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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
2
A witness recounts a boating dispute describing a single long whistle before leaving the slip. The other vessel aligned and struck the boat, with the witness noting that is all they wish to discuss at present.
Ten towboats rushed to aid the endangered ferry Northfield off Pier 10 as the vessel sank amid chaos. Crews from Unity and others pulled passengers to safety while longshoremen and police joined rescue efforts saving many lives and conveying victims to Gouverneur and Hudson Street hospitals.
Survivors recount brutal rushes and courage as the Northfield collision near Staten Island leaves many feared dead. Mrs Mullin and others describe chaotic decks, lifesaving struggles, and strangers who risked their lives to aid women and children.
Rumors of a Northfield sinking spread across Staten Island within minutes. Initial reports were dismissed as rumors due to prior similar incidents, but by 6 30 p m a growing belief emerged of a serious maritime disaster and passenger rescues reportedly occurring.
After the Northfield sank, Staten Island Ferry Company officials and underwriters hired Chapman Derrick and Wrecking to salvage. Captain Tom Kivlin led Hustler divers Albert Blombert searched for bodies while securing the hull. Diver teams plan further work at dawn to locate any missing passengers.
The Northfield built in 1863 in Brooklyn by Jeremiah Simonson served the Central Railroad of New Jersey ferry route from 1899 era Staten Island complaints about its aging craft. A 1899 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce committee led by G A B Irving Dr Samuel A Robins on and Capt Washington Hawes urged modern express ferries, fare reform, and expanded service between Manhattan Richmond and East Shore. The Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad sold at auction April 20 1899 for 2 million to investors linked to Baltimore and Ohio RR.
The Westfield, sister ship to the Northfield, exploded in its slip at South Ferry on July 30, 1871. Seventy two bodies were recovered and 135 injured, some dying later. Investigators blamed imperfect safety valves and a faulty steam gauge. Built in Brooklyn in 1862, the Westfield had a low pressure boiler 24 by 10 feet with 12 feet in front.
During Mrs. Bridget McDonough's funeral on Second Avenue a furnace explosion showered molten metal and slag, wrecking the hearse and two carriages. Four drivers Geor Oliver Joe Payton Martin Seifer and Michael Cray were badly burned with Oliver seriously hurt. Fire and rescue crews managed to restart the cortege to the cemetery.
Justice Moore awarded Alderman Joseph A Flinn eighty one dollars against William Starr Miller for work claimed by Connolly's request to Miller's coachman in September 1900. The Appellate Term affirmed the ruling, with Justices Beach Scott and Fitzgerald concurring. Miller contends he gave orders against such contracts and denies liability.
Special to The New York Times from Pittsburg June 14. C M Schwab president of United States Steel refused a $1,000,000 offer from New York bankers who had asked him to secure Bethlehem Steel Company for them. He says he will make $5,000,000 from his investment and operate the works himself, with belief the company may come under United States Steel control.
San Francisco June 14 Naval officials expect the battleship Wisconsin to surpass the Illinois and Alabama records on her final official trial. Capt Reiter commands the ship which left port for a strenuous test likely reaching near 18 knots, with Chief Engineer Forsythe aboard from Union Iron Works.
A June Indianapolis secret conference showed Republican leaders oppose Fairbanks's 1908 Senate re election if he seeks the Presidential nomination. Gov Durbin, Charles B Landis and others favored a plan to have Durbin succeed Fairbanks and named state officers Nat A Hill Merrill Moores Daniel Storms and others in the envisioned ticket. Landis would take Depeenes seat, while Durbin reportedly eyed Fairbanks place.
Dr Henry Van Dyke of Princeton argued that art should serve moral ends not mere novelty. He distinguished between the nude and undressed and urged art for art and for man, noting the Last Judgment controversy and praising genuine artistic emotion. He was the first outsider invited to address the institute's commencement.
President Buckingham of the Northwestern L proposes leasing the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line to Evanston for a twelve mile extension. The proposal, recommended for acceptance, would allow Northwestern trains to reach Evanston via the St Paul tracks with a fare of five cents, under the current cable and Jose systems.
William Wilson eight of 18 Ellery Street Brooklyn was crushed by Trolley Car 2088 on Nostrand Avenue near Myrtle while playing in the street with companions. The boy wedged under the crossbeam suffered skull and internal injuries and was taken to Williamsburg Hospital where he was not expected to survive.
A general storm since 4 am moved across Colorado from Wyoming to New Mexico with heavy snowfall. Denver reported four inches with snow complicating business while Pueblo residents shoveled sidewalks. The Colorado mountains saw considerable snowfall and a sharp temperature drop raised heating needs.
Lincoln Neb June 14 Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska urged patience with Supreme Court rulings. He declared that liberty under the Constitution travels with the flag and dismissed critics of the court. Andrews noted being seen as a follower of Mr Ryan sparked discussion.
George H. Phillips the Chicago corn king who addressed the National Farmers Alliance last night fell ill today in St Paul Minnesota and will be moved to Chicago as soon as possible for care.
Gen Frederick Knefler, Colonel of the Seventy-ninth Indiana during the Civil War, died tonight in Indianapolis. He was a prominent state figure and long served as an ADA for several years.
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