The herald., 1896-03-02
THE FOG LIFTED At Dawn
Giving the Shipowners Plenty
to Worry About i
SATURDAYS MANY MISHAPS
The BOurgogne Puts Back to Port for
Repairs
The New York Is Hauled Off Undamaged-
OF the AiIsa Only the Smoke
stack is Visible

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, March 1.-Saturday's num-
erous marine disasters gave steamship and
shipping people plenty to talk and worry
about today.
The fog lifted this morning, but driz-
z!ing rain kept up all day. Af,or her col.
lision with the Ailsa, the Bourgr0ne
anchored in the lower bay. aud there Cap
tain Poirot decided to put back to this city.
This was done as precautionary measure
and to allay fears of the passengers. As
soon as the big sel was docked 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 feet long,
and three-eights Of an inch thick. These
repairs, it is said, were only m ,de as a
matter OF precauton, as the We ssel did not
seem the worse for her collision with the
Ai'sa. A bulletin was posted in the office ca
BINS to the effect that tho Bou gosne would
sail tomorrow morning. The captain and
pilot refused to talk to reporters about
yesterdays collision. Superintendent West
made statement, denying La Bourgoyne
was under headway at the time of the col
lis1n. Ga the contrary, he asserted that
her engines were reversed before she struck
the Ailsa. He said al so that Immediately
after the collision n boat was lowered and
the first lieu enant and ships crew were
dispatched to the Ailsa, which. he said, was
lost to view in the fog. MI West said he
had no apprehension of libel proceedings
being instituted against the Bourgogne.
There is reason to believe that arbitration
will be resorted to for a final settlement of
the matter between the two steamship
companies.
The American line steamship New York,
hinl1 Tod tt,o n,,;,
in the lower bay during a dense fog yester-
day morning, came off at $3.50 this morn
ing and steamed at once to their dock in
this city. The first and second cabin pas
sengers were transferred to the city last
night. During the night seventeen hundred
pieces of cargo were transferred into
harges in order to tighten the steamer.
Shortly before seven this morning propara-
tions were made to haul off The steamer.
Fortunately the weather p;oved most favor
able and aided materially in floating the
ship. The wind was from the westward
with a heavy easterly SWELL About 7
O'Clock the wrecking steamers j. ID. Jones
and W. +. Chapman. assisted by the pow
crful tugs Dorothy Ann, Wrestler, Dudley
Pray and Il. M. Winslow, made their haw-
sers fast to to the New York and with
their heads to the southeast, pulled stead
lily on the steamer. .Che ships powerful
twin screws churned at full speed and at
$3.50 the Now York heeled 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.
free herself from the bottom the transfer
boat John +. Moore went alongside at 8
o'clock to take aboard the steerage passen-
gers. A portion of the passengers had
been transferred to the Moore when
Health Oflicer Doty iin his steamboat
went alongside the Moore. Or. Doty
quickly Inspected the passengers on board
the Moore and hen boarded the New
York. when the remainder of the steerage
passengers were examined and the ship in
srected. Health Officer Doty granted the
usual quarantine certificates of inspection.
1t was while the hoalth officer was pass
ing the passengers and steamers deck
that she came off the bottom and shot
ahead with the strain of the tugs hawsers.
The Moore was compelled t. cast off her
lines and steer clear Of tho steamer. She
then proceeded to the city with the pas
ssngerS. The remaining immigrants on
board went with the steamer to her pier.
where she arrived abou. 10 o'clock.
Second Captain Dioquel of the Bour-
gogne made The following supplementary
statement tonight:
IL was on The forecastIe peak getting
ieady TO lower anchors at the time of he
collision. TIE engines had stopped but
were taking soundings at the time. The
Ailsa, judge. was than some $50 feet
away. Had we been going at full speed
we would have cut her stem off.
IL signaled the captain and the engine
was sent astern, but before they could get
control OF the ship, the crash came. We
could not sec from our place how much
damage had been done. The fog was the
worst ever saw, and what with the whistles
and bells arou0d us, there was no little
confusion"
The second captains statement is i'm.
portant in that it differs from the state
menls made by Superintendent West.
Superintendent Nest 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.
Captain G. T. Walker of the Old Domin.
ion steamship Guyandotte, which collided
with the George w. Clyde, said il anyone
was TO blame it was the captain of the
Clyde.
The sunken Ailsa lies one-half mile
south southwest of Fort Hamilton in fifty
feet of water. Her topm asst and the top Of
her smokestack are out Of water.
Thr Clyde line steamship George A,
Clyde, which was run into by the Old Do
minion line steamship Guyandotte. now
lies beached on Long Island shore, half
way between Fort Hamilton and Owls
Head. Three Chapman wrecking vessels
are discharging her cargo. The steamer
has a large hole in her port side, about
midships.
DAMAGED BY FIRE
NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-Fre broke out
early this morning in the forward hold of
the British steamship Capella. She was
loading for Liverpool and would have
sailed out on Tuesday next. The damage
is estimated at S.2!5 900; insured.
Killed by a Rcbb.r
WAHoo, Neb. March !. - Henry III.