Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-19
STEAMERS IN COLLISION .
ADIRONDACK AND SARATOGA RUN
TOGETHER IN FOG BANK AND
LOSS OF LIFE RESULTS.
ALL PASSENGERS SAVED,
Number of Them Thought to Have Fallen
or Jumped Overheard, but They
Are Accounted For.

KINGSTON, n. Y, Oct 13.-The
night passenger steamers Adirondack of
the Peoples line of Albany. and Sarato-
ga of the Citizens line of Troy collided
near Glasco, twelve miles north of the
city, at 1:15 o'clock this morning. Clar-
ence Sherman of Melrose, n Y, an
oller on the Saratoga, was killed, and
George Horton of New York city, clerk
on the Adirondack, is miss ng.
The collision tore away that part of
the lower deck in which were located the
rooms of First Mate Dermitty and
Frank Flanagan of New York and Hor-
ton. All three We're precipitated into the
river. Dermitty and Flanagan toated
around on pieces of freight until they
We're, picked up. Hoston has not been
found.
After the collision the Saratoga drifted
to shore. She was slowly upsetting III
Hogsback shoals this forenoon. She lay
III shallow waters, and was overbalanccd
on the starboard side and tipped in that
direction as the tide rose.
The collision occurred in a dense fog
which prevented the pilots of either
boat from seeing the other. Both, it
is though, missed their bearings.
Boiler Sent Overheard.
The Saratoga sustained the greater
damage. The Adirondack was on her
way to Albany and the Saratoga was
en- route to New York The Adirondac ok
tore off the port side of the Saratoga
which listed to port, and her boiler went
overheard and sank.
Sherman was Killed instantly by flying
timbers. Many persons on the Saratoga
We're knocked down by the force of the
collision, but the crews of both boats
assisted in reScuing them and later they
were transferred to the city of Troy,
landed at Tivoi and sent to New York
by train.
Panics on Both Vessels.
The passengers on both boats became
panic stricken and only by the GOODNESS
of the officers and crews of both boats
was heavy loss of life prevented. The
Adirondack, after the fog had cleared,
was able to proceed to Albany.
The Saratoga listed to port and was
hauled to Glasco dock, where she is
anchored. Capt. Brown of the Sara
toga at once came to Kingston and ar
ranged for Wreckers to raise her sunken
boiler.
Big Eos Bank Rolls Up.
The officers of the Saratoga say the
collision was unavoidable. Their boat
had just passed an island south of
GlaScO when an immense fog bank rolled
out of Saugerties creek, obscuring the
view of everything on the river. Capt.
Brown was extremely nervous and could
give no connected account of the acct
dent or what followed.
The steamer Ontera, of the CatskilI
night line. came along soon after the
accident and assisted i'll rescuing several
passengers who had been thrown into
the river.
Descriptions of Vessels.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The Saratoga
is an old boat, having been built in 1877,
The vessel was 800 feet long, had ac-
commodation for $50 passengers and
was valued at $55O,O0O. The Saratoga
has had several accidents. She is a COM
panlon boat of the City of Troy, and
the two vessels have been making al
ternating trips between New York and
Troy.
The Adirondack was launched in 1896
at cost of 81 100000 and is one of the
fastest boats OH the Hudson. She is
Az feet long and has five decks. on one
of which are $50 state rooms. The boat
is modern i'll all her appointments.