The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-19
pLYMOUTHKUNS ON A ROCK
AGROUND ALI LAST NIGHT AT EN-
TRANCE TO THE SOUND.


whosier Crashed Upon n Reef Near
Hunts Point In the Foe-Gront Excite
ment But No Lives Lost-Passengers
Compelled to Remain on the Vessel.
The big Sound steamer Plymouth OF the Fall
River Line ran on rock about 200 yards west
OF Hunts Point, at the entrance OF the Sound.
last evening and stuck fast. She had 300 pas
sengers aboard. Tho heavy fog that was pre-
yaiing on the Sound and the East River sent
the pilot Of the Plymouth astruy At the
hour at which she struck. about quarter past
o o'clock. there were ten or moro other Sound
steamers In the vicinity. cropping around in
the fog. Proftine by what had happened to tho
Plymouth. they anchored az best they could and
waited through the night for the fog to lift
Word OF the accident to the Plymouth
was brought to the city late last night by
Quartermaster Frey. who was sent Of with q
boats crew to notify the company's Offices IN
this city and to got help.
At midnight the Chapman wrecking Com
rany had sent a number Of boats to help the
Plymouth and Mr. Nickerson. the superintend-
ent OF the Fall River Line In this city. had taken
q force OF men up to Port Morris to rem
dor such assistance as they could. Owing
to the heavy fog II was impossible
to send largo boats near enough to
the Plymouth last night 10 take of her pas
sengers. DO Tar as eouio DC learned ner injury
was limited 10 slash made oy the rocks In
her outer SKIN on the port sue amidships. by
sounding. u was ascertained there was ABOUT
eight feet OF water at her stern and about
twelve feet at the bow.
The three hundred passengers who left the
Fan river nne pier at the loot OF warren street
att O'CLOCK last evening on the Plymouth were
nearly oil a. uinner when the snip struck
she went on the rocks with considerable mo-
mentum, ana there was tremendous
crunchinG sound as she struck. The
diners we're thrown from their chairs, the
big chandeliers In the saloons were shaken so
that many OF the lamp shades fell and were
broken and there was a great smashing OF
crockery and creaking OF woodwork all over
the vessel These sounds were followed by
the screaming OF the women passengers.
There was rush Tor the deck. amid continued
shouting and confusion.
Capt. Simmons at once ordered his officers to
send oil OF the crew to their proper stations,
while no and the other officers set to work to
quiet the passengers. some Of whom
were nahting with one another for
possession OF life presorvers. The ON
GERS suoceeded. by varying threats with
consollng words. In obtaining some sort OF
BY that time Capt. Simmons had satisfied
himself that the ship was In no danger OF going
to pieces or OF sliding on into deep water.
IL was perfectly certain that none oil the lives
OF the passengers was in danger so long as
none oil the frightened ones Jumped overheard.
Quartermaster Frey and four men were sent
on In small boat Tor help. They had q very
diincult passage 10 the snore. as the ioR was as
thick as gray morse blanket ana they could
only guide themselves ny the footing OF the
cram around them' Ihey landed after about an
hour OF rowing a. the pier at the loot OF Enst
l,o'n street, IN the ror' MOTIFS rhi'roau yards
Inc men went 10 .ne sno'statoh OF the mar
Dor police al La street ana Two police
launehes were ' once sent 10 ehe fImou'h
assistance messengers "ere sent lor "upI
NieKersoh ahu 10 inc Nerriu-ehaomah
"Ieekine .ompan''
When the flymouth struck tue crash
ana the screams 'hat followed were heafd
with a'stinctness at inc hospital on
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