New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-04
THREE STEAMERS AGROUND
LOW TIDE DELAYS LA NORMANDIE
PENNSYLVANIA AND WELLS CITY.
THEY ALL GET OFF SAFELY-THE LUCANIA
COMES UP THE CHANNEL CAUTIOUSLY
AFTER SOME DELAY.

The Pennsylvania, of tha Hamburg American
Line left her pier at $50 a. M, bound for
Plymouth and Hamburg with 100 cabin and 100
steerage passengers on board. An hour later she
grounded in Gedney Channel, near Buoy No. 8.
Two black balls were hoisted, indicating that
she was not under control. 1t was stated at the
offices of the company that, as far as was
known, blame attached to the pilot, Fred
erck Reierson and it was believed the steering
gear was out of order A tugboat was sent down
to the steamships assistance. and although there
high water at o'clock. the steamship did
not float. The Pennsylvania was got off, how
ever. at 9:15 p. m.
The French Line steamship La Normandie,
outward bound for Havre. aground at 11:5v
a. m on the side of Gedney Channel, opposite to
the Pennsylvania. La Normandie to have
sailed last Thursday, but was delayed because
she arrived on Tuesday instead of Sunday. Inc
steam pilot boat New-York with a line to the
stem of La Normandie tried to pull her out OF
the channel. AT that time the steamers DOW
had turned that 1t was pointed north. ana the
position of the Pennsylvania was the same The
steam pilot boat worked for half hour with
out moving La Normandie, and then let go the
line she had on the steamers stem. Two black
balls indicating that the steamer was not under
control the same as the Pennsylvania, were
hoisted at so .. m
La Normandie had board n large number
of first and second class passengers. and rev
steerage passengers. Manager Bocaude, of the
French Line, said yesterday afternoon that the
accident was caused by too much water ana
too much steamship" The Pennsylvania" he
continued, caused La Normandie to diverge
from her course ard strike bottom. 1 have sent
down the Merritt & Chapman wrecking tug, but
have not thought it necessary to so down my
self 1 do not apprehend that 1t will be neces-
sary to take off the passengers, as L think that
both La Normandie and the Pennsylvania Will
float off at high water this evening.
The Cunarder Lucania from Liverpool. ar
rived outside the bar at 5:53 p. m. where she
stopped and hoisted signals "L-D-M." meaning
Channel is dangerous" It was supposed she
would probably wait until the PENNSYLVANIA ana
La Normande off before coming in ABOUT
6 o'clock, however, La Normandie started heT
engines at full speed. with the tug chapman
having a line to her bow. gradually pulling her
around. She got OFF in few minutes ana pro
ceeded at once on her voyage. She cleared Ihe
bar at Gil D. m. when the Lucania got under
way and passed in Sandy Hook at 6:3l p m.
At 9:10 o. m. the Pennsylvania was hoateo
with the help OF the steam pilot boat NeW-1 orh
the tug John Nichols and another tug. AFTER
getting off the Pennsylvania stopped ABOUT
hundred yards from where she was GROUNDED
probably on account of Gedney Channel light
being out for a short time. Then she started for
Sandy Hook. passing in at 934 p m, and an
choring off Sandy Hook at 953 p. m. The ma
rine observer reported that she did not proceed
TO sea on account Of the Gedney ChanneI lights
being eXtinguished.
Among the passengers who arrived last night
at Quarantine the steamer Iucanla. from
Liverpool and Queenstown. were I. O.. Aldrlch,
Bernard N Baker, president of the Atlantic
Transport Line; Herbert Seymour Darlington
J. Lorillard, John z. Milholland, Harold For
wood John L. Gibson, A. II. Harrison. w. C.
Hunter Thomas Nickels, Sir Weetman d. Pear
son Bart NJ. P: Edgar Swift and Edward
Stohr.
The Bristol Line steamer Wells City, bound
for Bristol went aground in Swash Channel
west of Romer Light at 40 p. m, and shortly
afterward the Morgan liner FL Paso. bound for
New Orleans, stopped and appeared 10 have
grounded at the junction OF Swash and ship
channels FL Paso, however. showed she was
not aground by trying hard 10 make the turn
at that point which the low tide left small room
for The Wells City got off at $40 p, m, ana
started UP Swash Channel. presumably 10 go OUT
by way OF Ship Channel.
The Pennsylvania is steel screw steamer OF
$500 tons. 5594 feet in length. g. feet in
breadth and 30 feet in depth She was built in
1896 at Belfast.
La Normandie is an iron screw steamer OF
2675 tons 459 feet In length, 80 feet in breadth
and 81 feet in depth, She was built IN NM AT
Barrow England