The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-11


| THE PASSENGERS BROUGHT BACK TO THE CITY
DAMAGE OVER SIC, 900.
About five O'Clock last evening the steamer C. Wander
blt Captain Strugs, Of the Stonington line left her
pier No North river loaded with large quantity Of
freight and between two and three hundred passengers
On rounding into the East river and proceeding her trip
and when about opposite Nnetyfrs street. Helgate
the sloop Hodbrock running along under tack for
Gaylors dock The pilot of the kept close up on
channel but somewhat crowded the soop and attempted
to her bow, to the Of Flood
Rock The tide at the time running at terrible rate
and the steamer coming in collision with the sloop Hold
brock caused her TO slack for moment and before she
could be rounded or she dred and went well up on Flood
Rock.
As she struck rock considerable cracking was heard
about the vessel the soop having also become un
manageable her bow full drive into the ladies',
cabin carrying away the partition around the stairway
and doing considerable damage TO several berths The
bowsprt Of the sloop broken of, and considerable
damage was also done to her.
The passengers were for moment two terribly
frightened, and or two men ready to jump
board, but Captain sturgs at among them and
assured them that there not the slightest danger
The female passengers by far the least alarmed
many at the time being seated on the upper deck.
Soon after the steamer had struck she found be
leaking, and Capt Sturgs concluded that he would have
TO light her as much as possible to get her off
at high tide. The tug Steens being ut hand was
hailed and the passengers with their baggage conveyed
10 the city Two other tugs afterwards obtained
and the freight all conveyed from the Vanderbilt. This
seemed to have great effect she began to right
and hopes entertained that she would be got OF be-
fore morning
Considerable damage has been done the steamer the
wood work forward and aft having been broken and the
floor Of the lower cabin somewhat damaged All the ma
terias Of the berhs the carpets, &c. Of the lower cabin
removed as II was at time feared that the yes
sci might leak TO such extent that would be mposs
be TO anything in that from bling damaged by
water.
schooner came running across the bow of the steamer
attbe time of the accident but having board pilot
she cleared and went without being injured The
strong current running at Flood Rock drove the sloop
Hodbrock close to the stern Of the steamer and
net until tug could be procured that she could be got
and lowed 10 Gaylors dock The captain stated
he had just tackled for Nnety-fr street, and near
ing the steamer they attempted to his bow instead
Of going asern the result that they together
and the steamer bow up the rocks had the pilot
Of the steamer kept astern Of his soop be claimed they
would have had the full channel and cleared Hegate as
usual The damage to his vessel he calculates will amount
10 about 500.
Many who the accident from shore state that was
purely accidental and could not have been avoided Ow
ing TO the very rapid tide that flows at the Rock Is i'm
possible for large like the Vanderbilt TO make
short turns and the nearing OF sailing vessel is always
attended with the greatest precauon the part of the
pilots. The damage done the Vanderbilt and the ex-
pense which will cost repair her. cannot fall short of
required 70 replace her the line No damage done
TO her machinery.
IL was reported that the Vanderbilt got of at eleven
O'Clock and brought down TO the dry dock,