The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-07
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PARTICULARS or TI,E Loss or THE STEAMER METEo
-MIscELLANEOrS NEWS ITEMS.
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PARTICULARS or TIE Loss of THE STEAMER METEOR
-MIsCELLANEOrS NEWS ITEMS
FRI M the lndianolg Bulletin
We are ngain called upon TO the loss Of
other valuable steamship coast. The fine stcxIntr
Meteor Capt. Thomas Forbes, not yet year old, is
total wreck She attempted to pass Cavallo bar
sunset, on Sunday evening. April 18TH and struck
She was heavily loaded and the tide having
ming out for several days there unusually low water
the bar perhaps less than known nj this
the year strong .outheriy wind caused high sea and
ral Hors, in backing on but found to be leaking
badly and about tho time her pipe broke 70
that the pumps could not be worked and there was No
alternative left but again to her the bRy prevenS
her sinking.
The injuries received proved to be irrcmcdiabIc and
her lose together with her cargo the consequence
The information having been communicated to the pce-
pie Of lndianoa early on the following day all tho dis
posabie boats taken down including the Custom
House iieboat and on that afternoon the
crew we're taken of by Captain Bnimcr During the
night If the accident heavy south wind blew but
Monday morning and from that tirc till the close d
the scene II was from the west and north
The Meteor had fortyeight passengers, besides the
crew; all Of whom were saved 1ha. .urt calamity
sht uld follow early In The wake Of , Independence
lamcntabic and vcn,s the riic old sdugs that msfor
tunes never come nlone'
Thoso with whom We have converecd. including Mr.
Armstrong, ofNew Orleans speak in the highest d
the conduct Of Captain Forbes and the officers.
ThS Is the third vessel lost the within the
two years though they The only lost within FIVE
or years yet in two Of the had there been buoys
on tho bar no acc lent would have occurred.
We have not bctn able yet get list OF the'paen
gers and consigntes fn ier but shall publish them
aid fastest vessels on ,le southern waters. Sho
boiit and ooned 10y M,ssrs Harris Morgan and gave
e,eiy promise of long and profitable carer
She Ii the fourth sc lost 10y those gentlemen within
period Of sixteen months to wit the Palmetto at Pass
Cavaiio the Globe at Brazos Santiago aud the Calves
ton Ship Island shoals amounting the aggregate
about s2oOO Of entire loss to them they do not in
sure.
We tr,st the government will now bc inducc. to be-
stow some at Pass and That may have the
lights and buoys TO which by the magnitude OF
mefcc We are justly entitled We feel assured that had
l.ta hpon sg
CURED
We confidently look forward to tho day when improve
ments shall bc made 10 make the bar of safcst
aal d. epet IN the Gulf 1t Is practicable and easy
comp hment, and where there !, IN the prospective such
d. mand for large vessels q be doubt that n
will be brought about. W. Wel recolioct that In the
e1ly history Of Galveston Jar cks but
Of lpc ycais fncc II hss well kn ,wn and sup
pied with light ship and buoys dents raivy
occur Indeed the late accdc Of the snip MILAN is tho
only one We remember Tor several yeass
go IT viii be here Whenever justice IL done. During
the year 1876 large numbers OF gJvernmcnt vessels
drawing over ten feet trougbt into tits bay. aud n~
accident occurred in tho spring of lsI7 think ono
tvood take place but without pots being board
Gnd from that time til January 1860 vessel Loss
The three seencrs Palmetto ind pcndence and Meteor,
have all been Il II tnce the latter had there
bean buoys ON the bar the two first IT not the last, al
thee vessels would have suffered noloss
tttr IN the Laysca Commercial ia ted Arcnoss April
10 tays;- NC web worm eAd not tbe army wo'm LA
cat field Of cotton, sixty the heid and
W, bais'e OF my ortp has tbo s'ino worm IN H. and
fear u few days they viii make finish ot iny whole
crp"
IDdanola VIC oria ara other place ; IN our STATE
1hc OF G,liad as be, sicced the site OF th5
picttyttien toise IN cont, infi The town gives
TO the ffrtyufy the Ctd hrnanA Mission building to-
geIbCr with twt MY ac-s Of aLd which il stnnos ana
one LEAGUE Of tho uns,d land Of The trsct The
etitcno OF the county aho subscrbed %OoJ acree u
land.
dinner to Cspt Iswlcss was given by The citizens Of
1ndisto!s on the let Up of the Louisiana % thn port
" "a, expression o tftir g,n. raj confidence aui cs
cLA wc prf,c tarly appotste his late gallant
cortrct a The WRECK c lndept0dou nee" IL appears
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