The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-30
sfFE IN THE DRY DOCK.
The Revenue Cutter Grant Amer Her Peril
Gus voyage Marks of Rough Usage.

The revenue cutter Grant was lifted out
of water i'm the dry dock on saturday. after her
pcrilous voyage along the northern coast. Ics-
terday many people stopped 10 examine her.
To the casual inspection OF the landsman tho
imminent danger to which Secretary sherman,
Wrhh G.. Hayes. and the other members of the
lighthouse inspect NJ party had been exposed
did not make itself apparent. To those. how
ever who crouched down on the muddy TIM
bcrs and crept under the bottom Of the vessel,
on the port side n line OF Jagged indcntations
WIS visible. They extended nearly the cntiro
length Of the vessel. The plates had been
hulged up between the iron knees to which they
were riveted. The waves had evidently let'the
st. amer down upon what was literally n ledge
Of rocks. The name given TO this dangerous
roof IL Gangwny Ledge. II is in Muss.'l Ridge
Channel. near Kockland. on the coast ot Maine.
At one place near the bow of the vessel a plate
hnd been split open. There WIS IN opening
two feet long and two inches wide. THIS ~ thu.
leak that threat ned TO cause the inuudHtVn oi
the cuai buuk"rs. and which compelled the Cap
tt n to run the steamer ON thc shurc, whicn =
very wild and desolate nj that place. Just
over the leak a daVt II pointed out. 10 whl'h
Webb c. Hayes clung when he leaned over
the gunwtlr and p"crHd down into the dark
ness Go asec rtuln the extent Of The damage. The
tine uf fluctuations II about three lrei from the
keel: and near the stern they are not 80 deep
bat the bright red palnt IT. rubbed on, -HOWln
with what force the steamer dragged over tn'
hidden reef. II WIS this mot on that start ed
the dlStingu she'd party IN thN taptuIh > eel no.
The solid tmhcrs oi III" Grant transferred the
alarming and 4 Isagrrcahir conclusions 60 TIA,
furniture ut the cabin without any a luinutiOn
Of force. The Secretary and his Trends hpuud-
ed 20 their frrt The tumhrrs ratified ON Ia,
table. \ second before Webb G. LINES bad
shouted down the companion way that ne hnd
srtn another lighthouse. ami vurh nl the Iufty
hud iust made note Il It. The notebooks con-
lying on the table, Mr.. sherman hastily tor,
out som" leaves rom his and thrust thVm into
an empty dc'Unter.
Though We perish" he exclaimed. this
bottle happily may be- picked up by some pass
ing vessel, and tho results Of our lauors may
Thou he III the party to the dock The Cap.
tain had Just dis oy"r.d that Oh" water Was
pouring through the port b.l.e ia torrents
sal RIGHT on and never mind It, whispered
IN" Secretary. II YOU don't SAY "a word per-
hars nobody will know il. Many a time n
Washington when something lies been d.--ov-
40" -aid Webb c. Hayes. who had let go OF
the mninr.H-t to tax" part ia tie cnuitfen 'e
that would ngt b. rignL feel That th' vr-se
by the hcad-unl feel q terrible .uklng st u-
st ON. Let u- * RIGHT 10 ia" shore.
Tbs DECISIVE uttnrdnce won the adhcranoc OF
tn" CAPTAIN. So the Grant was headed Tor ~,
shor,' and boached. The tide wa- falling. A.
1t cont nued To- fan the vessel WIS h'el,d oVr =
ou N"r siurnuari SIDE. ana az low tu" the i'aN
was plainly visible II WIS caulkcd and white
+ l"uued. When tn' tide ros" AGAIN 90" v'--'
/ WIS backed OIL shore. She then ar. U,tl,'i 90
turned Go tine hEhin uu~r i'm pociors Mr.. Sh'r
/ man removed The leaves OF his notebook from
] the empty deoHntcr and II WIS r'illcd a.,HI !
| and again from the revenue demuons IN the
Grants lo ker. A new deal was had. and IN.
/ wurN 81 the expedition proceeded without lur
ON tie r.iurn trip the Grant was HANDLED
with cure. Tn. only ar,Idcnt tha' occurred Wa
! near Boon" Island, oil the NV Ilaml~ IRE
! coast 1n"rr ~n" split open the port bow of tn'
coasting schooner Dom Pedro, and s'nt hei
I ndrlit IN fog. alter takin., OF her crow The
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