The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-19
CAR0NIA FREE AND OFF TOSEA
1.yDAMAGED By HER FORTY
HOLRS SOJOURN IN THE MUD.
cot or In the McrninS. but Came Back TO
Grayesend Bay to Turn and Went Out
on the Evening TIde--ToO Much
wireless About for HarbJr Work.

nm the Evening Tlde--ToO Much
wireless About for Harb3r Work.
rhe giant Cunarder Caronia. which en-
hsl4e1 her nose deeply in the soft but
,Iio yin o mud Of Flynh'a 'Hoil on the edge
II the main ship channel. III thick weather
On r iesday afternoon, was freed at $40
o'clock Yesterday morning by the power
az her twin propellers and the concentrated
.,ersie. Of seven tugs. including the pilot
bos,s New York and New Jersey. She was
nnscarred, and headed in, anchorng IN
r;rayesend Bay. Although the tide wns
b,oh her commander and her pilot did
not care about risking getting aground
again by attempting to turn her In the 1000
foot channel, and that is why she went into
,he hsy. where there is lots ~ room and
deep water to manemver in.
The SQUADRON Of tugs hauled on the
haysars two hours before they overcame
the grip of the mud, and when the great
shin slid into deep water a cheer went up
from the impatient passengers, who crowded
IN the liners rails and encouraged the
uA3n4 Lilliputians straining at the strug-
Cling CULVER.
Vernon H. Brown, local agent OF the
wv
the Caronia off. An interior examination
As Mr. Brown said. showed that the ship
had sustained no more damage than she
might have il she had been resting in a
he'd Of soft cotton. There was not even a
bit Of paint scraped of her forefoot. Capt
War; and the pilot decided to wait until
the last of food tide in the afternoon Pc
fore getting under way again. The ship
got UP her anchor at $50 and started for
he Hook. She passed the place where
she had been held about forty hours, giving
i, a vide berth, and at 5;45 she cleared the
bar and leaped into the knolless deep sea
for Queenstown. two days late.
EVERYTHING satisfactory; all well, was
the wireless mesa ge she seat back when
she passed Bah, lon, l.. |.
Mr, Brown returned last night from see.
ing the Caronia off. He said 1t would have
heen an easy matter to haul her
from the mud on Wednesday night if the
tide had not been unusually swift and
directly across the course OF the tugs that
ID, the tugs were pulling broadside Of the
tide The fear of getting her deeper In
the rnire caused Capt. War; to order the
tugs to let up. The job was done yester-
day morning when there were no fierce
currents, or at slack water.
Mr.. Brown found from Capt. Wnrr and
Pilot Hall why tie Carhnia got into trouble
and acquitted them Of blame. Mr.. Brow,
aaid that the North German Lloyd steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm H.. which sailed for
Bremen on the day that the Caronia
was discovered Just ahead of the Cunarder
While the Caronia was proceeding the foe
shut down again. Presently she came
across the Kaiser just awin ging to anchor,
At tho same time Schooner appeared
dead ahead Of the Cunarder 10 avoid
running down the fore. and-after, Mr. Brown
aid Pilo' Hall did what some drivers Of
fre engines have done who have been con.
frontal with the alternative of runnin g
down child or humping into an elevated
pillar Ne decided in an instant to spare
The schooner and take the chance OF jam
ming the big ship into the mud. He saver
the schooner, and perhaps some scratches
for the liner. and got caught Oh the mud
bank
It VA. said at the Office of the Cunarc
Lire that there WAS nothing the matter
with the Caronia's wireless outfit She hao
reported herself coming in when she was
no miles eff Nantucket on her la st westward
trip and her wireless was working as usual
The message from her that came VIA ia "
lon last night was another INDICATION mat
nothing was the matter with her appara-
tus. It was suggested thai the reason
no wireless messages from her after she
went aground were r~,r.ived iy the 1u-
cAnia in port was that the hig steel
buildin q Of the city !nterfcred with the
tranamissi.,n.
But no wireless message from the Caronia
came by way of the Marconi station at
Babylon either, and that station could get
no messages to the ship. The reason for
this, it was suggested was that the De Forest
wireless station at Atlantic Highlands mixed
up things for the operators at the other
plants.
Manager Gilbraith Of the De Forest
plant at ~ Broadway. between which and
tine Hook there are few big buildings, said
that his companys operators had not in
tentionally interfered with the transmission
Lucania. In fact, he declared he had been
in communication with the Caronia. the
De Forest instrument having been attuned
to those Of the Caronia. and had received
an important message from Capt. War;
which had been delivered to MIR. Brown :.
received information from the De Forest
company relative to the position OF the
Caronia, but that he could not recall that he
had a message from Capt. War;. He had
sent the De Forest people letter thanking
them for their courtesy, He would not say
the failure Of the Caronia to communicate
by wireless with the Lucania. Doubtless
the Use of wireless systems generally here
ahonts on the day the yachts went away
and when the Caronia grounded was
singular, Mr. Brown said, that in the early
morning and late at night only could the
tunard ships in dock get in wireless touch
with sister craft down the bay. Perhaps
some Of the trouble might he due to OBJ.
siniction by the Statue Of Liberty and the
big steel buildings. At all events, it was
impossible to gel clear wireless connection
while the business of the port was at its
height
In regard to sending messages from the
Csronia while she was aground to the sta
ton at Babylon. Mr.. Brown said the Kaiser
Wilhelm II. had the same difficulty. She
did not get in touch with Babylon until she
vas far out Of the influence Of The city.