New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-10-17
STEAMERS COLLIDE
on HUDSON RIVER
VESSELS COME TOGETHER HEAD
ON DURING HEAVY FOG IN
EARLY MORNING.
THREE MEN IN WATER:
ONE STILL MISSING.

Passengers Awakened from slumber
Taken Ashore in Propeller, Which
Runs Alongside, and Offers Assis
lance to Wrecked Ship.
Albany, N. z, Oct. 15.-In what
was practically a head-on collision on
the Hudson river at 100 Saturday
morning between the steamers Adiron.
dack OF the Peoples line, and the Sar.
atoga of the Citizens line, one man is
believed to have lost his life, about
500 passengers had a thrilling expe.
rience and both the steamers were
damaged to the extent Of thousands
OF dollars, the Saratoga being practi-
cally put out of commission. The
missing man is George L. Horton, of
Troy, freight clerk on the Adirondack.
Collide During Fog.
The collision occurred near TiyoH.
about SO miles from New York, one
OF the narrowest parts of the river,
while both boats were feeling their
on the river just before o'clock Sat
urday morning. The Saratoga, bound
south from Troy, with about 200 pas
sengers on board and a heavy con-
signment of freight, crashed into the
Adirondack, bound north from New
York. The collision tore away about
IS 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 re-
bound and she now lies at anchor
few yards from where the collision
took place.
Passengers Taken Ashore.
Those of the passengers who were
not awakened By the shock were soon
reused from slumber by the cries Of
the crews on both boats. Fortunately
help was at hand. The propeller On
teora steamed along side the Adiron-
dack, few minutes after the crash,
and offered assistance Capt. Wilson
Of the Adirondack told the Onteora to
stand by while he assured his passen-
gers that there was no immediate dan
ger. He gave the passengers the alter
native 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 for western points.
From the stories told by the passen-
he tot -
dack there was comparatively little
excitement, considering the serious
ness of the accident
One Man Is MISSING.
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
George L. Horton, of Troy. All three
were precipitated into the river. Der
nifty and Flanagan foated around on
pieces of freight until they were
picked up. Horton has not 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 he made the following
statement:
Statement by the Captain.
Il was in my room when the crash
came and hurried to the pilot house
after ordering the crew to stand By
and man the boats. Finding every
thing all right at the wheelhouse
went among the passengers and told
them to remain calm as there was nc
immediate danger. ascertain thai
while the boat was badly smashed or
the port side she had not taken water
and I again assured the passengers
There were 1.40O life preservers acces