Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-21
From New York.

New YORK, April 2O.-The steamer Old Colony
Captain Brown, which left Newport last evening
about o'clock, arrived here at 7:3O this morning
having on beard her usual full complement of
passengers from Boston. and also one hundred and
fifty passengers from the steamer State of Maine,
which she took off at midnight in Long Island
Sound, off Bartlett's reef The following facts
were obtained from Captain Borden, of the State
of Maine and also from Henry L. Boon, clerk Of
the same steamer, and T. n. Turner. conductor of
the New London and Worcester line. From the
statement of Captain Borden it appears that on
the trip from New York to New London, the
steamer State of Maine ran on the rocks at the
Eastern Point, going on. however, so easily that
even the passengers on board knew nothing of the
fact until she had laid there nearly an hour. The
rock at the place where she struck is quite
shelving, and apparently no great damage was
done.
After lying there for about two hours, the steam
ferry-b boat plying across the river from New Lon
don pulled the steamer off, and she landed her
eastward bound passengers at New London. On
examination, Captain Borden found the steamer
was leaking slightly, from the fact that her fore
foot was split about three feet below the water
line. Canvas was placed over the leak outwardly,
and other measures taken to prevent any further
Leakage. While lying at her dock during the day
on Friday the leak was hardly perceptible. So
slight did it appear, that Captain Borden did not
think it necessary to take further steps at repair
ing until after he should have arrived at New
York On the arrival ofthc Boston train at New
London the passengers went ON board, and the
State of Maine left ut about 1890 for New York.
After being out an hour from New London it was
found that the steamer was leaking consid-
erably faster, and the steam pumps were put to
work.
Some eighteen inches were then in her hold.
After an examination, Captain Borden deemed it
best to stop and await the passage of some one of
the Sound boats, to whom to transfer his passen-
gers. The steamer OH C0lonp, of the New York
line soon after was signaled by means of rockets
and hauled alongside. At the request of Captain
Borden, Captain Brown, of the Old Colony, had
everything in readiness and promptly took every
measure prompted by the anticipation of what
might prove to be a serious matter on board the
| Sate Of Maine. There were one hundred and fifty
passengers ON the clerks list, including thirty la
dies and some ten or twelve infants and children
At the time of parting company with the State Of
Maine there was but four inches of water in her,
and it was found that while lying still the leak
scarcely perceptble. Captain Borden decided to
follow on to this city under easy steam.
The strike of the ear drivers is ended. They
are to receive s. for ten hours service.
No communication has been held to-day with
the steamship Virginia, the vessel which arrived
at this port on Monday, from Liverpool, with
| cholera among her passengers.
Col. Alto was this morning arrested for shipping
| a uuantity of nitro-plvcariup n California with
out notifying the captain of the vessel Of the ma
| ture of the article or labelling the packages.
The Mayor has issued an order directing the Fire
Marshal. to search such places in the city as he
may have reason to suspect that there is nitro
glycerine stored. and should any be found. to re-
| move il 70 n place of safety.