The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-23
THE STEAMSHIP ABBoTsFORD

THE VESSEL FLOATING AFT AS THE TIDE
RIsEs-HER CARGO TO BE TAKEN OFF
HOPES OF SAVING THE GROUNDED SHIP.
ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ]
LONDON, July %, 1876.
The steamship Abbotsford, ashore in Own
macs Bay, Wales, is floating aft as the tide
rises
TIE CARGO TO BE TAKEN OFF.
Lighters have been sent to the steamship
Abbotsford to take off her cargo.
Steam pumps have also been sent.
CONDITION OF The SHIP.
The forward compartment is full of water,
but the-others are tight.
HOPES OF SAVING THE SHIP.
There are still hopes of saving the vessel.
The agents of the line think she will float
off on the next high tide.
REPORT FROM TIE ABBoTsFoRD TO THE AGENTS
IN AMERICA.
PHILADELPHIA Pa. July %, 1875.
The agents Of the American Line in this city
have received the folio wing despatch:-
LIVERPOOL, July 22-2 P. M.
A diver, whowas sent down under the Steam.
ship Abbosfofd ashore in Gwmmaes bay, reports
that the only damage visible is the garooard
streak started near the foremaSt. II the weather
continues moderate, it Is expected the vessel Will
be got Off,
TEE ADBoTsFoRD's WONDERFUL RUN OF ILL
The steamer Abbotsford, when IS proved her
self one OF the most unlucky craft in existence,
arrived in New York ON the 18Th OF March last
after wonderful passage OF los days from Ant
werp to this city.
THE TRIP,
for It's misadventures, was one OF the most nota-
BILE on record. The following IL the story OF her
commander, De Lamotte, at that time to a HERALD
reporter
for New YORK, with 400 passengers on board. and
all proceeded wei TIL we arrived in the straits of
Dover, where we stopped for i've or six minutes
70 land our North sea plot.
COLLISION.
! While so stopping and while our pilot was STEP
ping into boat the steamer Indus. belonging to
the Peninsula and oriental steamship Company,
ran into us, carrying away our stem TO three feet
fiown channel ike ourselves, and the collision oc-
CURED through the Indus trying to shave US too
closely. The case Is now pending In the English
Admiralty Courts. The following day steam ed
up 20 tie Victoria Docks, London, where we
transferred our passengers to another steamer
and the AbboIsiord was repaired, necessitating a
delay Of Que month.
rnE SECOND START.
on the 22d OF December we again sailed for our
destination with forty-nine passengers, and all
went well until we arrived In 80 Deg. west longi-
tude and about so oeg. west north latitude being
about $50 miles across the Atlantic when we en-
cOuntered very heavy gale, ana one day
WE LOST OUR PROPELLER,
which mad broken OF, leaving no vestge oenlnd.
WHAT caused 10 to snap OF ike this Is mystery
20 me. IL Lad been In use tor eighteen months
previously and mad never shown any Signs OF
Weakness Having lost our screw we were con-
vcrted into selling ship, and, for reasons oil pru
hence, determined to put back TO Queenstown,
and headed the ship for tnat place. AT this time
berrible gales prevailed, and no less than ten
steamers had recently foundered Ia the Bay OF
Blscay.
( ANOTHER COLLISION
We arrived OF the irish coast on the otn OF jan
nary, ana whiie OF the Fastncts, heading lor
Queenstown, during the prevalence or very
Aeavy ga e, sighted our sister steamer, the Penn
bglva1la, and els allied her TO stand by, when she
lEesponded 60. The gaze was blowing dead on tne
leARre noH tbq soVtpWesL lie PennsIVanEa tReR