The evening world., 1894-05-03
STEAMSHIP
GROUNDED.
WilSon.Hi Liner Persian
Monarch on a Bar Of
EaStpOrt, L. l.
WAS THE BIC SHIP bEACHEO ?
Quogue Life-Savers' Offer Of AS
sistence Declined by Capt.
Bristow,
He SAYS HER RUDDER BROKE.
The Steamers Thirty Passengers
Will Be Transferred by Tug
to Fire Island.

The Wilson-Hill line steamship Persian
Monarch, Capt. Bristow, from London,
April II. to New York, ran aground on
the n bar near Eastport, L. l., about
$50 o'clock last night. The news did not
reach this city until this morning.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when Sander
son & Son. the agents of the line, at %
State street, received a despatch from
Capt. Bristow, In which he stated that
his vessel had run ashore sixty-ii v miles
east Of Sandy Hook. Capt. Bristow did
not enter into details. simply stating that
the ship was lying in an easy position
with q calm sea and little wind, and that
at high, tide this evening Il tugs were
sent to his assistance. He did not state
how the vessel grounded, and the agents
are. consequently greatly puzzled.
Merritt Wrecking Company to send as
many tugs as they thought necessary
to the stranded steamship. a contract
T Taw, at enSe made an1 fo w' the the hse N Of sbe f9 frk
Charles Il. Evarts at $40 an hour to
lake the passengers. of whom there were
thirty, of the ship and either bring
them to New York or land them on the
Long Island shore. rs was most expe-
dent.
Following Is a complete list of the Per-
sian Monarch's passengers:
Mrs. L. Pratt
i. Green.
Mrs. NJ. Smith.
George Hopcroit.
Mrs. j, Hymnn.
r. ]. Lindsey.
Mrs. S. c. Lindsey.
z. Jones.
Z. Coppard.
Mrs. j. Ivory and two children.
Samuel Graham.
Mrs. Edith N. Hopkins.
Mrs. Helen Jennings,
The Misses Jennings.
George Windsor.
Miss q. wicks.
Miss Edna nagley.
J. Jay. ~
W Brakeman.
Henry Weaver.
e. Parkmsn.
Mlss Petersen
A supply of provisions was at once
o'clock she left pier l on her way, to
the stranded vessel: Capt. Phil Dick,
Of the Evarts, said he thought he could
make The run inside Of SIX hours; dhe
ly after IL O'Clock noon.
Dispatches from Eastport and West
hampton state tina when the steamship
went ashore the weather was mild ana
there was no fog or mist over the water,
The sky was somewhat overcast, but
the old seadogs along shore unite In
i iaSipK shHe to r HEM aa ies e'i i%ife-ssv sas
who ~signalled Capt. Bristow shortly at
ter the vessel struck, were made to
understand that their services were not
smithpoint essayed to go to the ship
npt were signalled to remain on shore
selves in readiness to go off to her up &c
O'Clock this afternoon.
In View Of the conflicting statement
concerning the circumstances under which
the steamship ran ashore, a report game.
Persian Monarch had sprung aleak an,
haf been purposely beached by Capt
capt. Bristow's statement to some o
those who managed to board the Per
san Monarch this forenoon was that tn
steamshipS'sa T ru auS 70 but but one Of the e. fire ire
men said that the rudder was all RICH
until after the vessel struck. Then l
WAS carried away.
BOARD the vessel when she stranded
me shock was not great, and Capt
hrlstow succeeded In calming the pas
The steamship has on board a genera
cargo OF the value of several hundred
thousands of dollars. Both vessel ant
cargo are Insured.
"A despatch received about noon fror
she scene OF. the disaster states that tn
'TTraalher Is lying easy in a smooth sea,
the Persian Monarch is a four-mastet
~ sno4ner-rigged. iron. screw steamshi
=, z.Ses tons, and was built by McMiller
1880. ' S.o'"hu' " 9ep'e"'o
she Is $50 feet long. 43 feet beam an
WrLseet n depth. Her owners are Z
" WILSON Sons & Co., of London, VIII
purchased her. with her sister ships, IN
Ehsgptian Monarch and Lydian Monarch
"gm the old Monarch line.
beaa PERSIAN Monarch has four bull
horsepower. "@" "
ner crew numbers forty-nve men.