Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-29
STEAMER ON ROCKS
IN HUDSON RIVER:
800 ARE RESCUED
Women and Children in Panic.
Passengers Thrown from
Berths by Impact.
TAKEN OFF BY BOAT,
SEEK REFUGE IN STATION
No Train Provided TO Take
Shivering Throng from
Scene of Crash.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. Sept. %.
The Hudson river liner Mohawk. OF
the Manhattan Navigation Company.
bound from New York to Albany with
300 passenges aboard, was run onto
the rocky river shore near HYDE Park.
not far from Poughkeepsie, al mid
night and her passengers were thrown
into panic that lasted three and q
half hours.
During that frenzied period women
were swooning and praying and
frightened children kept up con-
tinual wall
At O'Clock this morning the Iro-
quois and Trojan, Of the same tine.
bound down stream, were warned
alongside the helpless and leaking
Monawk and the terrified passengers
were taken aboard and carried to
Poughkeepsie.
Thrown from Berths.
In the panic which followed tho
grounding several passengers we're
shghtly hurt. Many had been thrown
from their berths by the impact.
winch tore a great Jagged hole in the
Mohawk's bow and forced her near
ly thirty feet up the river bank. al
most to the New York Central tracks
Officials Of the line said today that
the accident was due to a break in
the steering gear
The Mohawk left New York city
Tor Albany at s o'clock last evening.
Nearly everyone had retired when the
ship hit the rocks
The excited passengers swarmed To
the decks, and while the crew tried
to calm their fears the lifeboats were
got ready to be lowered. The vessel
was so fast aground. however, as TO
be in no danger of sinking and II was
decided to wait for assistance
Long Wait I'm station.
At Poughkeepsie the passengers
sought shelter In the New York Cen
tral railway station. Indignation ran
nigh when the weary crowd was told
by the railroad employees that no ar
rangements had been made for anv-
special train, which the 300 were as
sured, aboard the Iroquois, would be
waiting to take them son to ALBANY.
1t was a thoroughly angry as wen
as tired out lot of people who got
aboard the first train out of Pourf.-
keepsie at 6:25 O'Clock this morning.
The flrst intimation any of the pass
engers-.had that anything had gone
wrong with the boat was when she nit
the rocks. She was making ordinary
swift headway when she grounded
Passenger Tells of Crash.
The boat quivered and ratified as
though she would be shaken to pieces.
Persons who had not got into their
berths were thrown down or Knocked
against the sides of their stat eroorns.
T. F. Kelley, of 243 West Forty
third street. Manhattan, who was
asleep, was hurled clear of his berth
and painfully cut and bruised He re-
quired medical attention
III. Weintraub. of 1888 Boston road.
the Bronx, a passenger. in describing
the grounding of the boat, said:
SHE hit the rocks with tremendous
force and grinding noise. seeming to
shoot forward about eighteen feet and
then come grinding back to a stand
still"
A moment later there was ,pande-
monioum on deck. Men and women,
screaming and many of them carry
ing screaming children In their arms.
dashed from the staterooms. Women
dropped to their knees and began to
pray. Others tainted and still others
merely walled and wrung their
hands.
The only one of the passengers who
| jumped overheard was a man. His
name could not be learned He had
put on a life belt and was rescued
after some difficulty.