New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-23
STEA MSHIP ANDES ASHORE.
HER CARGO. WORTH A MILLION, PROB
ABLY A TOTAL LOSS.
SHE STRUCK LITTLE EGG HARBoR sHoAL IN q
DENSE FOG YESTERDAY MORNING
NO LIVES LOST.

SHE STRUCK LITTLE EGG HARDoR sHoAL IN A
DENSE FOG YESTERDAY MORNING
NO LIVES LOST.
Atlantic CITY. jan PIN a dense fog this
morning the British steamship Andes, OF tho
Atlas line Captain Harry Williams. came ashore
near Little Egg Harbor Inlet The steamer ID
in a bad position She is leaking badly, ana
her weight is causing her to sink deeper ana
deeper in the soft sand. 1t was about 1:3o this
morning when the Andes struck. The night was
one Of the foggiest this season. X was almost
impossible to discern objects on shore at dis
lance Of twenty feet. The light on the light
house was not dscernbe 800 yards away IL
appears the captain must have lost his bearing
some hours before and steered to the west OK
his course For some time before the vessei
struck her fog whistle could be heard at sea-
The siren at the tower was kept going. and II
was thought the steamer would put 70 sea-
From tine direction I'm which the bow lay when
she struck, IT would appear the captain had at
tempted TO obey the warning Of the lighthouse
men. but the tide had carried him in so rapidly
he could not swing about.
AS soon as the vessel struck the first mate
attempted to go ashore in a l.feboat He came
In as far as the breakers easily. but was caught
and his boat overturned. Captain Reider, Of the
Little Beach station. was close at hand and
rescued him.
This morning Captain Reider with his men
went out and brought ashore Captain Williams
and the two passengers who were on the steamer
Their names could not be learned here owing
to the isolation Of Little Beach. The crew re-
manned on board. Word sent at once to
New-York for help. Two tugs arrived from the
breakwater at Cape May late this afternoon and
sent lines aboard the steamer. Unless she can
be drawn off the shoal at high tide 1t Is prob
able the steamer will be total wreck. She has
been badly twisted and her seams are started.
She is leaking rapidly. and her entire crew Of
forty men. with number Of coast men, are at
work at the pumps. The cargo in the lower
hold Is immersed In water.
The shOal on which the steamer struck Is q
dangerous one. shifting and yielding. Ten years
ago the Parkfield went ashore within 200 feet
OF where the Andes lies and was totally wrecked.
The cargo Of the Andes is valued at over mil
lion dollars. 1t consists Of coffee. bananas and
oranges. The steamship Is of 1900 tons burden.
In addition TO the tugs now here, II Is thought
one or more Of the Merritt wreckers will come
down.
The Andes belongs TO the Atlas Line. and was
due at this port yesterday from Port Limon.
Colombia. and ports of Hayt. She has been in che
South American service for many years
At the Office of Pim Forwood & Co.. the agents
OF the company, No. "A Safest. IL said yester
day that dispatch had been received from Captain
Williams saying thai. his ship aground on
Little Egg Harbor shoals. asking for help
The Merritt Wrecking Company. the agents said,
had sent two powerful tugs TO the scene Of the
trouble to assist In helping the steamship OF. No
fears entertained about the vessel eventually
getting Off without serious damage. The steamer
carries a general cargo OF fruits hides and other
merchandise. 1t not known how many pas
sengers were on board but the Atlas Line steamers
generally bring up about twenty-five. .
Ii was reported that the crew had been taken on
the steamer In the afternoon. The agents said they
did not believe this although they had no informa.
ton TO the contrary They said that the accident
not serious enough for the crew 10 abandon
the vessel. The Andes Is thought TO have gone
ashore some time Sunday night Little Egg Har.
Dor Is short distance below Barnegat
The Andes is a sngle-screw steamer. She was
built by Reder q Co.; In Scotland In 1855 She
was first known the Lagos. The steamers
measurements Length. 2si2 feet; BREADTH az
feet; depth. 27l feet