The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-17


FACTS coFcAREIse mn aIsrOky- NOsDwSTS IN vun
cAsksA or AN ODD AND ussFuL ACQUAINTANCE.
TIE burning I've "a steamer Hefsa'ss y An ~vsns
ven ensn'ed " place sbs record A. sss vessel ws
surt in Nes Y'k, wssob may be led the aashss Of
ov osssssvvsaioa; shs scnsssd sess shc h-soy
me res method Of prnoesng vesssls ~as yea 10 she
hss stage Of hs ohiahooa sas he sssoni ssss
Yos, Cd she The Srss ferry that
rem bvtxesn shs ciy Ieni, the history NJ shs
90 ssrvADt chose lang associated N she
er sh Of city. which OF tbs ,s s1 ncr shat
~ The ~orls, shou,d recsive NJ least n'tcs.
hearty shSy years three vessels we're isa1c bed
upon the waters Of the E.st-rrsr from rus old snip
yard Of Bell Browa, ct sshe f0G OF location
street They were Mi ietep3sa for steamers, and
their were " Eis," "Cnan,a,n" and g Hn
cuss" The models 81 vessels LOS Of coarss
80 Indicative o, rapid calling Of sssaosrs OF
tue prssep, asy bt they were c,psterei ls,
ue qusUs;y pr pvod - bo
teB or eleven "kscse" The 400 arss zero o1.s v'o
vieW Of tsksrE the psoe Of the oh North AmeTi's,
on the river tii. vty ssf ii,Any For
plumber yss tees successfully rssess tao sisrs
a she baYboy AT act tier bnIi vas
sops 600 susqusiea they veracouvsstei iOso
bsTges Of or the oucr, lee years ago. c0cr an
ses ce vsed y otssr 1t ,anposts After sne engine vss
taken DOT Of the Erie aha Hercules was the DUTY
ssssrer Of .hs tArse r.ns'nlag. Tao Hs'eo'ss va.
ny James AiAPe, 1t the A.ars sorks Her arst
tee late Arac, ire old miitoasre, who died nero
She se00t zoo hos burden, aud her
epeisf boz power. Her nrst
vas fne and ths time be mascad sbs
cosid rrn eleven koo.s average. She
nri't ssrscsM FOR "tugboat," and 20 perform tins
basne that che Rosga K'og perfossnet
which tho drst kag boat thxs ever moved
q ship IN she hsroor OF New York Toe Rlus
King oSsy er~tsscs Ancut five years csssrs tns
Herrn,ea AND she aser wards called .ne 8n9so an1
part her tn, form portion o. inc tnsssrass OF
bNse fhe Gsruols pviDoiisl's engaged 70 towing
vessel. sbo zoe port sns she also performer navy Jnef
duties 0 too sesnarkeo was that she nsea
cervey N and f,om Staten lslavo every
Sunday thus tsse the place Of ferry p5l Qua 6a7
each Waeo vessel except ssi'iog sasssis hal
ye> ventures scr0s the broad sae-s OF me Atlantic
the Hercules aged la log passengers 90 All
from the packet ehge hen Ley really 70 sai
rpup tOeir arrival. rrov5n. ~ eucn ocrsrrDs ,tos
siu ias abe following would appear ios morning
the CD "Rlack Ball. "a~siov TAU" or "X'' line OF
Liverpool and London packets:
S<r
f-.se9 gers are Isqassted - De o. board tho I
sssmb,a, Hercules, a. Whitehall, this mSraiog a. {
az 10 O'CLOCK.
rbs Hercules confirms vessels about toc ha,bn
since she tine she she only boat IN pot un
Frasy evening wien their number great that
Instead CT sessDg the exclusive tile OF te boat she
rss dhfs on sDo1g tns mu ,ade About t'res o. foar
weeks since soe pu the balance 1ry do-k sna
Got seAeF OVERLAPPING at 60 expense ~ sboo. 500 or
$to end nen she sga, f~t~c the wsers OF tne oor
n~as taopsht that sbe might connoe ~ prod,
ne- for years come On last Friday night
ho~evef she ~ tne docx ~ Saciy Hook where
she esuf ~ fre about III O'Clock and AFT rSsrds
tosany csetroyec by toc relentless enemy The
o, 'hs lime the aoce1t occred and the o~nefs had her
Insured.