Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-11
THE GALLOWAY
IN COLLISION
WITH BARGE
Several Local and Staten ISL
and Residents Hurt in
Crash in Sound
REPORT MADE TO POLICE
Two in Hospital as Result
Investigation Under Way
by B. & 0. Railroad

An investigation has been started
by the officials of the Staten Island
Rapid Transit Railroad resulting
from the collision of the ferryboat
Charles W. Galloway plying between
this city and Tpttenville and barge
of the Rockland and Rockline
transportation Company in the
sound about 6:05 o'clock Saturday
night when several people on the
boat suffered with slight injuries. ac-
cording TO a report made by the Tot
tenville police. Two of the passen-
gers injured are at the Richmond
Memorial hospital at Prince Bay.
They are Mrs. Charles Bornef1laIi,
of 4246 Arthur XIII road, Kreischerr
Vile, who was said to have been the
most seriously injured at the time
and Mrs. George vollmer. of 1856
Barnard avenue, Tottenville-
Mrs. Borneman went to the hospi-
tai this morning for an X-ray exam
nation and treatment and Mrs. Voll-
mergw was taken to the hospital Satur-
day night. Mrs. Vollmer was not
listed in the injured by the police or
the ferryboat officials at the time
and no one was aware that she was
hurt until her husband reported the
matter to the Tottenville police
about 9 O'clock Saturday night At
the hospital this morning it was said
that her injuries were not ascertain
ed as yet but that an X-ray exa:1ina-
ton would be made.
The injured as reported by Patrol
man Hertel, of the Tottenville police
who was at the ferry when he boat
docked after the crash, are Mary
PoppeVitch, twenty-five years old.
Sea View Hospital. New Springyille.
S. L.; William Bridges, fifty years old,
333 High street, Perth Amboy, and
Mrs. Charles Boreman, forty-five
years old. 4246 Arthur Kill road,
Kreischerville.
The witnesses names as obtained
by the Tottenville in the report of
the accident were Charles Borneman
Jr., SON of the injured woman; Mrs.
George Whitehead of 1853 Amboy
road; Mrs. Weissman Sleight avenue
and Mrs. Chester Jacklin Sleight
avenue Touenville. According to the
report of Mr.. Vollmer as told to him
by his wife, two men in an automo-
mile giving their names as James
-
of Bordentown. N. J., seeing his
wife collapse to the deck after the
crash placed her in their automobile
and was taking her to the hospital.
She recovered sufficient and asked to
be taken home. Hs reported that
she lost $106 in the scramble of
to get away when the
two boats struck
According to the report of Captain
Reuben Androvettc, of Johnson ave-
nLc, Tottenville, who was in the pl-
lot house at the time, he left this
city on the o'clock trip to Totem
Vile with about seventy-five passen-
gers and several automobiles A
Pennsylvania tow was going UP the
sound in the same direction and tug
was coming down the sound and in
order to avoid coming in collision
with the tug that was crowdi & the
ferryboat he rammed the barge.
The port side of the women's cabin
was stove in and nearly every win
dow was broken and smashed by the
impact of the two crafts. When the
wild scramble of the passenger 70
rush to the rear of the cabin and
many of the shoppers carrying bum
dies dropped their packages.
Groceries. shoes and various othor
articles were scattered about and
after quiet had been restored and the
boat docled at Tottenville everybody
went off the boat in an orderly man
ner but glad to get on land aftee the
eXnerience
Deckhand Edward Ward. of this
city. was in the pilot house with
Captain Androvette and Deckhand
John Powers and Collector Joseph
McKeon both of South Amboy aid
ed in restoring order on the boat,
The damaged ferryboat was vester-
day taken to Port Richmond for re-
pairs and it is expected that before
the week is out the boat will be on
the route again. The ferryboat
Perth Amboy was put on Saturday
night shortly after the accident and
is now making the trips over the
sound. The Galloway is the new
boat on the route having been in
service about a year and is named
for the vice president of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad which con-
trolls the island road.
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