New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-15

STRUCK BY THE CETUS.
H0is KNOCKED an Bound Brook s
FrcmswOrk-Pafac on Board.

With her decks and cabins crowded with
passengers bound for New-Jersey. the ferry
lcat Bound Brook OF tho Central Railroad of
Hew-Jersey, WAS in collision last evening Just
as she left her pier at Liberty-st. with the
steamboat Cetus. Of the Iron Steamboat Com
pany, which headed up the river. bound for
her per, at West Twenty-recond-st
Although the two boats were proceeding under
slow Roadway when they struck. a hole fifteen
or twenty feet long knocked in the wood
framework along The womans cabin OF the
Bound Brook. and her dechhouse was badly torn
and wrenched.
The alarm among the Bound Brooks passen-
gers was extremely great. and their cries could
pe heard plainly shore. She was struck only
Z glancng blow by the iron steamboat, how
ever, and under her own steam proceeded to
her slip at Jersey City. where she laid up fox
the night. 4
The Bound Brook left her slip at 6:15 O'Clock,
lust as the heaviest traffic was bound for Jer-
sey Sne was packed with passengers and there
were many teams and trucks board well.
As she left her slip and slowly passed out into
the stream It IS said that Captain James Griffin.
in command, had the usual signal sounded with
Ter whistle.
Coming up from Pier a at the Battery. where
she had stopped on her way from Coney Island.
was the iron steamboat Cetus. She was moving
slowly ana nuSSlL6 lilS SAlOASi u - ShNS'@-
WAS strong ebb tide, and this Is said TO have
carried the Bound Brook down stream until
collision with the Cetus unavoidable
Whistles Of warning were sounded the captains
of both boats declare. but the two were so close
together that the accident could not have been
averted, they contend
II IS said that those in command Of the Cetus
could not see that the Bound Brook was com
ing out OF her slip until she had got clear
out and was being carried by the heavy tide
fun against the PROV of the Coney Island boat
The only damage TO the Cetus was that her
bow was slightly sprung. She went TO her pier
at West Twenty-second-st, however, and after
an examination by Captain Atwell and her other
officers took on a new load Of passengers and
made another trip TO Coney Island
The Bound Brook. it is said, will be out OF her
schedule until repairs can be made.
When the officers of the Cetus saw the acci-
dent was unavoidable her engines We're reversed,
but IT is said by one Of the iron steamboats,
pilots that when the boats struck there was
a heavy shock AS the Bound Brook was swept
down by the tide and the passengers saw that
the collision could not be averted there was wild
alarm on board the ferryboat- The passengers
crowded over 10 the other side. Every effort, it
was declared had been made by the officers OF
the Cetus TO avoid the collision. The blow struck
the Bound Brook was only glancing, and on this
account much less damage was done than would
have resulted otherwise Even then. il is de-
clared the impact OF the two boats as they
"a mined together could be heard on shore.
A pilot of the Cetus. who refused 10 give his
name, said last night that the iron steamboat
had started from Coney Island at her usual
time with a heavy load OF passengers she
stopped at the Battery and many passengers
got off there. Then the Cetus was swung out
from her pier and headed up the North River
under almost full speed.
we were hugging close in shore he said.
but that was an absolute necessity. A number
OF barges were being towed down stream and
they were close IN; in fact, almost in the path
our boats generally take when We go up 10 our
North River pier. On that account We had to
hug close in shore and keep inside Of those
barges The Bound Brook did not sound any
Whistles warning US or anybody else that she
was moving out Of her slip. There is a Iong
pier there. one Of the longest on the North
River and il is almost impossible TO see those
ferryboats until they get out into the stream.
BY the time the Bound Brock got where We
could see her. and not having heard any warn
ing whistles, for none were sounded, we were al
most on her. The Cetus was moving rapidly,
bIt the engines were reversed, and when the
ferryboat was carried into us By the strong tide
she struck heavily. She lurched, and there was
much alarm among her passengers oU9 pas
sengers We're badly frightened. too, but not 10
the extent as were those on the ferryDoat me
Bound Brook is much larger boat than ours
and, Of course. presumably felt the shock OF the
collision much more than We DID. Alter We
backed out and found the Bound Brook was able
10 go unaided to her slip at Communipaw, we
came up pier here
Captain AtWell Of the CetuS could not be seen
last night, nor could any of the officials Of the
Central Railroad, or officers Of the Bound Brook