Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1935, Page 7

T8 AE RESLUED ISSTEAVERSI 130 Passengers Taken From Vessel Cut in Two. 4 of Crew Missing. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 3.—The sun- dered hull of the steamer Lexington lay at the bottom of the East River today, victim of a collision in which four members of her crew were miss- ing. Almost under the towering arch of Manhattan Bridge, the Lexington, bound for Providence with 130 pas- sengers and a crew of 52, was ripped in two when the tramp freighter Jane Christenson rammed her amidships in the darkness last night. ‘Tugs raced to the Lexington's side and took off passengers and crew in nip-and-tuck rescues before the ship went down 10 minutes after being hit. Probe Started. An investigation was started by As- sistant District Attorney Sylvester Cosantino, who questioned Capt. Wil- | liam Pendleton of the Lexington and | Capt. John Wickman of the Jane Christenson. He indicated the col- lision was caused by a misunderstand- ing of navigation signals in the heavy harbor traffic. The Federal Steamboat Inspection Service prepared to hold a hearing into the crash later in the day. More than a score of injured, in- cluding 11 women, were taken to hos- pitals. Their injuries, however, were not considered serious. The Lexington, a Long Island Sound steamer cf the Colonial Line, had just started on her overnight trip to Provi- dence and was proceeding up the East River when the Jane Christenson, bound down the river, rammed her high prow into the Lexington's mid- ship section. o5 Hasty Rescues. The Lexington's whistle was at once the signal for one of the busiest and most efficient series of rescues of New | York Harbor's maritime history. | As the Jane Christenson’s skipper, | Capt. John Wickman, kept the bow of his vessel jammed into the gaping hole in the Lexington's hull, tugs swarmed around the stricken steamer | and took off jolted and frightened passengers. Knee deep in water that swirledi over the main lounge, the ship's orchestra blared “Somebody Stole My Gal” while nine colored stewards | stuck to the vessel to help the last | passenger onto the tugs. | The tug Patience threw over a | rickety gangplank to the tilting deck of the Lexington and took aboard 93 persons. The tug Diamond “S” | rescued 12, the John Rugge 47 and the Elmira 4. A police launch picked up some who had jumped into the water from | the slippery deck, while dock hands | and stevedores on Manhattan piers | hauled out others. | Part Floats Away. ‘The passengers were unable to save ! their belongings. | The Lexington's superstructure and after portion was sheared away in | the collision and carried nearly a | mile upstream by the tide to Grand Street Ferry, where Coast Guards | moored it to the ferry slip. | The hull and forward section went | down in 10 minutes at the foot of | Market street, with only a bit of pilot house and funnel above water. Under the ghostly illumination of magnesium flares, police and salvage tug crews searched the tide-ripped waters for bodies. None was found. | Capt. Pendleton of the Lexington, | 8 master of 30 years’ experience, | praised his crew. i “Were it not for their bravery there would have been loss of life,” he said. | “The passengers also were very calm | in the emergency.” The Jane Christenson showed a five-foot hole in the prow above the water line. Photographer Hurt. Anthony Camerano, 25, pho- tographer in thegAssociated Press Bu- reau, suffered seffre burns while mak- ing pictures of the Lexington. A gust of wind carried some flash- light powder to his arm, where it | ignited. Camerano stayed on the job for more than an hour. When he had completed his assignment he went to a hospital for first-aid treatment and then returned to the scene of the accident. Gt HABEAS CORPUS WRIT CITES JURY’S DECISION | Man Held in Connection With Fatal Shootings Asks for Release. ‘Thomas F. Tobin, who has been held in the District Jail since Septem- ber 15 in connection with the fatal | shooting of Sam Melnicov and Bryant MgMahon, yesterday sought his re- lease through a writ of habeas corpus filed in District Supreme Court. Through Attorney John J. Sirica the prisoner says he was held for grand Jury action by the coroner’s jury. The grand jury then investigated the case and indicted four men as witnesses, but states the identity of the actual slayer was unknown. In view of this action, he contends, no reason now exists for holding him. Hearing on the application was set for Friday. @he Foening Htar |already appropriated remains unex- | | work on 344 projects, which, he said, | was responsible for excellent progress | Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. | tion at the decision of Dr. Frank W. | board yesterday, called to consider | dency of that institution. | Rites Today l WILLIAM F. BERGMANN, Who died Tuesday at his home, 1343 Ingraham street, was to be buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery this afternoon, after services at the residence. He was owner of the laundry and dry cleaning business here and in Rosslyn, Va. MARKHAN ASKS FUND FOR RIS Army Engineers’ Chief Rec- ommends $155,000,000 for Program. By the Associated Press. Appropriation of $155,000,000 for rivers and harbors improvements in the coming fiscal year was suggested today to Secretary Dern by Maj. Gen. E. M. Markham, chief of Army engi- ' neers. He said a survey by the Engineer Corps had disclosed $93,816,610 could usefully be expended on projects authorized by the Federal Emergency Administration of public works; $47,- 164,115 on maintenance and improve- ment of projects authorized by Con- gress, and $29,906,768 for flood con- trol work. Almost half of the total would be expended on development of inland waterways, designed to furnish cheaper water transportation for the interior. Of this proposed expenditure of $170,887,493, more than $14,000,000 pended, so, roughly, $155,000,000 in | new funds would be required. Gen. Markham reported that, dur- ing the last fiscal year, $153,149,798 was expended on rivers and harbors on inland waterways development, es- pecially the extension of the upper A material contribution was made to relief of unemployment through | average employment of 70,000 men | a week, he said. Preliminary surveys were made on 64 projects and 69 reviews made of previously reported projects. Com- prehensive surveys of 17 more rivers, bringing the total to 173, were com- pleted during the year. SCHOOL HEADS GLAD | DR. BALLOU TO STAY| Board Members Express Gratifica- tion at Refusal of Presidency of St. Lawrence U. A formal expression of gratification by members of the Board of Educa- Ballou to remain as superintendent of District public schools was pre- sented at the special meeting of the teacher ratings. Dr. Ballou recently announced he had withdrawn his name from con- sideration for the presidency of St. Lawrence University, Canton, N. Y. The letter to Dr. Ballou stated: “The members of the Board of Education desire to express to you their gratification at your decision in declining the proposed offer of the | St. Lawrence University of the presi- ‘They realize that a decision of such char- acter, involving, as it did, your future career, was a matter too personal to yourself to justify any expression from them which might have influenced your choice. “Now that your decision is made and they feel free to express them- selves, it is their wish that you know of their gratification and the pleasure it affords them that the public school system of the District of Columbia will continue to be the beneficiary of your ability, training and wide exw. perience.” _— 815 in Italian Assembly. 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