The Quaker City

On May 18, 1881, the canal-boat Shady Bun lay in the slip on the north side of the pier at the foot of Fortieth street, North river, discharging a cargo of ice. Her bows lay to the westward and about 12 feet inside of the end of the pier. At about 7 o’clock of that morning the steam-tug Quaker City, with the canal-boat L. D. Cummings lashed upon her starboard side and projecting somewhat ahead of the tug, came down the river and into the slip for the purpose of landing her along-side and outside of the boat next to the Shady Bun. Owing to the shallow water, as stated by her pilot, the tug and…