The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-19
Marine Affairs.


This b<autifui steamer owned By spoford Tlestsn b
Co.. madshsr trial trip ON Saturday last She ls Ne
Novelty works at the foot Of Twelfth street at o>s
O'Clock PM, wind against her.
There between three and four hundred gentle
friends OF the whom tickets Of nvitatis
we're issued, on board. She fired salute on ieavia
Twelfth street another she came abreast seasasr
that lay In the East r1vor, and answered; and
she rounded Governors Island she fred another o.
getting into the river she fifteen or twenty nnute
delay After that she proceeded at moderate psos
would make her appearance, that both vessels wee1
proceed together and have trial Of speed II tie
latter vessel did come out but shortly after met with
accident by having q her engineers killed and So
had to put back As VIC said before, the Marion wsak
down the bay At her leisure, making about eight kno<s
hour and at about four o'clock passed the kish hs-
ship and proce tded for about eight miles beyssa
Sandy Hook. She then put about and full heaA
OF put on and she reached her berth in the Hae
river at six O'Clock precisely meking the return trip u
about two hours and twenty minutes at the rate Of thr
teen knots an hour.
IL agreed by every board that sAc was s~s
Of the cssanest vessels they board Of ns
pitch felt from the time she left the Novca
Works until she arrived her berth although the
was rough enough beyond the IIooh The expression
board Was that she sat like duck the water Ths
Marion built by jacob BELL for her owners and hs
tmbers principally Of live oak Dinsnsionssngth
keel 20T feet breadth Of beam 81 feet depth Of hoid n
do She has two saioonsone below and her uppsx
dcckboth built q rosewood satin wood and Mahogany
which supeIbly furnished Her engine was buit ~
Stillman Allen to-has seventy inch cylinder snl
eight feet stroke and with ten pounds OF steam makAs
eighteen revolutions per minute end thirteen knots
hour. splendid dinner was provided on board, ana
Il is needless say that ample us.icc done TO ana
the champagne. There no speeches, however, 20
that the reporters had II all their own way II u hut
justice to add that nothing could exceed the potcnss
and stten of Capt Berry this popular endsr e
the Marion 70 ~, guests ihc-s one little incidenx
TO be omitted IL seems that Capt Berry, sometime ago,
received from friend Of his who went 20 Ireland 10 ts
year 1s47, during the famine with provisions to the
lrish green ia. with the hexy the crown paint
Cd IT. nd the words Erin 20 Braghr his friend
marking 70 him at the tims that he burst u uy.
Capt berry said he woulj and good his word
lie did run u ON saturday and Il notsd gracefully
side by de with the stars and stripes sra the
OF much remark and jocuarty among tas company rhs
Marion leaves this Saturday, Tor Charleston. The
following Is t Of her ofuecrsM Ferry, captain, Mr.
fwin, hrst cftccr; Nr Barr, secen NJ do; Mr. Msxos
engineer and Mr. J. g. Msthcr, cleri-.
Ac,,prSr Bassp rHE srrA,rsnr ALassx.-oa
Saturday last a. about O'Clock IN, while tac stesn-
ship Alabama for Savannah, going on, below ths
Narrow mos. serious aud fltl accident tee Chsrscs
Young the third engineer Of ts weasel ~ appears that
he had descended into ti fos me purpose
oinr the maehn,ry, and shai while s.anding on sas
pillar block IN mont " the crank this part OF the en-
CINE In one of its ovoutons and vhen passing IRON
the uppcr 10 the lower centre strucx him ths eide
and back " the hssd csshing IN hS skull snd scat
terng his brains sbott the room lis boS vas
PIT on 70 the bed sae distance of eight or ton fret
No one witnessed the sad event. but !. probable that
after applying tn i.to the crrak pin his attention wAa
dyested for tho mosscnt and a,glccting 10
erect position On ihe return ~ The crank INC srddce
and mortal bfDw then ~celNed thStrih h"uis"s
Immediately after being lsformed of tsc catssrov1e
ordered the ship 10 be put shout and vun back 10 he
city This ao.he With the colors II half mast On
her return, tie Aabama anchored on Castle oarlen.
The body OF She young conveyed 70 ee sbcrc.
A ccopers Inquest Immediately held on the bodYs
and the evidence OF Mr. John Hsarney, the FIRST eng
ue.r taken who eyoscd to the sndng the sody OF tho
deceased lying the bed plate mutisicd, ~ above
drscrincd and the jury returne yei dict In aecoresco
with the facts shove described The unfortunate
was shout twenty hvc yests of nge, aud has left vfa
aud three children 1t his rst voyage In the se.
The Alabama started again on her WI age sbn.A II n
\ the same evening
Il NKw CIirrtH s,ug FLytSe Clorn-,rhis beautiNa
specimen Of naval architecture " receiving her
freight al the foot Of Maiden lane preparatory 10 her DE-
| parturc the 2lh inst Tor California and Chns Hhs
4 owned by Messrs. uripntn. Minturn Co, who ass
the Sea Serpent 10 which he In Fespect bears
close resemhlarce. The Flying Cloud i very sharp
vessel and bids fair to make GOOD voyage - any q
hc predecessors She registers lfs2 tons and y con
struCttd mostly Of white oak and u copper-issess
| throughout She built at Fast Boston. ey ut.
Donald Mckay -,
SrraNsnP BRoturR JoNsrutr-A meeting oi we 81
sctres Of this vessel hela the 2shnssns ~ srh
snd q cstd drawn up ard signed hy soimut.cs ~.
rcntcd Tor that purpose, pretcnita " 'apt he~
exprrssirg In hch terms their settstacsfn Win NJ
vessel and thanking him ond h ontcsis ~ their ~
v,mb5 sttutbn proiaulv theit ccNtf' fal Aeeona'
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