New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
THE EFFECT on SHIPPING.
CRAFT WRECKED IN THE NORTH RIVER
OUTGOING STEAMERS DELAYED

CRAFT WRECKED IN THE NORTH RIVER
OUTGOING STEAMERS DELAYED
When the storm subsidcd yesterday morning 50
that the observer at Quarantine could see the Bay.
a fleet Of twenty-five ocean steamers outward
bound. was anchored in the Pay. tho line extend
ing from Liberty Island. In the I'pper Bay. as far
out as the Horseshoe inside Sandy Hook; This Ace.
included all the liners which lefi their piers
Saturday. The first weigh anchor and pro-
coed Oh her voyage was the Lucania. which passed
out the Hook twenty-One hours behind her sched
ule. The other steamers bound east and south
which followed tho Lucania the Knicler
booker. the Manitou, the Patria. La Normandie.
the Seguranca. the Alps the spaarndam. the IIol-
stein. the Altai. the Trye. the Nacoochee. the Rich
mon1, the Ronefactor The Nueccs. the British
King. the C.ty % Philadelphia tho G. ". clyde.
the Abydos the Nicaragua, the Bosstad and the
tank steamer Rotterdam
No inward-bound steamer reported yesterday
morning an2 It not until the afternoon that
any vesse. appeared OF Quarantine The telegraph
wires 10 Sandy Hook were down AID no informa-
ton could be obtained from the observer there "a
10 what vessels were outside Finally early IN the
afternoon the Mallory Line steamer Comal came
in. and her captain reported that he had arrived
on the Bar Saturday night and decided to remain
outside until the storm decreased IN intensity While
anchored outside he several other vessels walt
nG for tn. wind To 20 down. All nieh, srons
noTheas' gale made # decidedly uncomfortable for
the vessels outside.
The only other vessels to arrive yesterday were
the Leitrim. from London the Old Dominion Line
steamer jamestown and the French Liner La
Tourane. La Touraino do not come mp TO Quar-
antine. but anchored outside the Bar at $50 y. n
Among the steamers due yesterday which did not
arrive the Maasdam. from Rotterdam. the
Francisco. from HUI and the Thingvalla. from
Christiansand The Sound steamers which were
to sail Saturday night did Lot venture out untl
yesterday morning.
several accidents TO local shipping wcrc reported
last night as result q; the storm. Inc illucipa
damage was done 10 shipping IN Inc Norm RIVER
Wecn one hundred thirt N-seconu ana one
hrty fourth sts Two small schooncrs
and lighter went down there y small Na'ht. hol-
tom up dritted in At this point. and II was also
reported there that number OF stpWs hhd ne"H
lost IN the storm but this story could not pc CON
The two-masted schooner William Bakeiy. OF
Tompkins Cove. y y loaded with brick Tas tea
mp at one hundred and thirty second-st. IN tne
North River. When the gale was heaNiest, AT ma
night Saturday. the schooner Drok' neI moo moo s @ ,
and driven against a scow. large h"ic Wa
stely John Clancy was the only man on DoaIu
the schooner. and he made his escape over the
The schooner Ellen 7. King. with her sister ship.
the Mary King was lying at One-hundred-and-
thlrty-fourth-st. in the North River. The two YES,
sells moored close together. II was decided
Ellen T. King. and three Of The crew started 10 DO
the work and had her nearly around The Ellen ].
up against tho Ellen r. King smashing big hol-
in the latter boy. She went down almost i'm,
the other vessel were thrown int" The river and had
swim to the pier.
point. sank from tho force Of the waves
At about $50 o'clock yesterday morning yacht
drfted into the cove bottom upward The yacht
is about forty feet long but what yacht ii il and
how she came TO be in that condition Is not known.