New-York tribune., 1875-02-27

fbs N bours urevfous to the acciden' fCapt Brag
scarceIv left tbe bridge Of the vessel during sll th
time personally supe intending the management Of th
ship For two days pre- Vious on account OF the dens
fog. the officers were A'naoe 70 iaKe any ooSer
vation, and during wednesday night lay to, q
IL vns supposed stance from the shore
Soundings frequently takou tho whistle almost
continually blown Early Thursday morning tue en-
cines were backed to the vessel OF sh as ~aS
supposed and at this time, when the man ~ 1ne eau
had Just called BY the mark eleven. the vessel sSeS
upon the bar am confident" said Mr. Hurst that
the soundings were right, eleven fathoms Of water
can, be traced easily along the sand bar making out
from and along sQuan Beach. The blow was
SO slight when the vessel struck that not the
slightest strain was experienced. and the
water being perfectly calm no danger could
be anticipated for the time The landing OF the
gers and baggage has already been fully reoounted.
the steamer from her position, but they proved futile
She lay in an easy position, almost broadside to the
beach. batter in the afternoon kedges thrown out
astern and her heading sOmew hat altered A. the same
quantity OF the forward freight TO tighten her
bow when the attempt was to be made to
sns.. n' off 9' tssa, s To this sHs
hold thro overheard and this had hardly been
accomplished when strong wind sprung up from tue
westward. All sails were set and tine engines put tn
work at full force and the steamer almost mpercept
bly, gded of the bank into the water The fog ifting
ut aoout the same uc her course was turned toward
this city, arriving here, as before stated early yeser
day morning. Tue tugs sent 70 her relief Thursday
afternoon were met by the Queen near Quarantine sta
ton, they having been unaOe TO proceed urther the
previous night or the fog Not tue slightest
damage was sustained 10 the vessel from running on
shore
T. G. Owen. the purser Of The Ieen stated to the
porter that t possible at tnat time tO give even
general idea OF the amount or value OF the freight
thrown overheard The order given TO lghtea tho
sbp forward, and freight thrown over indiscrimi
natey. There was little opportunity 10 make any Sc
ectens-oales OF Dry goods. crates OF eartnen~arS.
packages OF tin and aud boxes Of straw goods etc.,
followed In successon regard being paid TO weight
The attempt was made at rst TO tally tue packages
thrown overheard. but the many hands at the work.
added TO the extreme darkness of the night made
necessary the Abandonment or such course The loss
in fre ght and To whom consigned. could not
be determined until the steamer was unl0aded. when
comparison could be had with the ships manifest. This
PROBABLY could not be done until Tuesday next Mr..
Ourn stated tnat the cargo was somewhat above the
average, OF the usual miscellaneous character aDd
that that remaining on board was in nOTise damaged
Among cOnsgnees OF freight in ths city, A. T.
Stewart Morton Bliss a. Co., Davis CallamOre q Co..
and OulngtorBrothers, and many prominent western
firm.
National Line, stated that all the pasYngers OF The
Queen seemed pleased with the action OF the Company
toward them, more especially the steerage passengerS
for whom temporary accommodations were provided
when needed, ana every facility extended IN forwarding
their respective destinations Those left at the
beach on Thursday night arrived early hour
yesterday Ivy tram, aud all baggage was forwarded
before nlghLfall BY the same rOuie. The f0l0wihg
is taken from the log OF The een for the
two days previous 10 her reaching tns port:
Tie National Steamship COmpanys steamship, the
Queen, Bragg. master sailed from Liverpool Feb. 10
with merchandise and so passengers, to f. W. j. Hurst
Ex xperienced westerly winds heavy head the
whole passage. Feb. 25 $3.50 a. m.-Slp went ashore
during q dense fog squan Beach Landed ali pas
scngers and baggage safely. Feb. q, 1890 D. H.
Having thrown ov, rboard a portion Of cargo,
ceeded in getting The snip afOat again without having
received any damage. The fog having cleared AVA
Board from Boat NJ. Il. Feb &c, Glj ~ m.-Pasred
Sandy Hook $50 a. anchored Uh larantiDe Station