Big Salvage In New York Harbor

In 1889 the City of New Vork, on her first voyage to this port, ran ashore off Sandy Hook. A leading wrecking company of this city took a score of lighters down to také off her cargo so that she might be floated. A number of tugs aided in the work. The wrecking company put in a claim for salvage and was awarded 75,000. Including the compensation to the tugs which worked with the wrecking company the total amount of salvage