New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-19
LAUNCH HITS FERRYBO1T
Three Women on the Former Taken
Into the Paterson.

When the ferryboat Paterson OF the Erie Rail-
road. was about hundred yards from her slip at
West Twenty-thiru-st yesterday. 20-foot naphtha
launch. containing three women and two men,
crashed into her The blow was gIancins one.
and the launch not damaged badly. The
occupants. however. were badly frightened. and
shouted for help Captain Charles Roach. Of the
Paterson. backed up and the three women and one
of the taken aboard. The other men-
Der OF the launchs party chung to a rope and was
towed with the launch into the ferry slip.
Captain Frederick +. Stoll Of No 40 West
Twenty-hrst-st.. who was appointed by President
Cleveland in 1858 OF the postal free delivery
commission. and who has beer identified with Demo-
cratic politics. instrumental in rescuing the
three women from the boat. He did not learn the
namos Of any OF the party the OF the
launch and the information could aot be be OBJ
taned last night.
When the accident happened the Cetus OF the
Coney Island line was just leaving her pier at
West Twenty-secoud-st. For that reason Captain
Roach had slowed down. The launch going
north at good speed. The at the wheel
was keeping her we'll inshOre. but when he saw
the Cetus swing out he headed toward midstream.
According TO those the ferryboat. the steers
man seemed To be paying more attention 70 the
Cetus. and did not heed the other craft. After
clearing the Cetus he headed due north again. The
commander Of the launch then gave a foot OF his
whistle signal that he was going straight
ahead. and the passengers say that Captain Roach
then reversed his engines quickly that many Of
them were nearly thrown from their feet
The man in the launch seemed to get confused
and instead Of following his course put his helm
nard 10 starboard and tried go around the Pater-
son stern He did not succeed and the bow OF the
ab anTh Saruc% Ihe teFry39at slaneing blow Just
crowded, and when the boat stopped so suddenly
every body rushed to the starbOaTd side Of the boat
to see what the trouble was. The women I'm the
I4Unch we're screaming wildly. and the men Were
shouting ana We're apparently badly ratified -
When the crash came the shock could Just be- felt
ON ina teFryDOdt Although the engines had been
reversed. the Paterson still drifting toward
shore. aud soon the launch twenty feet astern
Captain Roach backed up then and several
and life preservers The launch came aIonesids
near where she struck the Paterson. A rope was
covered with canvas awning the full length
Captain StOu, who weighs two hundred pounds
and another passenger Jumped from the ferry boat
oh save US. Save usI' the young women In
the boat were shouting.
Captain Stoll got down his knees at the edge
Of the awning. and reaching down, grabbed a Young
woman by an arm and slowly dragged her up on
top The other man passed her along to passengers
on the ferry boat. She wore bathing suit. Cap
tain StOll then rescued the other young women in
the same wav. one wore blue and the other "A
When they reached the deck % the ferryboat both
OF these young women tainted. They were carried
into the wOmens cabin and there revived The
young woman In the bathing suit said she felt like
faluting.
one OF the two men in the launch climbed out on
the ferryboat. but the other man stayed aboard.
slip. There examination showed that the launch
not leaking. A rOwboat was obtained. and the
young women AMI the man were taken from the
ferryboat ana put ABOARD the launch again Then
the launch proceeded on Its way UP the river
Il IS said that the party was from a yacht an
chOred in the North River.
Captain StOu for many years connected with
the Illinois militia He general superintend-
ent of delivery in the Chicago postoface