The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-02
THE STORM IN THE EAST.
stranded New York Hauled Free, and
La Bourgogne Puts Back.


New York, March saturdays nurner-
GUS marine disasters gave steamship and
shipping people plenty TO talk and worry
about today. The fog lifted this morning,
but drizzling rain kept up all day. After
her collision with the Ailsa the Bourgogne
anchored in the lower bay and there Capt.
Poirot decided 10 put back to this city.
This was done as a precautionary measure
and to allay the fears of the passengers.
AS soon as the big vessel was locked a
force of men set TO work placing new
plate on the starboard side near the stern.
The plate was four feet wide by fifteen
feet long. and three-eights OF an inch
thick. These repair, il was said, were only
made as a matter OF precaution, as the
vessel did not seem the worse for her coli
lision with the Ailsa. A bulletin was post
ed in the office and the cabins to the effect
that the Bourgogne would sail tomorrow
morning.
superintendent West made a statement
today denying that La Bourgogne was I'M
der Roadway at the time of the collision.
On the contrary, he asserted. her engines
were reversed before she struck the Ailsa.
He said also that Immediately after the
collision boat was lowered and the first
lieutenant and a ships crew were dis
patched TO the Ailsa, which. he said, was
Immediately lost to view in the fog. Mr.
West said he had no apprehension OF libel
proceedings being instituted against the
Rourgogne There is reason 10 believe
that arbitration VIII be resorted 10 for
final settlement of the matter between the
two steamship companies.
Second Capt. Dioquel of La Bourgogne.
made the following supplementary state
ment tonight: Il was on the forecastle
peak getting ready 10 lower anchors at the
time of the collision. The engines had stop
ped. but the ship was moving with the ebb
tide. We were taking soundings at the
time. The Ailsa. i should judge, was then
some 80 feet away. Had we been going at
fun speed we would have cut her stem off.
I sigualed the captain and the engine was
sent astern. but before they could get con-
troll OF the ship, the crash came. We could
not SEQ from cur place how much damage
had been done. The fog was the worst
ever saw, and what with the whistles and
bells arounds us, there was no little eonfu-
sion.''
The second captains statement is import
ant IN that II differs from the statements
made by Superintendent West. Superin-
tendent West declared earlier in the day
that la Bourgogne's engines were reversed
before the collision occurred and that the
ship was crawling along at the slowest rate
possible.
The sunken Alisa lies one half mile south
west OF Fort Hamilton in fifty feet OF wa
Ter. Her topYnast and the top Of her smoke
stack are out OF water.
The American line steamship New York,
which grounded near the Quickstep buoy
In the lower hay during dense fog yes
terday morning, came off at $50 this
morning and steamed at once to her dock
in this city The first and second cabin
passengers were transferred TO the city
last night During the night 100 pieces
OF cargo were transferred into harges IN
order 20 tighten the steamer. Shortly be-
fore this moning preparations were COM
pleted 10 haul of the steamer Fortunate
" the weather proved most favorable and
aided materially IN aeating The shin
About o'clock the wrecking steamers
made their hawsers fast 20 the New York
and with their heads 20 the southeast
pulled steadily on the steamer. The sh!p's
powerful twin screws churned at fun
speed and At $50 the New York heeled sud
denly 20 port and moved ahead toward The
channel The tugs hawsers were cast or
ana in less than FIVE minutes the New
York was GA her way 20 this city
While the New York was endeavorfux
20 free herself from the bottom the trans
fe- boat John r, Moore went alongside 10
take on board the stesrase passengers. A
portion % the passengers had been trans
ferred - the Moore when Health Officers
notv. IN bis steamboat, went alongside the
Moore. Dr.. roty quickly INSPECTED thA
passengers on hoard The Moore and ther,
boarded fhe New York where the remain
Der - the steersge passengers were exam
ine3 ara the shin Inspected. lie granted
The usual quarantine certificates OF inspec-
tion
The Elv3e lee steamship George 4 Cgvfa.
which vas r-En into by the Ol$ Dorr5nl0o
iioe stars i0 Guyaniaite now Hes bearhei
or Long Island shore haif wav between
Fort Hamilton arf Owl's Head. Three
Chapman vessels are dIscharrinw hAr cargo
TIE s.eamer has large hole in her port
side. about ui8shirs