New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-26
DRAGGED WITH THEIR ANCHORS
THE TAIL END or THE STORM MAKES
TROUBLE IN THE HARBOR
SHIPS FORCED TOWARD THE BAY RIDGE SHORE
HARD WORK FOR TUGS TO BRING THEM
BACK - CONDITION OF THE
GRorNDED BOATS.

GROUNDED BOATS.
The storm which swept down upon New-York on
Tuesday night bringing with II wind. rain ana los'
and sending three vesses ashore on the nearby
COATS ~,ant mart Of It's remaining force yesIer-
dav as II moved off 10 the northeast III piayns
havoc with vessels anchored and sailing about IN the
harbor In the forenoon it whisted over the jersey
hills at the rate o. ffty-four miles. a toi do'e
blow" as the fishermen said. bunch OF vessels
anchored off Liberty Island were caush, IN the
swirl OF wind and spray: their anchors were draseeu
and they we're only saved from striking against the
RAY Ridge shore by strenuous efforts on the part
OF crews and assisting tugs. The Wilson Liner
Colorado the tramp steamers Themis and Ard
moore and the f0ur-nasted ship E.g!nshre were
torn from their anchorage and forced across '"e
barbor toward Red Hook in a string They Were
Trough, back By tugs The bark BerWickshire re-
c,,-re1 three hours 10 get her anchors up In order
10 20 10 sea and then tugs were necessary 10
,okA her out Not less difrcult was the hauAng OUT
from he- pier in the FACE OF the gale the ship Helen
Brewer The task was all that three tugs could
handle and IL took two tugs 10 get her out past
Sandy Hook.
tn pe,ova-e- q sky-scraplng grain elevator.
was rounding the Battery into the East River wnen
the heavy wind pun from the vest caught her ana
sent her around at a speed that woulc nave Hdue
an ocean-going express steamer envlous
The Ellis Island ferry-boa: John G. Carlisle
which never escapes a possible muddle. got badly
Barge Office pier. She danced about the end OIL II
in the gale for fully twenty minutes IN an en-
deavor 20 tie up at the piles. She finally made max
Of her connections when the TWO hawsers sne mao
out snapped and the unucky double-ender crN'eu
down upon the staten Island ferry slips. 10 max
matter, worse the hose connection when 'he D@'-
Isle had made with her pier In order 10 taKe on
water had been parted when the boat broke away
and her decks were flooded with an escaping
stream Tho ferry slips stayed her Maynard prog
ross and she steamed back 10 her pier. where she
was ar last secured There big load Of eN-
o.-ed Italians on board during the fuss. ,
ar The fbre- vessels that went ashore in the VI
crrifv Of This port N the fog early on W c1hrS,iag
morning not one had been gotten on up 10 a "a
hour last night. The westerly vino mace thc
water bout them too low 10 permit OF tnelr "-i.e
Aoaied. but this proved OF material assistance IN
the work OF tightening them Iney Were a.! y 'hs
easily and il was believed that all will be saved.
The Ward Line steamer Saginaw, Wnlcn j. ashore
near ocean CITY y j. yesterday relieved OF A
large part Of her cargo OF logwood and moldsscs'
and ren OF the Merrltt-C ndpman Nrecklhg toul-
many who are 40 work on her, say htt she can ne
pulle off the Jersey sands unca mayed .
The tnree-uasted schOOner Emily T., JChl-99l,
In The same fog that sent the Saginaw ashore. was
Yesterday stripped OF her ri-ging and part OF ner
cargo OF Oyster-snells was thrown oVerDC aIu II j
th,-i-h- that sne too will be successfully Heated
hard and fast a. Joness Inlet. Long Island, was
lerf almost dry Yesterday by the on-shore gaze Her
CARO- ~ mOla-ses was also partially removed. ana
IT. Is thought mat IL VIII ~ some time before the
vessel can be pulled OF. The crew stiH remains on
The storm which was central over New-York on
Wednesday, Is now. probably OF the New England
coast. To-day is expected 10 be fair and colder.