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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-27
The Late Tragedy I'm Avenue A.
AN0rHI vrCTIM-cORUHER's INQUEST Upos rHp
BODfEs.

The Late Tragedy I'm Avenue A.
ASorHiR UcTIM-coROsER's INQUEST uros rHp'
BODfEs.
Coroner PERI was esgaged hc,dipg inqusss yes.er
day upon he bodies Of ,he late victims VI murder Anc
suicide at NJ. 2S avenue A. Oudnx sunday night the
infant child Of RpenAn died from he effects Of the pss-
son administered to by sr father 80 another voun
hAo fallen In This est horrible Tho evidence OF
Mrs. RnemAD the only surviving member Of family,
went 70 corroboate all have stated In reference this
sad affair She stated tina; her husband 60, up about
7h O'Clock ON Sunday morning, and made dre pre-
paratory to preparing byeas fast, that soon brs
st was ready he poured out OF the coee and gave
70 his eldest child, who lying ted SICK with tho
then poured out some for wness Ers Rlnemaa
thought her husband acted strangely, aud refused 10
drink Of the beverage but merely dlppsd nsr bread in
the same; that alter her husband had drank of
fee no went TO bed with the sick child sDt
then commenced TO vomit w,toess askoc
him "whst the matter" whom he replist
VI have put ehili,ngs worth Of poison in the cpfs" "
She then gave the alarm when some OF tie neigh
ca ne Ia and Witnessed the death OF father
ana cnid Mrs Rneman took the youngest cnilt TO hs
fathers In avenue b where died during the day
rom tho ELECTS Of the poisoned cose administered 70 H.
The witness ssid rho had quarrel with husband,
but that no was very intemperate Abou, year
ego abe hearo bin threaten 10 poison the whole family;
never heard that he insaue, Dsceased home
about nine o'clock on Saturday night from WliAmsourg
The sck child called and father II hsd
orct &ht any, hing wnsreupoD decoased said no haA
brousLt something which would fix them all oul In
cobculrp, Mrs Rireuan said that ghe hal not the
slightest dea why her nusbsnd poisoned himself IA
mily, e,cept that he was continually drunk
DR. Whlje nnds % examination Of the body Of the de-
esed parties II his opinion that dextn
caused by arsenic the jury In each RENDERED
dlct In accordance with the above facts The a.
the children were Paul and Mary. rbe former 9
tive OF this country while the latter was born in Cor
many.
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In BAsrEs AND LtsrorD INDICTED roR ARSON.
win be recollec,ed that last Christmas night ARE
occurred In liquor store corner Of Brooms and woos-
YER sresss, ksps BY Hiram Ls Barnes The appearance
Of The nre raised suspicion that wss the work ds
sign. IRE narshsi Bake, and the police cf TIE Eighth
wNd, 90 the examination Of the premises thsA nisht
be sved that Is Bavpes, and named Tlnsord had
some hrovledss of the nrns sf The pvemisss Accord.
me they searched house OF III Ame IN the immediate
vcny and there found the socuse6 parties secvesed In
dneyent paris osshe house; also quantity Of wins
nauoy wss found slowed In closet only recently brought
from the store. me Witnesses In this subpr
nsed before the Last Grand jury, and that body
cund bills of Indictment tor against bcsb parties
They win probably be brought 70 trial s the next term
of The court.
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Our Philadelphia Csrrespsndencc.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 70, 1857

Napal Court ksvtial Upon Lseua Flsmsno.
The Court Martial charged With The Trial os commauder
Rowan Of the brig cambridge rsssssnblsd TINS morning.
n the Navy Y~d o commence the trial Of IA. Charles
f. Fleming Of the same vssseL The following officers
compose the COURT
Captains william J. McCluney, VIM. n Gardner, wn.
W. Mexican. Charles Iovndes, George ~ HolIIns, John
Marstcn. James 4. LArdper, VIM ". Hunter, Henry X.
Thatcher. The President of The Court 10 0cmmodors
Mccirnsy, asd The Judge Advocate Purser earrst r.
