The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-14
CoIlided During FOG.

$<%-~~C COlllSlOn Occufr91 near AlNOll,
'about 80 miles from New Yo *. one of
the narrowest parts of the river, while
both boats were feeling their way
through a dense fog which settled on
the river just before ] o'clock this
morning
The Saratoga, bound south from
Troy, with about 200 passengers on
board. and a heavy consignment of
freight, crashed into the Adil ondack,
bound north from New York. The
collision tore away about rs feet of the
lower deck on the port side, forward
of the wheel of the Adirondack The
terrific impact caused the Saratoga,
with one side of her lower deck almost
shattered, to rebound and she now lies
at anchor a few yards from where the
collision took place.
Passengers Soon Aroused.
Those of the passengers who we're
not awakened by the shock were soon
reused by the cries of the crews on
both boats. Fortunately help was at
hand. The passenger steamer Ontera
steamed alongside the Adirondack
few minutes after the crash and offer
cd assistance.
Captain Wilson, of the Adirondack
told the Ontera to stand by while he
assured his passengers that there WAS
no immediate danger. He gave the
passengers the alternative of staying
on board or of being transferred to
shore on the propeller and about $50 of
them chose the latter course. later
coming to Albany by train and leaving
Tor western points. From the stories
told by the passengers and the cap
tain of the Adirondack there was COM
paratively little excitement, consider
ing the seriousness of the accident
One Man Missing.
The collision tore. away tnat part of
the lower deck in which were located
the rooms of First Mate Dermitty and
Frank Flanagan OF New York, and
George l.. Horton of Troy. All three
were precipitated into the river. Der
nifty and Flanagan fioated around on
pieces of freight until they were pick
ed up. Horton has not yet been found
After the collision the Saratoga
drifted to shore.
Captain Wilson, on the arrival of the
Adirondack at Albany, Immediately
got in telephone Communication with
the officials of the line in New York
Afterwards ne made the following
statement:
Il was in my room when the crash
came and l hurried 10 the pilot house
after ordering the crew to stand by
thing all right at the wheel house.
went among the passengers and told
them To remain calm Us there was TO
immediate danger. There were 1,400
life pre- servers accessible to those who
wanted them. About $50 passengers
were transferred to the tug Ontera
which offered us assistance.
Denial of Rumors.
There is 30 truth in the story that
some colored help on the boat tried TO
keep the life preservers away from the
passengers. They had been instructed
frequently how to help the passengers
adjust the preservers in case of an ac-
cident and their efforts in this direc-
ton during the small excitement this
morning may have been riisunder-
stood. We were in no danger at any
time There was no panic and / never
saw passengers behave so well under
the circumstances.
Excellent judgment prevailed
throughout We did not go TO the aid
OF the Saratoga because the Sara
togas sister boat the city Of Troy,
was directly III our wake.