New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
THE PLYMOUTH STILL ASHORE
SHE WILL HAVE TO RE LIFTED OFF THE
ROCKS
STORIES As To THE CAUSE or THr
ACCIDENT-PAssENGERs COMPLAIN or
THEIR TREATMENT.

fONFII TING STVKltS ~ 10 Inv ' ~ ~ W I'M
AccrDENr-PAssENGERs COMPLAIN or
THEIR TREATMENT
Newport. r. 1. June ia.-The steamer Plymouth
iid not come on Rose Island high tide this morn
ing Tugboat men desired TO make grand united
pull and were allowed TO DO 50 by Supervisor
Pierce though he told them II would be labor lost.
and so (, was \ dive went down =, daybreak and
swept the steamers bottom with line. He finds
that she bears upon jagged ledge amidships on her
port side Tor about forty feet. while her bow. stern
and starboard wheel are in good water She rnn s1
solily upon the ledge that her stern water-lne e.
about three feet out of water high tde while her
bow water-line rises only A fcw Inches Nothing
short ~ Hfiing the vessel bv aid - p)ntoons viii
hrinC he- on and wrcckcrs are now being conferred
With but f. Is likely be several days before M"
steamer floats again. Her being suspended amid
shipe as she IL. IS doing her no good hui the
officials of the Inc Mt vet as much worried a7
are some outsiders over the possibility OF her break
ing her back.
Supervisor Pierce when seen 10y United Press
representative to-day. sal. that the extent Of the
injury could not be learned by the diver. bat It
vas unlikely that the outer shell had es~lped
severe tearing NJ. she was f"rciby run upon
the rocks owing To her doubl" null construction
there Il hardly p drop Of water In the boat proper
which VIII permit her with perfect safety TO steam
TO New-York for dry-dock repa~s when she comes
me ltl passengers Nii' pl'lil7i ~ .''''
aboard all night and take a day train Tor New
York were well satisfied win their decision when
they left mere al O'Clock, as tnel had secured
good nights sleep tn" proposition - scni the
snare steamer Providence down 10 New-York this
morning vas abandoned. AMI instead the crew OF
ne Plymouth was sent down with the passengers
VIA the Shore Line. ana they WI man the PURITAN
Mr. Pierce when questioned regarding the cause
Of running ashore stated that 80 far as he knew
hui in the dense fog h. had made slight mscai-
culation. \ couple of hundred. in l3ci hundred
without even scratch
The steamer Puritan Of the Fall River Line. left
this city last evening in place OF tho Plymouth
The 47O Messengers on the Plymouth who reached
here Yesterday morning. bore the appearance OF
being thoroughly tired out. Many Of them com
p,ained Of their treatment after the accident and
several denounced the manner In which they were
hacked into overcrowcd railway cars on the trip
10 this city Captain Daviss excuse for the acct
don, according TO some passengers. was that in
avoiding n collision with a tug, he swung In shore
and ran on the reef. Some OF the passengers as.
serted that n green crew was on board the
regular crew having been placed on the new boat
Priscilla The conflicting stories told by the pas
roneers about the circumstances surrounding the
accident make Il hard 20 place the blame Som"
say that a deep fog was on while others deny thiS
a., ali are agreed on one point that the accommo-
hations on ihe hurriedly arranged special train on
the Shore Line, from Newport. were OF me poor-
~ coats ali night The Plymouth went on the reef
nj $40 D. IN on Monday evening. IL took the pas.
sencers until IO:45 o'clock yesterday morning to get
10 this city. -. - nm , ID,
lfonu Messengers on the Plymouth. told "A reporter
The story of the accident yesterday, as follows;
'"rhe plymouth was rounding Rose Island. prepar-
otcrv 10 docking at Newport. The lights on SHORE
we're plainly visible. \ tug and a tow we're pass
tro and orders were given to run near the shore.
S,,,ddenly the steamer began 10 behave queerly.
and bcf3re we could inquire what had happened we
@Sai' ~, " shock There was a heavy Jolt. and the
Plvmouth stopped The boat lurched 10 siarboard'
n mo naddlc wheel entirely out or water.
rhe con fusion threatened to result In panic nut
ras avorted All the passengers were taken on
on the Conanicut. n small icrrypoat' "here the
crowdlng was terrible.