Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
DEEP IN TINE MUD.
The steamer city of New NOrk.Fast
iU the Niua----Aaking Of the
Passengers.

TIC steamer City Of New hOrk .Fast
az the Muu----Aaking Of the
Passengers.
NEW YoRE, Oct. 10.-It was reported
in this mornings Iapers that the New
York was aground in the channel, but
this is a mistake as che is little east of
Electric buoy, No. 81 Great anxiety is
felt about the position of the big steamer.
One report has 1t that the steamer is sink
irg while the company expects TO get her
oil at .. m. She made the trip in @
days, ~ hours and 20 minutes. The
eleven tugs which early this morning
went down the bay TO try and pull the
steamship out OF the mud, made several
efforts to free the big ocean racer, but
without avail. Ore OF the tugs returned
to Quarantine station at IL O'Clock with
the information that the steamer was
stuck hard and fast, and that work as
they might the tugs could not move her.
There is considerable excitement among
the passengers on board. The Merritt
Wrecking Company will send boat and
crew down tho bay TO clear the mud and
sand frem around the ship, SO that she
can be tloated at high tide.
LANDING rHE PASSENGERS,
SANDY Hook, n j., Oct 1O.--The
steamb boat William Fletcher, with part OF
the passengers OF the City of New York
passed SANDY Hook, NJ IL 10 p. m, on
her way in. The City of New York
remains in tile same position.
The stean.boRt John f. Moore, with
second part Of the steamer City Of New
York's passengers, at ~ 80 p. m. passed
up the river.
There are 500 cabin and 175 second
cabin passengers on the steamer. The
steerage passengers are numbered up in
the hundreds
Among the first cabin passengers are
Wilson Barrett, the English tragedian,
and Miss Eastlake, Miss Alice i both, Miss
a. Brisbane, W. Il. Camp, Charles Com
stock and wife, John Wilson GGiteau and
the Hon. Leonard A. Morrison,
NEW YoRK, Oct. 1.-THE big Inman Line
steamship CITY of New iOrk, which ran
aground In tne mud OF Gedyey's ChauLel
Gu Wednesday night still lies with hgr bow
over ~ is.t ia the mud IN the same spot
where the accident occurred. All the de-
terlnined Efforts OF her engineers and the
eJntinued Juggling Of tbs large fleet Of
boats that went down to her aid, up to
nouu 20, day had failed to pull the unfor.
tuaats ocean racer from her perilous posi-
lion. L. the opinion Of expert steamship
engineers the strain upon ne vessel by the
I fearful hauling about she has received
mas caused her severe Injuries, which 1t
will take time and considerable money to
repair,
Before noon 70 day the efforts TO draw
the vessel out OF the mud'were abandoned
and the tug boats took Cf their haWsers
and Withdrew from the scene. The Iuman
| Line agents then dispatched two steam
lighters to the vessel for the purpose OF re-
lieving the steamer OF the weight OF her
cargo. This work was well under way
b ore p. m.
The cargo consists OF general merchan-
disc and II will probably require until TO.
morrow night TO complete the task.
Before toe tugs lett her they had sue
ceeded in turning the vessel around so that
now her stern points to the west instead Of
the south as yesterday,
NEW York, Oct. 1.-THE City of New
York reached her dock shortly before
noon yesterday. looking none the worse
for her enforced encounter with the mud.
As far as can be learned the divers found
nothing wrong with tbe big steamer. She
will probably leave here on Wednesday,
as scheduled.
She was foated of Romer Shosl at
1886 on Saturday night, Is tugs pulling
at her, and at IL 80 she passed Sandy
Hook, An hour later she carna to anchor
outside the bar and was towed up to the
city early in the morning.
Her officers found themselves obliged
to confront something besides the prob.
lem OF getting their vessel off her sand
bank. 1t seems that Captain Lewis had
neglected 10 enter his ship OF the custom
house as having arrived, and had oh
tanned no permit for the discharge Of his
cargo when the lighters came alongside
on Friday. The law on this subject ID
very explicit and had 10 be enforced in
spite OF the unusual circumstances under
which it was technically violated. Ac.
cordingly late on Friday night the tug
Crawford with number Of custom house
inspectors on board went down to the
steamer and seized her IN the name OF the
, collector Of the port
tins work Of discharging the cargo was
Of once stopped until Captain Levi,
could come TO the city ans 20 ihrongt
with the little formalities in such cases
! The yesssl was s'terwsrd released
! though the cargo remained IN the hand
/ OF tho inspectors On Saturday. Tn
, penalty is severe for violation OF th
law prohibiting the iranstarence Of cor
goes 70 lighters or other vessels within
the limits Of this collectors jurisdiction
, without previously having entered ia
/, vessel as arrived and obtaining peEmi
, for the landing Of the goods. 1t hardl
! seems possible that this penalty will
enforced in tine present instance, however
as there was evidently no intention Q
evadiDg the customs regulations.
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William IL, Ridley. "A negro law studen