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up and should it continue the surf viii undoubtedly sao
sde sufficiently enable the wreekers to break out her
cargo without difficulty.
LATER-NO HOPE OF SAVING THE SHIP.
MoRrcHEs, "wednesday, July 1910 A. VI.

IATFR-NO HOPE OF SAVING THE SHIP.
MoRIcHFs, Wednesday, July 1910 A. VI.
From Our Own Reporter
hed her position since my As. dispatch The wind con-
tirues the sane as when last wrote.
vessel presents spectacle Of the mos, lamentso BILE
wreck Fire upholstery china glsss and ctser apPoin'
men,s are all broken and muiA;ed The timbers OF The
deck have started from their plaeeshe oakum Is work
ing out of the seams and she has every appearance OF
having suffered much The severe thumpings of the
lattso days The copper heshng hiss also started the
ranheads being broken short off,
saw Capt wotion. who told that at present she has
ten feet of water her hold. The beats furousy
aesins, her arbosrd side that i. impossible for the
.chooners to approach He informed that about one
half Of her cargo would be saved in good condition. the
other half is damaged.
wreckers and stevedores are busy breaking out her
cargo; and the beach which lined with ladies from the
different boarding houses, presents lively appearance.
The bp close in shore that driven under
her lee and the cargo lowered on to them from the deck
The sarboard paddles four feet above water
and the ship although apparently sound may nevertheless
be pronounced a total wreck.
Capt Wotton despsrs OF getting off any Of the cargo
in the sebooDer but of the opinion that it all be
landed and brought to New York by railroad. Himself
and bis officers indefstig gable in their exerons to
left ber nor does he intend to until be is absolutely
PEELED to desert her.
The Captain has but little hopes OF saving the ship
although be thinks not impossible if the weather holds
good But il is undsputsoe that s0uthe istey blow
of three four hours would result very dsastrousy for
her Some OF opinion that when lghtened Of her
cargo if previously broken up she would float OIL At
hph tide did the Argo, some twelve months since.
Yesterday three of the Quarermasers deserted just at
the time when their services most needed.
During Yesterday several boats cspszed by the
breaker and in one instance four five persons
came near losing their lives. One boat was badly stove
The passengers baggage all safe and at the house Of
Mr.. Josiah ii. Bishop.
This morning several cases OF fine and very valuable
watch movements got out unnjured. The whole OF
the property brought Ter the charge OF compe
tent Custom-Il House officials.
By this mornings train the whole Of the crew left for
NewYork At the present writing about 100 persons are
employed on the beach in getting out and cartng the
cargo.
Her cargo am informed is worth over million of
dollars.
All Of the passengers have left
Mr. Bovine, the agent of the Board Of Underwriters,
and several of the people Of Atlantic, Mercantile, and
Sun Insurance Companies are here.
FOR cALIFoRsIA.
The Star of the Yves, sailed yesterday for Puena Arenas
with large number of passengers.
STEAMER Aida.
The steamer Aida was sold at Sheriff 3 sale at
Kingston on Monday for s9 Co., and the debt with which
she was encumbered being s9i OoO which with other in
cidental expenses will amount to about $4,000 She re-
umed her usual trips between Kingston and New-York on
Monday morning.