Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 1 | Leviathan on Bar near N. Y.

lEVIATHAN o ON BAR NEAR N. N Y Big Ship Fa Fast Aground on Incoming Trip NEW YORK YOnI Dec 21 By A A. P IThe P. P The The Leviathan q queen een ship of ot the American merchant marine Inbound in inbound inbound In- In bound from Cherbourg today grounded rounded on Robins reef reet In New NewYork York harbor A call can was sent r f for I till all ll available tugs J I The rhe reef Is located Just north of j I Stat Staten Island d. d The ship grounded after she had passed I in quarantine on the way to her dock The tide was ebbing when the X Leviathan grounded It will willbe be 8 p p. m. m before the high high highwater t water mark again will wUl be reached The reef reet was considerably to the west of the main ship channel The operators operators op op- op- op I of ot the Leviathan were without advices at nt 1115 a. a m. m as asto asto asto to how the vessel came to be bo so sotar far tar off ott her course Shortly after the Leviathan grounded quarantine reported that the freighter Xen en out outbound was wa-s ashore in Grav i bay Just out side ide tho Narro Narro A heavy bazI haze baz I hung over over the harbor I I The Leviathan was a voyage durIn during which sh she he made an j attempt to set a new record on the be beI westbound trip from Cherbourg to I New York Heavy fog tOg however was reported to have slowed her I during the last hours of ot the voyage I Half a dozen tugs reached the Leviathan than and made fast They Thy I tugged away vigorously but apparently ap op I ap-I parenty were unable to budge her with the low v water mark markI about an hour ahead I The ha dense fog fos that lid hid the sea giant Ilant from shore observers when she struck lifted d an hour later and andI j I the tho Staten island beaches beache were cove covered ed b by crowds who assembled I to Watch Q the operations of eight I tugs that chugged mightily in ali apparently ap- ap i futile efforts to float her The offices of the United States i I lines Unes which received first vord rd of or orI the grounding from the Associated I l Press reas later reported the liner was In no danger