Barry
The charges and spscnoasops were nos read in open
court In oonsesuenoe OF informally, which vas
hougbt necessary 70 have corrected prior 70 going
with he trial. The Court met with clessd doovs aud h
under consicevatcs proposuoa 70 admit the anhdavs
OF the Copsus 81 RIO and Montevideo evidence Toe
court viii meet again 70 morrow morning.
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srAsrm cous.-n viii be perceived by paragraph
we published In yesterday mornings HrsAtp that $500
Of spsnish coips-quarters, shlllnss and sspsscss-
y,eldsd By melting s she nna In silver Of sais
or other words, thai ss OF these coins yielded ~ 7s
loss Of only 1s per cent while the standard II which
the government PROPOSES o take them ov duss in We
hv before Congress, h Al 20 psv oens discount We
that so oo worth Of spanish coins we're shipped
Cuba last week, In which markes al the pisses With
the p,llars visible on them are worth par.
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Bssurr TO hIe IocnA PYsr Mr.. Nlblo has rendered
70 Miss Ljuisa Pype and Mr. Harrison benefit which is
70 take place mis- evening at the Garden. The btu In.
cludcs dramatic and operate performance Of merit
and ing the volunteers see the names Of Mr. Lee
ter and Mss Emma Stanley, the last named artist mskirg
her dstm the American stare The real merit Of tbe
beuencises together with the excellent entertainment,
offered should attract q Gro vdcd house.
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banners and declare to be Spanish SUBJECTS oil those
No x,caOs VINO may 20 snms ana nus s .ss%p: 70 again
look 10 this matter
A gentleman named nbbe.s arrived here by tho
electric telegraph cable between tins port and Cape Po
roa understand the government q this island viii only
Whenever il shall desire Il the telegraph shall ps under
ts sok control Will the consent Of the In the Uni
ted States whose money 70 be invested In this grea
enterprise agree 10 ihisp / ratner reckon not
Iwas n the Opera 10 hear LA Esress dei Norse "
thought La Oranges voice had become somewhat
'reeoy" The house vas well nlied ssd the Opera was
Col Blythe United s,ates Consul here LETT in the Qua
ker City, for noone, yesterday morning He has OBTAIN
cd short furloush asd bas gone homo 10 get married.
Nezs Sabbath VIII be his wedding day. BE WILL sup
poss, mis- return orisg his BRIDE with n,m sne will
receive the most polite attentions from our "f FAINT
ues."
Looking over the register OF the GArdnsr House yes.
the arrivals from the United statesW Pckss
gin and son, W. r. ravors and lady, Rutleogs. wP:
maitland, J @ ODstead and lady. - MSCalioch and
brother and Mr. Tbbstt, oil from New YORK; W. e. Nor
rs Baltimore; D. Lyon and T. Sutherland, Chicago;
B. L..n,op and lady. : w. nun,os aad @ D Pol Poi:
want OF time did not permit me 10 copy.
HAVANA, Jan. IL, 1857
Arwooohine Departure Of 0enral Concha-1g.ct on The
Popular A~a-Dr. Kase's Misunderstanding Of SlSoes
-Ac%ets, dc
The fact that General Coscha Is 10 leave the govern
caused deep disqnet under thu fear thai his unseash
and devoted services 70 the prosperity and happiness Of
the people will never be replaced by amp person who
may be sent here . reward for past service TO the
State The levees OF Mrs. Concba fully attended,
By those who most opposed 70 Spanish sssan
gers.
The levee TO night will be graced by many Of our dis
nguished strangers from the Hotel Cubano among them
JGdge Carroll, Of the State OF New York Nc. and
Mrs Crane, Mr.. and Mrs Leonard, OF Mississpri and
oihere,oo numerous 10 mention
We do not get any very satisfactory reports a. to the
health OF DR.. Kals who is staying a Mrs. Amys house.
