New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Coast Steamer Slices Water
Tender in Heavy Rain
Off Statue of Liberty.
CAPTAIN ALONE
SAVED OUT OF 3
Big ROchambeau Grounds in Mud
of Harbor in Averting
Collision with Tug,

Fog and rain caused two accidents
in the harhor yesterday. one resulting
in TWO deaths the other in the ground
ing of huge liner.
Both mishaps occurred off the Statue
# Liberty. The Mallory liner Concho,
nosing her way out through the mist
and rain. sliced in two. almost as clean
~ as if with q knife. the water boat
William Dinsdale.
shortly after leaving her pier At
p. m. the Concho. bound for Calves
ton hit the iO-foot Dinsdale. sinking
her and hurting Captain William Hol-
Inns and Gus" Page. deckhand. into
the icy water.
John Mahoney. the engineer, was
caught in his engine room and sank
with the boat. Page was drowned.
Hollins clung to a bit Of wreckage and
was picked up by the steam lighter NJ.
]. Rudolph. He was almost dead from
cold and exposure.
Captain May Not Live.
The waterboat was owned by Hollins,
who lived at No 54S 9th street, Brook
lvn. Page lived AT No. 80 Firman
street, Brooklyn. Captain Hoilins is in
a serious condition at the Holy Family
Hospital. Brooklyn.
When the crash came Captain Nelson
Of the Rudolph was in his pilot house.
n thousand feet 10 the westward and
slightly asterr of the liner. He glanced
out Of the window and saw wreckage
flying in the air, and turned his lighter
to render aid.
The Concho stopped and lowered a
boat. but by that time Alfred Johnson.
a deckhand Of the NJ. J. Rudolph. had
got rope about Captain Hollins and
was getting him aboard. The boat
from the liner circled about the spot
for some time. looking for Mahoney
and Page. 1t was aided in the search
by the tug Nellie Tracy. Of the Tracy
Towing Company, and a Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad tug, but the search
proved vain.
Captain Hollins was placed in tie
engine room of the lighter and Captain
Nelson carried him at full speed TO
Pier :, on the Brooklyn shore. DR..
Cottor. Of the Holy Family Hospital.
removed him.
The NJ. F. Rudolph belongs to the
NJ. J. Rudolph Coal Company, of No. )
Sackett street. Brooklyn She had been
coaling the Munson liner Atlas in the
anchorage off Bedloes Island and was
returning for another load when she
engaged in the rescue. The water boat
was fairly large and had a mast
There was plenty of sea room, too. he
said. room enough for the Concho to
make circles" about the water boat,
as he expressed it.
French Liner Grounds.
The Rochambeau. laden with freight
and passengers. went aground on the
mud fats abeam of Ellis Island. AL
though the weather vas fairly thick
when she left her pier at B p. m, she
made her way safely down the North
River. AS she rasse6 the Battery she
ran into a thick fog pocket. and on
emerging from il saw tug dead
ahead.
Swerving 10 starboard TO avoid hit
ting the smaller craft, the Rochambeau
got into shallow water and remained
fast in the mud. Instantly her master
ran up two red lights. indicating he
vas not under control and sent
wireless meSssLe info"ring the local
Office that he was aground but resting
casily.
Four tugs vent out 10 her and after
working for an hour moved ner trif1c
from her position. The attempt was
abandoned until the next high water.
With the rising tide Al : p. m the
waa tie cIeared. makirs it safe for the
Rothambeau to proceed {, SEQ.
The Rochambeau was 1oated at $50
n. m. and an hour later was reported as
having passed out the Narrows on her
way TO sea.