New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-05


up and furnished throughout in The nsst s,,svagaas
manner and the total cost is stated 10 BE- frsm $500 900
to $sOo, COO neverheIess the cabin arrangements arc
reported to be very unsatisfactory, and respecting The
trial trip, which recently took place. all the Boston Pc
pers remain perfectly silent but, according 10 niorms.
ton we have obtained the subject, the voseci made
but hr,e miles per hour The engibeers and crew,
who were engaged IN this city TO proceed with ihe
Yacht TO Egypt were discharged and back
home. the vessel has been laid up, and Mr..
Stone is to take early passage to carry this 6sss.
,rous report to hi. royal employer the Pashs Of sp,
BY whom bis greeting will, in al probability, ret Bee
very aattering one.
The par,ies yho built the engines for the vessel AZ
luded are new engaged upon another vessel tor he
Car of Russs. intended 20 run upon the AMOR aao
other shallow Overs
Capt. Crown, cou,msndant Of the vesesl recently
launched in New-York for the Russian Emperor, ana
through whom the commission was given 10 the Boeten
party for the othervesse Ia sad fees quite soliotoas
with regard TO the resu Of the experiment there's -
vessel TO such shallow waters he's necessarily
10 be built very Hat and thus made 70 sacrifice many
good qualities which may render Der very bad sec
vessel The botch made by the BostOaians following
20 soon after the protIaced delay in TIE ccnpesioa Of
the Adratic is likely TO have DISASTROUS effect upon
which cannot well be appreciated by the conmunkys
for recently. negotiations have been comsenced foe
the building of q large vessel by Nsw-York ship
builder. for the Portuguese Government, another for
the Gillian Government and another for Cuban au
thoritiss but they have since gone to England.
MYSTERIOUS LOSS OF A BOAT cREw--sIsE MN MS
sING--Two BODIES REcovERED.
Intelligence reached this city or Tuesday night from
the eastern shore Of this lake. bringing the particulars
of a casualty 10 which, apparently. nine men havo
fallen victims. The circumstances, as iaI Is known
ND to the time of writing, were detailed IN lettcr
from c. Mears, esq, Of Mears Co., lumber deal
ers in this city, 20 his frm here.
Mr. Mears writes from Little Sauble that On Christ
mas Day, about p. m, a large fishing boat, loaded
with IS bags Of corn, hams, 3 rifles, kes powder.
half barrel pigs tongues, bale Of grods and
| trunks, &c, with crew in charge, was dispatched
by him from Little Sauhle to Pent Water, ID mules.
The boat was provided with sail, five ears, wAtsr
pail baing dish, towing line, and tackle to haul th,
boat ont in Of heavy weather.. All the crew Of
the Pine Forest, a schooner belonging TO z. hears q
Co.. were on board the boat except Calvin Burt and
| Richard Barnes, who walked to Pent Water, . dia.
| lance of Is miles, the day previous
The boat was seen to pass Pere Marquette, Distant
three miles from the place of departure ast ut dark,
and very IN shore with calm state OF the hke
and weather. About in the evening they were heard
crying for help off Pere Marquette Clay Banks, When
Mrs. Bon called TO them from the shore, being -
dark that she could discern nothing, and seversl
voices answered in reply, saying that they had 'ese
their oars and could not get ashore, and would all b
| lost unless they had assistance. Mrs. Bon was aones
and went at distance Of halt mile for two ens
bu. when they had returned with her to the place avg
still The cries OF the men, it sald were nessS
by several Others who say they were afraid TO leave
their houses In the latter part ofthe night there was
light breeze from the northeast, which ON saturday
morning hauled to southwest, and blew gentle
Saturday the boat drfted on the bar of Psre Mar.
que,te, with two Of the crew lying dead under tho
thwars with three hams, wash.dish, box OF Lead care
pet bog, two pairs Of boots one or two oiecats and
rifle but to be found OF the rest Of the crew
| or the remainder Of the cargo. D.. ..tf ..
The mast of the boat was unNepped, but still stood
| nearly upright. The whole party Of nine men would
seem TO have persisted, but through what means y
most ncomprehensible. The night was by no means
one the lake was smooth, and the men were AZ
experienced sailors and reliable men, but apparently
not survivor is left to tell the tale few Of the
lighter articles composing the boats cargo have since
| drifted ashore, few oars boxes and trunk,
but nothing gives ny clue to the probable fate OF the
| entire unfortunate crew. The two men whose bodice
came ashore were buried at Little Sauble on Sunday,
aad search is being maintained for the bodies Of The
| remainder of the lost.
The victims ofths sad and mysterious casualty were
the crew of the schooner Pine Forest, which cleared
here last week 10 lay up at Little Saube, where Sow
era other vessels OF the feet Of Mears Co. arc ~
Winter quartsrs the sailors intending to remain in the
employ of Messrs NJ. Co., at logging and numbering
for the Winter. The names Of the lost are a. bows:
I GEORGE 4. SPEARs, mate Of the Pine Forrest, ua'
married. I'fI .n.
GEORGE VALEyrIsE, steward, unmarried.
CHARLES PETERSON, sailor, who has wife IN the
city, l.f0 10 "a
CHRISTIAN RAsnusPAU, sailor, single.
JISEs DAwsos, sailor, unmarried
FRANK MCALtIsrIR, whseman on propeller Cs
Mears. .'.5;,,,L IL na,rraJrt.
SAMUEL DusIop, whsesnsn on propeller G. Meus.
SAILOR unknown shipped at Grand Haven.
PETER HANSEN, steward Of Honest Johs, leaves
wife. ,... fr-, .t.'1.yt.. ....
psu. gerethOss which came ashore in tho boat.
The cause Of this sad calamity. according 10 NJ.
Mears is shrolded in mystery. II is remembered BY
several persons here and viii dovbtloss confirm not
little certain well known supersttions a ssilon, that
- the Pine Forrest was about leaving TIE deck OF
Mcsrs. Mesrs & Co., last week, rat ran DOWN ths
gang plank and Ieaped among the lumber piles, and
at the instant Of ealing cat eae On board, the two
incidents attracting the attention Of the crew and u
an extent it 10 believed impressing them with super-
stitous Dread "a one them said, We ere all 70 b
drowaed, sure" tChicsgo Press, Dec. ii.