New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
THE VENEZUELA STRANDED.
SHE GOES on BRIGANTINE SHOAI.S IN THICK
WEATHER AT MIDDAY.
THE STEAMER TWENTY FIVE MILES OUT OF HER
COURSE WHEN SHE GROUNDED-LIFE-SAV.
ING CREWS AT THE sCENE-AT
TEMPTS TO FLOAT HER

Atlantic City, Feb. THE steamship Venezuela.
Captain Chambers, bound from La Guayra, South
America, to New York, with cargo of hides and
coffee. went ashore on Brgantinc Shoals near this
place at ii o'clock to-day in "a severe snow sluau
The persons on board Of the stranded steamer III
cluded the crew Of ffty-four men and eleven
passengers. When the steamer struck on The
shoals and was found to be hard aground, signal
for assistance was sent up, which was seen by
Captain William lIoIdkOm and Captain James
Abrams of the Brigontine and Short Beach Life
Saving Stations. With tncir crews and apparatus
they promptly went to the assistance Of the
stranded vessel Iifeboais were manned, and al
though the weather was thick and the sea running
high. the llfe-saving men succeeded in reaching
the steamship, but Captain Chambers told the
life savers that as the steamship did not appear
to be in any immediate danger, the passengers
and crew would remain on board.
The stranded steamship ths evening vas lying
in an easy position, and IT. hoped she would
he ioatcd at high tide tonight. The vessel docs
not appear TO have sustained any serious damage.
At the time the steamer wcnt on the shoals she
was under full steam, and in the heavy snowstorm
the captain was unable to sight land.
Philadelphia, Feb. "a dispatch TO The Times y
from Atlantic City, y. j.. says: The Nenez-
uela is stranded the inside of the outer shoal,
occupying almost the somc position as the schooner
Church. which grounded there about a month ago
Two life saving crews, from the North and South
Brgantinc Stations, are on the scene ready 10
render whatever assistance Is necdtul. Aboua
| o'clock this afternoon the Venezuela with
the assistance of full head OF steam
and high tide pulled of the shoa.
but owing to the helmsmans ignoranc, of the
shadows by which the steamer is surrounded.
she Immediately grounded again.
The passengers were greatly frightened when
the steamer went ashore, but upon the assurance
Of the captain Of the life-saving crew that there
was imme,liate danger, they decided 10 remain
aboard The steamer Tamcsi. Of the Atlantic and
Gulf WrccltnS Company, and the tug of the North
American Marine Insurance Company have arrived
and are lying by the Venezuela Assistance Is
also expected from Ncw-Nork. and effort will
lie made 70 float the steamer at high tide tonight.
which will he about 3 a. IN. The steamer is lying
with her Prov pointing scaward, and the sea iS
running liIht. but should a still northeast breeze
spring up she will he in dang .Tous position.
The lfe-saviug crews are now busy making sound
ngs around the steamer. and every one is hopeful
Of pulling her of at high tide.
How the Venezuela hlppcrei to strand Is not
known at this time. bat one of tie life saving
crew gave as his opinion that the captain must
have lost Lis bearings in the fog he was ful y
twenty-five miles Out Of his course when The
stennicr struck. Al the time she went ASHORE,
the Venezuela was stcaming fully ten knots an
hour and was driven high upon the yielding sand.
IL may be probable that part Of the cargo VIII
have 10 lie jeitisoncd before the vessel can DE
pufd on