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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
9
A high speed crash between the Mauch Chunk and the Northfield caused the Northfield to shear toward Pier 140 and drift into shallow water. Passengers panicked as divers searched for missing and injured travelers including Lizzie Ivers and Claude Lapidre with several listed as missing.
A Northfield passenger describes the 6 PM collision with the Mauch Chunk on the East River near Whitehall Street. The crash caused chaos on deck, with many passengers rescued by tugs Unity, President, Juliet, and Catasauqua. numerous injuries and presumed drownings followed as authorities organized evacuations and aid.
A mother's heart breaks as a child nearly goes blind from scrofula. Mrs. Agnes L. Duncan credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with curing her daughter's eyes without surgery, aided by the doctor’s remedies and the Pleasant Pellets for gentle relief.
Eyewitness Ralph R Wallace reports four women leaped into the water as tugs arrived, all drowned before rescue. Deck hand Max Sullivan confirms multiple drownings near Pier No 10 while Captain Louis Suffer describes a man drawn under at the end of Pier No 10. A Sailor's Snug Harbor source recalls an elderly man drowning during the crush.
Unity and Catasauqua crews aided the Northfield as it sank at Pier 10. Rescuers pulled about twenty five women from the wreck to Staten Island and New York, while several men and two panicky Italians caused brief commotion on deck. Union rescuers saved many passengers and two others from the water, with hospital and home arrivals reported.
A man named Fernandez assisted two women and a child to board the Unity after clinging to stanchions. A woman clasped him, begging to be saved, as another followed, sending Fernandez and both women underwater until other passengers pulled them free. A bystander broke a finger during the struggle. John Conlin claims he saved two drowning women.
Albany reports Assemblyman Van Name proposed bills to retire aging Staten Island ferryboats Northfield Westfield and Middletown and replace them with faster modern vessels. The plan urged night service NY to Staten Island, but the measures died in committee after hearings. Van Name cited the Northfield’s age and a recent accident as justification while Staten Islanders pressed for better ferries.
A vast crowd gathered near Old Slip as the Northfield sank after a collision with the wrecking tug Hustler at Pier No. 10. Divers worked to secure the wreck while rescuers, police, and anxious bystanders processed the scene.
Lawyer Robert A. Ammon describes the Northfield ferry disaster near Governor's Island and Brooklyn. He saved Miss Mary Wickert, details about rescue by the tug Catasauqua, and notes the captain's leadership and the peril faced by passengers. He lists 46 men and 16 women rescued by the tug.
Transport lists at the yard show numerous men seriously hurt after the steamship Ingalls sank. police deem no more searches for bodies. Names and injuries cover Brooklyn and Manhattan workers, with hospitals and addresses noted. Robins orders silence, newspaper access blocked, while families seek news amid a private yard inquiry.
Captain Abraham Johnson of the Northfield is arrested on criminal negligence after a collision with the Mauch Chunk near Pier A. Johnson says the Northfield was warned and the other captain ignored signals, while Griffin of the Mauch Chunk accuses Johnson of unsafe departure.
A fire last night damaged the third story of a building owned by the American Express Company. Cohn Brothers, tenants on the third floor, were at work when they noticed smoke near the Lispenard Street end and could not account for the flame. Estimated loss is $1,000, covered by insurance.
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