New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-25
MARINE AFFAIRS.
loss OF THE SHIP AGNES.

BosToy, Monday Oct q, 1889.
Arrived, ship Humphrey Purinton, Capt. Owens,
from Stockholm. Oct. g. in lst f6o AZ, Ion. 80 30,
fell IN with the Bremen ship Agnes from Qusbec for
London, dismaated and ws.erlogged. Took of six
Of the crew, and brought them to this port. The
captain bis wife ard the rest Of the crew were taken
off by the British bark Voltigeur, from London for
Halifax.
SAILING OF The STEAMSHIP CHAMPION FOR CALIFORNIA
The new iron side-wbeel steamer Chsmpion built by
HNlsp, Holings~orth Il Co., at Washington Del,
for Commodore Vsnderbilts "chsmpion" ship on the
Pacific went to Saturday. She took no psssen-
gers but her fol- complement Of officers All crew
She had on board 80 days coal eD days provH,ons'
40 tups freight and drew only II feet of water This
for chip of coo :ups measurement sni cspscry Tor
400 freight, beside passenger sccomm 1daons Tor
800 persons is considered by Mr. Vanderbilt and our
clipper shipbuders, and, IN TACT by nautlca men, IS
unparalleled IN the history of ste smshippng snd steam
bostrg Capt. A. T. Fletcher, for 10 years in co n
mspd Of some Of the faest New-York packet ships,
tskes command of the Champion out, aud VIII com.
to Rio Jsreiro Chill coal mines, aud San Francisco,
without stopping a. Panama. The whole distance is
10 600 miles, which che expects TO make in % days.
BIG STEAMBOAT TALK.
A letter is published 10 the Buffalo papers. signed
by the Hon. Mlsrd Fillmore. the Hon. 5. g.. Ravens,
aud number Of influential citizens, addressed to Mr..
ROlip German, requesting him to make public ex-
PLANTATION Of the principles OF construction tor steam
nbNIRhllOD nc plopoScS " c-tooi+'nS ou'oHb
the following propositions: That steamers may be
constructed TO run hundred miles an honr, aud so
strong that the greatest oceanic forces would not
danger their safety that the economy of their move
mens would be such TO reduce the cost of trsnspo-
atop TO lea than fifth of the present rates. that
when loaded With large freight and passengers, and
fuel enough for voyage around the world, would not
draw over - feet; that as war ship, would be ga
overms,ch 10 all existing pavies Mr.. German made
the subject his study for - yess and nov made II
public for the first time. Eminent engineers OF the
United States pronounce the plan practicable and des
tined to work q complete revolution in steam navigs-
ton.
THI TERRIBLE sHTPwREcK on LAKE, HURON.
The telegraph to-day brought the fret intrusion OF
the loss OF the propeller Troy on Lake Huron. The
mate gneer and wbeesman, arrived here At p. m.
today on the steamer Ruby. They state that she
foundered in tremendous on Tuesday night when
ten miles off Point Barque. The passengers and
crew numbered in all twenty six. Finding she was
sinking the three men launched yswl and got IN. IL
proved 10 be worthy, and leaked 20 badly tha'u
was with difficulty they could keep from sinking. In
this frsi boat and in heavy ses they drlted across
Lake Huron, and Landed about O'Clock "Wednesday
night twelve miles below Goderch. 49,
The captain and three ladies went to sea IN the HE
boat and have not since been heard from The PROB
ability il that their boat s~amped in the fearful gale
The telegraph reports that 1--WE others have been
saved leaving eighteen the number lost or missing.
The Troy was on her route from Chicago to Port
Colborne with a cargo Of wheat. She was owned Dy
A II. Covert.
We are indebted TO the poteness Of the clerk Of the
Ruby for the above particulars Cleve Herald, 2is'.