The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-18
MARINE NEWS.

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The Collision of The Eleanora with the
Nereus.
New York, Nov 1.-THE following partic
ulars concerning the collision of the Eleanora
with the Nereus:
The Nereus left her dock at Pier No. IL
| North River about o'clock yesterday after.
noon almost simultaneously with the Eeanora
! (which starts from Pier 3S East River. The
two steamers reached He'll Gate about the
same time, the Eleanora pefis2pg slightly in ad-
vance of the Nereus. There was .unuspallv
strong ebb tide flowing out at the time which
rendered navigation, always more or less dan
gerous at this point douby difficult In turn
ing the point at Little He'll G ate the two ves-
sells were nearly abreast, and when the force of
the current struck the Nereus she swung
round, threatening disastrous collision with
her neighbor. The pilot of the latter turned
the bow toward the opposite shore of Wards
Island to escape the collision but did not sue
ceed in averting the blow. The Nereus had
become unmsnageable, and when she struck
the Eleanora the shock gave the additional
impetus to the latter, which forced her upon
the rocks on the Wards Island eide. The
Eleanora is not thought to be seriously dam
aged, but the extent of her injuries is not
known. 1t was expected that she would be
foated about a. m. The Nereus, after her
officers had learned the condition OF the Flea
nora. and the probability that she could be
taken off the rocks at high water, continued on
her tr1
Captain Hallett, of the steamship Whitney,
also of the Metropolitan Line, which arrived
in this city at O'Clock, said that he passed the
stranded vessel about an hour previous. He
signalled her, and when within hailing dis
tance was informed by the captain that he had
been run into and driven ashore by the Neseus
The Nereus had been passed some time before
that ON her way upon the Sound. The Flea
nora was lying with her bow upoh the rocks
and at a right angles with the shore. He
thought that she was not greatly dam aged, but
would be fluoted with difficulty at high water.
j. f. Ames the general agent of the Maine
Steamship Company was summoned by the
officers of the Eleanora, and tugs were sent
up TO render assistance in getting the vesse #
the ledge.
TIE channel at the point where the collision
occurred is narrow and dangerous, and accord
ing to the statement of Second Officer George
Eldridge, the Nereus evidently tried to pass
the Eleanora, but instead struck her the
port quarter, staving in hole big enough for
q man to crawl through It was slack water
at the time of the accident, and the Eleanora,
becoming unmanageables was thrown on the
rocks at the dock of the Commissioners of
Charities and Correction, nearly opposite the
Homeopathic Hospital. The Nereus contin.
ucd ON her way Second Officer Eldridge said
the collision was due to inexcusable careless-
ness on the part of the Nereus in going out of
her course.
SECOND DIsPATCH.)
The propeller Eleanora of the Maine Steam
ship Company, which was run ashore at Wards
Island last evening in a collision with the
steamer Nereus of the Metropolitan Steamship
Company. fioated off at high water this morn
ing about O'clock and proceeded Oh her way
to Portland. Beyond the scratching OF a few
timbers the vessel is uniniured.
(THIRD DIsPATcH.)
New LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE steamer Flea
nora driven ashore op Wards Island In He'll
GAZE last night arrived at this pors this noon
leaking badly
A Man Drowned.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Nov ia sloop boat
sprung leak and sunk off Fally Point today.
Thomas Evans of Bristol, Maine, owner, 20
years old was drowned. He and the other oc
cupaEt, Fred A. Partridge took to the dory
which was caught by the boat when she sank
and went down also Partridge was saved by
John Hickey.
The vessel was small earraway fishing boat
The body of Evans has not yet been recovered