New-York tribune., 1910-11-04
MAURITANIA RUNS IN MUD
Bio Ship Sticks for Time on Bank
in Ambrose Channel.
HIT BY STORM NEARING PORT
Progress from Quarantine An
other Series of Delays-Brinps
Enormous Mail.

The Mauretania ran into the severe sto-r,
which has been sweeping the Atlantic
Coast just before passing Nantucket and
had to cut down her speed. Captain Trr-
ner had expected to dock his huge shin nv
or ; O'Clock yesterday afternoon. but in
stead he brought her up last night at lois
This delay was partly due to a collision
with the mud bank Of the Ambrose Chan
nel about halfway up 10 Quarantine
While the big ship. with 1.602 passengers
aboard, was nosing her way up the wind
ing channel I'm the storm. she ran a little
way Up on the bank and stuck there for
three-quaTters of an hour, finally backing
off and reaching Quarantine at Sill
Her progress from Quarantine was an
other series of delays. In the first place
she carried such stack of mail that the
mail boat had to trail along with her until
she was abeam of Governors Island. Then,
on account of the high seas, she had to
come to a stop TO let the revenue cutter
approach her. As II was, the cutter was
obliged 10 make four trials before she could
get alongside The revenue officers said it
was the toughest experience they had had
this year
Benjamin Guggenheirn, president Of the
International Steam Pump Company, was
aboard, as were J. Bruce Isnay, agent OF
the White Star Line. and Robert Watchorn
former Commissioner Of immigration. Mr.
Guggenhelm said he had spent four months
abroad II the interest of his company and
had established a factory near Paris Tor
French government work.
'"The steadily growing interest in Ameri-
can securitiea in Europe will continue,
said he. particularly now that the political
situation abroad is OF so uncertain char
ecter as 10 encourage investments In d
country so seldom disturbed by external
policies as the United States. Our country
has just had a long repose from the eX-
cesses naturally arising from the trenend-
Gus strides with which we march forward
whenever capital is placed at our disposal
IN view Of the length Of time that has
already elapsed since our last period Of ae-
tivity and as our crops have proved so
abundant we should. after the elections are
out of the way, start again on our forward
march. In fact, there should be nothing
to disturb our clear horizon, and we have
every reason 70 hone for an improved near
future"
Mr.. Isrnay was accompanied by Mrs. IS
may, and in the party also was Mrs F
Amsinck. Mr. and Mrs. Ismay went TO
Belfast to view the progress made on the
Olympic the White Star Ieviathan recently
launched. and the White Star agent had
this to say about docking facilities for the
Olympic and her sister ship, the Titanic:
IF We can't get docks in New York we
will go 10 Montauk. There is plenty Of
room there and plenty of water. isn't
there? At present there are no available
docks in Brooklyn The sooner New York
decides that she will give the Olympic and
Titanic piers long enough. the better. The
same trouble arose when the Oceanic made
her maiden trip She was one hundred feet
longer than her dock. The piers could be
heightened ore hundred feet and no one
would notice II. All I can say about the
Montauk matter is that il has been dis
cussed.'
Ex-Con1nissioner Watchorn was glad 70
get back lie said. He has been in London
since the latter part OF July on business for
the Union Oil Company, of California, Of
which he is an officer, and after a few
days stay in New York, will go TO Califor-
MIA. where he row makes his home. Mr..
Watchorn was keen!y interested in the po-
IiticaI situation hero, and spoke in the
warmest praise Of Mr.. Stimson, whom he
had known well as United States Attorney.
Other passengers were George NJ. Booth,
Of the Booth Steamship Company; Miss
May Blayney, an actress; Albert Chevalier,
the actor: Miss Constance Collier, an ac-
tress: J. Garcia of the International Sleep
ing Car Company; Miss f. 3. Grigsby, for
naer ward of Charles T. Yerkes: Ernest l.
Harris, American Consul General at
Smyrna: Baron N. Kuroda, who is on his
way TO Japan after four years spent at
Cambridge University; Lady Maxwell, wife
OF the commander of the British forces in
Egypt, and her father, c. w. Bonynge;
General Sir Hugh MeCalmont. Fulton Nc
Mahon. Comtesse Won Ostheim. Otto Schif
and cir Cvrira Smith