New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-07
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THE KAISER WILHELM II AND IA BRETAGNE NOT
DAMAGED BY THEIR MISHAP

DAMAGED By THEIR MISHAP.
The two steamships Kaiser Wilhelm II. Of the
North German Lloyd Linz and La Bretagne. OF
the French Line. which stuck their noses in tho
mud i'm Gedney Channel while outward bound on
Saturday, got off without mishap early yesterday
morning and proceeded on their voyage without
having 10 return 10 port.
The frst-named steamship left her pier at 10
o'clock on Saturday morning and the last-namcd
liner left hers about the same time. The Kaiser
wilhelm WAS in charge Of Pilot James Van Pel''
and the La Bretasrc WAS In charge OF CharI-s
Thompson. The steamships proceeded slowly down
the bay and passing Quarantine about noon. the
German liner was in the lead. followed by the Al
Ter another steamship which also sailed Satur-
day. while La Bretagne brought up the rear
The fog which had been getting thicke: and
thicker became dense that 1t was deemed ad-
vIsable 10 anchor In Grayesend Bay. The fog
lifted about o'clock. anchors were hosted and all
the steamships made an effort to get outside before
night set in
The weather was sim thick enough 70 cause the
pilots to proceed most cautiously. The Kaiser Will
helm took the lead with La Brctagne second
and the Aler last. The first two rounded Flynn's
Knob and tired 10 go through Gedney Channel.
La Bretagne then leading. followed by the
Kaiser Wilhelm and the Aller All the2old buoys in
the channel had been removed and replaced by
spar buoys painted black and white. The ice had
worked against them much that much OF the
nart had been worn off and the plots OF the
steamships declared that II impossible 20 tell
which were which. The pilot OF Ia Bretagne
-nistook the rcd buoy for the blnck buoy. and in
stead OF turning 10 the east. he continued nearly
on straigh, course. The Kaiser Wilhelm was
then about six hundred feet behind La Bretagne;
5 and Khsn ne W artn p% Sowed sn The station
pilot boat New-York and the tugboat Louis PulVer
offered assist the French liner, nut she declined
their help. The New-I9rk then went 70 me ne as,
latter's hawsers In endeavoring TO pull the steam
shin of he shoal Finally the New lork hooked
a hawser Of her own on the liner and the steam
shin was at last wrigged off the bar INTO deep
wafer La Breiagre hoated soon afterward,
I'm, she drifted n short distance and ran ashore
again AT 80 o'clock the agent OF the trench Line
Wreckina Company to pull off Ia Bretagne. and
two tugs OF the company. after some time. sue
ceeded in tho task of noating her. $500. s..o
Both the big liners got out or trouoc ABOUT ~ -
nothing had happened Inc agent, saa d IN
neither steamship had sustained the slightest Dam,
age md thar none OF the passengers had gfunipiea
M the slight delay. -, ~ go, 90 .h,s
CITY Yesterday said that the crews OF the MERRITT
chairman people had objected strenuousH 20 me
Network trying 10 pull the fIench Liner VI. w
cut the lines 81 the New-iork. ana accompanied
,beir threats with much strong language Ihelr
ohinction was due it said. 20 the fact that the
assistance OF the New OK ddn coz az! tn,r5'
and they wanted the Joo VI P"'''e "'' NV ''>
S" After Ia Rretagne pulled on the second time
tho "a pain refused 10 proceed until another p'Iut
was sent board. TINS was uor''' anu TIC ''o"'''
shin then put 10 sea. II,
Tho Aller had luck enough 70 proht Dy me ms
,ake OF tho other two steamships In their course,
md although the pilots dec Jared that her nose
creied slightly on the shoal. she managed to sheer
IN I'm time TO escape running aground. she put 10
sca before nightfall on Saturday