The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-11
Talk ON 'Cllange ,

Cotton sold to the extent OF 1900 bales, without
change in quotations Coffee was rather more active
with tales of bags Ro at steady prices Provisions
and breadstufSs without marked change Among
the traptactions of the day sales Of chests
black tea, for export to England
The news by the Daniel Webster from the Pacific wa
referred to- The steamship s. s Lewis, lost near Sal
Francisco, fine, well built vessel She was pro
pelIer built in Philadelphia in 1851. She was 22o feet
long deck 81 feet BEAM and II feet depth Of hold
She stood the books OF the underwriters equal ia
about !. She well built throughout. It Wal
stated that she cost the company about 000 while
some estimated her value 1T much higher sum. was
believed that she had but very little insurance on her in
Wall street. though there might have been ample policies
on her in other places.
telegraph despatch received yesterday from New
Orleans from reliable source stating that two steam
boats with valuable cargoes had been sunk In the upper
Red river They were the steamers Jim Turner and the
Preston. They bound up to the interior from New
Orleans, and heavily loaded with goods forwarded
for up country Dealers II believed that they had
valuable atsorments Of goods board intended for the
Indian and Mexican trade and that their would be
severely felt said that parcels of them were
sured in Northern offices, though full particulars had
not reached New Orleans at the date of the despatch
The point where the boats we're sunk was above the
great taft on Red river
We have to state that the account previously gave
regarding the pitching Of locomotive through an open
drawbridge into river, the New Jersey Transports
ton Railroad. was substantially true. We and on refer
ence to reliable documents that the occ
on the 2lst day Of March, 1S4s, about Eve years one
month and nineteen days SINCE and that the engine ten
der and baggage car submerged at the open draw
bridge on the Psssaic river, Newark, while the
remainder Of the train was left standing the bridge
Among tie passengers In the was exPresdent Van
Buren,, whose baggage was submerged. The train how.
ever, was going quite slow hosted flag was used for
signal, which, owing TO q strong head Wind, was blown
into line Of the engineers observation 10 that he did
not 1t In time They afterwards adopted largo bah
something like that used on the New Haven road Our
OILY error consisted in naming the wrong river the
period within which 1t occurred. II Mr.. Woodruff In,
been the road years this have occurred during
his connection with H.
We have great pleasure however, In bearing testimony
to the able and efficient services of Mr. Woodruff and to
the general superior management Of this excellent road
which is under company extending from New Jersey
to New Brunswick. We have Official documents TO show
that there have been fewer accidents It, according
the number Of passengers ported than aoy her
road ever built 1t is shown in the Official returns that
the number Of through and way passengers for the past
five years have exceeded five millions OF human beings
The Official report made to the State Legislature Of
New Jersey at It's last session. showed that the Of
through and way passengers transported the road
IN 1902 exclusive Of commuters and free passengers
amounted TO b92 go. The whole number Of persons in
ured b. the road 10 the convey Of this number
OF persons, was only twenty sey.noc one in sixty
sand There were only FIVE persons killed caused by
jumping off the trains while in motion, &c No persons
we're injured in the carstkose injured suffered
Their own carelessness in various ways
There was some Misrepresentation yesterday regarding
our remarks in reference 10 brokerage No, the
imPutaton was rtended TO be cast upon any one nor
could :, be said that any broker in any branch OF trade
honorable. Indeed, in no city could more honorable
ana respectable class Of be found In that busne
than the brokers Of View York