The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-02
DID NOT REST LONG
STEAMER NEW YORK PULLED OUT
OF HER BED OF SAND.
Now at Her Dock Preparing to Sail
to Return for Repairs.

NEW YORK. March Il Saturdays
numerous marine disasters gave steamship
and shipping people plenty to talk and
worry about to day. The fog lifted this
morning, but a drizzling rain kept up all
day.
The American line steamship New York,
which grounded near the Quickstep buoy
in the lower bay during a dense fog yes
terday morning. came off at $50 O'Clock
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 1,700
pieces OF cargo were transferred into
barges in order to tighten the steamer.
Shortly before o'clock this morning prep
arations were completed to haul Off the
steamer. Fortunately the weather proved
most favorable, and aided materially in
floating the ship. The wind was light from
the westward, with a heavy easterly swell.
About o'clock the wrecking steamers
j. ID. Jones and w. z. Chapman, assisted
by the powerful tugs Dorothy Ann, Wrest-
ler, Dudley Pray and G. 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 $50 the New York heeled suddenly
to port and moved ahead toward the cham
mel. 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 endeavoring to
free herself from the bottom the transfer
boat John e. Moore went alongside at s
o'clock to take on board the steerage pas
sengers. A portion OF the passengers had
been transferred TO the Moore when health
officer Doty, in his steamboat Governor
Flower, 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 in
spected. Health officer Doty granted the
usual quarantine certificate of inspection
1t was while the health officer was passing
the passengers on the steamers deck that
she came of the bottom and shot ahead
with the strain Of the tugs hawsers. The
Moore was compelled to cast off her lines
and steer clear of the steamer. She then
proceeded to the city with the passengers.
The remaining immigrants on board went
with the steamer to her pier where she
arrived about 10 o'clock.
After her collision with the Ailsa the
La Bourgogne anchored in the lower bay,
put back to this city. This was done as a
precautionary measure and TO allay any
fears of the passengers: As soon as the big
work placing new plate on the starboard
side, near the stern. The plate was four
feet wide by fifteen feet long, and three
eighths Of an inch thick. These repairs,
Ii was said, were only made as a matter of
precaution, the vessel did not seem
the worse for her collision with the Ailsa.
A bulletin was posted in the office to the
effect that the Bourgogne would sell to-
morrow morning. The captain and pilot
refused to talk TO reporters about yester-
days collision. superintendent West made
statement. in which he denied that La
Bourgogne was under headway at the time
of the collision. On the contrary. he as
serted that her engines were reversed be-
fore she struck the Ailsa. He said also
that Immediately after the collision a boat
was lowered and the first lieutenant and a
ships crew were dispatched to the ill.,
fated Ailsa, which. he said. was Immediate
ly lost to view in the fcg. The superin-
tendent added that ne had no apprehension
OF libel proceedings being instituted against
that arbitration viii be resorted to for a
final settlement O: the matter between the
two steamship eomasEies.
Second Captain Dioquel. OF La Bou-7ogae
made the following supplementary st; e.den
tonight: Il was on the forecastle peak with
two watchmen. boatswain. a carpenter ans
eight men. getting ready to lower anchor.
at the time OF the collision. The engines
had stopped. but the ship was moving witt
the ebo tide We We're taking soundings a
the time. The Ailsa. judge, was then som,
15o feet away. Had We been going at full
speed we would have cut her stem on I sig
nailed the captain and the engine WAS re
versed. but before they could get control o.