Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11
STRANDED ON CHERRY ISLAND
Serious Accident to the Tramp
Steamer GlengoiI.
SHE WENT ASHORE MONDAY
While Attempting to Avoid the
Ice FloeS.
A Large Portion of Her Cargo OF Beet
Sugar Will Probably be Lost or Damaged
Before She Is Afioat aHain-.Ths steamer
Twilight Loose and Coming Down.

As result of the breaking up of TIE
ice in the Delaware River, two big
steamers stranded Monday, and ono
Of them is still lying on tho Cherry
Island Flats, with strong probability
that large portion Of her cargo of
beet sugar will be lost or damaged
before she is again afloat This is the
tramp steamer Glengoil. The othor
vessel was the Spanish steamer Cada-
qua, which, however, managed to pull
herself into deep water and take refuge
behind the Ice piers at Msrcus Hook.
The Glengoil, under command Of
Capt. Davidson, sailed from Daptzic
December 9th, passed Dunnet Head
December 18th, and arrived Mt the
Delaware Breakwater early Sunday
morning. She is large tramp steamer,
and with her heavy and costly cargo of
beet sugar was very deep in the water
when she entered the Capss.
When she stood up the bay 10 the
gray dawn of early morning Monday,
Capt. Davidson and the pilot both
realized that they had hard task
before them to make Philadelphia In
safety. The recent rise in temperature
resulted in the ice up the river break
ing and large foes, in many instances
nearly 30 feet square. were borne swiftly
towards the sea on a strong current,
threatening imminent danger to ad-
vaneing steamers.
The Gengoil, guided Inexperienced
hands, escaped.any serious collision for
many miles. Several of her escapes
were thrilling in the extreme, and
when she left the bay and entered the
narrow river the worst was yet to come.
Shortly before IL O'Clock, when the
big steamer was nearly off Cherry
Island, one of the most intricate points
to navigate on the Delaware, even in
good weather, the pilot observed an
immense ice field bearing down upon
him., The unyielding nature Of the
Glengoips cargo could have no other
effect on the vessel in the event OF q
collision than to insure set ious leak;
so the pilot sought to avoid the formid-
able obstruction by slightly deviating
in his course towards the inland.
Almost instantly the steamergrounded
heavily and at q point where she was
supposed to be still in the channel by
both the mate and the captain.
As soon as possible her predicanlent
was telegraphed to Philadelphia, and
ioeboat No. 3, which was at Marcus
Hook, was directed to proceed to her
assistance. The latter arrived along
side at -. 30 p. m. land at last accounts
was engaged in breaking the ice which
had formed around the steamer.
Incomplete reports have been received
concerning the Glengoil's position, but
it is said to he very dangerous one.
The ice is forming so rapidly about her
that she may shortly he in the midst Of
a jam which will defy the work Of the
ioeboat.
THE TWILIGHT RELEASED.
Up the river iceboat No. l. assisted
by the tugs Harry Wall and Harry
Schaubel of Philadelphia, succeeded
after herculean struggle in working
their way to the icebound steamer Twi-
light and the Jugs Bristol and Nellie,
which have been stuck in the Delaware
River above Perwig for some days
A dispatch from Bordentown says the
Twilight would leave on high tide
Tuesday. The steamer appears to be IN.
injured after her unenviable experience.
Iceboat No. 2 worked Monday be-
tween Philadelphia and Chester. She
reports that there is no more work
needed SO far as relsses to breaking up
the lce -ls.u. .sa