The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-06
CLOSE SHAVE IN THE FOG,
STEAMER REPUBLIC BARELY ESCAPES
BEING RUN DOWN.

Officers Suddenly Discover the Ward Liner
Orizaba Heading for Them at Full Speed
by n Neat ManGuvre tho Ships Cleared
Each Other by About Three Feet.
The steamer Republic. which plies between
here and Long Branch. narrowly escaped coll
lsion with the outward bound Ward liner
Orzaba in the lower bay yesterday afternoon.
Quick work in the pilot house saved the Re-
public by about three feet. In the morning
the Republic started on her first trip. Sho
ran into thick fog. which prevented landing
at Long Branch. She lay to of the coast for q
time. and then put back to Atlantic Highlands.
where her passengers were landed and taken
by train to Long Branch.
Upon her second trip in the early part OF tho
afternoon she again made the Highlands land
ing took on board her passengers. and started
for New York. In the lower bay the fog whis-
ties OF other craft could be heard all about her.
She was about to round Craven Shoals buoy.
going at half speed. when fog whistles were
heard to the port and starboard. Capt. Joseph
Snicksall, Pilot j. S. Irlan and Mate Harvey
Cloverdalc were on the lookout and Pilot c. A.
Pierce was at the wheel
Steamer on your port" shouted tho mate.
Proceeding at full speed on u course that
would strike the Republic amidships. If both
vessels held their courses. was the outgoing
Ward liner Orizaha. The Republic blew one
T VIII sFmiiyInG that she would Pass to port
tuaIy ordering, the Republic to pass to star
board Considcring this impGI,SsibIee. Pilot
the jnGle bell for full speed ahead. at the same
time throwing his helm hard a starboard.
lenty out OF the path Of the liner until the
ships were nron parallel courses going in OPP
posite directions with only three feet between
them The officers OF the Republic say that
as they passed the ,Orizaba blew three whistles.
signiiying that she was going to back. but
whether she did or not they do not know. as
the keppblic kept on to her pier There was
one woman, aid say Oh, my, said Capt.
Tn. Republic did not attempt a third trip in
the afternoon. but tied up at Communipaw, T.
!, Those Of her passengers left at Long
over the Central linilroad Of New Jersey and
reached the city at II 80 o'clock p. NJ
r6@ onr TO her return bna
got in at 3;l5 o'clock yesterday morning laden
down with wet apd hungry crowd Of exepr.
the fog OUTSIDE Of sandy HOOK. aid after PH ioun
derng around for four hours put in at Atlantic
who were waiting for her down the Jersey
coast came on special trains and boarded her
Republic carried nearly 1000 90 persons to Lons
Branch. comparatively few Of whom returned
on the early boats. The result was that there
the Long Braneh pier lie at SO o"iocS "t to taRe
the last boat home as the steam boat could
at odck OF shs Long BT nRS9
from New York until that time. and most Of
the waiting eXcursonists at the Long Branch
hotels there. About 1900. however decided
TO wait.
When those aboard the steamer found that
was headed for the Highlands. and. reaching
there special train was secured to bring the
and It was 30 ocI%ck Before they we're ali on
board and the start for this city was made.