The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-21

FOUR LEAVING IN ONE DAY-TBE ATLANTIC, VAN
DERBILT, CITY OF NEW YORK AND STAR OF THE
WEST.
but seldom that We have to rec ord the departure
many steamers at one time steamed down the bay
yesterday. Three LEFT this port for Europe and for
California; former at and the latter at O'Clock
P. N. Some three four years ago happened that
steamers sailed from here tho day but the
Simultaneous departure OF many yesterday lef
wharves is, as We have above remarked, a occur
Precisely at the City of New York, screw steam.
ship, bound for Glasgow, got under way. She COM
manded by Capt Craig, and carried s! cabin and III
Storage passengers Five minutes afterwards the Allan
tic Capt Edrdge, whose dock s two piers high the
river the foet OF Canal street, followed This slight
delay owing to her being compelled to await the arri
val OF the malls, which rather behind time. The
Atlantic has been undergoing repairs since the
early part Of March. She has been very generally
overloaded and improved, 10 add much
to the security comfort and convenience OF the
passengers. The boilers have been rebuilt, the
engine thoroughly examined and repaired and close In
specific has been given tn tho hull, which found 70
be fully equal TO the day which she launched The
smoking room has been increased 70 twice It's original
tze the deck room also enlarged and many Of the decora
altered and improved thus rendering her, in the
opinion of the owners good IN every respect sho
IN 1850 She carried out with her log passengers and
81 ,l2s ,68l in specie.
The vanderbilt Captain Wilcox, lay at pier No North
river and two three minutes alter the Atlantic had
PANIED this point, she cast OF her Ines and followed in
her wake, having board about 200 passengers and
81 in specie As she left the dock the tide swung
corner UU Of the pier tearing away Of The Ssr and
crowd Of people assembled to witness her 'do:
only one person WAS injured BY the accident His foot
slipped down between two Gmbers they sprang apart,
thing but comfortable squeeze He was Immediately
exrcacd but no bones, fortunately, were broken An
Other who stood on the end Of the pier and had not mo-
ced the approach of the steamer knocked into
the WATER from which be soon drawn with more
serious consequence than thorough weitng. The Van
derbit win carry with ease 400 passengers This IL only
her second "Trip, having arrived here her Or early
lat sunday morning She s much larger than the Aan
tic her engines being about 2toe horse power. Their,
will doubt be strongly contested trial OF speed bo
tween the two steamers. In her previous outward trip
she never stopped her engines un, her arrival al
Her destination Is Havrc, stopping at Cowcs pas.
rage out, and at Southampton In returning.
heaItimc busy scene presented itself pier No. %,
81 the foot OF Warren street, where lay the star
West receiving passengers ana freight and preparing to
start for Aspnwa at O'Clock she has been chartered
which will be taken into dry dock within ensuing
week 10 be overhauled. ~ Under viii be put
and other repairs made, she considered by her
to be at present perfectly safe, ahouZn her Last
trip performed without secideni She Is expected
however N be ready To her trips the 10th Of
July The star Of the West has not been employed since
February, 1856 when Walker SET 81 the boats.
She then belonged to the Accessory Transit Co.. but has
since been purchased by NJ q. Roberts. She "a CON-
manded by Capt Hearpdop Into OF the steamer Central
America, which formerly known under the name Of
the George Law Nearly go PASSENGERS are taken out in
her, although she could accommodate 100 more. Thc
travel IN the Is much less than other Of
and the number Of passengers by each
very scnsby diminishing In consequence OF this the faro
has been reduced 10 only 500 for storage bcrths.
numerous crowd was assembled upon the pier many of
them throwing oranges 10 their ronds board intended
II might BIO supposed, NJ parting memenioes TN the
steamer bandkerchic5, as In usual such occasions,
were in great demand, and sobbing outright
IN officer remarked 70 reporter locking
and observing the red eyes, falling tears and
down cast counenances might almost imagine
self funeral An old lady passing overheard the re-
mark, and wripging her habos exclaimed with broken
voice oh, Il u dreadful dreadful :" Precisely al
O'Clock the gangway drawn Ia, AMI the star OF the
West on her way TO Aspinwal