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The crippled steamer Persian Monarch.
which was pulled OF the bar on the Long Isl-
and coast. near Moriches life saving station. at
high tide on Friday evening. lar outside sandy
Hook at 8 o'clock yesterday morning waiting
for the fog to lift. She was in tow Of the
Wrscking Tug l. J. Merritt The Merritt after
getting her OF the beach. went ahead. and the
tug O. M Winslow OF Boston. which had In
TOW the barge Cooley. with $50 tons OF the
Persian Monsrch's cargo. stretched line to
the stern Of the steamer and acted as arudder.
All night they proceeded In single file along
the coast toward the Hook. making about four
knots an hour. The Persian Monarch was
listed heavily TO port, because the greater part
Of the cargo removed had been taken from the
starboard side. When she got under way her
tanks on that aide were filled and this straight
ened her up con siderably.
The ship. after unloading in Brooklyn, will
be taken to the Erie Basin and placed In dry
juries are confined 10 the loss Of the rudder
and propeller frame.
From Interviews had with Cant; BrIstow.
alan Monarch. had not taken charge at the
were obtained. The ship was stesming at q
ten-k not rate when she ran ashore: The night
warn weather OF the preceding, days. Great
South Beach could not be .distinguished,
lnOuRn Ine lOW-lIlnR bnpTB OF Ino iualulhnu
beyond the bay formed a visible streak
blacker than the surrounding darkness
The Captain was in his cabin and the pilot
was In the chart house lust abaft the bridge.
where First Officer Hlll was stationed. Pilot
Jackson went out and asked hlr. Hill what
course he was sailing. The mate said west.
The pilot suggested the wisdom of veering OH
q little. and the pate went below to tell the
Captain. just then the ship ran on the shelv-
Ing bar. The engines were reversed, hut the
steamer did not bulge. 1t was half tide at
that time. about $3.50 o'clock. Efforts to re-
lease her were renewed at the morning high
tide. but without avail Tugs were accordingly
sent for They arrived late Thursday after
noon. In time ior the high tide. but the steamer
had settled into bed OF sand and twas found
that she must he ightened OF some Of her
cargo before Hhe could be got OH. Accordingly
the barge Cooley came up from the city. One
hundred and 1fty tons OF cargo which was
all slowed between decks was taken of for
ward. where the steamer was on hardest. Six
out The removal OF this weight was calcu-
lated to raise the steam ar about two feet in
the hole she had made in the sand The shin
having gone on the beach mt half tide O lift OF
three feet more with the high tide or Ave feet
in all. II was estimated, would he sufficient to
enable to get her on. This proved to 10 correct.
Capt. Bristow would give no explanation as
to how he came to be steering the course
which took him on shore. Pilot Jackson says
that there is q great deal OF iron In the sand of
Great South Beach, and he has known the
compass to be affected bv IL to the extent OF u
point and q half. drawing a vessel toward
shore. such could be the effect. however. only
when vessel was very near shore.