The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-21
Now York News.

nv. Captain Brown, which left New
port last evening about nine o'clock, ar
rived here at ten minutes past seven
this morning, having on board the usuaI
full complement of passengers from Bos
ton, and also one hundred and fifty pas
sengers taken from the steamer State OF
Maine at midnight in Long Island
Sound off Bartlett's Reef.
The following facts were obtained
from Captain Borden, OF the State OF
Maine also from Henry L. Bacon, Clerk
of the steamer, and T. n. Turner Con-
ductor of the New London and Worceis-
ter line From the statement of Cap
tain Borten, it appears that on the trip
from New York to New London, at
night, when within three miles of New
London, the steamer State of Maine had
run into the rocks at Eastern Point
going on, however, so easily that even
the passengers on board knew nothing
of the fact until after she had laid there
nearly an hour. The rock at the place
wtere she struck is quite shelving. APP
parently no great damage was done.
After laying there for abont two hours
the steam ferry boat plying across the
river from New London pulled the
steamer off, and she landed her eastern
bound passengers at New London. On
examination Captain Borden found
that the steamer was leaking slightly,
from the fact that her fore-foOt was
split about three feet below the water
line Canvass was placed over the leak,
and other measures were taken to pre-
lr-in
at the dock during the day the leakage
was hardly perceptable. So slight did
it appear that Captain Borden did not
think it necessary to take any further
steps at repairing until he should have
arrived at New York On the arrival of
the Boston train at New London the
passengers went on board, and the
State of Maine left al about 1890 for
New York.
After being out an hour from New
London, it was found that the steamer
was making water considerably fast, and
some Is inches was then in her hold.
After an examination, Captain Borden
deemed il best to stop and await the
passage of some one Of the Sound boats
to whom to transfer his passengers. The
steamer "Old Colony" OF the Newport
line, soon after was signalled by means
of rockets and hauled along side at the
request of Captain Borden Captain
Brown, of the Old Colony, had every.
thing in readiness very promptly and
took every measure prompted by the an
ticipation of what might prove to he
serious matter On board of the State
of Maine there were $50 passengers on
the Clerks list, including some 30 ladies
and some 10 or - infants and children.
At the hour of parting company with
the State of Maine there was but four
inches of water in her, and it was found
that while laying still the leak was
light Capt Borden determined to fol.
low on to the city under easy steam
This morning Col Otto Burnstenben
der was arrested on complaint of Fire
Marshal Baker for shipping a quantity
OF nitro Of glyceriue TO California. the
same that exploded there, about two
hundred pounds in all, without labelling
the packages and informing the Captain
of the vessel in which ii was shipped of
the nature of the article. The Mayor
this morning issued an order directing
Fire Marshal Baker to search all places
in the city wherein he had reason to be-
lieve that any nitro of glycerine was
stored and to return it to some safe
place. Baker has already discovered
about 800 pounds Of the glycerine in a
store house up town and also a large
quantity on board a vessel IT will all
be removed to some place where It's ex
plosion cannot cause no SeTiouS COnse-
quence.
A grand demonstration took place last
in Cooper Institute in aid of the
American Bible Society fund 1t being
the anniversary Of the signing of the pro.
test by Martin Luther and his associate
refOrmers, the occasion was referred TO
in strong and impressive language by
the several speakers
The officers of the Panama Railroad
Company IN this city state that the loss
to the company by the explosion at As.
pinwall willnot exceed one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. The amount of
damage caused by the explosion Is es
timated at 81 100000,
The Arizona brings S-O,961 $50 from
Cuba in specie and So col from Pan
anna
There has been 40 communication to
day between this city aud the stea-ner
Virginia, the vessel which arrived at
this port on Wednesday evening from
Liverpool with cholera among her pas
sengers There are 40 fects of great i'm
portance in addition In those published
yesterday
Three hundred pounds Of nitro slycer
inc arrived in the city from Hamburg a
week ago At that time the authorities
did not know the dangerous nature OF
the article. and it was placed in public
store The matter having been brought
to the attention Of MessIs Seeryey 4
Wakeman, and Fire Marshall Baker
these gentlemen began an investigation
which today resulted in the removal Of
the dangerous oil from the city 1t has
beenplaced in a safe magazine alta place
where there is no danger Of an eyplo.
sion