The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-11
THE AMERIOUE ArLOAT.

SAFE ARRIVAL OF THE STRANDED VESSEL IN
foETs TO GET HER OFF.
telegram received carly yesterday morning ut
the oico Of the General Transatlantic Steamship Com
paDy, III broadway, giving the welcome intelligence
that the long stranded steamer L'Amerique had
hauled of the Long Branch beach during the night
and at fifteen minutes to eight A. NJ. floating.
anchored In deep water At the Office OF the COM
pany many persons called yesterday 10 oner their
congratulations on the event. These were received
with great courtesy and satisfaction ACCOMPANIED
with tho assurance that there had been any
other expectation entertained by tho company than
that tho vessel would ultimately resume her place
tho line. Their confidence they said, was founded on
the strength and build OF tho vessel aud though Tor
three months and three days she mad boon ashore and
had endured the unusually storms Of tho win
ter, II would be found, they thought, that her cond
ton much better than was generally expected by
those unacquainted with the chip
MEETING AMERIQuE
Mr.. L. De Bebun, tho agent OF the company, and
Mr. NJ. ID. Perzci, the supern endent, Immediately
tho receipt OF the telegram announcing the floating OF
the Amerque went on board u tug and proceed cd
down tho bay to meet her coming up At SANDY Hook
they stopped to OBTAIN any Information that might
have arrived there they left tho city, and therc
they saw tho Amcrque moving 10 the eastward At
the same time they had the satisfaction or observing
tho ST. Laurent, another oil the company's gteamers,
ARRIVING
II was expected that tho Amerique would arrive In
engagements Ind been maae for her In tho Erlo basin.
Tho consequences OF this expectation was that mum
Der OF gentlemen interested in shlpbuildng were
found during the afternoon anxiousy waiting Tor her
appearance They were doomed TO disappointment,
and went away without seeing her. In tho
neighbornood Ut tho Erie basn there
considerable excited anticipation. On board tho
steamship the State of Georgia. which tho ERIC
drv dock Tor repairs the crew turned many an an
lOOk " buv u AN rteu
OF tho long looked Tor ship. Owing, however, TO tho
difficulty IN handling her with broken rudder, the
Ameriquo not seen until about live O'Clock. when
tho tug boat Keliet deserted steamins ahead OF
her. From thai time there was concentration VI at
slowly steaming up with the tug bouts, Relief
ahead, tho Cyclops and the Hudson on
tho port tho w. T.. Gladwitch and Only Son
on the siarboara. At twenty minutes past six P. NJ
the rst hawser thrown ashore At tho foot OF Con-
over ST. Get, Brooklyn, where the Now York Warehouse
ing Companys docks situated and TO the north Of
the Erie BASIN The Amerque will lie thcre for lew
days and will then go into the Erie dry dock Tor re-
pairs The external indications OF damage few
that II excited EXPLANATIONS OF astonshment from tho
groups OF persons the dock who had boen anxiousy
awaiting her arrival Her topmast and her yards
down, hor rudder carried NJ the waters edge
her post broken and ono OF tho blades OF her
propeller gone These we're all tho signs OF dam
age
On board thore still fewer Indications OF the
severity the she had sustained and the rough
weather she had encountered during tho time she had
been stranded ut SeabrighL With tho exception OF u
broken portght hero and there everything on board
seemed 10 be In order and had the Same appearance
that would havo been presented had tho vessel como
into port In January last Mr.. Lowell, tho purscr.
said that ut oaht O'Clock Monday night they fOund
with very great delight, that she began to move,
ana at Jour O'Clock IN tho morning she was IN
deep water, and at eleven o'clock the cables were
slipped and she taken In tow by the tugboas Tho
ship had not leaked either NJ tho bow, mdshp or
stern. In the saloon tnerc was not the slightest dis
placement Of any article Of furniture Everything
In its accustomed place and the tables were laid tor
dinner 1t required very strong effort OF the iagna-
ton to reaze that you were on board vessel that had
been stranded for more than three montns
TIN OFFICIAL KEcORn
The following Is the official record OF the success OF
the Efforts To float the Amcrique from tho time tho
went ashore JAR uary T. wont ashore at three
O'Clock A. n. January L. the tugs moved her for tho
first time and she gained feet seward January IA
gained $50 feet; January TO- gained feet; January
a. lost II iect January IS lost 10 iec February %
after having gained 100 feet tho ship was thrown back
airy ~ gained 10 feet; March 2 gained 81 icet March
49, gained 10 ieet March rs gained Is fcet March 90
gained 90 icct; March 80. gained IL feet; April 8,
gained 40 feet; April TO- the ship noated eight
O'Clock A. 81.
Tho following the names vi tho officers, all OF
whom have renamed on board since tho Ameriquo
went ashore, III January M. POuzoz, captain; NJ.
Joseph We'll second captain; NJ Ruean first lieutcu-
ant; H. Grader chief engineer; NJ. Lowell purser, and
NJ. Lesprinors, doctor Many OF the crew returned
home Immediately alter the disaster but there is now
a crew OF sixty hands. Captain iouzolz Will return
with hts ship to Havre. after winch he wall reoin tho
French Navy In which he holds tho rank oil lieucn-
ant
THE wRRcKNG COMPANY.
Much satisfaction vs. ielJ by The Wfecking Company
at tho successful nation Of their long contnuoj
efforts. IL IL understood, and indeed stated by tho
agents OF the Transatlantic Company that arrange
meDts in the shape OF pecuniary reward have been
made with the wreeking Company Tor getting ting
charge OF the Wrecking Companys work, seldom lett
the ship from the commencement Of the operations.
Last night when the Irst hawser thrown ashore,
he Jumped aboard the tugboat Cyclops and steamed
tor his home, with all steam up