Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-17
STRUCK A ROCK.
The steamship EarnmOor Sinks In
the Delaware.

The Earn line steamship Earnmoor, Gap.
tain Gray, struck upon Schooner Ledge,
Just off Riverside, In the Delaware river,
about 0 O'Clock on Thursday night and sank
In 20 minutes. She was loaded with 2,6OD
tons of coal, shipped by Berwlnd, White a
Company, Philadelphia, to the French
transatlantic Company. at Ut. Thomas, to
be used for coaling vessels arriving at that
port. The Esrnmoor left Philadelphia at
O'Clock on Thursday evening In charge of
Captain Gray and Pilot Southland OF the
Delaware pilots at the wheel. She was
steaming down the river OF full speed when
she suddenly struck a sunken rock on her
starboard bow shaking her from etem to
stern. She continued on theroek until about
amidships when she cleared It. She stove
large hole In her bottom and began to fill
rapidly. The vessel hardly proceeded more
than 400 or 800 yards further when the cap
tain, to save the essel, ran her ashore
about 100 yards above duPont's pier, near
Edge Moor. She Is lying in bed Ct soft
mud and Is safe. High tide Just brings
the water flush with her deck The e5ti.
mated damage to vessel and cargo 10
$50, 1000.
The tug Hercules, while proceeding mp
the river on Thursday night sighted the
Earpmoor an hour or TWO after the acct
cent and came TO the rescue. The crew
was safe, and the tugs proffered assistance
al buL gus sulkbn VESSEL WHs ttLu-
porarllY declined. Some OF her owners,
who live In Philadelphia, arrived here FRI
day and proceeded to the scene Of the
wreck Ia the tug Taurus. The tugs Her
cules and Juno were at work pumping her
out Friday night, with view to raising
hernnd taking her 10 Philadelphia to be
locked. Herman Wolter, tho submarine
diver, 10 investigating the damage which
she sustained.
The causes OF the accident are somewhat
shrouded In uncertainty. Pilot S3uthard
said that he laft the bridge about two MIA
ute5 before tho vessel struck TO 20 to sup
per. II this IL the case she would probably
have struck whether the pilot had remained
on watch or no.
Schooner Ledge, which IS tho name Of tho
rocks which tho EarnmoOr struck, runs
out IN seml-eirenar form from the Della.
ware shore Just of the best sugar works.
This ledge u quarter of a mile from the
western channel and how the vessel ever
got so fer out OF its course has not baen
satisfactorily explained. The nieht was
clear aud bright and the moon was shining
an ofnciai inquiry will be necessary 10
place the blame.
Alfred Earnshaw, the managlnp owner Of
fhe lino YVES at the wreck on Friday and
made arrangements to take her back d
philadelphia as soon as possible. The
Earnmopr i5 a good vessel and is one az d
uset which piles batTeen fhiiudelprig and
Santiago de Cnba III tho Caban iron ore
carryingstrada for the Jarsrua Iron COM
panv. She WIS built by the PlinAr Shlp.
building Company OF Newcastle, ENGLAND,
and though she sails uoder the English
nag is entirely owned In philaJelphia.
The sunken steamship WIS floated Sun
day and she YVES sufficiently li8hfered on
Tuesday to allow her removal to Phladel-
phfa TO be locked. Four figs were pump.
hos
they threw out about 800 tons OF water Der
hour,