The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-29
LOCATED THE
N|C0L AGAIN.
A Ha!ssr Caught The Bell
Where The Evening Yorlts
Diver Found 'Hsf.
THEN THE ROPE sllPP[l|
Hours Spent in a Fruitlsss Hsasc
to Catch the Wreck
Once More
ALECT0 MAY HAVE SURVIVORS,
Possibilities thatthe Freight Steasno|
Has Picked Up Some d tie
Missing People.
THEN THE ROPE slpPEl'
ALECT0 MAY HAVE sURyivpRs'

TIL, wreck OF the Inflated tug J6ne6
d. Nicol was again fastened to yestt(I
day morning In the first half hour =
the search r,ade by crew frem a.
Chrpnn Wrecklny Company.
went down to the scene OF the d1nouo
on the tug Sammy, Capt. Thomas
After The Evening World" tar ~
distance located the wreck on WOE
day morning, the Reeves. rowIls g
pany. to which the NicSi 4 = aIeA ~
cided to have the wreck examined bysT
diver$ and ste whether 1t was 0oskH
raising.
On Wednesday night officers Of IT,
Reeves Towing Company chtrtsrod tie
Mutual Towing Company's tug Asslse7
nnce, which, under direction OF tssTh
Evening World" had located the NIce&|
to pilot them to the spot and assist r
dragging for the wreck.
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning t.
tugs Sammy and Assistance wePe q
hand. and a ive-inch hawser. 80 fs8h4
oms long. with one end made fan>|
aboard each tug. was dragged In lcol
between them. heavy masses Of trun|
keeping the blight Of the hawser on III
bottom. The tugs were about 500 foeC
apart.
Before 10 40 o'clock, or less than ha1f
en- hour after the dragging begRps th0
stshs Sf the hswssT fastensd 70 Ses a.
Worlds" diver found the wreck IL
fore the tugs could be brought Ia r
standsttll the hawser was freed ana IL
tugs, relieved Of the strain. forged shayD2
As quickly as possible they VIZ
around and started back as neat1x 90
could be Judged over the Same ret Bas
been little on, for they could ~
strike the wreck again. n
Finally they pulled the hawyer ebosfi
ana found nd that the blight was pisntif
Capt Reeves, OF the Reeves Fowtu
Company. who was directing the VOL
from the deck of the sammy. aeciar1 4
same color as that on the guards q 3 -
James d. Nicol. This left no Doubt H.
the minds OF the v-ecking ertw az l.
they had been EN- fast to the wfeeksd tnS
hXei as nearly as possible the l0eexE
where they caught the Nfcol, the -
ser was again dropped oysrbosFa c.
Up and down and across the tvp tn
steamed at slow speed. varying H.
course from time to time. uati 4 0eiosf
, when once more they were brcusht
This time they thought sure thty n. &
the Ncol fast. -
Diver, Fred johnson quickly donnsl q
! very short time he returned to the s-,b
| face and was helped aboard the 0anxn ~
hr'.r his helmet had been removed I
told the anxious on-lookers that I'll
hnwser had fastened on to an aDchk1
weighing, he thought. about half 3 ~
or a little less. but there were no 80
/ OF the wreck in the nsighborhood N
anchnr II tn Waa seaiSPea abs ss ss.
| long to the Nicol. IN
Again the dragging was renewed AL
was abandoned for the day and d
Sammy and Assistance steamed AVA
for the city. 1t Is understood that Al
other attempt TO nnd the wreck NJ
! Wrecking Company.
| The Mutual Towing Company has ver1
generously offered to assist The Eya1I
Ing World' In the search for bodia1 e
every way in Its power, and the croS
OF the fVe tugs owned by that Gee
pany have been instructed to keep r
sep S SSk0 the fo S eoy S sses &.
| bay. AS these boats take out and 0r|1
in vessels and dumping seows. ~ g.
hours OF the day. II Is not Qhll1e1
The tug Governor, of tht Mutual 1oU'
the Fishing Banks yesterday, nte8n
lands G at .ns o !Ts yesssrdsy sfssf
as crew. scrutinizsd sSery inch 81 -
| within range frOm both dec1ks: n
hope OF relieving the suspense - ~
laundering of the Nicol, s<7
Many, OF the relatives. OF TIE No.
hopes who were on board the Nieo{ u
that their loved opss may. havo~
] picked ep by some outgoing steax&L
| carried across the ocean. 49,
There !. a probability thss .spe@
lbe' the case. 49,
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WasSn linz LssrI Rss: ed. zee: e. teS,
when Pilot Thspas peuk61[x
me rseerdI 81 the eines q