New-York tribune., 1870-04-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
sTRANpING OF THE QUEEN"


suE RUNS ON THE FALSE Hook-IhkoMINI
CARGO vERBOARD--ARRlNALo VI llih V0hNN
AT HER DOCK. , o..
Never in the history OF the uansaeianuc
steam lines have accidents followed each oher III sucn
rapd succession This time there Is occasion " Icp''
the sirapding OF thel steamer queen, capt 'ho'
.on q, the National Line OF tho largest and hoest
vessels in the trade between Liverpool ana ths po'"
No opeen an iron steamer OF S5 tuns register
arahe Of carving over 1900 uns Of freight she was
hult az Brkenhead in 1865. She is 1858 feet III lengn
teet inches beam. and % feet depth OF hold She is
bark rcged and carries large area OF canvas Wheh sou
She was employed by the British Government uuHH e
Abyssinan war troop ship, and has proush' 'no"
sands of migrants TO this portland on the
had abou COO passencers She sailed from LVerpooo oh
the 29d Of March and from Queenstown on the 24h' 9
experienced fine weather throughout the voyage "N
no ice. NJ.
on Tuesday al p m she took pilot from ny fpeT
boat No l. &c miles south Of shnneeocR Lighthouse Ne
wind being from southeast to northeast ana the weather.
airtv- with rain and seet. At $50 p m OF the sane
day she arrived at the bar at Sandy Hook capt lho
son haying given the pilot charge OF the snip wheh OH
the ghtshp The bar crossed at S45 p IN ana tHe
ship headed for the South Channel Capt Thomson beng
IN charge Of the steering telegraph while the plot was
ewing the steering directions About $40 heavy snow
,oua set in but all the Hook lights well as both hight
shps we're visible The black buoy on the false nook
was reported to the pilot when about lO yards distant
but the shin was kept on until $50, when she ran upon
the false hook" without any percepnDle shock.
The engines we're instantly stopped and reversed
soundugs were taken all around the vessel and II was
reporod that she Law on bed Of soft sand from the stem
In abat the main rigging The vessel lay perfectly easy
and the messengers were sent aft TO endeavOr to TIP her
but that proved useless The propeller was worked
hard astcrn" until l12o m when IT was stopped me
tide having ebbed hour In The mean tlne the IOie
ana % man in tIToStne overboard caTco consisting OF
nlpuf = % e.,
..-- 1900. .. a.. ,,.- or5
MI Hurst. the agent under way az an cary hOur
yesterday morning with six heavy stean'tugs ana or
spent i'm working the 20, which WAS buOyed, and will
be recovered iu few days At yesterday morning the
engines were again put in motion and the tugs com
meuced pulling while the passengers ran 10 ana Iro sI
and at IL. the Queen started ana IN "A rev
seconds was on "u III 9ocP W. M"Si ~ ti, az nd hence
the channel she steamed up 10 Quarantine ana henCe
city, where she landed her passengers ana Then
steamed 10 dock. A..
ship should the weather come bad MI Hurst had every
prccauuon taken in the event Of danger to transfer tne
passengers TO the tags, aud send them 10 the ely fG
tunaeiy the weather continued favorable ana the shp
was hauled of without the slightest peIcciVabe damage
or injury. Her pumps have been sounded ana sh0" no
The Queen Is remarkably strong vessel. and would
have stood good gale without injury The cause OF the
STANDING Was owing undoubtedly The pilot misiudg
hls distance from the Hook !ehts duilhg te SO"
squaIl lie Vas only about 90 yards ont of the deep
wsfer when lie tr,i touched Iut before could be
stopped she vas hard aud fast ashore
ANOTHER STRANDED VESSEL.
The ship Escort. Capt. Whitman. which sailed
from Bristol England via Cardiff Wales, March $, went
ashore on Governors Island yesterday she has cargo
Of railway irou II said late yesterday that she lies
on the rocks N bad position She is vessel of 1896
tuus register. built Georgetown Main, by Berry. in
1855 Her dimensions 2g3 feet IN length 5s fret ;
inches beam and % feet depth Of hold She Is cons gned
TO Samuel IhompsOn's Nephews& Il Co.