New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-05
MARINE dFFAIRS.

The bar al Cas,leton again pr,at nuisaDo 70 the
Azy and night bssis plying between ths city and Al
baDy. 1t VIII BE- remembered that al the commence
ment Of the reason, scarcely boat could leave this
city or AlA@oy wrbcut running aground, and the
owners 70 ana il necessary u get the nrddiggers al
work, b. Scrc they could gst their bSs through at
the usus hours Txs euocseded for s. time, but the
bar Ia ~ in nearly the ssms conditSn az It was be
fore Ii smud-digsers were Get 70 work upon IT. arc
boats s.e constantly running aground, and compelled
10 ssn there until the rsng Of the tide Yesterday
NOR sslQ the Steamer Isaac Newton Of The Peopies
In nun aground and remained there sever1I hours
be, I,e abe hoated OF. The Enickerbocker Of the
n s,ehants Line also shared the same mshap.
WRECK OF The STEAMER CHAMPION.
Asm Our Special Correspondent
FRgsH PosD Thursday, Nov. 81 p. m.
The steamer Champion, which sunk off Matinn-
~oek Point on Wednesday morning. by being run into
tty the propeller Abatross, raised suteiently TO-
GAay:to enable her 70 be lowed TO Sew-York. The
.saeaptugs Magnolia and Safe lite and large derrick
nave been working at the wreck nearly all day. The
heavy swell which came rolling in this morning en-
-rrely broke up the after saloon Of the wreck and
washed il ashore with its contents. The freight bag
sase etc. which has been recovered, will be sent 70
Nev.York by the steamer Croton Saturday morn
ine ar cannot be collected and ready for shipment
before that time The four mules that saved Will
bel rent back tomorrow friday morning, by Hen
-<r;ck icons Express
The body Of Martin Jackson, the fireman who was
killed was recovered about noon to-day Much time
has been spen, in trying 10 recover the bodies On board
and every resorted TO- but as set only the dead
fireman has teen reached His body was found IN the
fre-rcora frghtfuIy scalded, and no doubt he was
ar.os; ias.sD;ly killed. COroners Jury was subse-
-euently summoned and inquest bid upon the body
BY Coroner HsHkhurst Of Glen Cove. The evidence
excited from several witnesses shows tia; the proper
signals were exchanged between tie Champion and
The Albsucs- that the signals given BY the Champion
expressed The DEERE Of Der p:l 10 take the night hand
eide cf the ehar-e and the Absrces. by her signals
scquis.ced Accordingly, the Champion hauled bali
pos cat Of her course bat the propeller kept straight
on Der way 70, changing in the least, and conse-
quepee run a, full speed into the Champion. On hear
ing I'll. testimony the jury returned the following
verdict:
Ts. tbe Seees,ed Martin Jsetson, to .is death BY
ssAds AID bsTn received IN eon.-9o-nce 81 eoen AI
Ctspon efSsr which eosioo caused ,as ooIei o.
"a caslee ~ os osrs..ns. Of iho-~ In charge OF the
Aib,sros.
Az 10 O'Clock this evening the derrick had succeeded
m raising the wreck sufficiently admit Of her being
sSx.d TO New.York. Accordingly, the Heamtugs
INTO dry dock Immediately.
ARRIVAL OF THE cHAsPIoS-REooyERY OF Mr..
srrrIr's BoDr-oTHER DoDIEs SUPPOSED TO pH
ex BOARD.
On Thursday morning about 10 o'clock, one of |
Bisbep's boom denicks, dispatched to Red Spring
Point where the steamer Champion was sunk. The
disanee being about thirty miles the der |
mex reached the Champion about $50 p. H.;
chain was sIed upon the gallcws frame Of the engine
of the ,unken steamer and at O'Clock II was set 10
work, and had the Champion partially ahoat by III
O'clock A, that time being in tow OF the steamboat
Butheek they started for Hunters Point, where they
arrived Yesterday morning al O'Clock Here they re-
manned rnos, Of the day waiting for the tide Accord
nsly all the necessary arrangements being completed,
the Champion was placed upon the ways and hauled
on the clip. II was O'Clock last evening when the
chain commenced operation and at 3 o'clock P. M,
de steamer was sufficiently drained 10 allow Of
eurrcry search through her cabins.
The body oftbe irsing gentlena M. Steele, of New
Haven wa. found hanging by his hand where the
water had et him flowed out of the vessel ss she
was raised above the surface. He appeared to have
climbed TO the upper berth, above the one in which be
had been sleeping, and in endeavorng to escape, by
getting above the water be had stretched out his hand
and asped one Of the eroe, rails fastened to the decks
IN front Of the berhs In this condition ne found
The cabin presented dismal and forOrn appearance;
sarewed around and in heaps clothing Of every
description. The fracture which the propeller Alba
fross made 70 the de Of the Champion extended at least
twenty feet from the guards where she was struck
penetrating the shell and the fue of the boiler.
Athorcugh search viii be made throughoutthe Cham
pisn to-day for the bodies Of passengers who may have
been en- board of her, One Of the informed
our reporter that there must be least three four
more persons board, unles- they had been washed
out BY the removal Of the vessel
csAsGE STEAMERS.
The new steamer Yorktown, of the Virginia Steam |
boat Company will take the place of the steamer |
Quaker City for Havana leaving the 18th inst, She
viii be commanded by Capt. r. w. Shufeldt. The |
Quaker City, il is believed viii be ready resume her
place in the line on the 5th OF December.
NAVAL.
Commodore Sloat whose exploits in the Pacific |
Ocean during the Mexican war fll 70 conspicuous |
page in our naval history, is stopping in this city,
and visited the Brooklyn Navy-Yard yesterday. He
is very Quet-lookng person, scarcely FIVE fee: six
inches in hight, dresses in plain black, and, although
little short Of ~ years of age having entered the
vice in 1900, does not appear TO be over 30. His hair
lie thick, and almost white. Commodore Soais no.
tore,y springs from the prompt and energetic manner
In which be repaired 10 California from Mszsilan, in
ls<e, on learning that Gen. Taylor had commenced
sighting ut Point Isabel. The frgste Savannah and
the British neof-battle ship Collngwocd the latter
Commodore sloa,, lying Mazatlan, when the
at dpn afUa hx a caD. l