New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
MUD STOPS THE HAVANA
Liner Soon Free, but Fog Delays
Eleven Big Ships at the Hook.
.BALTlC'S PASSAGE STORMY
Olympic's Builder Sees Her OH
W. w. Sherman's Illness
Keeps Camoys Party Here.

A sfog, dense in the Narrows and at
Sandy Hook, but light enough to navigate
safely in the Upper Bay, chung about the
harbor yesterday from sunrise TO sunset,
making temporary prisoners OF practically
all steamships bound from and TO this port.
While passing out TO sea the Ward liner
Havana went aground on the edge OF he
Ambrose Channel. but did not remain long
on the shoal. She left her pier in the East
River at .. m. and passed safely down
the bay At 800 p. m, after she had en-
tered the channel, the vessels bow wedged
into the mud.
A wireless message announcing her plight
was sent out promptly, and the owners at
once got into communication with the cap
tain. who informed the general manager
he was not far upon the shoal and expected
to get clear within an hour.
Hardly had the message been sent when
the Havana, after being aground less than
five minutes. backed out into deep water
and continued on her way to sea
Eleven outbound transatlantic liners LETT
their piers yesterday, regardless OF the foB'
but after picking their way to quarantine
were compelled TO anchor. Some OF the
vessels took advantage Of few slight Nus
in the fog and got as far as the HOOK out
were compelled to anchor off the hghtship.
Some of the smaller vessels in the South
American and coastwise trade, being y
small tonnage and easy TO handle, got
through the fog slowly without mishap and
proceeded on their journeys south
The Baltic. Of the White Star Line, which
should have made port Friday came into
Quarantine that night and was passed early
yesterday morning by the Health Oficer'
She was ready to come up TO her pier, but
was ordered to wait until the Olympic mad
left her pier.
The Olympic. scheduled TO get away at
noon. was detained until almost y. m, as
there had been difficulty in getting her
baggage on board. Stragglers also helped
hold the big liner. Several times, as the
gangplank was about to be hauled ashore
tardy travellers came scurrying up the pier
begging 10 be taken aboard.
The Olympic carried 40 saloon, 2iO second
cabin and LOO steerage passengers Many
of the third class passengers were Italians
on their way to the mother country Tor the
HOLIDAYS. There was much disappointment
and an abundance Of protest ana CHATTER
on the part OF five hundred steerage pas
sengers who were left behind.
The Olympic sailed minus few OF her
saloon passengers who had booked passage
several weeks ago. Among them were Lord
and Lady Camoys, Lord and Lady Decies
and Mrs Anthony j. DreXel
Lord Camoys and his bride, who was
Miss Mildred Sherman, OF this city, de
ferred their departure because Of the CON
tinued Illness Of Lady Camoys's father,
William Watts Sherman. Lord Decies, who
is a close friend of Lord Camoys, cancelled
his transportation for the same reason.
Alexander Carlisle the veteran ship
builder and former general manager OF
Harland & Wolf. builders of the Olympic,
was at the pier TO bid godspeed To the
mammoth liner constructed under his di-
rection. lie took aboard d party OF friends