New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-19
CAR0NIA OFF IN SAFETY.
"ALL WELL"-WIRELESS
LeaUes Mud an Morning Unaurt-
SAILS at EUening.

The big Cunarder Caronia was at last pulled of
the mud in the Lower Bay at 7:5s o'clock YES
terday morning, just as the wreckers were about
70 give up hope Of moving her without shifting her
nsrfo. She had been stuck since Tuesday after
noan about o'clock. The boat outward bound
.n tbe dense fog, had to her choice Of running
into the Kaiser Wilhelm II or raJnming 4 schooner
or going out OF her course and grounding Late
Yesterday afternoon she started again on her voy-
age uninjured' end at o'clock wireless message
said al was We'll
All Efforts to pull her off had been futile until yes
terday morning when last determined attempt
was made preparatory TO possibly Tightening her
SIX powerful tugs and the pilot boat New-York
we're used, with success She made deep water
sxsln without moving a pound Of her cargo
The liner went back up the Lower Bay under her
CYL steam, and anchored in Gravesend Bay, where
sire rscoaled before once more beginning her voy-
aga During the thirty-nine hours that she was
fast the passengers all remained board. the
osntsiu refusing TO allow any 10 come 10 New
YORK and refusing TO let any newspaper man or
n+bers aboard the ship.
Vernon Il. Brown. local agent for the Cunard
line had this to say about the pulling off of the
Csrouis;
The ship got of without being injured In any way
she draws so much water thar we do not want TO
take any chances OF sending her out again except
sovn 70 examine her bottom. for that is unneces-
sg-y The passengers on the Caronia took the de
iav rhlosophicaIy and everything is all right. so
"a as they are concerned.
was that the tide, when full was tremendously
e+~onF I never saw II strong at that point, and
--er a experience with the currents there say the
ssTra Thing. This prevented the tugs from getting
6 good straight pull the steamer. Then there
VS. e strong wind against the work, too This
yro-ring tie tide currents were not as strong, ana
az wind was light everything went well.
30 one was 10 blame for the accident The snip
v1ert down the bay ahead Of the Kaiser NllheIIl IL
rSs for was so dense that Pilot Hall decided 10
anchor While at anchor the FOG Aghtened a DIT,
IA urese-tly the Kaiser doomed up through the
49, going out. The pilot thought that II the
5-sse- could 20 out, the CarOnia could, and he
o-sere6 the anchor up. a little further on IN the
channel be came upon the Kaiser, anchored. 4hls
e = dangerous thing 10 do that few pilots care
- ~ Pilot Hall sent the CRronia 10 one side TO
I-ss abreast Of the Kaiser a schooner appeared in
rhe FOG straight ahead. 1t just as II a driver
~ 2 fire engine tearing along street found NM
saIf compelled 20 choose between running down a
rtljd or driving into an elevated pillar. The pilot
raj the choice Of running down the schooner or OF
going between her and the bank at the side OF the
Sharnel he took the that saved the
schooner and the chance OF running on the mud
hank and the ship went aground.
Il vas said at the Office of the line yesterday that
the reason the Caronia unable TO get into
wireless communication with the shore on Tuesday
night was that another system working ct the
tine and cut into the messages Erom the Carouia.
fered with the workings CT the wireless system
The Caronia crossed the bar at $50. Al I o clock
her captain sent the following wireless message to
Vernon II. Brown by way Of Babylon:
AT o'clock. of Babylon. All we'll. Every hing
working satisfactorily"