The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-02
TALK AND WORRY.
ALL CAUSED BY THE NUMEROUS
SHIPPING DISASTERS.
Fog Lifted in New York Harbor,
But a Drilling Rain Prevailed
Some Sensational Incidents.

NEW YORK, March 1.-Saturday's
numerous marine disasters gave
steamship and shipping people plenty
to talk and worry about today Inc
fog lifted this morning, but a drIzZl1ng
rain kept up all day.
After her collision with the Ailsa the
La Bourgoyne anchored in the lower
bay and this morning Captain Perrot
decided to put back to this city. This
was done as a precautionary measure
and to allay fears of the passengers
AS soon as the big vessel was locked,
a force of men set to work placing a
new plate on the starboard side near
the stern The plate was four feet
wide by fifteen foot long and three
eishths of an inch thick These re-
pairs. it was said, Were only made as
d matter of precautlon, as the Vessel
did not seem the worse for her col
lision with the Ailsa. A bulletin was
posted in the Office cabins to the eff
feet that the Bourgoyne would sail to-
morrow morning. The captain and
pilot refused to talk to reporters about
Yesterdays collision. Superintendent
! West made a statement denying the
La Bourgoyne was under headWay at
the time of the collision. On the con-
trary, he asserted. her engines were
reversed before she struck the Ailsa.
the collision a boat was lowered and
the first lieutenant and ships crew
were disDatched to the AilSa, which,
he said. was Immediately lost to view
in the fog. Mr.. West said he had no
| anprehension of the libel proceedings
being instituted against the La
-Bourgoyne There is reason to believe
that arbitration would be resorted TO
in the settlement Of the matters pc
hi
The American line steamship New
York which grounded near the Quick
step buoy in the lower bay during a
dense fog yesterday morning came OH
at $50 this morning, and steamed at
once to her dock in this city. Inc
first and second cabin passengers were
transferred to the city last night ana
during the night LOO pieces OF cargo
were transferred into barges IN Order
to tighten the steamer. Shortly be-
/ fore Z this morning, preparations were
completed to haul on the steamer.
Fortunately, the weather proved most
favorable and aided materially in
floating the ship. The wind was from
the west, with a heavy easterly swell
About z O'clock. the Wreckfng steam
ers. j. D. Jones and w. e. Chapman,
assisted by the powerful tugs Dorothy
Ann, Wrestler. Dudley Prey and i. M.
Winslow, made their hawsers fast TO
the New York and with their heads
to the southeast. pulled steadily on
The steamer The ships powerful twin
screws churned at full speed, and at
40 the New York keeled suddenly to
port and moved ahead toward the
channel The tugs haWserS were cast
off and in less than five minutes the
New York was on her way to the
city While the New York was en-
deayoring to free herself from the
bottom, the transfer boat John z.
Moore went along side at 8 o'clock to
take on board the Storage passengers.
A portion of the passengers had been
transferred to the Moore when Health
officer Doty in his steamboat went
alongside the Moore. DR.. Doty
quickly inspected the passengers on
board the Moore and then boarded the
New York, when the remainder of the
steerage passengers were examined
and the ship inspected. Health Of
tcer Doty granted the usual quaran-
tine certificate of inspection. 1t was
while the health officer was passing
the passengers and steamers deck that
she came off the bottom and shot
ahead with the strain of the tugs
hatvsers. The Moore was compelled to
cas- off her lines and steer clear of
the steamer She then proceeded to
the city with the passengers. The re-
masking immigrants on board went
with the steamer to her pier where she
arrived about 10 o'clock.
The sunken Ailsa lies one-half mile
southwest of Fort Hamilton, in fifty
feet OF water. Her top-mast and the
top eff her smoke stack are out Of
waiter.