New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-24
MARINE AFFAIRS.
DEPARTURE OF THE ADRIArsC.


The Collins steamship Adriatic sailed yesterday at
l2I o'clock for Liverpool. An immense crowd watched
her departure from the adjacent PIERS and sauted her
with hearty cheers as che got under way. at the
time Of her departure wind and tide setting
strongly up the river and three stesm-tugs were at
hand to sstist her in getting into the stream When
she left the pier the tide swept her nearly half mile
I'D the North River, the power of the three boats
combined being unable to stem It's force While leav
ing her dock the VIM II. Webb crossed her bow, fore
ing her to back and carrying her against the stern Of
the Atlantic lying at the end of the pier One Of
Francis's life boats Of the Adriac stove by the
accident and rendered useless. The three stosmugs
left her in the middle of the river her head
was well pointed down stream, and she commenced
her first voyage, running slowly not making at first
more than eight or ten revelations minute as to
be abe to avoid the sailing vessels IN the river. Fur
ther down the bay her speed was increased to pro6s
bly, fifteen seventeen knots, the wind and tide both
setting strongly against her. The Cunard scd other
steamers on the North River fired ssutes, and dipped
their colors as she passed by
She was accomp snied down to the Hook by the
ste smtug VIM. II. Webb, perhaps the s1fss: steamer
in these waters. At the Outset the Webb was ahead
but when both vessels entered the Nsrrows the Adr
attic had more than oversken her.
The Adristic takes ont 80 passengers and 800 900
in SPECIE Her crew. including officers and men, num-
bers 1873.
The Courier and Enquirer Of yesterday morning
says.
far as we could learn follows Five minutes before
letting 20 the hawsers some slight dsarslgemsns was
observed in the machinery which prevented the work
;p of he Init
Guilty lay could not be diecovered. Under the suppo
.tion that it would be found out and remedied
it was announced that the steamer would sail at
O'Clock Sunday morning.
After careful exsmina alton it was found that the
sleeve which connected TWO exhaust valves was
broken, owing TO defect in the csstlog lt was Only
by the rafting CT the pieces that the break was dis
covered. But the discovery came too late TO allow
repairs TO be made in time for Sunday morning. and
further pospouemens Of the hour OF departure was
made until II oclot to-day
She carries with her our best wishes for her con-
plete success.
SEVERE GALE on LAKE MICHIGAN.
Last week the Western Lakes were visited with a
the year. All Thursday it blew terifcaly over the
city Of Chicago, and the safety OF number OF vessels
in and the harbor was greatly endangered, WINE
some lost, although fortunately without any loss
of life. The schooner kossutb sunk near inc ofesk
water Of the Illinois Central Railroad, soon after her
crew had been rescued by propelerj aud the harriet
Ross waa lowed into the river BY the propeller Nc
Queen where che after sank her cargo OF wheat
piovrg total loss. The same propeller subsequently,,
with great difficulty succeeded in bringing aiS port The
scbooi er Die Vernon very much disabled and covered
f stem 10 stern with ice three four inches thick
Three of the were badly frozen and the second
mate had lost the power OF his hnger me oio9d ooIg
out their ends At late hour OF the day the Mcqueen
succeeded in bringing in third vessel Two vessels
were beached in the vicinity Of the town. and other
di,aster. are feared. The steamer Cleveland from
Green Bay, cane in at ab0u. o'clock in the even
irg, bsvIg escaped destruction almost by miracle.
The NIGHT previous she had encountered the gale when
At it, hight, snd 10 spite Of toe Efforts Of crew aud
passengers at the pumps, made wster 80 fast that
tns fr co were extingushed, and the veesel hsd to
rely upon her ssils. These were soon carried away,
and TO relieve The vessel il was found necessary
70 throw overheard everything on deck. incladins
ueh valusbe freight AT one time. by clint Of hare
labor the water got under and the fires
but the gale Increasing in fury they speedily
guisbed agsin. The passengers and crew. how.
ever never relaxed their efforts for q moment, aud
finally were enabled to get up steam again and 20
reach the port. AL along the Lake coast the effects
of the gale are apparent IN disasters similar TO those
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