New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-28

The entire cargo was valued at s25OOOO
The vessel was insured for $4,000 and the freight for
100000 OF this 100000 was insured in this City
and $4,000 in Philadelphia and Boston
Teeeraphc dispatches from Boston say that Insurance
Companies there lose $4,000 this vessel II is sup
posed that twothrds the value of her cargo insured Of
which considerabes in offices abroad The Great Repub
lie the largest mechantman in the world She was J2'
feet long SO wide and 81 feet Deep and measured 1850
ns She was built in Boston by Captain Mckay at cos,
of 100000 and launched in October last She had
come TO NewYork to take cargo for Liverpool and was
fully loaded when the disaster took place
The amount OF insurance the cargo Of the Great Re
public could be exactly ascerained All was got by
the owners that could be but New York offices had taken
60 much upon the ships that aterly they declined risks up
the freight
Among other rumors is said that party of men stood
ready with axes to cut away the mass OF the Great kePuo
lie when she rs threatened with fire but that tho
captain would not permit this to be taken although
in the Judgment of persons would have saved the
ship II is said by others that the fire apparatus was not
properly managed No reliance however can be placed on
these rumors Many of the fremen learning thai this
crat ship was on fire. FASTENED to the dock and made their
every e1sTion to save her
1t is said that every Marine Insurance company IN the
Cv had risk upon the Great Republic that the Atlantic
Insurance COMPANY had risk Of $4,000. ID is impossible
10 ascertain the exact OF loss in this vessel some
of her cargo stored in the bottom Of the vessel may be yet
found unDjsred.
The ship Joseph Walker was owned by Samuel Thomp-
son & Nephew. and others joseph Hore captain She
WAS valued at something $4,000 and was insured for
tho whole amount in the Mercantile Mutual Sun and At
antc Insurance Companies each Company having shared
about equally in the The cargo consisting OF
$4,000 bushels grain 43O bales Of cotton one half being
on board 500 bsrels of resin The cargo on board con
sisted Of 500 bushels Of wheat 1900 bushels Of corn in
bo.es 5000 bushels of corn in bags 500 barrels OF resin
and 49O bales of cotton shipped by persons whose names
we could not ascertain al present with 2l' bales OF COTTON
sbpped by James Harrison q Co, and other commodities
TO the value of $500 shipped by Everett Brown we
n that eOOO bushels of the grain were insured in an
English Office The Joseph Walker was bound ouf ana
was to sail as soon her cargo was completed
The White Squal also built at this port was ehpper Oh
500 tups and cost about sloooo but not considered
a, the time Of the fire worth more than 10000 She is
fully insured partly in Walst and partly in Phlade
nbis but in what Companies wecoud not sscsran Her
cargo consisting chiefly Of copper valued at $1,000 was
not We, landed upon the dock
The clipper ship whrwnd lying on the opposite dock
N the Joseph Walker several times on IRE d. was
ayed by the indefaiigsbe e1ertiOns Of Capt W. - Bur
CESS who with his and two seaman, were the only
persons on board
!, wa, only with the greatest difficulty that the clipper
ship Red Rover was saved She was es ava! i1on UT
dock and hauled out into the stream
The WlEamsburgh and Fulton Ferry were employee for
svsr hours in towing such ships could be moved into
,bs river thus preventing hrger amount Of daage to
.be shipping lying in this psri of tAA City
The bells rang general Alan, bringing to The ground
nearly all the Fire Department Of New Yo<k Notwth-
standing the cold Of the atmosphere the freusn IA
bored with great energy and only ceased 70 rest when the
asmes we're subdsed and further danger from the De
vOur:ng elsmeni 10 be appebtndee -
The Ealing O(ths GsiagAs, Of he ship Crest kspUaH'