The evening world., 1909-01-28
Two Teams Dash Into River,
Breaking Legs of Girl and
Man in Stampede,
HERO DIVES TO RESCUE.
Deckhand Swilns to Drowning
Victim in Slip at Lib
erty Street.

Two persons, one Of them girl. had
limbs broken. six more took an involu,-
tary bath in Icy water and there was a
scare that communicated 10 several hun
bred passengers to-day of the Jersey
Central's Liberty street ferry during a
waterfront thriller, which began when
the ferry-boat Red Bank rammed the
head OF her slip and which eliminated
when two frightened teams went over
board taking with them a ruir o. heav-
fly loaded trucks and several OF the in.
evhable innocent bys,anders, There
were number OF hr.,-rate rescues to
add final dash OF excitement to the
mixture OF collision, panic and damage
1t was the 745 O'Clock trip OF the Red
Bank from Communipaw. sho came
heavily laden with commuters, trucks,
horses and baggage, In the middle
eangway at the front OF the boat, com.
ing In. was a big truck OF the firm of
seamon Brothers, wholesale grocers Of
No. l2l Hudson street, Manhattan,
on the one side OF the dividing
stanchions. and a wire-inclosed, decked
van OF the United States Express Com.
pany on the other. each hitched to two
horses. on the seat OF the grocery truck
sat driver and a helper. The express
van was In charge OF driver. a guard
and delivery hand.
Boat Crashed Into Quarters.
~ swift wind and a swfter tide took
J the Red Bank OF her course She should
nave pointed straight into the slip, slid
Ing Inward against the yielding sides OF
,:e down stream wing OF the opening
But she had dritted too far. and with q
crash that Jared every timber in her
the heavy double nosed boat struck, not
the side OF the pilIng. but the end II It.
AS usual. when a ferryboat is pre-.
pairing 10 land, the forward deck was
crowded with passengers. impatient to
be ashore. The shock flung dozens OF
men and women of their feet. One
man shot head foremost over the guard
rail, floundered on the edge OF the deck
a second and went overheard.
In an instant worse thing was hap.
pening. The tremendous impact had
frightened the closely packed horses in
= the middle gangway. Plung.ng, kick
ing and sno"ting they lunged forward.
Above the cries OF the frightened
ferry travellers arose the din OF hoofs
battering against oak and the sound OF
spl!nter!ng wagon gear.
Horses Dashed Overheard
Then, as II with accord, like chariot
horses starting for race, the horses
hitched to Seamon Brothers wagon and
to the express van shot forward. They
burst the chain that is supposed to
guard the gangway as II 1t had been
twine. smashed fiat the iron railing ten
feet ahead, and, neck and neck. with n
mighty splash, shot over the edge of
the boat into the water that boiled JUS;
inside the mouth of the twin piiings
fallen into the centre drive, scrambled
to their feet, just aB the runaways bore
down on them. They jumped in the
only direction left for them to jump
straight ahead into the water. striking
scant moment before the two vans
came tumbling In behind them.
The attendants OF the express van,
perched on the seat under the over.
hanging peak, had managed to get out
from beneath the hood aud Hop upon
the deck rs the horses dfoprca over.
board The helper IN tie grocery truck
saved himself 10y - quick jump. too. but
the driver, CHARLEY Nlnderhers. >tll
Juggling a, the Gins aud st!Il 81 ngIns to
his seat. took the icy plunge along Wiki
his outfit,
One Driver Run Over.
Just behind the two front teams had
been couple Of coal trucks belonging
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