navigation was serl-
ousIy delayed and TWO accidents were reported
A collision between the ferryboat Middletown,
of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company,
and the steam yacht Aileen, owned by Edwin
Gould, occurred in the upper bay, little be-
low Governors Island shortly before II a. m.
The yachts bowsprit crashed into the starboard
side of the ferryboat, and J. c. Atterbury, of
Manor Road, West New Brighton, Staten Isl
and was instantly killed. Captain Henry Cat
ternnoIe Of the Middletown arrested and
taken TO the harbor police station. Luckily,
most of the men passengers were on the front
deck, watching the movements of the yacht,
leaving only few in the mems cabin.
Captain Cattermole later arraigned in the
Tombs Police Court and remanded to Coroner
Goldenkranz who paroled him in the custody
of his counsel, L. w. Clark. of No 20 Broad-st.,
until this afternoon. when he is TO furnish bail.
The pilot of the Aileen. Harry S. Wicks. thirty
six years old, of Port jefferson. was arrested at
p. m, charged with homicide. He was i'm
nlediately taken TO the Tombs police court and
arraigned before Magistrate Mayo who pa
rolled him in the custody of Coroner Golden
kranz.
Mrs. Atterbury. whose husband was killed in
the collision left Staten Island the boat
following the on which her husband sailed
She cid not hear of the collision or the dealh
Of her husband, and spent the day shopping in
this city Late in the afternoon, while in a de-
partmert store in Twenty -thrd-st., she saw an
evening paper for a moment and, noticing that
a Staten Island boat had been in a mshap,
bought a copy When she that her hus-
band had been killed she started at once for her
home She reached it, but collapsed after her
arrival.
General Manager Sims of the St8ten Island
Rapid Transit Railway Company, made the FOL
lowing statement yesterday TO a Tribune re-
porter in regard 10 the collision:
THE Middetown coming north from ST
George, and, I presume. half a mile south
OF the fog from the Brooklyn side. The FERRY
boat stopped running and gave the necessary
whistles. The Aileen. however, ran into the
ferryboat, striking her a little forward OF the
centre, into the stairway leading from the lower
deck to the upper The man killed happened TO
be the stairway, and the bowsprit Of the
vessel struck him. I do not think our boat was
at fault. The MiddletOWn is now at CHfton ana
after repairs have been made. in about three
days, costing from $1,000 10 $1,000 will go right
on in the service
The ferryboat Mauch Chunk of the Central
Railroad of New-Jersey, and Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad float ran into each other about
10 a. m near the Battery landing, and the
ferryboat was so seriously damaged that she
was towed to Pier No ! by six tugs. after an
Intellectual effort to break loose from the float
The MaUch Chunk had about fifty passengers.
mostly women and children, aboard, none OF
whom were injured.
OF the sixteen freight cars on the float two
were forced upon the afterdeck of the ferry
boat and hung there, forming bridge between
the two boats. Another car broke loose from
its fastenings, and hung over one side OF the
float, that its wheels trailed in the water.
The Mauch Chunk is known as the Jonah of
the North River" She is the boat that ran
down the Mortified. of the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Line, a year ago, when some passen-
gers on the latter lost their lives