The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-03
WAS THE METROPOLIS ovEnLApEN ?


Tho Metropolis, before bling delivered to Messrs P.
T. Collins, of Philadelphia, was locked, stripped OF
her metal, recalked, painted repaired boilers ami
new propeller shalt lifted her. These repairs arc
noted the books OF the underwriters, and though
she rated AZ tho Metropolis considered sufficiently
scaworhy well equipped for the service intended
In order to ascertain just what was done to tho ship
before she lett the port OF New York TO DO delivered
to tho charter party in Philadelphia, Mr.. Charles H.
Hasweil, surveyor of steamers for the Board Of
Underwriters called upon yesterday at his ONCE
No. Bowling Green, and when asked regarding the
wrecked vessel said
.The Metropolis was locked In this city In tho last
week OF December. and examined by surveyors OF
several, If not all OF the marine insurance companies
on the 3lst OF December l required Of her owners
that her propeller shalt should BIO uncoupled and
Withdrawn, so that could decide what extent It's
oxidation had extended. On the morning OF the LIST
OF January visited her and condemned The shaf .he
owners very freely acqulescing In tho decision, al.
though IT involved serious expense loss of time.
Upon survey oil her hull tho surveyor OF the Allan
rior his profession In any country, required tho
metal from her bottom 10 be removed ana II to be
calked, which was forthwith done II the null OF tho
Metropolis leaked, as tho captain reports, about her
rudde casing, tho defect was hidden and beyond tho
visual detection oil any oDe.'
''ro what do you ascribe ner lossY"
"From reliable accounts 1t appears that with iron
rails tools -four, coal and go people she must
nave borne $50 or 900 tons. aud AS a vessel of h.r
Dimensions ald model give an average displacement
above hight draught Of about eleven tons inch she
must have been very deep, and II So with IRON In her
laborcd heavily II this Is tho case 1t Is not very
surprising that hull sixteen years Old should have
leaked"
''What do You know about her beng ovsrlo AIDED ?p
PROBABLY THE SECRET or nsR LOSS.
Nothing but the iacts that hcr cargo must have
depressed ner six feet above her hight water lice,
that II she leaked Al her ruddcr casing, winch aDo
her cross seam, she must nave been very deep"
"Have you arrived at any satisfactory conc usion as
to the occa sion OF her lcakipg 7"
$50 lar as practicable In the absence OF positive IN
formation. Navigators arriving mere VINO wore cx.
posed 10 the gale OF the 29tn ui. declare tho to
nave been unpreccdentedy high, and II so Is quito
lair 10 infer That tbs Metropolis deeply laden aud IN
stern bearings, and that u oosened 10 an extent
volve leak, which, added TO that cons, quent upon
the general stress upon her hull, proved too much
Tor her pumps"
"had you any communication with the contractors
Messrs. T.. e. I. ColliDsfn
eyes, and II was evidently their purpose to secure
a good and efficient vesscL Their cou,se. we'll as
that OF tho owners OF tho Metropolis, Tar my
scrvation extended, was wholly uusxccptionablob
FACTS ABOUT THE STEAMER
The Stars ana stripes (Mstropoiis) was first sur.
vcyed Tor tho Board OF Unocrwriiers, OF New YORK,
In May, 1851, aud reported 10 be $50 ieet IN
length Oh deck, % fcot. inches brelalh
OF beam, icet depth OF hold ana . leo.
chestnut, &C.. ana her frames He'd In solid, Mr.
G. Mallory builder oil hull, Mystic, Conn, 1901; Mr..
Y. H. Dcamater, Now YORK. Ouildcr OF machiLory.
She WAS subsequently examined occasion required
but under dat. OF september 20 1871, after passing
into Tho hands OF her present wners Is noted that
she was ieDgthencd In null IS feet nchcs maxim
nor l9o Iect inches that deck had been added r.
| aud tnat sue mad been httcd with two boilers. 10
June 1874 before being put the line hence Ber.
muda she was repaired 10 hun and boilers, aud her
boilers were secured In November of the samo year
she was locked aud her keel repaired In scpteni-
oer 1910, sue WAS rated AZ and during January last
the repairs wero made noted In the beginning oil this
article
| the Contractors SExr STEAMER
The propeller Richmond, Formerly ON tbo route
from New York to Richmond. Is under contract TO TIE
| Mcssrs Conns ana Will leave thus port tor Phladcl
pha to-day or Tomorrow, " DO loaded with the same