Daily Republican., 1882-08-22
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ACCIDENT TO THE REPUBLIC.
she Broaks q GROSS Head whsn
Near Iho Gross ledge Lights
Anxiety I'm Philadelphia.

she Breaks q GROSS Head whsu
Near Iho Gross ledge Lights
Anxiety I'm Philadelphia.
The large iron excursion steamer Re-
public left her wharf at Race street,
Philadelphia, yesterday morning at 7.15
o'clock for her usual trip to Cape May.
There were about 1000 passengers on
board, about TOO OF which belonged to o
German Sunday School from Philadel-
phia, and about 100 from this city.
Everything went we'll until the boat
had nearly reached the Uross Ledge
Light, when it became evident that
something was wrong with the machin-
cry, and the engine was stopped, and
the Ioints oiled, Another start was
made, and after q few revolutions she
was again stopped, and it was discover
ed that the cross head was broken, and
the boat was stopped to await the arri'
val of tug. The accident occurred in
dead calm, and there was no vessels
within ten miles.
1t was several hours before steam
vessel of any description came in sight,
but finally the tug Republic, towing
the bark Eva was seen approaching.
AS soon as the captain of tho bark
learned of the accident, he anchored
his vessel, and o hauser was passed
from the tug to the disabled steamer.
At o'clock in the afternoon, the tug
started for this city with the Rupublic
In to W, but it was nearly 4 o'clock this
morning before they reached the mouth
of the Christiana. Word was imme-
diately sent to the Office Of the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Company, and Gap
tain Benson started on the first train for
Bordentown, N. j., to have a new cross
head cast. Captain Lackey and the ex.
cCrsion committee did all in theirpower
to minister to the comfort Of
the passengers and assure them
of their perfect safety. The pas
sengers belonging to this city were
taken off this morning by the Susie
Mccall and landed at Fourth street
wharf, while those for Philadelphia
we're transferred to the FELTON, for that
city. Colonel Wainwright with his wife
started down on the Republic yester-
day, and this morning in the hurry and
hustle of transferring the passengers to
the other boats, it Is thought that Mrs.
Wainwright took passage on the Eel
ton and was taken to Philadelphia, as
the Colonel has not seen her since. The
Republic was towe0 up the Christiana
and arrived at the wharf of the Harlan
s. Hollingsworth Company about 8
o'clock, where she will be Immediately
repaired.
The accident will not interfere with
the Harvest Home exclusion on next
Friday the 25th inst, as the repairs
will be completed before that time. The
greatest excitement prevailed in Phila-
delphia, and those who had friends and
relatives on board we're almost crazy
with fear and anxiety.
The boat is due about haIf-past nine,
and the friends of those who had gone
down on the steamer gathered at the
wharf in considerable numbers. As
the time went by and the boat did not
make her appearance, the crowd first
became anxious and then excited. The
employees of the line sought to quiet
their fears by the statement that the
Republic mad met with some accident
to her machinery and tnat the passen-
gers had to be sent up by train.
A number of persons acting upon this
Information sought Broad street sta.
tion, bat could learn nothing of any
such persons having arrived or to come.
To the fact of the boat being overdue
was soon added intelligence that after
passing Del aware City on her down
trip she had not been seen by passing
craft, and that she had not reached
Cape May at all. Then the friends of
those on board visited the newspaper
offices, but could learn no tidings of the
vessel. 1t did not take long for all
sorts of rumors to become current.
BY some 1t was asserted that
she had gone down with all on board,
that exploding boilers had hurled her
to pieces, and that she had been run
into and sunk. The telegraph offices
were also sought as avenues of informG
tion, but the answer received to all in
Quiries was that no communication ex'
listed with any Office where the boat
would be likely to be heard from, as
the shore stations had closed early In
the night.
Fully five hundred people gathered
on the wharf, and hacks, containing
newspaper men and friends of the ex-
cursionists eager to CLEAN whatever in
formation could be obtained as to the
probable fate of the steamer, drove
hurriedly about.
The captains of the steamboats, and
tugs constantly arriving from below
could not give any information as to
the probable position or fate of the boat,
and nothing defnelty was known until
the dispatches from here were received
this morning, announcing the safety of
all on board.