The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
CLASH OVER SAYING
STRANDEDFREICHTER
Captain Of Revenue cutter
Itasca Says Wrccking Tug
Refused His Aid.
FRICTION Long STANDING
Government Service Charges
Mcrritt-Chapman Co. with
Interference.
FRICTION Long STANDING

~..., ;he Merritt-chapman Wr.ciing
Company made an EFFORT about a month
ago >, have the navigation laws amended
> as to prevent rcvenu, cutters from In
'.rf.t'rg with vreckne steamers engaged
iu tr,lng 70 Aoat q stranded vessel. tn"
t,l,l!uu between the revenue cutter COM
uiarders and the wr.ckcrs has increased
The stra.i!ug Of th" fIelghtcr Queen
Louise of Manasuuau. y. j.. ON Saturday
has becon" the subject Of a special report
L, capt Van Boskeich OF the cutter
l,ascL Tho report was forwarded ycster-
Jay by Capt. John T. Wild In command
90 Tho local division of the revenue cutter
service. To- Washington.
capt Van Bush"rck tells how. while
thn ltasca Was anchored inside Sandy
Hook on saturday morning. a boat from
tn HE saving station cam, out and told
HIN that the Queen Louise was aground
Capt Van Boskeick picked up anchor AMI
under forced draugh; made for tho
Ircight,r When he got Within signalling
distance he used tn" international cod,
Lass to talk To her and learned that Their,
Nas 40 truth IN the iumor THAI there had
been mut!iy aboard among the Chinese
Grew.
1lfo report tells of the arrival alongside
tn stranded vessel of tn. Mcrfitt-C hau-
man tug commissioner
Wishing to Lee sure Of the status OF the
~i'cklng COMPANY" Capt. Van Boskerck
Nrit"s, II sent a radio to the agent of the
Queen Louis" asking II tho company had
been employed"
In response TO this the captain received
Word that the company had been employed
o. q daily basis" Tho !;ascas surf boa
vas then Put over and sent 10 the Com
missioner with request for the wrccking
master TO come 10 the ltlsc., for "A confer
,u''. Inc Wr"cking master said he did
hot Intend to MAKE any attempt To noa;
the queen Louise that night saturday..
lie Furthermore said" capt. Van Bos-
her'N writes. that from the position OF
tic steamer II would be- impossinl. to float
A"r hN merely pulling on her and that II
Would uecessltatc a rc.uIag Wr,Cklng iol,
J offered To go in with the surf boat and
he a line on board, but he SAID il would
D. useless an. declined assistance with
thanks. owing to tn" circumstances and
30 the wreckng company was actually in
large of tn" wreck ana the ltasca could
hoi help she sailed for TompNusvill. foi
supplies"
Ihe impression OF the revenue cutter
Office here was that the itasca practically
had been turned back by thu wreckinc
company. Sapt Wild SID yesterday tina
- the return of the ltasca he called up thu
gents OF the Queen Louise. Houlder Weir
4 Boyd and ask, Il them II they had issued
any order declining the assistance of the
iiasca They said they had not and
added that they desired To have III.
!,asca sent back 10 the vessel. capt
Wild did this and also despatched the
'trrlict destroyer Seneca 10 the Queen
Louise.
capt Wild said There have been
Ia
.utcrfered with 10y the wrecking com
la0ics. and | think It is about time that
the! should be made 10 understand lust
where they stand in regard TO the revenue
utter service and the Government. The
Merri;t-chapman company recently sought
'o have a bill introduced into Congress
/ Senator MARITIME Of New Jersey. which
made law practically would have
>Dlished tn" revenue cutter service as a
useful Organization in assisting stranded
SH.ps. senator MARITIME apparently did
rot taxi. the bill serioUs.ly, as it was never
Introduced. The wrccking company de-
cared that our service was interfering
with private Enterprise"
The wrecliing master Of the marine
underwriters also asked capt. Wild to
assist IN floating the Queen Louise.
Ha,urally. bItl the Itasca and the Seneca
.. ambitious 10 haul the Queen Louise
n, II the job is possible. with the use of
faVsers. az they believe. The Seneca
worked so vigorously on Sunday that
sac parted her best hawser ana came back
70 Tomphlnsvile and got others and re-
turned TO the stranded ship Yesterday
morning.
Il was said az the office Of the Merritt
Chapman company that their wreckng
master had not told the revenue cutter
o'fcers that he was in charge Of the ship
that Capt Van Boskerck had m'sunder-
stood the wrecking master.