The Portland daily press., 1896-03-02

chor mile or two further on in the IN
per Day. Capt. Grant was on the bridge
ana extra lookouts were distri buted
ABOUT the deck. The big fog horn rent
one ar WIN It's notes of warning. Those
on oeeK were discussing their lucky es-
cape when the vessel, quivering from
stem to stern, suddenly stopped
"THAT'S THE EARTH AGAIN.
were the words that broke the silence.
coming from the pilots lips. Once more
were the engines reversed and every
effort was put forth to get the ship back
in the channel, but it was of no avail. A
close inspection showed that she was we'll
up on The bank with her bow po1nteti
directly towards Staten Island. 1t was
low water when she went on, but the
oceans bed boing soft and yielding, the
steamer ran far up, in the mud before
being checked. The shock was very
slight, not even enough to wake the pas
sengers. At CLOCK the passengers be-
gan TO assemble on deck. Then they
learned of the grounding OF the boat 1t
was not pleasant news to the S10 cabin
passengers. They took the situation good
naturally, however. and made them
selves as comfortable as possible.
Three tugs were sent TO the vessels as.
Stance. They made no effort to pull
bllO V0SScI Ou 0ul1I& kAC AhoA Lang VA oA-
ternoon. Later in the afternoon the
steamboats, John g. Moore and George
French with lighters arrived and took
the baggage and cabin passengers.
At the company's Office the general air
seemed charged with exaspeI alton: En-
phasls was laid upon the facts that the
New York was proceeding slowly and
was in charge Of pilot.
The St. Paul spent 10 days in the New
JERSEY sands r6Canflv and only last
Thursday left New York city on her first
trip since the accident. Shortly before
an explosion in her engine room resulted
in the death Of nine of her crew. The
Paris, too, within month, ran into
and sunk steamship on the other side.
She Is at Newport News now being over
hauled.
Earlier in the year all of her boilers but
one became caked, and upon her arrival
here she was sent to PHILADELPHIA for q
new set. Before she became an Ameri-
can line ship one of her shafts punched
hole In her bottom. n,
LOST HER RUDDER
and had to come about and return to
Queenstown, While being repaired after
this accident she suffered 500, 900 fire.
Tugs were sent down to the New York
to take off the passengers in case the yes-
sci does not previously get off.
There are 81 first cabin, 100 second
cabin and 26O storage passengers on the
New York.
THE Nav York went aground about 6
a. m. today" said Mr.. Wright to a re-
porter at the American line general Off
ces this afternoon. She is about five
miles below quarantine, between Hoff-
man and Swinburne islands, She was
running slowly in the fog when the acoi-
nd to ~. e
pilot.
AS soon as we heard of the grounding
we Immediately notified the Merritt
Wrecking Company. and tugs were dis
patched to the New York's assistance
I'VE do not expect Mr.. Wright con.
tinued, TO have any trouble in floating
the steamship. She can probably move
not the passengers will be transferred
and brough up to the city on other
boats"
The Cunard
STEAMSHIP CAMPANIA
passed through the narrows at 715
o'clock. 1t was raining hard at the tins
and the fog shut in shortly afterward.
The marine observer at Sunday Hook did
not see her pass out, but reported the
fog too thick to distinguish anything
off shore.
At the offices of the Cunard Company
it was said that the Campania left her
dock this morning at O'Clock. They
did not think she was in distress, as if
she had gone ashore in the lower bay
there would have elapsed enough time
after the accident to allow of notice
being sent to the office. No one of any
kind had been received.
The tide was remarkably high at s. 80
O'Clock this morning and was falling
fast at 10 O'Clock. If any steamship
went ashore at top of high water it
would be an extremely difficult matter to
float her. it was thought.