New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-17
DELAYED LINERS
FIGHT ice TO PIERS
Amerika Breaks Port En-
CINE at Sea-FaCcd Gales
All Way Across.
SHIP. ON MAIDEN
TRIP, OUT OF COAL
Scandinavian Vessel Stops In
Route to Fill Bunkers-har-
Dor Shipping Tied Up.

Jul OnippihS IN" NP'
The Hamburg American liner Amerika'
which left Hamburg February .. came
into Quarantine at o'clock r. m. yes
terday. but was unable 10 land her
Messengers until s o'clock ,. m. she
came abeam her pier at O'Clock r. M
and forced her way full length into the
dock. but could not get near enough 10
take on her gangpanks because OF the
heavy ice pack between her and the piei'
Stout hawsers we're put out from stern
and bow, but the ice put up resistance
greater than her winchcs could over
come. ard tugs had TO be used TO oreaN
the pack The big Hamburs-Amerlcah
tug No. made fast TO the pier ana as
sisted by another tug, turned her pro
pellers al full speed. crushing the ice ana
driving much Of it out into the North
River After an hours work the America
got alongside.
The Journey OF 3.ll6 miles was tenn
pestuous from the time she left SCUM
ampton, and IL was not until the ga!
run ended at noon yesterday that she "ds
able 10 do better than $50 miles Sun
gales. frequently attaining hurricane
force. hit her all the way across, Kicking
% exceptionally high seas. and AT times
she was held down. to mere "steerase-
way"
On Tuesday hurricane blew from the
northwest. accompanied by what Cap'ai"
Schulke described as IAN immense sea
l.. I
and swell" The Amerika fought ner way
through II, but made little headway. Al
noon Wednesday. when her days run wa
recorded. it was found that tAe hsd
logged 1se miles, the lowest days run IN
her history.
Breaks Port Engine in Gale.
She cot a terrific pounding, and as her
prorellers raced the strain upon her en-
rines was great. This was apparent IN
the afternoon Thursday. when her port
engine broke.
Her time Of passage was 10 Days ! hour
and 4 minutes and her average speed was
1892 knots.
The White Star lirer Adriatic. from the
Mediterranean, was reported on the
lightship at $50 p. m, but because or her
heavy steerage and the lateness OF her ar
rival AT Quarantine the health oihcer
declined to pass her until daylight.
La Savoie. OF the French Line, when
was due Saturday, locked at p. m OdP-
tain Tourrette reported the same sort OF
violent weather encountered by steam
sbips that have arrived within the last
week
The belsted stro-American steamship
Argentina came in from Trieste after
hard fight against the elements and had
considerable difficulty in warpinS into her
dock I'm South Brooklyn because OF wind
and ice Josef Halter. one OF her sailor
men. fell irto the icy water from the fore
castle. but was rescued by two boatmen
who were taking lines from the vessel to
the pier.
The Cunarder Campania. which was also
due Saturday. was unable to come
through the terrific seas and reported that
she would be unable TO dock until this
morning.
The new ScandinavianAm American steam
ship Frederik VIII, which sailed from
Christiansand February on her maiden
voyage TO this port and was due yester-
day, reported by wireless TO her agents
| that her coal supply had Deen depleted DE
| fighting storms and that she would have
to put into the Azores TO replenish her
1 burkers. Captain Thomson reported that
he expected to start again for New York
to-day and will probably arrive six or
! seven days late
| The Tracy Towing Line. OF No. ! Broad
way, reported that il had five tugs NOV
| ing barges containing about 1000 tons Of
coal tied up in the Staten Island Kills by
the floating fee The Philadelphia and
| Reading Coal Company's two tugs, the
| Wyomissing and the Bern. we're tied Up
| in the Staten Island Kills with fourteen
barges. containing 5000 tons of coal. load
ed at Port Reading, y. j.
While towing three bargcs into Cow
anus Canal. in South Brooklyn, yesterday
the tug Brinton lost one OF the barges.
the Lizzie Harvey. whose sides were
STAYED in by pressure of ice. The skip
per and his wife had but a moment 10
leap TO the next barge before the Lizzie
Harvey. weighted with 500 tons OF coal.
sank.