New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-20
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE WRECK OF THE DANIEL PARxIR.
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ssnespsadsses Of TAs N. Y Tribune.
SANDWICH, Mass "wednesday, Nay u, 1886.
Ihave just returned from second visit to the wrecs
of the Daniel Parker, (by mistake written Geo. Par
ker before) at Secusset Hsrber. So complete ruin is
rarely wrought by the rage Of the ocean. Csf Snow,
one Of the owners Of the schooner remarked that in
80 years experience upon the sea- hs had never seen
such perfect desolstion. The black hulk lay bottom
upward. broken open en- the Andward side.
The lumber ard masts torn and gashed by
grinding together in the surges, scattered along
the slope Of land as far as the eye could sweep therent
sas formed tent for the wreck. and his aids
and the chests of the crew and the trunk Of the captain
sbyered to fragments wers strown upO1 the besch;
and to all, the father Of the mate whose name
was Snow was walking the day long up and down the
shore to catch some glimpse of the body. This officer
was engaged to young lady Of Orleans, whose min
iature drifted ashore.
In justice to Capt Smah we may add that the re-
por of one of the rescued that be intoxicated
l. denied by those who know him well. lie has bOxre
an reproachable character, and is believed was not
under the influence Of strong drink. Is Is singular
fact that while those os--among them the eook ad
Is wears DID, who was swept by wave rom the arms
of The mate-were members Of families waiting their
return the survivors homeless and hendless-ene
Mexican the other without living relative, 80 tar
as he knows. There was no insurance en- the vessel
Hundreds have visited the scene OF DISASTER most
melancholy suggestive picture Of The sudden and en-
tire destruction Of property and life made by the ele-
meLts.
COLONIZATION SHIP.
The e'American Colonization Society have chartered
fine ship at Boston, of s73 tuns to take out the emi
grants to Libers. The ship was to sail from Boston
Yesterday for Savannah and from that port on the lSt
| of June for Monrovia.
FAIURY or sHIPBuILDERs IN HEwBURYPoRr.
correspondent of The Bostca Journal thus an
noupces the failure of Curier Townsend extensive
ah;,bu;Idors of NewhurvpOrf:
This very unfortunate occurrence took place last
| week which caused intense excitement in our com
muniy Their liabilities about 10000, and their
assets as near be ascertaned at present, not
far from 500 OOO About 300 mechanics were employed
by this firm who relied upon their wages f0r support
ard who are severely affected by this loss There Is no
way Of estimating the extent OF ths tanIe 81, easses
loss by fire of the Essex Mill in connection wlth tn
sad affair the prosperity Of our city very materially
affected, and the future 10 any thing but nattering
This is the largest failure which ever occurred In New
burypo 1t is but justice to say that no unfair susPi
cobs entertained by the public in regard TO THIS
matter. The Ner6uryPort Herald says; 1t was found
longer go on with their business and upon its being
| announced to their creditors, committee was ap
pointed investigate and report the condition OF the
| affairs Two meetings Of that committed have beer
held, and third will come of next Tuesday. II ha
been asceItaned that their liabilities are little if an,
ess than s20O 600, and their assets are estimated
about 5000 though they might not bring tha
amount at q forced sale. majority of the debts ar'
owed in this vicinity and mostly to mechanics and lab
| oripg men, 10 whom the lose very severe; indeed
several instances, it was their ALL in some perhaps
| more than sll, free from their own debts.
NEW SOUTHERN STEAMSHIP LINE.
| The New Orleans papers OF the 10th OF May bring
| us information of the chartenng of Southern
| steamship Company of New Oreans" under the laws
of the State of louisiana The charter is for twenty
five wears from the 9th of May. The purposes of the
company are declared to be "to transport, for com,
"pensafion, passengers, freight, mails and personal
property by steamships, between the ports OF New.
| "Oreans, Galveston and Lavacca Bay, and such
other ports foreign or domestic, as the company may
"at any time determine" The aggregate amount is
$500 600, in 1000 shares forming the capital OF the
| company. It appears that Messrs. Harris & Morgan
had previously entered into contract with the Post
master General for carrying the mail from New
Orleans to Galveston and Indianoa and back, which
contract has been made TO this company and
accepted by them under this act Of The
company have agreed to pay Messrs. Harris & Morgan
| the sums as follows; For the steamship z. Morgan,
el2O OOO for the s< amship Louisiana, 100000 for
| the steamship Mexico $4,000; for the steamship
Perseverance, 100000; for the toola, iron, rvets,
bolts. &C., s5a5; for eight Negroes se,O00 for the
mail contract, s4s,s75. Total, $685. 200. The man
ayers of the company are E. Hart, J. c. Harris, d.
| b. Morgan and C.. b. Payne.