The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-30
RIM Ashore in Plymouth Harbor.

BosToN, October 29.-The steamer
PaUOnid, of the Cunard line, got ashore
near Duxbury in a thick fog last night
on high pine ledge, three miles north
of Gourmet Point. She lies in very
dangerous position. The PavOnid sailed
from Liverpool for Boston October 18th.
She is a Darkentine-rigged screw
steamer, of 8, 400 tons burthen. Gurnet
Point, near to which the PdUOnid went
ashore, is at the north side of the en-
trance to Plymouth Harbor, Massa-
chusetts. She has fifty cabin, forty TWO
intermediate, and 300 steerage passen-
gers on board. No further particulars
are obtainable this afternoon as the fog
outside is very thick. A tug has gone
to her assistance.
Shortly after the report thst the
PdUOnid was ashore was received,
the Office of the Cunard Com
pany was beseiged by anxious inquirers,
mostly merchants, as the news had not
at that time reached others than those
upon the streets. There was, however,
little Of definite nature to be learned,
except that a dispatch had been re-
ceived from Plymouth about noon, from
Captain Woolfender, stating that his
vessel was ashore three mics northeast
by north of Gurnet Light, which is
northeast from Plymouth and east of
DuXbury. The coast map shows that
this calculation would place his
ship directly upon High Pine
Ledge, which Is considered a
very dangerous point. The telegram
from Captain WColfender also stated
that the ship was sll right, and asked
that help be sent to her. The tug Pear
SON was at once dispatched TO the
scene. The weather outside is req orted
thick. and the sea is unusually heavy.
The Boston Towboat Company has sent
two of its tugs to assist the Pearson. 1t
is stated at the CGnRrd office that the
belief there is that the PGVORtd is simply
on sand, and has g Cd chance of float
ing at the next high tide; but expert
enced harbormen who are familiar with
the locality where the vessel is supposed
to be ashore say, basing their
opinion upon the despatch said
to have been received by the
Cunard people, that the steamer
must have struck the High Pine Ledge,
according 10 the bearings given in the
dispatch, and there Is thirty feet of
water all about the ledge, and no beach
that could be discovered by sounding
In time to prevent the yes
sci from striking the ledge. 1t is seen
by the position of the vessel as given in
the captains dispatch that she was a
long distance out of her course, which
Is explained by the fact that thick
weather has prevailed for three days,
and consequently no observations could
have been taken during that period. 1t
is supposed the captain, as soon as he
found it impossible to get the vessel off,
went ashore in a small boat to the
nearest point and telegraphed
the situation. All reports indicate a
very heavy surf last night. and this
morning about o'clock, when the
steamer grounded, the landing of boats
must have been attended with immi-
nent danger. 1t is understood that the
passengers will be landed and come to
Boston on the Old Colony Railroad, to-
night. There is no danger whatever,
to life. The PdU0niG is a new boat,
having been built in Glasgow four years
ago. She has been r. inning on this line
a little over three years. She is 430 feet
long and fOrty-seven feet wide. Her
value Is $500 600.