The sun., 1894-05-05
HAULED OFF AT HIGH TIDE
,uE PERSIAN MONARCH RESCUED
from FIRE ISLAND BEACH.

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NJ. Passengers B-ought 90 New Tork
a., Tus--The strand ma Not Explained.
r,s1poRr. I. l.. May 4.-The steam ship Per-
.,,r Monarch which poked her nose into the
~, an Fire island Beach. opposite this village,
.,out o o'clock on Wednesday night was
salad of At 020 o'clock this evening by the
wrsekine tugs l. J. Merritt and c. II. winslow.
.nd IN tow OF the tugs, resumed her inter-
snntsd voyage to New York somewhat Grip
rlsd BY her encounter with the Long Island
,o.,t She was minus her rudder and rudder
noe, and she heeled over TO the starboard
about thirty degrees. indicating water in the
sompartments on that side. AZ she drew
away from the dangerous shoal and dlsap-
n.arsd In the ocean mlsts the crews OF the
.ts.mshlp and the tugs sent up = cheer which
ys,responded to By the life savers and surf
men on the beach.
The Merritt headed the procession. The
wlnslow, with the lighter william Cooley.
which had been lying alongside the steamship
all day taxing of the baggage and some Of the
cargo. was hitched astern to aid In steering
the vessel. The Persian Monarch will not
reach Quarantine before daylight.
Sunrise to-day found the old liner resting
comfortably in the sand. She appeared to be
higher out OF water than on the night pre-
yious The passengers had been disem bark
Cd and taken aboard the tug Charles +. Eyarts,
which steamed with them to New York city
during the night Owing to the high surf
communication save by signal was cut of
from the vessel and the beach after darkness
set In. Not even the volunteer crew OF life
savers who patrolled the beach in readiness to
aid the stranded steamer knew the transfer
The wrecking tugs and the lighter we're
alongside OF her when daylight broke. The
% and arranging bawsers Tor the 40 a tug at Righ
tide at night IL was the first high spring tide
Of the year. and the yreckers expected that it
would float her. The bay men had their doubts
siternoon STn @ the wind shifted to tie east ana the
blow was expected. and the wrecisrs apparH
entity redoubled their eNertions.
Dua .hS shSf.d SS MS: The s
her propeller ohuIned the water under her
ereaked ana smoked as they drew in on the
great hawsers attached to the big anchors that
shs BEGAN The
efeep on almost inpereeptibiy at first, twenty
this distance was increased to i5o feet and at
Just before she got underway General
beach and va. taken out through the surf and
Nothing further was learned Yesterday OF
the causes that led to the vessel stranding.
There was pilot on board, but he was not to
take charge OF the vessel until the Fire Island
light was passed.
The passengers from the Persian Monarch
were landed at the Wilson line pier in Brook
lyn at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. They
that Capt. Bristow was very rude
In chairs from the steamer to the surfboats on
yhursday evening and carried to the tug
Charles Z Evarts. Four passengers remnine ed
on the steamer. II was said at the once OF the
company last evening that the Persian Mon
arch would be at her pier this morning, bar
ring further accidents. The agents. Sanderson
4 Co.. did not know the cause Of the accident,
but said that an investigation would be made
upon Capt Bristow's arrival to-day