The morning call., 1893-11-28
PINNED BY ROCKS.
More Damage to the City
of New York.
NOT WORTH THE RAISING.
The Steamer Virtually a Total
Loss.
POLICY OF REPRESENTATION.
A Surplus Of Bosses, Too Many Sue
ton Pumps and an Absence of
Good Management.
OF REPRESENTATION.

There still seems TO be some doubt as to
the truth of the rumor that Captain White
law has been depOsed as wrecker of the
City of New York and substituted by
Captain Rogers.
Whatever may be the truth In the mat
ter the change can be of little benefit or
loss now that the steamer which has kept
everybody guessing and prophesying for
over month is undoubtedly by this time
reduced to bottomless condition.
The failure OF the vessel to be dashed
from her position On the rocks and the in
ability Of immense waves to move her so
much as a degree of an angle from her
list to port during the south and south
west storm of the past forty-eight hours
strengthen the belief that when she
struck she was pinned firmly by numerous
jutting points of rock and not simply
dented as has been often described.
Although swells of gigantic proportions
swept the remains of the New York from
early Saturday morning until late last
evening her hull still remained bow OH to
the rollers.
The position of the after part of the
vessel has not been changed in the matter
of a list, but the after hurricane deck has
sum dlIIlUSb Oub VI Sight All VI lu0 utCh-
houses that withstood the waves of Satur-
day morning were washed away yesterday
and the ships spars are reported TO have
worked loose.
II may be possible that the steamer will
disappear during the night, or perhaps
this morning, but ii is the opinion of sea
captains that she will remain in the same
position at Point Bonita for months to
come. They do MOI think that the vessel
can be raised. OF course il would be folly
to assert that the wreck cannot under any
clrcum stances be gotten off the rocks, but
1t cannot be done except at an expense fat
in excess OF its intrinsic value.
Suffice it to say under these circum-
stances that the New York is lost, and 1t
is not unjust criticism 10 revert to the re-
markable manner 10 which she has been
handled since she struck the point. Very
strange have been the proceedings of those
IN charge of the wreck their pr0crastina.
ton and outward signs of misjudgment
have all along stood out in bold relief and
were unavoidably noticeable.
At no time has the New York come near
being saved. except on the first day that
an attempt was made to raise her.
Captain Gray wanted to use his tugs and
Captain w hlteiaw his pun IS, but orders
from headquarters prevented. The pumps
had been working and were lowering the
water in the hold, the time had come to
strain hawsers and float the ship, but
baby swell set in and settled the fate ot
the big steamer.
Since that time about SOS, 600 has been
expended in trying to raise the steamer
and several thousands of dollars must be
added to this for the loss of wrecking
pumps and boilers No attempt was made
10 save the vessels valuable machinery.
In fact the ships linen was nor entirely
removed until the sky began to show evi-
dence Of a hard blow.
From an experienced person who has
been on board of the New York during
many Of the alleged preparations for rails
ing, THE CALL has learned that bosses"
were as numerous as suction pumps, but
that neither bosses nor pumps were put to
any practical tests.
Sixteen chains were said 10 have been
placed under the steamer just before the
recent storm. 1t is said that these have
been lost.
The New York is as good as lost now"
said tugbOat captain yesterday. "She Is
of 60 value exceDt for old iron even If she
remains on the rocks. 1t must be that the
rocks pin her in three places at least,
else she would have been turned over by
the waves. Should SHE be raised now il
would cost as much to do the Job and re-
pair her as it would to build an entirely
new vessel"
And so 1t is in the opinion of all who
have watched the wreck that the City of
New York is without any manner OF doubt
a total financial loss, If nothing else.