HIS mother and brother arrived BY last steamer, Quaker
City. presume that he will DO likely to render any
more service 70 his cour try aud his
We have had Two slavers or the st the east aud
h presumed sheir cArgces have been legally Anded
mAueulated Tor Cuban labor, under the preventive
cednla system which was efectuAy 70 prevent the fur
tber Importation Of nc groes IRON the coast OF Africa
A. Our stock oi sugars, old an new amounts 70 35 900
boxes Whites held Ut 81 80 - 90, OF fair best
qualities. Shipped the present week, Il, 900 boxes
AnlAoseA ming in pretty freely prices being TX
reals per keg
FIesh,s are better Than last week. and increased in.
quiry for Europe
EIcbsnge-kew York, 6A aeH discount; L,ndon, ~
alx premium; New Oresos AZ AZ do
Unned States golc coin ct . q disoornt
Health very good.
weather cool and delightful and favorable to the
planters.
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FsgaA, followed sfser my 6oat; but them rea
dered aid to my party nor boarded the soop, nor
so far - l knew bazaroed their lives
You may judge, esSe what foundation is for
any inputAlioa upon me- Dragging them, we'll
as OF the motive wfioh suated hs false and
whence originated. } rAPPEN,
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FREE EEGRoRs IN MrssoURr.o-A call has been put
forth In Marion county signed BY quite number of gen
tement proposing 10 hold pvblb meeting Of the citizens
of ke county In ralnypa the oath pst 10 suts
bic resolutions and take such preliminary steps
be 70 the passage By the of
Law compsss al ssrclse frse negroes 70 leave the
county, and 10 prohibit their emigration thilher from
otber States or COUNTIES
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United states Dastvsct Ccwrt.
Before Hon. Judrs Bstss.

JAs. w-7As Unitsd Stats ~ ybw Bals Of Dvrws- -
This vas motion on part Of The Carsom Horss sushar
80 70 cordenr Tour bales u dyugss cr being svcscsd
teiov msrset value They veve vailed q flls sssrirs
nd appraheo here n fi6s aevl nc. ners vss M
claimant, and the jury round re at tor tas Un'tst
iatee-oondemnine the goods
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WRECK AND BURNING OF THE SLOOP ga.
RAH ANN.

WHITSsrosK, l., Jan "a 1857.
The schooner Sarah Ann, OF Philadelphia (cssi scnoon-
or came shore st place, whirsstous, East
river in gale of wind the last Of the
10Th inst she toos dro from unknowu 70 any
nre, with great difficulty. In consequence ofshe
verify Of the weather everything was frozen up the
vessel was partly burnt her stern being entirely gone
LOSS OF THE SHIP LORD ASHBUBpON.
EAsrPcEr Jaa 2o, 1857.
The British ship Lord Ashburton fron rouioa for st.
John, B., totally lost Grand Nsuan, the 10Th
inst All the officers lost, and only ght out
ortwenty nine were saved, and 'hey badly froz,n
LOSS OF THE SHIP NANLIUS.
EAsr0Kr jan. 2e, 1857.
The ship Manlius, from Newcastle for st Jonn WAS
totally lost on Grand Manan. The rescued,
after being week In the boat and Ia the
Capt Noye Of the service goes 10 Grand Msnan
to day TO render assistance.
DISASTER TO THE BRIG sACHEN.
PROVIDENCE, Jaa. 10, 1867.
full riggod brig reported 10 be the SAchem twenty
three days from Lubeo for New York. put Newport
on Sunday night with the less Of her top gallant mast
saia flying b foretopmast and staysai, the
and sails moro or less damaged.
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER STANDARD.
HALIFAX, Jau. 26, 1867.
The schooner Standard, from Esss Florida for New
York, was fallen In with In q sinking condition. and the
crew taken Oh, and brought here yesterday.
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Tm irArIAx orrsA-rhe Z" rrovssors" win be rspes,ed
a The Academy this svesins for The Ast time This very
popular work exoisss renewed Interest from the great
suooss which has attended shs dsra Of Psrcdi and
nberip the principal role. A. the weather has
siby moderated full attendance may be expected u
The Academy 70 night
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DISASTER TO THE BRIG sACHEH.
