New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-05
TIE OLD COLONY RUNS ASHORE.

SHE STRIKES Harris ISLAND IN HE fOG-No
LIVES LosT-ACCIDENTs TO OTHER VESSELS.
The Fall River steamboat Old Colony from New
port for New-York went ashore on Harris Island,
in the Sound. above Fort Schuyler, at about 5
o'clock yesterday morning. The passengers were
tax II off by the steamboat City of Lawrence, OF
the Norwich Line, and were Landed at the foot OF
Murray-st about $50 p. m Seyera ofthe passengers
stated that the accident could not b. attributed TO
any careessness the fog so dense that 1t was
impossible to see distance of more than twenty
feet ahead. The Old Colony had been running at
very slow rate Of speed FOR three hours hard
grating sound on her bottom was tha first intima-
ton that she was 50 near Harris Island She ran on
the ground so easily that there was not the least
excitement on board The City of Lawrence came
up about two hours afterward when the passengers
were transferred to her. Tugs were sent up from
thus city to the assistance Of the Old Colony and 1t
was hoped 10 get of at high tide last night.
A reporter of THE tribune visited the Old
Colony last evening One Of the
officers sail: 1--WE ran bow-on upon
tine southeast corner of Harts Island,
near where a point of the rocks juts out into
the Sound. This is known as Hart' Point. The
steamer struck at half-past o'clock tbs morning
She was running slowly what Is known AZ one bell
The pilot supposed that he had passed Harris Point
and had SGT his course for Thrnggs Point the next
bearing. The course Of the Fan River steamers lies
TO the eastward of IIarts Island. The fog was
so thick that the island was not seen until the
steamer had run u on the rocks She ran well
up, knocking off a large piece OF her copper.
hole was broken in her stern and
tho whole frame was well shaken up forward
There was No panic among tho passengers
There was no surf running. The captain
went across 10 City Island and tel graphed 10
the agent of the Fall River Line Tor assistance The
CITY of Lawrence came up and backed her stern
close to our stern aud the passengers and their
baggage were transferred without any mishap and
brought TO the city. Another steamer reached the
wreck later and took of the freight.
81 think that the steamer Will be got Oh without
further damage, unless there shout De a storm from
the northeast. The place where the steamer ran
ashore was only Twenty-Five feet from where she
wa, wrecked fourteen year ago.
The sloop Gilbert Smithcrs wa al-o wre"lle on
Harris Island in the fog ye5tcr lay morning She
wa. loaded with lumber and was bound for he Glen
Cove Starch Works. She lay IN an eav position
and it is believed that she viii be
dIscha Tced The lce made the pas age from
CITY Island TO HATS Island dangerous yesterday.
Many went acIos, TO see the wrcc"s. however IL
WAS stated by Soaiariug men tlat II The proposed
lighthouse or H9TPs Point had been built, these
wrecks would have been prevented. Tney reg~d
tn point as an .mciy dang TOus aud tredchcfous
place
their piers until altel ii ocOck' the otohlhstoh
boat being one OF the hr-t TO come down ne tug
Municipal of the Street Cleaning ID p artmcni,
went ashore high and dry, opposite toIt
Hamilton, about 8 a. III. yesterday