New-York tribune., 1875-02-27
DISASTERS FROM THE FOG.
SERIOUS MARINE ACCIDENTS NEAR NEW
YORK

SERIOUS MARINE ACCIDENTS NEAR NEW
YORK.
THE GROUNDING OF THE STEAMER vICKsBURG-rHH
VESSEL LIKELY TO PROVE A TOTAL wRECK-ALL
ON BOARD SAVED KxCEPT oNE-CoIIIsIoSs AND
OTHER CALAMrrIEs ON THE SEA-
The fog of Wednesday and Thursday nights
extended TO remarkable extent the and
its shadow some three hundred miles beyond. As TO
wind Of any foreo prevailed incoming vessels de-
ceived to their position The evil effects OF the fog
It's operation upon vessels In this vicinity
are unprecedented, and the record OF
marstme disasters occasioned by this Win
ter vail Of mist compromises four steamships
stranded. two collisions, and several nearly wrecked
The steamship vicksburg of the Port Royal and Fer
nandina line enveloped In tho fog that
the steamers Queen and France ashore Thursday,
and while feeling her way cautiously into port she
stranded on the beach about seven miles east OF Fire
Island on the Long Island shore The vessel
heavily laden. and had valuable cargo board con-
sisung principally OF cotton naval stores and fruit
The captain states that he mistook the Fire Island
light for the light ut Barnegat Inlet and heading his
vessel according to that view. he struck the beach As
soon as 1t evident that all the efforts Of the
pilot and engineer to get the steamer of would be
unayang, the attention of the captain turned 10
landing the passengers aud The placid condition
OF ts water and tue adnes of the wind rendered TINS
the passengers, captain, officers and trans
ferred into them As Of the boats being laden
with passengers the COOK lost his balance and fell over
Doard, aud all efforts To hs body proved futile.
About 10 p. III. Ou Thursday heavy northwest WIND
set in ana proved moss disastrous to tue Vckburg
tended to drive the firmly the beach.
Her then thrown overheard by direction Of
the captain, the nope vessel could
saved tnat the portion OF cargo consisted OF
cotton aud whicn cOuldDe foated, might be secured
The lnform4tion that the vcksburg had gone ashore
was conveyed early yesterday 10 the Coast Wreckng
Company III tnis city, and tney immediately dispatched
and teegraphed to he tug boat Relief, which was
turning from the scene OF the stranding OF The
Queen, TO repair immediately TO the Vicksburg.
afterwards tine Company received dspalch from
John D kudophe the captain OF tue stranded vessel
stating that lie Thought the vessel would prove total
loss tnat was fast breaking up and tht all ine pas
sengers and except the COOK had been saved The
latest information IN regard 10 the vessel
was received at tne office of Hermann, Gel
pecke az No. Wiildm-St, last night, aud was
effect the vessel breaking and would
prove rotal wreck ana tnat the cargo was h1ating
and out ~ Some O the vessels OF the Coast
Wreekng Company had arrived near the scene or tne
disaster ana were ensaged In the wo,k Oh savag 5 @ AL
sOns composing Tue crew aud passensers fouha tAcr
yesterday afternoon to BABY JD the South side
Railroad OF Long Island. and thence Came 70 Ais ci.
Vnere they arri ed last
STATEMENT OF THE AGENT.
reporter OF THE TRIBUNE last evening called
upon Hermann Gepcke. agent Of the line at his
residence near College Point, Long Island
Dir. Gepcke stated that to the best OF
his knowledge none of the officers had
up time eft the of the wreck Speaking
of the cargo OF the Vckblrg he said they could only
judge from adyces received just previous to her sailing
but there could mentioned the following cOnsign-
meDts: 60 bales cotton, Merrick Thread Company; 800
Daes cotton. Inman. suan e. Co.. New-York; 800
bales cotton Earle & Perkins, New York; ls bales
cotton for n. L. Rich Co.. NewIOrk; large supplies OF
naval for Mssrs Cna5er King Dolan Potter.
and E. and J. Wiotts OF this cifH straw goods for
Julius KlOjZ. and aDeS for j. aId T. Kid. Besdcs
these considerable quantities OF red cedar from
Cedar Keys for FADer Co.. tAe pencil .arers
Without doubt part OF the cotton and good
deal of the spirits could DC saved.
Mr. Gelpcke declared that this disaster. though
quickly following the wreck OF the Mediator, would
only temporarily interfere with the Of the line.
The Company had steamer left, the Norm
Point aud others would be placed upon
the line as soOu as they could obtained.
Capt. Rudophe mad been IN the employ OF the Com
pany for three years had never met VITA any
accident before, and was looked upon "a most
cOmpotea at well cautious officer. The steamer
valued SIS O00 and insured for about ha.i
value, companies he could not then dtsig
nate. The COOK That was lOst was very hesby, aWk
ward colOred and probably his unwiednrss cost
him his liie He thought MS name was George wilson