The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-23
STEAMER IN HARD LUCK
KAISER WILHELM DER CROSSE AR
RIvEs TWO DAYS OVERDUE.
Buneted by Storms and Lost Pro-
peIIer Bsade-Grounded Inside the
Hook, then FouIed a Buoy.

NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer. the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. arrived to-day. forty-eight
hours overdue. and 10 add TO her other
nisfortunes. grounded near the southwest
spit III the lower bay after passing Sandy
Hook. She left CheTbourg Nov. IA at 1873
p. m. and arrived at the Sandy Hook light
ship at 2:50 p. m. to-day. making the pass
age in seven days, twenty hours and twen-
~ minutes. with an average speed of l6.22
knots This is the slowest trip ever male
by the steamer.
The cause of her delay was primarily the
weather. From the moment of leaving
Cherbourg she experienced stormy wealth
err on Nov. Is she had west-southwest
winds, changing to west-northwest. with
rain squalls and high seas. On the 18TH
the wind increased to hurricane force from
the northwest, with very heavy westerly
sea- The steamer labored heavily during
the whole day The engines were slowed
down to nine knots. At times the seas
boarded the high-sided craft and caused
some damage to her rails and fittings. On
the 18th at S p. m. one blade of the port
propeller was lost and the engineers We're
Obliged to slow down the engine This,
with the successive gales, reduced the
daily average of the steamer over one
hundred knots. The following days the
weather continued stormy.
ON the 2lst a coal trimmer named hnlck
jumped overheard and was lost lie was
"A German about seventeen years of age
During haZy weather on the list the inner
passed so close To an oil tank steamer,
which was deeply laden, that the passen-
gers could look down on her decks Out
side the bar Dennis Reerdon, the SANDY
Hook pilot, boarded the vessel. ON round
ing the southwest spit the steamer, pelnB
under too much headway TO turn the sharp
angle OF the channel, ran INTO the muu.
Later i'm backing off she fouled a spar
buoy and il is supposed that the chain
wound about the propeller, as the vessel
stopped and was unable 10 move. TWO
wrecking steamers went to her assistance,
but the captain and pilot thought the tugs
were not able to tow the Vessel IN. a
divers services will he used tomorrow 10
ascertain the exact condition before any
attempt is made to move her.
When IL was learned that the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse had grounded in the
lower bay the deputy health ofhcer, Dr. ..
r. Sanborn. went with the revenue cutter
to the steamer and examined the passen-
gers and granted pratique. The Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse has on board S25 saloon,
32s second cabin and CAB steerage passen-
gers. The passengers did not appear TO be
i'm any way excited to-day, but all were
disguised at the sudden stoppage so close
TO home and many chafed at the delay
which resulted in their detention on board
for another night. The revenue cutter put
on board Il number of inspectors and some
persons who were looking for friends, and
then returned TO the city.
At :16 p. m. the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse arrived off the Quarantine station
Staten island Soon after she dropped
anchor for the night. The run from where
showing that her machinery must be in
good condition and her propellers clear.