New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-01
THE STEINER PLYMOUTH ROCK
ASHORE ON CITY ISLAND.

From Our Special Reporter
On Saturday afternoon last the steamer Plymouth
Rock of the Stonington Line, left this city at p M,
her usual hour, for Stoningtn, but on reaching Sen
dies Point the snow-stom which had begun before her
denarture had become so violent render il impos
sbe for her to make further Roadway against It, and
an anchor was let go to hold her to until It's violence
had abated. The anchor was cast overheard about
5 o'clock p. m, and she rode out the storm brave
" until / o'clock Sunday morning. when
unperceved BY any on board, she slowly dragged
her anchors and went ashore, broadsde on City Island
Point, the wind blowing perfect gale at the time
She went ashore ON very high tide, and was carried
far upon the beach, striking very lightly indeed so
slight was the shock that many of the passengers did
not awake slun,bers, and of them, we
are informed manifested any trepidation or alarm.
About o'clock a. m. the steamer Bay State, Capt
Jewett, of the Fall River line, took hawser from
the Plymouth Rock, and endeavored to get her afoat
again but after two hours of unceasing effort, Capt
Jewett was obliged to give up the attempt. About
a. IN. on Sunday the Bay State took off the passen-
gers of the Plymouth Rock and carried them to Fall
River, whence they were forwarded to Boston.
The news of the disaster to the Plymouth Rock
reached this city about Sunday noon, and a couple Of
steamtugs, the Hector and Jacob Bell, were at once
chartered 70 90 to her assistance. All attempts to
haul her off were found unavailng, and the passen
gers baggage and freight crates transferred to
the steamtugs and they arrived here just in time
TO prevent the steamer Commodore, which had been
made ready for that purpose, from going to City
Island to the assistance of the stranded steamer Last
evening the freight was all sent to Boston on The
steamer Commodore of this line.
The Plymouth Rock is lying with her broadside to
City Island and heading north. She lies on rocky,
but nearly even bottom, excepting two small project
ing rocks one about 90 feet forward and the other 20
feet aft of the engine The forward rock has broken
two of her starboard bge kesons, and through this
fracture the tide Gibbs and flows AT high tide yesterday
the water reached her cabin floor forward. There is
no other leak than the one mentioned and that will
soon be stopped; the shpwrights have already begun
to build well around it, and when we left the steamer
last night Capt Bovine, the Underwriters agent, had
his two powerful steam-pumps nearly rugged for ser
vice. that the probability is that in the course OF
to-day she will be freed of water, and then the pumps
will keep her dry. So far as We could judge from a
cursory observation last evening, the steamer lies
quite easy and is very little strained. Her builder
Mr. Jeremiah SimonsOn of Greenpoint, is assisting in
getting her off. The steamer draws seven feet
Of water yesterday at high tide, the depth OF
water around her averaged five feet. Her bows,
are however considerably lower than her stern, and
when she does come Off the water is shallow before
and behind her she must come of broadside a. she
went on. When she went ashore the tide was full,
and il will need high tide and easterly wind to get
her Of again. Yesterday steamtug was dispatched
to the city for ways canal boats and casks to sink
under and buoy her up in readiness for the next high
tide when it is expected she will be got or Capt
Haywood one Of the owners of the Plymouth Rock,
who is on board in charge entetans strong hopes OF
getting her ahoat again.
Capt. Stone, the commander of the Plymouth Rock,
was on visit to his friends in Connecticut when the
accident occurred, and the steamer in charge of
the pilot.
None of the furniture Of the steamer is damaged,
all of il having been removed before the water got
INTO the cabin.