The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31
SINKING OF 4 STEAMER

The steamer stare o. Sec Tors. % sns N.v
YORK and Hartford steamboat nae Eas wrecked
yesterday afternoon a. iien Gate ana sti prove
total loss. F0Fiuaatey tbe disaster VS. uuai-
tended BY tho loss u human l'e. tae passengers
ana crew naylng been taksn Va ugiori tae slnK 70
OF tue vessel
Agreeably 70 Advertisement 80 steamer en
her COCK a rccs sap East RIVER, pGnctuAlN ~
nye l.. a., heavily laden Wan ! miscellaneous
cargo desaued ior naruord, fsa River and Boz
ton and with fuA passenger ltst he Steamer
had psooesdca up The Easl RIVER - ~
as Hell Gate without nt.rfuPuou, ana vas
passing through the Gate waen sadaeny those On
board we're made senAby asHre o. tie fact snat
the vessel had struck upon ! isrEe siKe1 FocE
alterward discovered 70 nave been step rock.
The steamer Immediately began ~ fl, ana INC
men, women and children Qn boara became ftan-
tic with fear Is Was vita great diGlcalty the
oicers OF the steamer we're enabled 81 prevent the
anriGntcd passengers from Iumplng overheard
into the rushing waters A scene of CONFUSION
which Deggars dcscrip' iou, ensned. The
water began 70 rasa Into the cabias
In volumes and those Who were on, me
lower deck az the tine ne vessel struCk we're
compelled 10 rush IN haste rem tAeir berths 10
the upper decE, many q them refusing 70 0pey
the commands OF the Captaa 10 Keep quiet ana
crowdlng into the wncc!nO Use TT search II shelter
Captain LlppitI immediately hcaued MS vessel an.
der an steam Tor the snofe, ana succeeded IN
bleaching ner upon the border 81 Pushing Bar
opposite North Brother ROCK. Hardly nac she
reached TINS SPOT before she careened over on ole
side and sunk to the guards. Inc sieam tug I'd
ward Baxter was lucsny passing At the time ana
instantly went 10 inc assistance OF tae
stranded vessel. The passengers and
crew. IN view or the situation, were transferred
to the Baxter and were conveyed - Tue CITY,
The forward portion Of the vessel ! oaay racked
aud strained, ana several large holes nave 0een
driven iuto the bottom or the ill-ia 90 Gamer.
me engines and inc a.ter CABIN are completely
submerged, and the steamer ana cargo wiA ln all
probability prove 4 to- loss.
several u me passengers on being Intercepted
last evening stated mat at the time OF tne disas.
ter the vessel was proceeding along at hel usual
speed. no one anticipating that any uisasi er ives
gong 70 6eiall tnep, when suddenly,
wnere the current was running strong AZ the
time. heavy thump was e,t ~ al on board,
shaking the We sci rom stem 10 stern, end IN d
very ,eS minutes tne water Iushed in through the
cabin WINDOWS and Rangways, DRIVING tnem from
their places AT nrst II was feared that several
persons had been drowned out On eXamiu auon IL
was luund that all Oh board were saved.
The engineers ana hremen hau a very narrow
escape, having eeeh compelled 70 wade through
water up 70 their armplts IN their endeayors 10
reach the upper deck.
4 large BODY of divers ard workmen will DO
placed ~ WORK upon the sunken steamer this
morning n hopes thar some or the valuable cargo
MAY be saved.
The steamer state or New YORK for the past two
weeks has oeen ad III Tor repairs and lett the
drV qorK al ten O'clock Yesterday morning pro-
ceeding 70 ner dock AZ PECK slip, 10, the purpose
OF taking on passenger ana reignt. As she
neared Hell cate captain Dib1er discovered two
scows IN charge Of tug coming througn the Gate,
aud In endedtoring 70 avoid tue tug struck npon
the step Rock.
disaster yesterday afternoon, and rs mucn Of her
cargo iorwa ~ as could Oe taken on was removed
and brought down 70 tie CITY.
Inc State 81 New YORK was valued at $3.50, 900.
and 10 said 70 nave been insured Tor $4,000