The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-23
FLOfTTyG L'iNERIoUE.
How n Stranded Vessel r. Taken into Deer
Water Engines ut Work.

The steamer LAmerique Is on tho beach
at Scabright N. J.. cmrtled Of her cargo. await
ing gale Of sufficient severity TO provide water
in which to float her back to the sea- Her Cap
tain. Mr.. Puzolz, who expected promotion in
the French navy next month, PAGES the docks
impa'icnty and her pilot Weaver, OF boat q
spends the long days and nights by himself, as
anXiously awaiting freedom. The agents Of
the Transatlantic Company have requested the
Pilot Commissioners TO send down another
pilot 20 relieve Pilot Weaver. The new pilot is
Walter Brewer, who was in charge of the Star
Of the West when she was fired upon by the
guns Of Fort Moutric. Pilot Weaver will not be
tried until the Captain Of the L'Amcriquc makes
his report. Capt. Merritt, the wrcckcr, is the
only busy offer. In the first few days after the
disaster he suporintcndcd the unloading OF the
cargo, Into the surf boats at the side OF the
stranded shin were lowered the boxes Of bottled
win and brandcs. the packages oi silks and
the lous" hides that formed the cargo. and these
were rowed to lighters at anchor near by.
Sometimes, when the tide was low wagons took
portions of the cargo Ia the railroad Every
thing composing the 600 tons OF cargo went TO
New York in perfect condition.
Then the immense cables that had been
brought 90 the scene by the wrccking steamer
Iackawanna were anchored At one end to- tho
ocean \ bed many hundred tcct from the wreck
while the other end Of eAch cable was brought
on board L'Ancrique. There were four of
these cables the largest measuring scve ntcnn
inches in circumference: the smallest fourteen
inches One was To be worked hy the steam
.rs windlnss. and the others 10y her don
TO the anchors at the cable ends long
mex chains. loading to other anchors
grrat cables rendered able To meet Il resistance
equal to their strength. without slipping or
drusElnr their anchors. These cables were
lald at an angle Of furty-flvc degrees southwark
from tic ships side ready. when the tide came
70 move the vessel storm FIRST. further and fur
thor from the mud bank On which she rests
he ttaL afp al
hstrr, ~ northeast or east wind has driven the
sra in great waves 81 tho shore. the
windlass and donk"y engines have been
swIt'i anu tnr great cables hayc been
h"ulrd tiut. They do the work of moving
tn SHIP themselves. Under their steady. pow
crlul strain thr great vessel moves slowly along
IN" mud until the cHbics -la'kon. Then they
nre pulled tut again and again thry case her
than length from where she struck. The SEA
has been calm under westerly winds many
days but on sunday a. midnight SUN
once a@,ain frightened the hawacIs and casfd
her "A few feet further out. Capt. Merritt IL con-
iln4t mat with n, water TINT an ,easterly gale
day until the full Of the moon. on the 3oth INST.
the tide VIII rise higher AMI higher. and litie
work will hc done each day. 4 ships length
further Will bring her to water in which she can
hoat. II storm sets in while tho water Il tius
plentiful. l. Amerigue will doubtless reach the
harhOr before the gale Suh~id y. Although She
Is the largest and heaviest " s-el that over went
ashore on tnnt coast she has not been strained
-, ~. iu'i. ."h ~ " e'h'h from h',T so
IONS oi COAL 40 tons OF water, and something
like 100 tons of iron and machinery on her
decks. Her topmasts and their spars are taken
down and can h. got ashore. but It is not likely
this Will be necessary.
On every lino day the shore upon which
LAmcrique lies 5 rowdrl with sighiseers from
every town in Monmouth county. There are
mos ia The daily throngs who aro residents Of
the h"ac n. fishermen, and sailors. and upon
these the ON crs of the 81 s-rl lOUk tn suspi-
ciOn. " They have been waiting all their lives
Tor snip Ia x" ~ p"rS at their feet said u
member 81 a llc-saying station. and they
ulInA lhclr chance ~ close at hand"