New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30

scious then. and he hurried ashore.
An ambulance was called from the nc
ccption Hospital and she was hurried
there. but after an hours efforts AZ re
Suscitation the physicians we're forced
20 admit that she was dead inns
woman is believed 10 he the wife o. the
captain Of the scow.
Rudy set on. again IN his rowhoat
and picked up q man who was lighting
hard against the tow Of the tide. lie
was nearly exhausted when he was
taken in the boat. and Rudy later re-
fused to give the name Of this man.
He was one of the number that had
lcapcd 10 the -cow and then been un-
able either 10 regain The deck Of the
Majestic or the pier.
Three known To Re Missing.
The scows captain. her mate and
Tic formers son all went in tho water
when She turned over. None of them
has been heard from. and II is feared
that they were struck by tho shifting
stone and knocked unconscious be
fore they reached the water. There
was a rumor late last night that the
captain had been picked up by pass
ing tug. This could not be verified.
According 10 the stories Of those on
board the Majestic who were inter
viewed by representatives Of The IT'D
une at her landing IN Newark last
night. the panic was started by one
man. but instantly spread throughout
tie thousand on board When the re-
sounding crash Of tho blow was heard
this man. whose name is unknown.
called out: My God! We arc sinking.
This cry was taken NJ by scores OF
others. I've arc sinking, VIC arc sink
,ng," sounded over the length of the
steamer. \ mad rush for the rail
followed. and. craZed with fear. the
Wild leaning overheard began.
Though the ca1s,zlnG Of the scow -
believed 20 have cost a. least four lives.
il probably saved the lives OF scores
on the Majestic. for the Slgnt of her
turning over and emptyine cargo and
passengers into the East River had &
most SOLDERING effect upon those on
board the steamer, and did much to re-
store them 70 sanity and 10 prevent
their leaping into the river.
Captain Burke made heroic efforts 20
stop the panic. while at the same time
good seamanship in making a
neat landing a the pier and having his
ship promptly tied NJ. As soon as he
saw the crash with the scow was un-
avoidable he issued orders which sent
every officer available for the duty.
deck hands. and even stewards through
the crowded decks. calling out there
nas no danger. tho ship was safe and
begging the passengers TO keep quiet.
In the turmoil Of the panic no heed
vas paid 10 these.
The Majestic Lett her pier in Newark p
yesterday morning loaded with thou
sand members OF the John p. Nonahan
Association. She was chartered by the
10 take its people for
days outing at College Point.
Two Badly Hurt in Jump.
o. he two hundred who if is csti-
mated leaped for the pier, Two were
so seriously injured by the jump that
after initial treatment by the ambu-
ance surgeons from Reception Hospi-
al they had 10 be carried there. They
.rc Adolph Dipcr. thirty-siX years old,
R tinsmi,h. Of 10 Ferry ST.. Newark
md James NcCaulcy. twenty
Years Old. tinsmith, living at 1913
Jefferson ST.. Newark, Both of them
we're suffering from sprained ankles
and bruises
A number o. other excursionists
we're more or less badly bruised by
the leap. Some OF these we're treated :
by the ambulance physicians and then
went home, others were able 10 hurry
away without treatment.
Three hours after the scow had
dumped her cargo and passengers in
the East River she was seen floating
down the river off 14th St, still bot
tom upward. At 10 o'clock last night
two tugs we're following her down
stream. alongside. and making efforts
10 take her in tow. They had not been
successful up 70 a still later hour, and
a call for help was sent TO the navy
ward for government tugs.
Immediately after tho accident hun
dreds Of people poured onto the pier
from tho East River PARK. These got
all miNed Up with the oxcurs ionists
and rendered more difficult the work
Of physicians and police.
The Staten Island fcrryboat Rich
mond struck d half sunkcn scow, which
is believed 20 be the same which the
Majestic upset. about five hundred feet
of her slip al the Battery Al 10 O'Clock.
The ferrybost was not damaged