New-York tribune., 1903-01-24
CELTIC LONG IN DOCKING.
Ten Tugs Help Her to Fight Against Tide,
Wind and Ice

The unsatisfactoriness Of docking a great
steamship at night demonstrated last night
when the big Celtic attempted TO tie up alongside
her pier with the tide, wind and ice all working
against her It was only after nearly three
hours of backing and filing the smashing Of
e derrick boom eighteen inches in diameter. on
the pier, and bending part Of the rail on her
port side that the vessel was got alongside
Leaving Quarantine at 1:11 p. m. the Celtic
reached the end Of her pier in the North River a
few minutes of 9 o'clock but it was 11:45 before
the EangpIank WAS run and the first pas
senger stepped ashore. All the way up the Bay
psssengers were grumbing at the idea Of dock
ing at that hour. When it came to the long
wait off the end of the pier the grumbling gave
place 10 loud remonstrance-
While the passengers on the boat were
anxiousIy waiting TO go ashore, hundred or
more Of their friends who had gathered on
the pier TO meet them were compelled to impro-
wise foot races and other athletic games 10
keep I'D the circulation of their blood. 1t was
bitterly cold on the pier and there was no place
where they could seek shelter from the icy wind.
Tne big ship when she reached her pier
found it choked with ice, and added TO that were
strong wind and tide, both preventing her MAX
ing headway into the slip. After the first line
was put out three tugs attempted to push her
around so as to head into the slip. They worked
her ten feet Then two more tugs were added TO
the force but still they inadequate TO the
task The whistle was blown for more help.
gnd other tugs came TO the rescue until there
were ten working at the ship. some pulling.
others pushing.
When about half way in the slip the steamship
crashed into a boom derrick. breaking off the
heavy boom. The steamships rail was some
what damaged by the contact. The crash Gre
ated considerable excitement among the passen-
gers. The rumor ran around the ship that she
had cut into the pier shed.
The Celtic had the toughest passage OF her
history The entire trip against gales.
Iea- ing Queenstown Oh January ID, she ran into
a -1ng east-soutbeasterly gale early the IoI-
loving morning. This was accompanied oy a
high sea which tossed the ship about as though
il were an eggshelL Old ocean travellers who
were among the passengers say that they could
never have imagined that the Celtic. big snip
as size is would roll she did,
IN The afternoon Of the 10th big sea came
aboard the ship forward, setting everything
aEash OF deck and sailor caught in the
food was dashed against a skylght His thlgh
WAS broken
the Celtic was brought up to her pier last
night because George Westinghouse. who was
among her passengers, was anxious TO make the
midnight train for Pittsburg in order to attend
a meeting there to-day tug was sent do"n
;e Quarantine to take him off the snip, ana
Dar,lJtv Collector williams armed with IN
strucfions TO permit him to be landed in TINS
way but MI Westinghouse preferred to go up
thinking
"a male his train When the ship docked he
was The first passenger to go down the gang
plank. and leaving his baggage on the pier ne
hurried 10 q cab 10 reach Jersey City in the
hope Of still making connections MT Westing
house said that he had no further Information
20 give ont TO the public TO the result Of his
European trip o,,-.-.
c.. VyeeteTr Railway has been in London for
two months financing his road" Rumor had
it that he went there 10 sell the 1reat western
When asked If this were true he said IT,,
We'll Il practically amounts TO thaC We
been over there raising money for the roao ;I oIt
I can't give YOU particulars at present hItie
later when everything is settled III ten you an
about II You can say that my mission mas DEL oeei
satisfactory so far as IL has gone l shoulo hot
have come back at this time. but TOT the iacl .
that our annual meeting occurs shoruy az - -,
Paul and most Of the proxies Whlch are 70 y.
voted are made out in my name, rehoeIlhs ~ -
necessary fCr me TO be present in person 10 80
them ] have TO go back 10 LONDON py Ine iiS'
of March TO complete the business there w,
Among the passengers on the celtic was w
= Abingdon an English actor. VINO COMES mere
% ioir the Amelia Bingham Company