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER STANDARD.
Additional fram Kicnrax~a.

Eotwthstandng the un navorsble accounts which have
been circulated in regard 10 the condition OF General
Walk and the forces under his command his cause Is
not desperate they vould havs believe. In fact
close Wow Of things they really exist Nicsragaa
are far from showing that 1t s utterly hopeless tAt
he has not . chance OF success. II may DO well !n
this section to bear mind faw important css
which we gather from private lettefA
The frat appearance of any Honduras troops that
OF six hundred under the comnSad of Iatruc and
these formed the force whish beaten by Captain
Waters while on his way to relieve General Hsnnagsen.
The Costa Rcaus are completely exhausted, end IL
will be long tme before they can bring another
body OF men into the neld they able 70 do
Nicaragua In the coAdiuon and Sas Salvador and
Guatemala very much weakened. The last twe are,
in fact, the only Central American stses thai can
tribute any moro In addition TO ali ths the sue
cessiu defence and indomtabe bravery Of aennugsen
has had great moral effect upon all the natives The
wonderful endurance and courage whch defence
hibited has inspired them win sautAsy dread Of the
Americans, and they afraid 10 meet foes whom
they consider ~ little less than invincisle. Tnsy
imagined at ono time that, with vastly superior forces
they should certainly crush him. but the result has
proved how much they wore mistaken In their
Impressions
Walker according the latest accounts was at Rivs
the slst Of December making Arrangements future
operations confident than Of suooess from
exhausted condition Of the allied forces The arrival OF
recru the expectation OF others, and the not thai
bis present foroe consists OF the best men, In physoa
point Of view-the others having suocumbed 70 the oil
mate or left the oountry-renders him reliant
his prospects. With such men he known what he oan
do because he has already tried them.
Then, again, the two parties in Nicaragua have
menoed their quarrsls among themselves. Believing
they had carried everything before them they revived
their old disputes and are torn BY their party div
siops. The con diion Of things the San Jan river
not considered Of any account and regarded - merely
delaying for time the transit Of passengers across the
Istbmus
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The Annual Ball OF tho Fire Department..
Never did the Academy Of Music appear 30 brilliant -
did last evening" the oocasion Of The twenty eighth
annual ball Of the New York Fire Department At an
early hour evcry available spot IN the interior Of the
building was nllsd with gay and fashionable asssm
blsse. The dress circle and balcony boxes were -
crowded with vssrs though "rrovasors' Was being
performed for the last night BY the La Grange Opera
troupe. The noor Of large Dimensions, extending
from the dress circle 70 the Of shs building was
highly polished with preparasioa Of enable the
lovers Of the terPsichsrsan a 70 70 through the
Of the danoe with the most perfect sass and grsos.
Wreaths Of and other arudcia flowers were hung
In festoops from each box and balcony. The das-
cling feature Of NE soene however, The coat Of
Of the Fire Department esnsrucssd Of jets Of gas and
Suspended In the Of The building thai all might
have good opportunity Of witnessing the beautiful sro,
produced By 80 many brilliant lights. ne nreman's
cap, the hook aad ladder srannng gear Of the machine
and the torches beausuly rendered Above tho ooas
Of arms was hemisphere upon which rested N Americas
eagle with oussprssd wings Suspended above This was
neat scroll, on which were the words
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On tho other side Of tue medal the following
scribSd-
Lite sAving Berevoipt instiususion Of Nov York.
incorporated soth March, Is49 :



This sioe also contains very skiiul and pleasant d.
sign, Representing q stranded ship ths beach, tne
vavss 6ashing furiousy over her; near By v stssios
house with mortar, thr,w,pg rope 70 the ship 10 rs.
cue the lives OF those o, leosrd Tbs very neat ~
iimonis. snd We are slse 70 see eooase and hu nasy
amops hrirg mon thus encouraged, the knovIedss
that GOOD and brave deeds are appreciated s ones
Frsas Incentive 70 them. silver medal OF the saas
GERS On board the ~, by the same assoctaaon.
