Show SIX INJURED IN STEAMER COLLISION boston mas sept 21 the injury of MX passengers and two of the ships officers bya collision at sea was reported by the steamer juniata of the merchants and miners transportation company bound from boston to baluci and norfolk which returned to this port this afternoon damaged the juniata was rammed last night thirty mi lesoff chatham by the alve malted schooner harwood palmer bound from baltimore for portland me with a cargo of coal the injured mr and mrs pittsburg pa badly bruised J W johnson north abington mass leg broken injured internally serious mr and sirs john C murray south boston bruised and badly shaken up corporal J J mattingly U S marine corps hands cut captain Z nickerson of the injury to hands quartermaster john crockett hands cut and bruised no one on board the schooner was injured that the accident did not result in a general loss of life on the steamer is considered miraculous by everyone on board the steamer had a great hole stevo in her starboard side amidships her cabs from that point forward were lorn into wood her pit houe was wrecked and the foremast smokestack was carried away the juniata returned to her dock today and landed her passengers arrangements were made 10 transfer the cargo the palmer lost her jib boom bowsprit and head gear |