New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-27
A TOW BROKEN UP BY THE STORM.
HOW THE BARGES WENT DowN-MANY PEOPLE
NARROWLY EsCAPED-DAMAGE TO SHIP.


The wrecking of the tow Of fifteen canal-boats
and barges in the Lower Bay early Sunday morn
ing proves as additional facts come to light, to
have been even a more wild and disastrous scene
than was at first supposed. 1t is little less than
a miracle that no lives were lost. D. G. Chase
the superintendent of the Delaware &c Rartan
Canal Steam Towing Company, who on the
tug Bordentown when the disaster occurred, gave
Tribune reporter last night u lively description
of the scene, in which he Said
When started from Perth Amboy. the tug Borden
town had in fifteen canalboat all loaded with
cept two which loaded with wheat On the boats
were their captains many OF whom had their wives and
children with them. The tugs Wlie and Winnie
assisting. and were making for New-Yorh When we
passed out OF tho Kills the weather favorable and
The Mabel with tow OF boats. steaminG away to
NcwYork just ahead Of thought could follow
But sadly mistaken. for while Mabel Just
escaped the struck with It's full fury We had
been only minutes when began to rise
The violence of the wind and tho fury of the
creased.
The boats crashed together with terrific force and It
impossible to control them Then OF the haw
erboats OF the Bordeutown went down and this left the
bsrgcs completely the Of the waves with
nc storm rising every The hawser left was
Il little use and It long before tho whole
broken up. violence with which the barGes struck
together much for them 10 stand and would
crash together the captain and family would Jump In
the darkness from the sinking boats the others and thus
their way from barge barge until finally they
reached The had ell they could do the
lives the people, without paying much attention
barges By the time all the captains with their wives
and children had ugs nearly every Largo had
drlited away We don't yet extent
Of the disaster for the "a still violent and the
looking up the missing bargeS It's almost another
blizzard down in tho Bay The which were in tho
were the A.. c. Harrgan. A. Blgey. o. Dean. Ocean
Queen Tillio Hughes Thomas Moore. Bridenbeck.
Berthe J. VI. Cah X. Gardner boats called Eureka
May McWilams. j. McCsGery and j. A. Hester. The
worth about $50 o0o and the boats half
much
HAULING A SHIP OFF THE ROCKS.
Great difficulty was experienced in getting the
German ship George Captain Schultz, loaded with
petroleum, for Bremen Off the rocks. She dragged
her anchor on Sunday night and went ashore near
the Boarding Station at Clifton Yesterday morn
ing the tugs Wacott, W. C. McCuldcn and w r.
Vosbmrgh went TO her assistance. One of the
tug, attempted TO haul her of before the other
two came up, and both the tug and the ship were
nearly dashed 10 pieces on the rocks The sea
Was running exceedingly high and the wind blew
a gale Several barrels OF oil thrown over
board from the ship, and they seemed to stlll the
water somewhat. Fortunately the three tugs
were able, after hard pull, to drag her from her
dangerous position She was then tOwed to safe
anchorage at 81. George, where she lay last night
apparently not seriously injured.
VESSELS UNABLE TO REACH HARBoR
Seafaring men who were fortunate enough to
be safe in the baIbor with their vessels thanked
their lucky stars that they were not battling with
the gale out on the ocean Dismal fOrebodings
were expressed for the mariners who were not so
fortunate Not steamer or sailing vessel entered
the harbor from the ocean, far as could be
ascertained All the wires running between Sandy
Hook and the Ship News Office of the Associated
Press. where arrivals are reported. were blown
down. Dispatches from the operator at Qunran-
tine, thc leading there being also lost, were
sent up to this city by the Staten Island ferry boat
in care OF spe cial messenger. The messenger
made .nfrequent trips, for the tidings mcagre
The first news from the lookout at Quarantine
was = note addressed 10 Mr.. Lewis the manager
OF the Ship News Office, saying that there was
nothing 70 report in the morning, as there were
no arrivals, and the wires were all down.
Soon after this message received people
began dropping into the Office, making anxious
inquiries about the condition of the weather down
the Bay, and what vessels, II any, were re
ported Most of the inquiries were from down
town agents and brokers who were Interested
in vessels expected TO arrive. or from those who
bad friends on the fever ship Boston. To all
the inquirers the note from the Quarantine opera
tor was shown, and it is needless 20 say that 10
did not serve cheer them up in any great degree
Among the earliest callers ut the little ofice