New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-14
THE CITY OF NEW-YORK is All RIGHT
PULLED OFF THE sANDBAR UNINJURED AND
READY TO SAIL or WEDNESDAY.

PULLED OFF THE sANDBAR UNINJURED AND
READY TO SAIL or WEDNESDAY.
The steamship City of New-York steamed into the
Inman dock I'm the North River about O'Clock yes
to-day morning, none the worse for being stranded
on the shoals at Sandy Hook Inc news OF her ar
rival spread quickly and she drew great crowds 10 the
pier all day, curious TO see II any visible damage
had been done her. But aside from the TACT that
the fe-boats and the davits had been removed when
tho cargo was lIQhered the big vessel was as trim
and taut and shlpshape at the end OF an ordinary
voyage.
Captain Lewis. who has had only three or four
hours sleep since the ship ran aground went 10 pea
at once, leaving the vessel to Caraln shacMon' me
marine superintendent. sllas Stuart, agent Oh the
NewYork Board OF Underwriters; James "hittoh OF
the French Bureau Verltas. and James Congdop' Oh
the British Lloyds, appeared 10 inspect the damage
Haggerty, an experienced diver. was sent down. ana
after five hours examination Of her bottom, reported
that there was no damage except that the pant han
been scratched Off by the sand. The underwriters pro-
nounced the ship uninlured, and she VIII SAIL ior
Liverpool on Wednesday.
Mr. Clark, the experimenting engineer, explained
that she stood square the sandbar. her whole
bottom being imbedded The attempt to. draw her
off with tugs abandoned after the failure OF the
fourteen tugs on Friday, night and after me cargo
two great anchors thrown out 300 fathoms from
the vessel To these fcennch hawSefs were mac tbe
ship connected with the hawscrs. and the " fal' OF
each was made fast a hydraulic capStan. ana win
the Merritt Wreck1ng Company's tugs the Jones
and Crawford, in readiness the officers WalTd JOE
flood tide. which the east wind was sure 10 make un
usually high. The pull with the two capstans ana
the tugs began at o o'clock For an hour the re.
mendous strain did not make much impression, DuI
at 10 o'clock the tide high enough 70 help ma
teriay and ten minutes later the big snip was 1Iep
The weight Of the CITY Of New-Nor Is looOo
tons and she carried, when she was moved, oOo
tons Of coal. 400 tons Of water ballast ana aoQuG
twenty tons Of cargo which the crew had been uhaDe
to lighter. She up yesterday morning; using
her own engines and without mishap of any KIND.
Captain Lews's official report to the owners OF
the vessel Is follows:
S. S. City OF New-York, Oct. ~ 1889
Gentlemen: 1 beg report the circumstances under
which the steam-hip City OF New-York grounded on
October o. outside Gelney's Channel. The ship wac IN
charge OF Pilot David Rearion, Of pilot boat No o.
n j. We were in good position for entering GedneyS
Channel having just sarboarded We had JuSt
run one.half speed whom, a. L was standlhS
on the side OF the bridge, 1 heard the phot give
the order "Portw 1 told the pilot Don't port you
will have the ship ashore. Hard a-starboar1" Inc
latter order was carried out, but it was too late Inc
chin refused 10 answer her helm The reason the poV
aerward gave FOR porting was that he feared 70 90
too close to the Fairway Buoy. ARTHUR LEWIS