New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-18
see the Contract VITA 'nes ba; wss finally refu,edths

TOE eobs'I "tn )nes but was finally refused the
privilege:
you had expended large moray AVID had become
'be for large Gums Ye' Sir AMI That bad cs-d ID in
Zip and could have ra.ed her in very few days and de.
resr.n:ble' A don't kaow that dil. but tea him
wanted to End the p,ry whom cud hold responsible and
you believe on your o.,h yoa would have had th.,
vessel ss al BY hi: time II you had lot eesp
dpo's'ssed1 have earhy doubt but that BY The 18th
OF uns the vessel would have been raised and the cargo taken
s pn h. ne S1 .sm n% ~n Il. s
ps'ure nt art have TO more dout that won have scco
phed this than that the will rise to have r'ed
than , vessel. in this h,rbor the bottom Of the
ryer when dpos"sed more than seven esh ms Of the
ve.e but VIA. NJ succeeded rs.ed The s~,o~ at Cat.
h and she wa, heavier than tbs when wa, d'p1.e',d
the entire job Of raising her d.charGing her aud hnshns the
whole d.cbsrsrs her "a. p OF my eoTtrsct
~tDda and Of her hans and other articles to clear her
O. Ws your contract in the shape Of salvage or sr.n
Of Dorey7 Ny remuneration was to b. salvage
@ If Won had succeeded no. one cent could have called
for from the ely No SIR peye, e1pe',ed IT nsv., felt
sssreved In life than when was thus robbed Of
O. About What amount are you the sufferer a. the matte.
ttandsl Az near estimse, il six thousand
dollars.
O Do you intend to make any effort collect thu. .li
Yes Sir and to all tn. vessel and worth
when she taken from am able to carry suit
Il
plundered. The vesfe no doubt, would have been
raised in q few days, weeks at the fArhest Jones,
no doubt, know this; and would it be wrong infer.
TO say that the Mayor believed thu. if he cid not
hurry up the contract the chance Of puuder was lost,
and the vs,sel would be removed. He visited the
wreck be tells az, in April The captain was at that
time fat progressing with the job. Jones had been
there s!so and the progress made. There was no
time to be lost. His honor returned from the wreck
to his Office and Jones wrote him at once calling his
attention to the subject His honor promptly replies,
the contract is made and before the Health Commis-
soners could be convened to sanction the swnde they
had 900 out Of the city treasury, and poor Capt.
who had raped more than fifty wrecked vessels, Lewis,
and never failed was forcby dspossessed and lost all
Citizers Of New York, this lie the whole story, a.
briefly told a. ia compatible with proper understand
ing of the subject. The whole testimony aud all the
papers come ted with the case, published 10 docu.
ment No. 80 Of the Board of Aldermen Oct. ii, 1855,
few month, after his Honor 6rst became Mayor. We
have made no statement which is not warranted by
the testimony and the papers connected with the sub
ject, published by authority. We leave you to say
whether it is true that, though plain Fernando Wood
may have been swinder in mercantile lfs Mayor
Wood has guarded the City Treasury with praise.
worthy vglsnce whether 40 admitted villain in bis
business trar sacons before be elected, has been
an honest man and good Mayor suco. His Honor
ead to the Committee, and to the Board Of Aldermen:
81 did the thing as it is called" and must assn ne
the responsibility. We have told you hor he " did
the thing" and will you not hold him responsible
He did the thing aud it can be called nothing else
than plunder. robbery of the City Treasury!