New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-26
MARINE AFFAIRS.

THE GREAT EASTERN.


The Portland Argus learns, by private letters from
Loncop, that the steamship Great Eastern would go
TO sea on her trial trip about the 18th Of August and
be in s0iness to sail her voyage the Allan
TIC about the 10th or 18th of September.
SHIP TORNADO IN DISTRESS
The chip Tornado Cspt Mumford from st. John,
n b. l4th inst, for Liverpool put into this port yes
terday morning, leaky, having the 18th of August,
when in lat Az lon. GO 80, experienced hurricane
from T. n T.. to L. by NJ, shifting to S. f., with a
most awful sea from N. f., and round by f. to S.
Split sails. washed awsy head rails, &c lu the hight
of the hurricane at 10 p No. the ship struck wreck,
or some drift stuff which caused serious leak. After
that time the pumps kept constantly going, aud
with great difficulty the ship was prevented from being
water.logeed. 1t is the conviction Of all on board
that only the good qualities of the ship prevented her
being total loss The gale reached its hight from
D. H. to midnight of the l7th when ii blew with ter
rife fury. Barometer 20 80.
THE FIsHlRIrs OF GLOUCESTER.
John $. T.. Rogers, esq, publisher of me Gionces
Ter Telegraph has prepared very valuable list oil the
schooners belonging to that port showing ther names
when built outttters paue, aud the tunnage. TINS
Lat shows the names Of 23 schoOners IRON the port u
Gloucester of which 100 built since 1870, and 25O
sl ce 1870 thus showing that all but 13 schooners are
l.ss than en years old Eighty Of these vessels are
Owed in the fishing business and about ~ to - III the
coasting trade TO Boston, New.fork, &c.
The list Of vessels does not show the whole extent
f the business at Gloucester many vessels fitted
AWAY and pack OF Gloucester which hre owned 10 other
places In the is only the Gloucester vessels are ln-
cmded. At Annisquam, a small outport OF Dlouces'er
some thirtysx small schOOneTs are htted out Wch are
moi included In this statement. When We glauce al
the preseIt fsheTes of Gloucester with their 800 veg
sels and COO men, we truly sstonshed at their ln-
crease within the last fifty Year,. In 1870 the entire
fisheries of the pot OF Gloucester consisted oi ony
fifty vessels go boasts and 20 schooners. lhe Oupoe
AT Rockport and Apnisquam had almost AS many YES
Sc as went from the hsbor OF Gloucester low tnese
outpofts have not many vessels as they hhu theu
The fine harbO. at oucester and the poor ones Oh te
Iicip,,y have partly caused these great changes DIX
hunc red or even rpe hundred vessels could be as We'll
fitted from this most capacious anu beautiful hafoor as
the ,eseut three hundred For al klnus OF heicabt1
business ms place row Ereserts grea, aca'' ,S
mus, cause its growth from yesr to year fOr thr
,Lee. It's equal cannot be found N the coast o New"
England. ,, ;,l H.
o-ea increase Of lis population fisheries ara trale
f. lSl0 th, state valuation Of this town Was sSVVO'
the assessed valuation 1899 Is SiVOoVVO, belng al
igcrease Of five hundred per cert. IN nineteen ais
Population IN lSiO, ooO1i ia 1897 0'''0' ~ AN''
probably over iO,OOo.
Loss OF BOSTON SHIP AND INJURY TO ANtw-YoKR
Snip SCAR SHANGHAI.
A correspopdett Of TIE Bosto. Herald, writing from
Wcosupc River under date Of May -, says:
1.-THE most important and painful news that have
q, fnunlcAte l. tie total loss 4 the hne shiQ an
couyer Captain Wood, oi Boston, owned oy bHech ~
90 If thai city, The accident happened on the even
n, If The 18th Of May. she had taken co ooaIu
C,,,ess pilot said 10 ave been unlicensed ana was
stnndipg of toward the light ship IN tie sng-'s
Eiv,r Az D. n. she struck rect or point ot ANA
,hout twenty miles from Gs.z loh, knocking on NE,
s,sru fast In two hours she ssrk. Her ofhcers aud
c-,x TO- K To the boats ard were taken on ooafd
pn,ch ,bip AT low tide the deck of the ancouNof
a three feet out al wafer steamer and the scu0on-
- Wsnde,er were also sent do 40 by Messrs. HeArd
Co 10 save what property they could. IL Is tnoughI
,r.i her sails rigging spars &c., and portion OF her
csr,o coal and dry goods shi be saved al gIe0 e
Is The chip viii prove a total loss. On the ioi-
ING ds, the spenoid ship Dsvid Brown OF New
~ nToe,eded up Woosung River il charge OF an
teohsh pilot, and towed by a steamer. As she pro
- ,,n 10 her anchorage neaI the City OF Saapghse
liner sis by come unk cause ran into point o.
~ known IS the Jetty,' the result oi "heu wa
s,aSi,rnns She Immediately leaned fell over, ana
fisd with water. In doing this, she came 10 con'ayS
i,h the English gun boat High Flyer taxing ou. al
a. l1tfers Spas. She also osPsized uak aud paa!
;-;,,s6 t.o others. She will no doubt prove to'a1
80 lint her cargo which wss small, W IL DC saNeI ~
Sysoed state The blame Of tae disaster Il a tachei
., re T,lot. while some assert tns' the current 90
her an 10 she fatal spot Ihe crews o. ooen sls
taken in charge snd provided Tor oy our o1h'u o.
SIsrobse II i. reported thst the hght'smp had re,
,I -, removed TO a more central ioca'lon ana
~, a. us the cause Of the accident 10 the an
co"ysr This a;sriss and few bales q geods saved