The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-01
NEW YORK AGROUND.
Fast Ocean Racer Lying Helpless in
the Mud and Sand.


the Mud and Sand.
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-Once more the
international Navigation company has
had a streak of bad luck with one of
it's steamers. Early this morning, dur
ing 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 1000
yards west of the ship channel. Up to
$50 this evening the fog had not lift
ed, 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, as
we'll as the mails. were transferred by
steamer from the ship to this city.
The steerage passengers may be taken
off later tonight, but it is more than
likely they will remain on board until
tomorrow The Associated Press dis
patched a representative on a special
tug with instructions to locate the
New York, a task which was no easy
one, considering that one could scarce
ly see two boat lengths ahead through
the drifting rain and thick fog.
Shortly after 1 o'clock, the lines of
the big steamer doomed up dead ahead
and it was easily seen that the Ameri-
can liner
WAS HARD AND FAST
in the mud and sand. She lay perfect
ly helpless, headed northeast She
drew seventeen feet aft and fifteen
feet forward, leaving a space of near
ly eight feet below her water line WIS.,
ible. One Of the blades Of the pro
Deller on the port side was half ex-
posed above water. and from her
draught it would seem that she is i'm
bedded about five feet in the muddy
and sandy bank.
The quick-step bell buoy bears east
northeast of the stranded steamer and
it is just possible the pilot may have
mistaken this bell for one which is
placed at the junction of the SWash and
ship channels
When the tug drew up alongside the
ship the passengers crowded to the
rail and said they felt no uneasiness
and there was no excitement on board.
None of the officers on board could
be induced to make any statement in
reference to the accident. The name
of the pilot who had charge of the yes
sci when she grounded was also kept
q secret. One Of the passengers. Mr..
Robert Woodhouse of Grahamstown
South Africa, said that he was on deck
at $3.50 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
went on deck again he was informed
that she was aground. 1t was raining
heavily at the time and the shin was
enyeloped in thick fog. which was
so dense that objects on deck could not
he seen mora than fvror1tJr foot
The Merritt Wrecking companys
boat D. S. Arnott, was the first to
reach the steamer this forenoon and
Captain G. H. Grant, who is in com
mand of the New York, Immediately
dispatched one of his officers on the
Arnott to Quarantine to make arrange
ments for transferring the passengers
and mails to this city. A number of
boats were hurriedly dispatched to
the New York.
The work of transferring the bag
gage and mails was begun at 4 o'clock
by about sixty men who had been sent
down from this city by the company.
AS soon as the mails and baggage of
the cabin passengers had been lowered
over the side the first and second class
passengers were transferred to the
George s. Starr. The main gangway
was lowered for their convenience and
they
LEFT THE SHIP QUIETLY
without the slightest exhibition of
haste or anxiety.
The Starr proceeded to Quarantine
where DR.. Doty was in readiness. and
then came to this city, reaching the
company's dock at o'clock just twelve
hours later than if the accident had
not occurred.
The steamer John e. Moore arrived
at the same hour with the baggage.
After the steamers had left the New
York, the wrecking company's derrick
was placed alongside for the purpose
of tightening the vessel and at the
same time four of the company's tugs
had lines to the New York's port and
starhoard bow. The wind changed at
$50 from south to northeast and there
was heavy swell on at that time.
The Wreck1ng tugs are all in readiness
70 attempt to haul the steamer off at
flood tide tonight, Captain Hank VIII
lfams, of the ]. D. Jones, said this af
ternoon that he was doubtful if the
ship could be got off without having
her cargo removed entirely IF the at
tempt tonight is unsuccessful. it is uu-
derstood the work of Tightening will be
pushed as fast as possible in order 10
ny anu H1FC LHe new 1Ork OH IN time
to sail ON her return for SOUTHAMPTON
on her regular sailing day, next
Wednesday. This is
NOT THE FIRST TIME
this steamer has been aground in the
lower bay, as She was stuck in fine
mud off Romer shoals about six Years
ago and remained there three DAVIS
At that time she was owned BY the IN
man line and was known as the CITY
of New York
When darkness came tonight tbe
vessel was lying on an even keel and
stood perfectly upright without the
slightest list
PUTTING TT GENTLY.
An old bachelor found hair in his