New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
THE WRECKED VENEZUELA.
HER PASSENGERS ALL LANDED IN SURF
BOATS
STORY OF THE GEoUYD1NG-A PILOT TAKEN
ABOARD.

STORY OF THE GROUND1NG-A PILOT TAKEN
ABOARD.
Atlantic City, y. j.. Feb. 0-Ihe tugboats arrived
here this morning t. AID In hauling the steamer NeheA
uela off the shoal on which she stranded yesterday
morning Captain Amasa Grown, o. inc Lhc'"V"s
crew says that at least thornd tons o. tlr S'eae
cargo will have to be hghtcned before she can he
hsuled of The work is now going on. and i; il
expected that nj higA-tide, about O'Clock this
afternoon the attempt 10 get the steamer OIL VIII
he made The tug Cynthia took the steamers
messengers of this morning. and they were landed
by surf bolts The Venezuela took pilot on yester-
day and he was aboard when she struck
The passengers were landed at II O'Clock THIS MORN
ing from the ugboat cynthia at the foot OF Tennessee
ave by Two surf boats They were at once conducted
10 K,,ehne's Hotel The following Is the list:
Mas Cat,en j. T. Terry. ir., and Dr.. a. F. Mac
Donald. Of New York City Adolf liass. Eugene
BsAlals, "a. Meyer, Al Seva Lorenzoe Loreno' MiiNui
T. Reguena, II. Munro Wallis. and Dr. r. VI. Lu'eh'
all of Venezuela Carlos J. Canal, of Columbia south
America; Or. sanger, Of san Francisco. ana MI anu
Mrs r. l. Craig Of Montreal Twenty mail pngS
from Venezuela to New Yogn were also landed. Inc
Messengers were all much fatFued and benunlbed with
the cold. They landed in order 10 eaten Tue
55 train this afternoon for New-Iorh
Dr. A. E. Macdonald who is the physician in charge
OF the insane asylum Of New YORK CNy, gave the roi
lowing brief narrative Il the accident:
aEarlv Friday morning we hailed 10y a tug
boat and took pilot board, who stated to captain
Chambers that were of Atlantic City ms wac
mistake. as We fully twenty miles below. he
gave the captain instructions Accordingly. and about
10 O'Clock In the morning. with the snow ilr! ohhU
ing all hands felt severe shock, ana great CRY
was raised by the women and other timid ones Com
,ete order rcicned on deck, however. The condluoh
of things ascerained, and every thihS WIS
done to back water. About 1 O'Clock the s'eSi"e'
noated but In a few minutes grounded again. seem
ugly more firmly than before do not see on"'
the blame be placed on any one, especialy DIS
the snow made it impossible to distinguish anything.
We sgnalled and both ie-savne crews on biioain0
Beach came to assistance, after desperate s"ue
gle with the waves. The passengers bore thelr HIS
hap bravely and after the first alarm were en'ro'
comforted We were assured of safety by the
life savers and they believed that the steamer "oo
he roated during the night so we al concinooo W
remain ON board. But this morning. finding tha' We
could not get OF before afternoon, captain On"h0et
offered to land In Atlantic City so that we couiu
atari for New York By the afternoon ualn' ana hoio
We are"
Miss Cattell who is an invalid travelling for her
,coltb &c perhaps suffering more than the Others and
she feels the shock severely. Mrs Craig the other
woman seems cheerful. L. Munro Walls, ahoner
passenger gives the same account OF the disaster Ho
=; an Enrlsbman from the Isle OF Wight, and Is tray
prominent south American buseSs men; ven.zne Iss
is Que Of the most extensive merchants IN TO-
Terry IT, e0s,s and 1SrS crew are all Oh BOARD
The ,t,aner which fast being unoaded OF her cargo
TIE tugs Rescue and Buckley of the Merritt Wreck
ing COMPANY of New York: Juno, OF Peter Wrght ~
Sons Philadelphia somerset Of me A'sn'f H and
Vrei'ktnc Company, Of SOmer's Polat, y. j. anu
North America, lie insurance companys boat, nav
been WORKING all 0dy on the steamer. IheE eApee.ea
10 float her at 8 O'Clock. high water, but tailed Az
O'Clock the tug Buckley left With TWO nsHlers
loaded with about 400 tons of coree LOT NeM-
York. and Will brig back empty hEh,uers.
About 900 will have To be taken on Deloie 'c'e
is much chance of floating the steamer ., r..
The passenger, inclined to blame the captain ior
the steamer going ashore while the captain places IN
blame ON the pilot. The captain SAYS ,ii,t . ,he
weather had thick for two or three GAYS ts.
he not proper reckoning or maze soua
incs. He found II impossible to see the lana ywlIs 20
The binding snOwstorm which prevailed at the Uihc'
and thought he of Barnegat.