The CORPORATION CorSssl--hY. BosseeA has bccn axuis
hdnposed Tor somedsys, but not danscrsusy. He now
oonvalcscert but viii not be able 70 resume his oncl
duties TO- . week or tvo.
Fns ~ Avurs A.-sbortly alter IL O'Clock on suadav
night nre brote out In grocery store kept By Francis
l. ge,ssS, situated s % A. fhe Ore destroyed
pretty much shs whole Of the stock. Mr. Geislcr aaa
family corrupted the back the sSors 70 "a In bus
he time OF the IRE s said they we're st the Geymas
The In the Bovery and their resurn found the
store burned Out The IRE, howevsv aid NOT sr,epd -
the back ef any he door ssparutns
The store from the closed We updsrsaud IL
stock and nxturss insured for "a oto Ia the Manha
van Insurance. Company; the oss may pcsssiy smsuss
10 teoo on the sock The damage tho building Win b.
about $500 insured.
rns wAru srRuu -rhs alarm Of Ore ,or the seventh
dhtrct between and 10 ocioek Night was oaassd
By IRE being discovered among eoms sh rars on tha
foush floor Of thornton and MAJORS boadcd warehouse
No. 2sT water street. The Gre. no doubt. oyirnaasA
rom bale ef rags an froa the previous nrs ana uss
exhnsuahed. No damage done.
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THE WRECK OF THE sLooP FREEDOM.
TO TIE xDrroR o. THE HERALD.

s"n~'rhhAp nAf, To- H., Jan. 70, 1897.
In your paper Of this date, under The head Of "our
Long Island Correspondence" appears letter dated
from shs place In rssrescs The sloop rreedom nov
Ashore In this -cinxy. This letter urely
the facts, and h evidently dictated BY malice; and
therefore ask space truly 70 state the scts.
So soon ~ the slcop was seen with the signal Of dis
trsss flying, immediately despatched Frederick Luady
Francis Greenwood and James Jenison smpIsysd By
me 'cr that purpose, se her relief II impossible 10
aunoh the fsboat account Of the Ice ana they pro
cssded IN small boat down the bay AMI cut OF the inles
towards the slocp, until they stopped BY the cs
gresnwsse heu sthe imminent peril Of his nfs crossed
tse ce on isos several times breaking through a. he
ieeoneo ihe vessel. He alone bosrdef her asoer.
smeo ne, name and found that she had been deserted
shore, being out OF their power 10 relieve he vessel
rWoo 'ne oolwsis, (bus mot Ausuius) together with
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CIAy Intelligence,

THE wzAraU was mild yesterday, tho thernio me,er
marking 26 degrees throughout Of day. with he
wind form the southeast The rivers and bay wsrs
clearer han they have been for ne though thers
cood deal Of what has called "ce porridge'
hee'ng about. The South, Wall street, Fulton, Peck slip
aud Grand street ferries, the ESs river tho staten
Leland ferry ard the Jersey Ct3 and Hoboken ferries
al ran win TO eyabe regularity, and in much be,ser
time than usual Toe streets ADD aide walks sting
20 be an immense nuisance, she tue
ties zee " them the better IL is imp ,ssible 70 WALK
with coms0rt, and II s equally impossible to rde Tue
mails regularly ana the onls ones overdue are
ths southern mails, which . week behind tuna t.
is to be boped that the worst tf winter s over.
CoRRIcr TIxI FOR THE Cry-OspsRs TO THE Bsunsa.
ms We announced seme days sinos that Mayor WOOD
had authorized Professor r. ID Boil, OF the New YosA
University, to give exact astronomical time 10 the b,
ringers throughout the city O'Clock every evs.
pG 30 that they could notify the public by srokap
the fire bells the nYst % near the precteo
time a. possible The following Is the Mayors order y
MAYogs orrrck NEW yoRK. jan a. IsH.
GESnEMEs-You win hereafter strike OF nine /.
graph BY 1d0er e. s s s H.
