Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-13
SHAFT Parts and
Boat Drifts in
the Sound.
TUGS GIVE AID
Passengers Leave Here at
8s55 Last Night and Reach
TotaenvilIe Two Hours Lat
er--Traiin Schedule Brok-
e--Another e Boat Today.

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Hundreds OF patrons OF the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Railway Com
pany were incoMysnienced last night
when the porst-shaft OF the ferry
boat Perth Amboy." plying be-
tween heare and Tottenville, broke
on the 8:G.A O'Clock trip and SO
jumbled the Schedule that but two
or three round trips were made dur
ing the night. This morning a
powerful tug boat OF the B. & Q.
towed the disabled ferry boat from
slip to slip. Scores waited two
hours ON the Tottenville and Perth
Amboy shores5 last night for accom-
modasions. u while the trains became
stalled In the Tottenville station and
threw the workings OF the road en-
tirely out DOT order.
Almost, Sixty Passengers.
On the h5bat at the time Of the
accident, which happened but g
minute afters leaving the Perth AM
boy slip, we're Tottenyille theater-
goers. rcturning home, and a score
OF young people who had planned
to attend 1.-The Riverside -Tottenvtile
A. G. bask@thall game In Totten-
ville Chief Engineer John Mellon
aid, of TottAnville, can give no rea-
son for the accident, unless IT. was
caused by the wear and lear on the
shaft from thes stormy weather en-
conntered during the past two
months. The wrecked shaft nearly
bursted through tbs wall In The
port-cabin and gansed fear and anx-
iety among tsae women whea Y
parted,
There was much comment by tn
passengers ON the boat at the t5T.s
of the accident, especially to ~
EVENING NEWS reporter, whe
was on the boat during the twe
hours OF vigil. The passengers
reundly scoFed the transportation
company and Its facilities. The
boat becande stalled near the Perth
Amboy slip 1t 8 o'clock, but no AZ
sistAnce arrived until $40 o'clock
ana then ia the form Of the Lehigf
Valley tug Doat Aurora" which
showed the disabled boat back Into
the slip In this city. Whereupon
more TottenyiIls passengers went or
the boat and proceeded to make
themselves comfortable for the
night. Some of tho basketball fans
went back TO their Perth Amboy
homes, after learning 1t was 1o:1e
o'clock at might.
Two Tugs Are Called.
~Captafn Raymond ID. Ellis, of ths
ferry boat, communicated with Su'
periutendentS P. II. Cassidy, OF st
George, by telephone and appraised
him OF the nature OF the accident
He was advised to continue running
so the AURORA" and the "Genesie
another TUG Of the Lehigh Valley
were called upon for 1sssstazs0
These tugs faid alongside and. at
ter much hauling and mauling
showed the Perth Amboy'' within
hating distance OF the Tottenvfll,
shore. The Ice In the slip caused
another halt. and fifteen minutel
were wasted fp ploughing through
the frozen masR. This morning ths
fce Id both slips was chopped ane
floated away Under direction o
Captain Charles Kohier, superin
tsndent OF th@ ferry system.
After a landing had been effected
the disgruntIad Tettenvilie passen
gers gave d cheer and scrambled of
the boat. TwoS music venders re
fused to bulge, lbut were persuaded
BY physical gorcal that the boat wa'
not lodging hamge. At that tims
the cfTaMa4s = ehse beat were of tbs
belief that no refurn trip would b.
made to Perth Am bay, FOR so tbs
deckhands informed the News
representative. but the gates wers
finally thrown opera TO the impatient
Perth Amboy commuters and {
start made for the Jersey shore
The 1oat reached Perth Amboy (
few minutes before midnight
whereupon another Esehigh Valle,
tug. the Allentown, was pressed
into service and reasonable sched
ule resuLaed.
Another Esoa1 Ii1is AFTERNOON.
Il was announced today by the of
feials that the @EngIewood, ply
ing at Fore Lee ferry, will come here
this afternoon and replace the dis,
abled craft. The Perth Amboys'
will be sent to Jersey City for re-
pairs. 1t IS expected that 1t will be
back on duty In about ten days.
The Oscar G. Murray" is tbs tug
now IN service as power for the fer
ny boat, IN charge on Captain Aiva-
ander Fent. Of Port Richmond This
boat arrived At ] o'clock this morn
Ing and began lis duties Immediate
B.
Missed Express Train.
1t announced recently that an
ether boat might be added to the
Ferry system here this summer. but
Ii Is reported that the officials
will urge immediate action In this
matter. The commuters who lers
here on the 72s o'clock this morn
Ing missed both express and local
traina, on the TottauvIlle side. due
to the boats delay Thsw waited
thirty minutes tor tne next train.
rooa Crushed At Plant.
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