The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-25
DISASTER TO the STEAMER GRANITE STATE.

The unseen and trsacherous obssruotions In the
channel OF tho East river yesterday morning were he
cause OF an accident OF disastrous nature to The
steamer Granite State Of the New York aud Hartford
Steamboat Company. II hardly need DO reiterated that
the rocks thero jat thor ragged, solid heads insnus
tingly from the waters that surround them. The
bouders res. In clusters here and thero and 9
solitary gigantic rock lifts its head ragged and sharp.
enemy 10 every gallant steamer and sharp forward
sailing craft that sails through the sound Navgatoa
there attended with tho greatest DANGER and although
the passage guarded BY pilots OF years upon years
experience whose daily business has been to study 10
nsdtous and discover dangers steamers
well known and those that have passed safely through
its pers for many years, are thrown upon t ledgse
whe an charge OF tho guides that alone can DO de-
pended upon. The least deviation from given channel
Goa Le,ids II i,s sldos Of oak strike their ca,tina
points as they will crush the stou'est timbers.
The stss%s. Granite STATE = az Opposition rom ,s,ss
ford aud 1. Is her custom 10 leave her dock "a thss
city early hour 10 tho afternoon for New York
tho lown or Saybrook Conn, on Tuesday delayed the
vessels departure to halr-pa eight that evening" whoa,
with party OF ladies' ana gentlemen numbering eighty.
sish,-,he majority being Of tho gentier sos WIN
many chiren-hcr lines were cast on the tinkHn4
s S noa'a and "V sbs moved tsHs Ia, cropos
Tho late hour tina, she left had gathered upoa
her plessan. decks a throns from every point
in New England ntcu upon visiting fnends, or Seek
ing homes that have long been vacated for trips Of
pleasure OF health seeking nature rhe night was
such pleasant one that urod many OF the gontIsmsn
TO tho upper deck OF The steamer, where in company
with their ladies' they passed several pleasant hours
until m,dnigh, warned them that the hour Of rstnoe
The night was passed IN safety and morning dswnoA
mosnincenty. the passensos esyius ;neI nsssrooms
the remarkable scenery OF that region. Bsakfs hs4
at last been partsken Of and as the city vas beins
approached cape, bags we're gathered and bundles made
smaller ali intent upon thor journeys end. bus the
most dangerous part Of the passage was yst % 20 m,s
nigh. showed her speed under the wschfansss o. hst
Commanding Officer Captain IL cn wss.v
rSs s steamer p ss.d .oSs very s%oo;hy ~sssss
any incident Of an e!tracrdnsy nature until ,ns soSsS
crn portion Of BIa:twsls I.l:sd wss rsson:d; - ~.
sssasrsss Sesis.P - feet Z. .:i:. mart
hsari board that but few misutss before ssa 0sss
80 happy Instantly the srcwS surfsd ,n q s frs
to TIE upper Sscl, with every fs:s s depict;
.s sS:p sS.s s..s n &. cp
via Inauir,es or The frshssPsd mas he assured them
aa sh. . = u: h .'. ws.9
oomnossd Al, would bS saved, as he bad signalIsd Z
nsshsS,ss ,.sS enS s sna ss 70
70 beach the vessel a. once With his s'A and The
s.%:s ssos oopps s.: asi,ss: ss.
The steamboat Sylvan Stream 10 company vcsh the feny
boat Ravsnswood s,eamins 70 their rescue SPAWNING
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bsd crushed her mbsrs 10 that fearful degree that
huge volumes Of water wore rushing ipeo the lover
osfin and which speedily threatened 10 Sr gulph her
ordered the steamer 10 DO beaehsd a. the earss ap<
uroaohabis point aud Immediately with AY the power
and speed remaining In her half submer fsf engine and
ragged hull she upon the aais at uners Point
south Of the Long Island Railrnad She had soonef
struck than the sylvan Stream and y.svenswcod bad
were, by Of planks transferred 20 their decks
with their baggage II ives escape that can truly b
chroniosd as providcntal and msYvsllous Joyully
they dissmbsrked from the Sylvan stream and Ravens
wood and obtaining carriages soon, separated
Tho Granite State ws oonstruc<d In the year 1898 Dy
Mr. Samuel spsden, OF Greenpoi&t Long taand, aud q
Of eight hundred toas burthen, old measure fnept .
The Pfsstsnt Of the line ~ soon ~ nfneard on Wv
disaster bvxan 70 make arrAngemene 'hr raising ners
and u Is vndsrs ocd that the services 81 derrick VIII %
relurs3to accomplish this Tugs epd avored Yesterday
scecv INSET hslr siorIs shs vessel Vii soon be 10 rua'
nprs order again. 4 o,,. GO. "a.
oonpsny IKE mso7 older h~a they. boos 'hse 'Ta
insarsrs