New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-08
STEAMSHIP HAVEL.
9 had 14s cabin and pa steerage pass.nzas


aboard.
Pilot Conner of pot-boat A. NJ. Lawrencs
No T. was taken aboard of Fire Island. and was
in charge when the Havel grounded. Nearly all
the passengers were asleep when the vessel
struck. Some Of ,hem were awakened by ths
shock. but many slept on, unconscious that any
thing was wrong. There was little excitement
aboard, the sea was calm and everybody
knew that the steamer either In the bay or
in one Of the channels leading TO II. Though the
night was hazy the light on Sandy Hook could
be seen plainly. and this gave confdence'to the
courageous and reassured the timid.
No ROOM TO TURN AROUND.
1t seems that the plot started to come rD
Gedneys Channel. and then seeing 1t thick -
the westward, decided to turn around and 90
out TO sea again. Now, the Havel is a big ves-
sell and is a single-screw steamer Consequently
II takes considerable loom to turn her In;
certainly as both pilot and captain are now
aware, more than there is in the en-
trance to Gedney's Channel. AS the great
steamer swung starboard she sent her nose
up on the sandy bar and stopped short. pointing
toward Rockaway Beach When morning came
and the position Of the steamer was reported
from Sandy Hook feet OF tugs was sent down
10 her II was nearly high water when she
struck, and as the tide fell she listed over to
starboard II decided to walt until high
water at o'clock in the afternoon before trying
to get her off the sands.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR EXCITEMENT.
Meantime all the passengers were up ana
dressed Although trffe nervous. the pres
ence OF the tugs and the nearness OF the lana
prevented their being much scared, and they ate
their breakfast with as good appettes II the
vessel had been anchored off Quarantine. They
were assured that the steamer would come or al
high water. and were further told that transfer
boats would come down and take them up 10 the
city in the afternoon, anyway II they wanted to
go. The steamer John f. Moore went down and
took off the Havel's mall and Or. Doty went
down in his boat from Quarantine and Inspected
the ship giving her a clean bill Of health. Then
In the afternoon two OF the transfer steamers DO
longing to Ellis Island went down and took of
tho passengers landing them at Hoboken about
nightfa
HEAVY FOG ROLLS IN.
In the mean time a thick fog had come rolling
up from the ocean. and made things generally
gloomy on board the stranded vessel. The pas
sengers were mighty glad TO get safely 10 the
pier in Hoboken. and counted as not the least OF
their adventures the trip up the Bay In the fog.
As the tide rose nine great and powerful tugs
got hawsers fast TO the Havel and began strain
ing to pull her off. They tugged and pulled away
at her until the tide began TO fall again, out
we're unable to her. Then fog. rain and
approaching darkness made 1t necessary 70 give
I'D the attempt TO haul the steamer off that
afternoon and the tugs left her for the night.
Among the passengers the Have were the
Rev Or and Mrs Edward G. Thurber. DR..
Thurber is a brother OF President Clevelands
private secretary and the secretary went down
I,dSn IN p1paf
bring him up to the city. When Dr. Thurber ar
rived at the barge office he said: There was no
excitement on board. l % not think the vessel
is injured and | expect that she will be foated
al right at high water"
no BUOY LIGHT. SAYS THE PILOT.
Pilot Conner made the following statement ~
garling the strandng Of the vessel:
At 4o'clock this morning the weather being Gear
wa. heading my course for Gedneys Cnanns.
buoy and finding the weather hazy to the Westwarui
sr 55n s2rd g Sees AND aF5 So
could be Ped b%r ar Of s
the entrance Of Gedneys Cnsnne. ov Lne ss easy @
i; was late to preven, the accident The engines engines
nT %ere syerTG worked ed an ae full force without avail The
t!de was full hgn water when the HaVeI GROUNDED
and as the tide fell she listed to starooard
Az the Lighthouse Department station on
Staten Island IL was SAID tnat all the electic
light buoys In Gedney's Channel were burning
Wednesday night. They were all replaced re-
Gently and are In good working order
SAFE UNLESS A STORM ARISES
At the office OF the North German Lloyd Conn
pany it was said that there was no fear for the
safety of the Have. There considerable
disappointment that the steamer did not come OF
at Yesterday afternoons high water but II is con-
fdently expected that she will be got of to-day.
The steamer lies with her bow high up on tho
sandy bar. When the revenue cutter was down
there in the afternoon the bow out Of
water ten feet below the water line. Should
southeasterly storm spring up the position Of the
vessel would be dangerous one. To-day, II she
does not come of with the early morning tidA
her cargo will be taken out. and II she Is liSht.
ened in that way there Is doubt that tugs
will be able to haul her off.
WHO HER PASSENGERS ARE.
Following is a list OF the first cabin passengers
on the Havel:
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Edward G. Thuroer SaS SaS
tain Tsuneyoshi, OF the japanese Army; MrS SatS
Matilde Thele Trude Thiele, Hans Tnomann, WI
helm Fechter Gustave Fischer. Miss Anna Hacu.
lk. Miss Anezka Vacullk. Alberta Vaeynx: MET Me-
Weller; Mr. and Mrs S,Sbs%s RifhsTd Captain +.
lard Parsons. Mr.. PerroIaz. pr s Giaser Miss
GIaser J. Crea Mrs Miller Miss Msbidau a oA Borne
nra1e' mann 3 HEB Mr. and Mrs. -Wermens. Edward
Mbramson. Mrs ". A. Ashe. Captain Akashi. Miss
Anna Arend, Conrad Alban, Mrs. Marie Aipahs Mgs