New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-27
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE MISSING STEAMSHIP ARIEL.

T.
rbs nrot,acted absence of this steamship has given
rae TO yery grave fears for her safety. 1t is now TWEEN
vssbt DAYS since she left Southampton having sailed
f,cm Hayre early IN the morning. and COwes on the
afternoon Of the 3lst of December. The steamship
America, which left Liverpool on the ID Of January
arrived At Halifax on the 10TH having been delayed by
strong gales from the westward, which Ias'eo
on. the VOYAGE. In all probability, the ARIEL encoun-
tered the same weather and her machinery giving OUT
was obliged TO put back Ii this is the trne cause OF
her delay, We may expect tidiugs of her oy the
Canada. due at Halifax on Friday or Saturday next.
IA usual when steamship does not come to time,
there are plenty of persons ready 10 assert that they
ALWAYS laid she was not fl TO cross the Atlantic, and
" xould founder in mid ocean in half gale of wind
We have heard many such croakers comment upon
the absent Ariel, but after careful inquiry could ind
no GOOD reason for such remarks The Arlei was
built in this port by Jeremiah Smonson, IN 1914 lot
Mr.. Vanderbilt, who intended her, We oehe'e' 10 run
between Aspnwall and New-fork' she rates l
IN the Underwriters books but not insured ID any
Company her preferring TO run MS own riSAS'
Mr. Smcnson informed us the other day that ne OVER
hauled the Ariel and her consort the Noh Stsr every
time they come into port, and for year past the re-
pairs of the Ariel have not cost more tnan $-Oo one
is | 2e5 tuns burden, Custom-House measurement; Is
go feet on deck 20 feet in. BEAM and ~ feet hoid
H.r frames are of white oak, chestnut, locust ana
cedar square fastened with copper bolts and treenas
filed in solid double strapped with iron. She is cop
pered and brig-ngged and is propelled oy a'er7ca'
beam engine from the Allare Works. Experts say
that the Ariel is a good, staunch vessel; and every
body agrees that her commander, {. d. Ludlow, Is one
of the best $. amen belonging to this port
Although the Ariel has MO been heard from for so
long perod we do not think that there is as yet any
very serious reason for alarm to her safety Ocean
steamships have been unbeard-of for much longer
period but finally turned up with no other mshap tnsn
a broken shaft The Atlantic of the Collins hue, ior
example, left Liverpool December -, 1884, ana WAS
obliged 70 mt into Cork; yet the fact was not known
here until February l5 period of ~ days. Ihere
have been several similar instances of delay, though
none oui;e 80 remarkable the one cited. When the
Ariel LEFT avre she had 40 passengers, and foo tuns OF
freight. The latter is insured principally in this city.
II is probable that her passengers numbered nearly iUo
when she sailed from Cowes. OF those who engaged
passage, we can find only the following names IRON
Bremerhaven:
A. BocH, @. MiLSESs,
J. HELLExEs, NJ. HorFaAS,
j. HoFFAAS, l.. LUrGESs,
L. HURD, F. X. WAGNER,
CHR. JoBsQS.
A lady named Harris, who engaged passage at
Bremerhaven, il said TO have subsequently chosen
passage by packet.ship instead
The crew of the Ariel numbers SO persons, all of
whom resided in this port, and with three four eI-
ceptions are, by birth adoption, citizens of the
United States. We append copy of