New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-11
THE EMPIRE STATE OFF FOR PROVIDENCE

PULLED OFP SANDY HOOK AT HIGH TIDE-IhE PAS
sESGERs TOOK THINGS INTO THEIR owN HANDS.
The antiouated excursion boat from Boston, the En-
rre State which went aground on Sandy HOOK in the
fog of Thursday evening with some 600 passengers
abovrd was fOated again early yesterday morning
and succeeded in making her way up to New-lork
withou further mishup. Her officers aud crew with
number of the travellers who did not care to walk
mile or two in the dark the sand to the jersey
Central station, had spent the night board ana
seemed to have Jared well under the circumstances.
One of the Merritt Wrecking Companys boats went
down with provisions, and the steamer was so lar IN
the beach to escape the surf except at high tide
The soft sand had done injury to her, and cnrsory
examination showed that the Boston boat quito
as seaworhy after the accident she has been Tor ths
last thirty forty years The Bostonans even talked
of STAYING over for odays race and beating to Wind
ward with the best of the pleasure boats. This pro-
gramme was suddenly abandoned, however, On tho
Empire States reaching Pier No. 3 North River.
Captain Blanchard there discovered that he had had
enough of yacht racing He and Mr.. Phillips. the
part-owner of the boat convinced the yachting
enthusiasts that sail up Long Island Sound had twice
the attractions OF lettering in the rain aud mist about
the Scotland Lghtship, and after getting on board
what was left of the Boston and Providence party the
old steamer started leurely her way north again
Besides the New England party nearly 200 New
| Workers took passage on the Empire State for the
| scene of Thursdays yachting izzle. Most vf them
came back early yesterday morning by the special
! train on the jersey Ccntral Railroad. The heavily
| laden steamer, it seems had been running along as
| about halfspeei toward Sandy Hook when an alarm
was given by several passengers sitting on the pors
side that it was almost shcre BY so ne misappre-
hension of orders the boat not backed and IN half
| a minnie ran hard aground. There only fifty
women on board and as the surf not high and the
sand banks could be not more than 100 ieet
wav good order was easily main tanned. The officers
Consulted apart for while and the passengers grew
| mpatent The whistles kept blowing but nothing
else was DONE Two tugs came alongside before long,
| but their efforts to pull off the heavy side wheeler
| were III vain Finally the passengers took things
| in their own hands and held meeting on one of tho
decks to see what could be done l.. Z. Baker. OF No.
| | Broadway was put in charge and paper was
passed around for the signatures OF those who would
| agree to stick together After some eighty y-seven
names had been secured Captain Phillips made his
| appearance. Mr. Baker explained that the passen-
gers wanted to be landed and sent back TO New York
Without delar and the captain finally SAID that he
would arrange for their getting there. The ifesayy
boats the Sandy Hook station took the ouik OK
| the ercursionists ashore Then they hau TO walk
me or two over the sand to the railroad station ny
| 1890 o'clock the special tram from Long nri'.s
arrived. The travellers were told tnat 'Hey woua '
Il
They boarded the train however. without waiting TO
| arqne that point and got safely through to Jersey
Citv veste,da morning at a. H. lAe conductor
took up their boat tickets ana Tue are question: 'eseo
| NJ Raker ia the president of the Hamilton Bank
| Note Company of this city, and has an once IN the
| new Washington Building. lie SAID yesterday TO u
TIM, ~ reporter that the Empire State was never in
| bi, iudgmeht in serious danger The SURF was not
| ,nn,n1 HIGH he continued I" Ii IL had been high,
ma sLnuld have been knocked to pieces, of course
| Then everybody behaved admirably after we had
strnck The officers were extremely slow about dong
anything and thought that the only way Tor us to
| ref nome was TO hustle little for ourselves. | was
standng on the side OF the boat toward land and cried
ont along with tue rest that almost shore.
| Rut the ship went ahead the ever and SO We
| struck After the captain had had talk with us he
| did everything he could. No hurt and we
are not disposed be hard on the captain or any
one else for accident III the midst Of the binding
| tog'
| Among the Others who up by the train were
Professor NJ. T.. Hamilton, of the Stevens Institute
| w H. Reid of No. I43 Fourth-aye; DIR. j. h. Dema-
| rest of No 969 Madison-aye, and DIR. James N.
| Fraser, OF No. 227 West Thirty -fourth-st
FALSE REPORT ABOUT THE YACHT REPUBLIC
1t was reported yesterday that Wright Dur
yeas weknown yacht, the Republic, had been serious
damaged by running aground IN the fog which settled
down Thursdays ysont race. There were tnrty-nve
ladies' ana gentlemen hoard. Il was sad ana tne con
fusion and panic OH the yacht after sho had struck wcr
| alarming. There only six men and Two boys i
turns out, on the Republic on Thursday evening Io'
yacnt did touch tail end OF the Romer snoa out va
not damaged Ia the slightest There was no psae "a,
Of accidents, and the passengers conu eA
| have bae IA taken on II necessary. Mr. duryea's SNn
will follow thsMaynower and the GAiatea over tAe os'
| side course to-day