The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-15
MARITIME MISHAPS
Wilson Line Steamer Ot-
ranto Ashore Off Fire
Island.
WILL FLOAT AT HIGH TIDE
The Oceanic Disabled at Sea-
Morgan Line Ell Dorado
Still Fast.
WILL FLOAT AT HIGH TIDE

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 1854 despateh
from Fire Island says that at IL 80 O'clock
last night Patrolman Peterson Of the
Fire Island Life Saving Station dfscov-
cred steamer ashore on the outer bar.
He burned a Coston light to notify the
steamship that she was discovered and
hurried back to his station and gave the
alarm. On boarding the steamer it was
learned that she was the Otranto Of the
wilson line, commanded by Captain Hu-
by. with a general cargo bound for New
York She lies in an easy position. head
on to the beach. about two hundred
yards off shore and about tfree-ouarters
OF mile from the Fire Island Light
mouse. There is a moderate surf on.
with the wind southwest, blowing about
twenty-five miles an hour. If the wealth.
er remains favorable the steamer will
no doubt get off at high tide with the
assistance of the wrecking steamers.
Inc large ocean tugs l.. Luckenboch
ana Ocean King have been sent to the
assistance of the Otranto.
ihe marine observer at Fire Island saw
steamer passing at eight minutes after
eleven o'clock, showing no signals. and he
thinks it was the Otranto. TIE weaffer
at the time, he says, was somewhat hazy.
Merritts wreczing steamer is off shora-
but is unable to get to the steamer II
was high tide at Fire Island at S:12 o'clock
last evening, and the next high tide At
1n5e ~ pplnt VIII be at nine o'clock tonight
.oahoerson & Son, the agents in this
clly 1or the steamer Otranto which was
stranded early this morning near Fire
Island, have received no particulars a .
see ,t} OF ane grounding of the vessel. The
the Ctranto's captain, and until he is
heard from they have declined the SER
vices OF the wreckng companies How
ever, the wrecking tug W E. Chapman
has gone TO the. scene of the accident
and viii stand by in case help is re-
Mr.. Sanderson says he believes the ves-
sci is all right and will come OFF the
beach this afternoon without assistance.
me Qtranto IS a British freight Steam
er, and is commanded by Captain Huby.
crew of about thirty men
she left Shields, England on January
sanderson son sTfhg0 Thgg eaTgo G9nsignsa son1isf
The oTa4to fRn IS s5 see eet and ons mo0d sfo6 pfSB
beam; q feet deep and of 237O tons. She
was built in Hull, England, in 1871 and
Is Is 5,,,1 owned by T. Wilson, Sons Co..
The steamer Geimaoi, with arrived
n nsTe this moinirg FROM Liverpool and
February Is. in lat All. Ion. Ion SI Si.24. she he
s fsli IN w, with the British steamer Calico
- ou4 AiAtk Ior Boston with the steamer
oceanic of Cumberland in tow TIE
OceariS had broken shaft and was near
~ ess when the Calico took her in
tow4zs@1he Oceanic is of 1868 tons, ana car
riec crew of about 27 men when she left
sunderland on January 20. The Arneri-
can liner New York passed her February
I, $50 miles east of Sandy Hook The
oceanic slgnalled the New York that her
shaft Was broken and asked the New
York to tow her. A heavy sea. was run
ming at the time. but the Oceanic was
not In danger so the Lew York refused
The Germanic had a most tempestuous
passage and was IS hours behind her
usual time of passage. She experienced
a succession of southwest, west and
northwest gales, with violent squalls and
high head seas throughout the entire
passage.
When the Germanfc parted with the
Galileo and the disabled Oceanic the for
mer was heading west, one-half north.
and was evidently heading toward Hali-
The Morgan Line steamer Ell Dorado.
which grounded on Oyster Island night
before last in dense fog is still fast.
An attempt was made last night at high
water to pull her off, but without success.
At that time she was afioat fore and aft.
but was hard aground amidships.
Her cargo is being discharged and the
agents of the line say they expect to
get her clear at high tide tonight
The Ell Dorado has lost two blades of
her propeller, but is otherwise apparently
uninjured.