The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-06
THE URECKED METROPOLTs.
The Arrival OF Her Captain and Other on
cers Ia New York.

On the first Of January last the hull OF the
steamship Metropolis. then in "A dry dock in
Brooklyn. was inspected by Assistant Steam
boat Inspector Andrew Crafts. lie says
I'm my opinion the Metropolis was IA sea
worthy as any steamer of her age sailing out of
New York. There might havc been u rotten
timber IN her here and there. but failed to dis
cover any. and. knowing her destination and
the freight sh, was to carry. was unusually
careful, and went over three times 10 inspect
her She carried nine boats which wis nm
ample sunlriency. Ihad orcasion TO- condemn
one Of her boats and it was Immediately re-
PLACED 10y now one
What II some of her boats did come from the
wrecked steamer Huntsvillef That's no proof
that they weren't good and sound. she had on
board 26j live prrscryers which WIS certainly
enough flrthe 2iS souls that were on hrr when
She sailed. Her owners expended si.5GO.s6 To
u hrrout for the voyage. She rated e in tho
hecord. and in my opinion was sound. sea-
Two years ago last September the firm Of c. &
X. Ioilon took "a contract 10 overhaul tn" Me-
tropois thoroughly, and make such repairs US
thry considered necessary. Yesterday Mr. H.
Poillon said: Yes, remember her condition
from bows to 'midships. and replaced 1t with
NV. We found her timb.rs perfectly sound
II they had not tbccn 80, We should have replaced
them with new ones. even IL We had 10 rebuild
the ship. don't think she was weakened by
being lrngthenrd srNcn years ago: for that by
no means necessarily follows. Ii such "A ioh il
u
a. when she was built. In regard To- tho uuh-
li~hcd statement of Mr. Cor us. second officer
of tho ship, iu which he speaks Of her stern
bearings as being open rs riddle. and through
which the water poured IN a volume. | consider
II OF very little value: Tor he refers to a part Of
the vessel that could not possibly be examined
under the circumstances.
In my judgment the shin was all right: but
she WIS unfortunately caught in the most severe
gale oi the season. Just after leaving port. and
whom she was n the worst po-s lhle condition To
WI stand II. she had on board the quantity Of
coal. water. and provisions necessary Tor a long
voyage. and had been 80 short time 40 sea that
The weight OF none oi these had heen materially
lc.snncd.'
The steamship Wyanoke Of tho Old Domln-
ion Line. from Norfolk. arrived in this port last
evening. with the first and second officers. the
chief engineer. and first. second. and third u~-
SiSiUnt engineers, ana six Of the crew OF the
wrecked ship. They are all well ami hearty.
and most of them We're well provided with
clothes that had been furnished them in Nor
folk. Mr. Cui-.-ns. the s-cont on U,r denies
fatty the story that has been iaih.i-hri as his.
H. viewed the snip ns perfectly seaworihy.
Capt. Ankers reached this city Yesterday af-
teruuon. having come by train from Baltimore.
He declares his ship 20 have been pcrfntly
sound and ~caworthy. He describes the gale "a
one of tho h"f~rsf h'' ever experienced and saNs
that the ship bad an oyerl.nEins stern. and
that the leak WIS caused hY a succession of
heavy seas striking her counter and starting
tho p'anking around tho ruider rnst They
llght-ned her somewhat hy throwing coal over
part Of the snip that could not be- rcao he'd by the
pumps. and ~ the gale momcuturlly increased
10 Nlo' noe. he silw tAai to save the ship from
inuut gIl- a. must tra. % Irr.