New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
OLYMPIC STICKS IN RIVER
Steering Gear Deranged, She
SCrapes Mud in the Channel.
TROUBLE SOON REMEDlED
Big Ship Delayed Hour and a
Half on Eastbound
Voyage.

The White Star liner Olympic which
sailed promptly at noon yesterday for
SOUTHAMPTON. threw out her starboard
anchor suddenly and stopped in the river
channel between Ellis Island and pier A
at 1910 p. m.
1t was thought at first along the water
front that she had gone aground While
avoiding a tow of barges. but 1t was
learned later, when Captain Haddock sent
a wireless message ashore, that the steer
ing gear had become deranged- The Gus
tomary signal of two black balls, indicat-
ing that the vessel was not under control
was run UP in the forerigging, and the
siren sounded calls for tugs.
Three tugs close by steamed off the star
board bow and were asked by captain
HaddocL TO take a line tandem and pilot
the Olympic down 10 Robbins Reef Light.
The big vessel did not respond as promptly
as was expected, and 1t then became known
that she had edged in a trife on the mud
OF the west bank Of the channel With the
aid Of her own propellers and the help OF
the tugs at her bow the vessel swung
to the east and Strengthened out in MID
channel Then, with the black balls still
Nvine IN her rigging, the Olympic was
,oryoveA N Robbins Reef Light, where
she remained for a half hour TO make re-
pairs.
u 10 believed by the compary's officers
that che was not aground. as Captain Had
dock would have so informed them II ne
ha hed gone on the bank. After the
OLYMPIC had passed out of the Ambrose
Ss,9, ina issued
following statement;
The Olympic left her pier at u noon
to-day with $50 first class, 3G6 sGCpn .
class and 40 third class passengers lti'
passing the Battery the bypass OF the 'eI-
emotor became deranSed. ana as tiliS hin
,erfered with the steering gear the SNIP
Hes stonped and the anchor dlopptu,
Shortly afterward NUMBER OF luz, 80
engaged 10 convoy the olympic wiz I,',r+I,.
nairs were being made. which were sIoLtH
comnIeted and the ship proceeded on her
v0vase, passing Sandy Hook at S;2O p. H.
about one and one-haf hours late.
Tho nIace where the big vessel stopped
was IN a congested part of the river. where
long tovs are continually moving from 'he
North 10 the East River and up ana oo"n
the harbor between South BROOKLYN anu
North River piers She lay directy i'll '"e
wav OF the outbound steamships one u
which. the Royal Mail liner Magoa'ehd'
was able to pass her. PENS VI '''
mage and lighter drauSht'
Several years asp the Hamburg AMI Ven
u,or deutschland. now the Victoria Luise,
grounded in the North River ABOUT '"ou-
eand wards further north. She was out
to,rd At the time and swinging broadside
across the channel, congested trathc Tor
several hours
Apparentlv there was little or no con-
Germ among the .l2g passengers on board
the OLYMPIC. Few Of them left the dining
saloon for the deck. az luncheon was being
served when the liner halted
The derangcment of the OlyInpics steer
inc gear is the first mis- nap the big Loaf
has had since she came under the command
of Captain Haddock. The skipper hes "
sDlendid record and it was sald asH' 'e
YESTERDAY ~ those familiar wit. The "'lN-
ing q ships Of great tonnage mat II was
due to Captain HaddocEs 'eanai.S"lp
alone that the Olympic got aw ~ without
working far on to the shoaI.
Anong the GI5 saloon PASSENGERS were
Ambassador and Nine Jules j. JusSersno'
MARQUIS Cusani Confalonie1, the Italian
Ambassador. and MarchiOness Confa!onlerl'
Henry c. IGe. the American Minister to
Spain; Mr. and Mrs. Albcr, Gould Jeh-
nings Mr. ard Mrs Reginald dc hoNeh'
Mrs Reginald Nanderoilt ahc Johh Oar
rett. director of the Bureau of American
Republics.
Mrs Ida yon Claussen. one OF the hrs'
women to take up arms against Theodore
Roosevelt. was passenger on the olympic.
Recently she had been held under obserVa-
lion az Bioomincjale. but was subsequently
released MIS-. Won Claussen was booked
on the Olympic a. the Countess Won
ZobleD. and was accompanied by Miss
Nathalie Won Clauss..n, her adopted daugh-
ter.
Il leave America with a feeling OF moth
ing but pity and contempt she said short
" before the Olympic sailed. There are
no men left in America. or they would NOT
have stood by and seen me railroaded to
sanatorium. / am going away for good
and when / get on the other side shall
marry a wealthy English mining engineer
Also on the Olympic was MIS-. sydhey A
Williams. whose husband is secretary 10 D.
Sargent Cram, the Public SerTice Commis-
sioner. Mrs. Williams, who before her
marriage several months ago, was bliss
Ella Theilman, recently gave $1,000 to es-
tablish a new trade school for women at
Winfield, Long Island.