New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-20


| Or Sunday morning the crew Of the Hsrbor Police
| boa. No. . had their attention called to small
schooner from which flying signal Of distress,
which was lying off Pier No North River, and pro
| ceeded 70 Der relief at once. On approaching her
thew ascertalned her TO be the Satils Of Harrington
| The arrival OF which published in the ship news
Of Saturday. They boarded her and found the mate,
! Sidney A. Austin, the cook sDd steward, Ailsn Nc
kenzie and three sailors named Frank Kane Joseph
Anderson and Henry IIoEard. The msse stated that
the vessel had between four and five feet Of water In
her hold ard that the crew were in starving cond
ten that the only provision on board was sbout
pound of broken hard bread and half peck Of flour;
that they had ost their bos, at and that they
were weak either 20 Work at the pump or 10 raise
the anchor; that their cspaip whose name WA Nash
had left the schooner that morning about o'clock in
| shore boat, without 10 any way providing for bis
| men,
Having heard their pitisbs story, the Police
broug BIT them ashore and provided dinner FOR them
| which they see ned to eat with considerable resh
| They we're taken on board the schooner again. aud
| information vas sent 70 Marshal Rynders, VINO de-
ciued to p.er!ere, the ground that il was case
which belonged 20 the Harbor Polce, aud not TO the
United States auth rites. Upon learning tho foiego-
| irg facts. our reporter in company with the boats
crew No. Of the Hsrbor Police, set out 10 v'slt the
| schooner bu, coon found that she had weighed
| Choir and changed her position. After cru sing for
upward OF three hours about the harbor, the Sstla
va found lying at the first dock south of the Cunard
steamship Jock Jersey City, where our reporter saw
the captsn aud procured tue facts OF the case which
presents the matter in & very different light. Ills
statement ia a. fooss:
| We left jacksonville Florida two weeks ego last
| Fiiay, az which time thought that We ha1 aoun-
daIce Of PROVISIONS board for the passage 10 New
| York; last Tuesday. however, we got oct OF sugar
| This made the csuse Of good deal Of grumblDg
up till the time yf cur aTuvs IN New. York hsroor, on
| Friday evening lat. On Saturday, duupg the gale
deemed il Necessary 10 have secoad anchor which
was done; after which ! went Ashore, Intending to
bring provisions with me- bat owing to the storm
which prevailed thIouebo The night wac una able "
| return 10 The schooner On sunday morning, about
o'clock returned in u 81 Ell boat intending TO weigh
nj chor aud haul into Jersey City. where We would
lave been enabled to procure fresh provisions, but
upon asking the crew 10 weigh the second anchor the
refused 10 20 20 work. Leaving the mate 10 charge Of
the vessel lett in the boat IN which had CO ne Oh,
and lid rot return un ii this morning, when found all
the Gew on board except the mate who bosrd
after We bed been owed 10 10 the dock. told them
all thst did rot ant them. Iconsidered that when
they refued 10 work, Their calms upon me ceased.
While oaGirg AT JACK Jnyie the men refused TO turn
| to in the moin;ug TO pump the vessel out. We
| then about half loaded. l went into the fore
| castle 10 get them to tuIn TO, and Kane
put bis hand on his sheath knife, aud wes about TO
draw i. a. me- when got hold If hun aud prevented
hin IRON Rsng il. We mad lit,!e scufe, in which
got NY face marked ZONE by scratching. After this
| be turned right to- and bGd no further trouble with
him or the ether ueu until We go. To sea- when they
| were Continually grun brg. 4 would have 60. them
resh provisions yesterday il they bad not refused 20
work although there s,nple prov zion on board
| We baG very rough PA age. We lost our boat IN
| the Gulf Stresm Before i went ashore yesterday
morning .Old tnem al rhst they could go shore;
but they declined. After left, the mste must have
| procured the color which they mad hoi,ted for help.
They would no, work unless they had sugar.
Some Of the men called at the Harbor Police Station
durir the afternoon Of yesterday, protesting to know
rothing about the whereabouts of the schooner, and
alo processing to DE It'll in starving coalition, and
very anxious 20 know where the schooner was lying.
IRON THE STORM.
During the height Of the gale IN Saturday last the
British brig Gulrare, laying at the foo, OF 9TH street,
| f.. r. VS., hove down on her beam ends, and carried
away beth masts close to the deck, ripped up main
partners ard sustained other damage will require
| lew set of spsrs.
The steamship ST. Louis, lying opposite, sustained
slight damsge in ;.l Of Ae hriss foremost, and bad
Der Hfe.boat stove, &c. Tie steamer Canada, lying
at the foot Of eight street. had portion Of her proi
made deck blown away, and received other aight
damage.
TIE PILOTS IL THF STORM, LrFE LOST.
Pilot boat Moses n. Grinne on Saturday, 18th
| inst. in 8 gale from Enc having lost the main
boom. run in for the Hook TO make harbor, and
when within 70 miles ESE., Of the Lightshp, a, II a.
| H.. was compelled to h.sve to under doubls.reefed
foressl account OF the thickness Of the wes.ber.
Abou, O'Clock p. Ill., il blowing hurricane, the
foressf blew 70 pieces, when, 10 save the boat from
-oipr ssh, re had to set the storm s.ayssi While
hsuing aft the storm stsysial sheet tremendous
sea swept the decks completely covering the boat,
| and took overheard the mainsa and with it two OF
the boys and the gun off the quarter deck. One Of
the boys succeeded 10 reaching the boat again, bu.
the other was BY another heavy sea carried beyond
resch ard lost. His name was Fred Topkin, native
Of Gerusny g years Of age, and leaves wife and
two children.
| TIE PILOTS AND TIE BORrssn.
IN the Marine report OF the Borussis steamer, il
ssiss ,hst the steamer was detained outside OF the
nigh, OF he Htn waiting for pilot. Thinking the
inference might 10 crswn that the pilots were not q,
then poste, made inquiry and arceraiaed tnat there
! were seven bosts cruising outside Of the Hook Ine
Bcrus's must have passed inside Of them during tue
gaze, as he bosts, Of course, would hsul OF during
such 81 OF shore s.)rm. G. ". Z.
sAI,.BoAI cAPsIZED.
A sad boat named Excelsior was found cepSZsd on
Saucay eff Wing hton l.. !. She wss supposed 70
| have gore over during the gale OF Saturday. capt
Journey, al Qusrartire, Staten lslsnd noT has her
| IL charge.
DRI.pFrL sUFTERIsGs AT sr..
or tie evening Of the "a Of July las. the bark
Mesne srehored in the Madras roafs, having on
bosid II men and the chief and second mate Of the
| bsrk sr Charles Napier OF Sunderland, which foun-
dered 81 IF Acheep On the u Of June. The Sir
Charles Napier was 81 tie time bound for England
from RaagOon with cargo OF nee she spru5g a-'eak,
SID vas abandoned BY her captain and crew. Sac
| left R61goon on the Eth Of May on her homexAd
| voyage. In latitude y. and !orgtuie s3 W. II Wa