S e a:Ts S: 8: .s
once In every twenty tour hours to he 10 tna
"'"eh which hour rfsffs o ox:g'r
Should Professor Bull perfect his arrap cement In TINA
the hour viii nrst be struck Wednesday evening
previous TO which, however the Professor will issue =
official notice.
ACCIDENT HAusx RAILROAD -AsorHKa M,rA Aou.
Iors E~cAPs.- Yesterday morning At seven o'clock -
the train from crosp Falh passing the embas
mtnt on the curve between Peassntvie and Neporau
wheel In the rear passenger snapped In two, saA
aer being drawn space the coupog broke and the %,
turned and pre- cipuaed dowa an embauku,cu.
twenty feet deep About twenty persons the car
but strange 70 say only person. Judge Rooertsou a
w~tcbesser, WAS burt, and he bruised burned
by coming 10 contact With the stove rn1 oher passes
gers tumbcd about In q manner 70 alghtly sstossh
them but they were unnjured The res. Of me
on 70 kepcrsu before the accident discovered Ths
broken car was showed out OF the way and pAssea
gers took the other cars TO this city
MxpAI reR RnscrISe MIs A wRscK Tho LIE
Saving Benevolent Society OF New Yoyk have Jus, pro-
sented Captain Lewis b. Hedges besuiiui gold medal
for his manly and benevolent nduc; In rsscuina TIE
passengers and Of the ship John Garro~ FROM bs.e
drowned last December The medal Is Of nne gold nd
weighs over sevsrytwo penny weights. nis o., 4.
neat End tasteful case, which opens shuts upon ben
sides Of IKE the case Of double casoc smbrosypo
Ihe following inscrouon engraved the nru side a
the medal With . wreath OF flowers inolodnx IT
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VIA FkLIUbte AtulB naRvATA,
Presented Jan, 1851, 70
CAPTAIN LEWIS 3 HkDGFs.

! or the ship + e. Of New York, for his humanity
aud courage in rescuBg from impending death ali of
The passengers and Grew Of the snip j. In Oarro ..
vhen wreck 81 sea. Dec. g 1850, and for his ma,
Christian ucaim, nj Of them snsrwArda.
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held Ia the csbn r the purpose Of exrrossng their ap
probation Of the mastery conduct Of Ccpals Smith
der tne trying circumstances In which he was placed.
The following statement, sisssd BY por.isn oT he pas
senEers behais ss ALL 10 perhaps the highest praise
ha! could be given 70 the commander oncers arid
Of any vessel
srEAnsMP BLAcx WARRIOR, Jan. IS 1857.
We, the passengers from New Orleans and havana wonh
most bounden publicly eypress sas ton and
graft for the heroic conouct Of Capt j. smh and The
expesenced by the Bacs Warrior during hor psssa
fsus for long - rs
9s and soos
% e as we i1S y Sd =.
Ing from want of sleep ilhosor - to
David W. Henderson, Loui Charles.
A. Hscomc L. Aynani,,
N. Tourne s. 0esbar
John ChApin, s. Bloom
Some Of the crew frostbtien. but name very
riously, except Mr.. Thomas waterson. M Brown and
Mr.. Powell had their hands froz m but nc, badly
TO Lore any Of their nngs None OF the rassaAgep
injured and the cargo II m an undsmsscA condition.
They we're obliged OF the rolling od 'the
se 70 throw eight crates and about thirty barrels Of
oranges overheard.
The appearance Of the vemel at the dock presented
abundant evidence the gales through which sho
passed The foreiopmsss gone, 80 was the mizsea
topmay IT. and the larooard wneehouse almost
pletely demolished All the wood work n the cabins and
saloons that could 1t all be dispensed With, torn up
and the partitions the engine and starwas,
the dining extension tables and large amount OF vaa
BILE furniture were for fsewood The arduous 10
bors Of Captain Smith, officers and Grew, had redusod
them considerably. They hid very little sleep, and u
said that the captain did whole night durnShs
passage from Havana 70 NeS York.