The herald., 1896-03-01

all this time the crew and the passengers
were preparing to leave the ship and go
aboard the numerous tugs that were in the
narrows."
BEAcHED TO AVOID SINKING
BROOKLYN, Feb. 29.-Hardly had the
steamer Ailsa disappeared in the
waters of the Narrows, when two other
steamers came into collision. hardly three
quarters of mile from the scene of the
first accident. The steamer George w.
Clyde, of the Clyde line, was run into by
the Guyandotte of the Old Dominion fleet,
and had to be run ashore in order to pre-
vent her from sinking. She was beached
on the Fort Hamilton shore in the Mar
rows. The accident occurred about 5
o'clock. A thick fog prevailed at the
time. The Guyandotte tore a hole fifteen
feet wide in the Clyde's side. Three tug
boats happened to be in the vicinity, and
all of them at once made to the scene.
They tied fast to the disabled vessel and
backed her into shore. They were helped
by the steamers engines, and the speed of
the vessel was so great as she approached
the shore, that she was jammed in for
quite a distance. She is now resting on
sandy bottom in less than fifteen feet
of water. No attempt will be made to
float her until morning.
1HE NEW fOkk . TROuBLE
NEW YoRK. Feb. 29.-Once more the
International Navigation company has had
streak of bad luck with one of it's steam
ers. Early this morning, during thick
fog, the fast ocean racer New York ran
aground on the tail of the west bank, a
mile to the south of Swinburne island and
about thousand yards west of the ship
channel.
Up to 5 80 this evening the fog had not
lifted and at that time it looked as if the
weather would be thicker during the night.
The first and second cabin passengers,
with their baggage, an we'll as the mails,
we're transferred by steamer from the ship
to this city. The steerage passengers may
he taken of later tonight. but it is more
than likely they will remain on board until
tomorrow. The Associated Press dis
patched representative on special tug
with instructions to locate the New York, a
task which was no easy one, considering
that one could scarcely see two boat
lengths ahead through the drifting rain and
thick fog.
steamer loomed up dead ahead and it was
easily seen that the American liner was
hard and fast in the sand and mud. She
lay perfectly helpless. headed northeast.
Ghe drew seventeen feet aft and fifteen
feet forward, leaving spacs of nearly
eight feet below her waterline visible. One
of the blades OF the propeller on the port
side was half exposed above water and
from her draught it would seem that she ls
imbedded about five feet in the muddy and
sandy bank.
The Quickstep bell buoy bears ca ST.
northeast of the stranded steamer, and it
is just possible that the pilot may have
this bell for the one which is
placed at the junction of the swash and
ship channels.
When the tug drew up alongside the
vessel the passengers crowded to the rail
and said they felt no uneasiness, and there
was no excitement on board. None of the
officers nor the captain OF the ship could
be induced TO make any statement in refer
ence to the accident. The name of the
pilot who had charge OF the vessel when
she grounded was also kept secret. One
of the passengers, Mr.. Robert Wood
house of Grahamstown. South Africa, said
I hat he was on deck at $50 this morning.
when the pilot was taken aboard. About
an hour later the ship came to a sudden
stop, while he was in his berth. When he
wen. OIL deck again he was informed that
she was aground. 1t was raining heavily
at the time, aad the ship was enveloped in
a thick fog, which was so dense that OBJ
jects on decA could not be seen more than
twenty feet away. The Merrick Wrecking
conpany's boat, u. S. Arnott, was the first
10 reaCn tIto SteaineT tnl5 lOEEuOOIs dUu
Capt. c. n. Grant, who is in command
of the New York, Immediately dis
patched ono of his officers on the
Arnott 10 quarantine to make
arrangements for transferring the passen-
gers and mails to this city. A number of
boats were hurriedly dispatched to the New
York. AS soon as the mails and baggage
of the cabin passengers had been lowered
over the side, the first and second class
were transferred to the George
S. Starr. The Starr proceeded to quaran-
tine, whore DIR. Doty was in readiness, aud
then came on to this city, reaching the
company q dock at o'clock.
The steamer John +. Moore arrived at
the same hour with the baggage.
When darkness came tonight the We ssel
was lying on an even keel and stood per-
fcctly upright without the slightest list.
This ia not the first tins this steamer has
been aground, us she was stuck in tho
mud Off Romer shoals about six years DO
and remained there three days. At that
time she was owned by the lnman line
and known as the City of New York.
The Monterey Sails.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 29.-The Monterey left
the dostinafinn ia