Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-13
LOCAL NEWS.

THE G8RMAS SABHaHRBUND AND ARIoH
SooIETIRs.-The Saengerbnnd Society. num-
bering twenty.sIx members, and Arion G uar-
tstte Club, composed Of twenty members, LEFT
this city At 12 O'Clock to-day, to attend the
Singing Festival, at Philadelphia. which COM
mences on Monday next, and will continue
throughout the week. Prior 70 their depart
ure, the members Of the Saengerbund AssocI-
alton assembled at their hall on PsnnsyIysnia
avenue where the president, Mr.. L. VALDEZ
keT, was presented with most beautiful silk
sash, by a number Of lady friends Of the So
ciety The sash is of deep blue silk, attached
ribbon, bearing gold star in the centre ana
the edges encircled with gold fringe. The pre-.
sentation speech was made by Mrs. Hager-
mann in behalf of the ladies, and an approDri.
ate acknowledgement was made by Mr.. Wal.
decker, both OF whom spoke In German. At
the close of the presentation, the Arion club
arrived at the Saengerbunds Hail. where re-
Treatments were partaken of. after which
both societies formed in procession and
marched to the depot, to take the cars for
Philadelphia. headed by Bergman's Metro
citizens, who have been preparing for the
event, left with these socieaes on the 1915
train.
1t is expected that the Saengerfest this
season will eclipse anything of the kiad which
has yet been witnessed in this country. One
hundred and twenty societies will be present
on the occasion, and from the city OF New
York alone there will be sixteen hundred
members-all good yOcalists.
The officers of the Saengerbund Society here
are: l.. Waldecker. president; Charles Rich
Those OF the Arion Club are: Mr.. Heinrichs,
president; Mr.. Springsguth, secretary; and
q. Bergman, leader.
VESSEL BURNT AT SEA-Ndrro,r Escape of
the officers and Cre,y from Drowning.-The
schooner Silvan, Capt. Blanchard, from Ban
gor. Maine, which arrived at Browns wharf
this morning, reports that abont midday OF
the 7th instant, seventy five miles northeast
by east of Cape May, they espied a small boat
filled with persons, who seemed to be in dis
tress. Upon approaching the same 1t turned
out that the party consisted of the captain and
crew Of the schooner Bergen, which was to-
tally destroyed by fire on the night Of the 9Th
The Bergen was from Charleston, South Car
DINA, and was heavily laden with cotton,
moss, rosin, dc The fire occurred in the hold
of the vessel, and so rapidly did the flames
spread in different directions that no one on
board had time to save any clothing except
what they had on. Immediately upon it's dis
covery their perilous situation was apparent,
and forthwith the small boat was lowered, and
all hands descended into it. Fortunately
night was dark and driving rain was coming
down. Had it been other wise, and the sea had
been at all disturbed, the anxious party must
have all persisted: for the weight of them set
tied the frail craft so deep into the water that
scarcely an inch OF her gunwales were above
the surface OF the river, and the greatest eau
ton was necessary lest the slightest motion
might settle her to the bottom of the ocean
The Captain of the Bergen is named Parsons;
that of the mate Is John r. Mitchell, and the
crew are composed OF Jesse Scott Jesse Ames,
l. evi Chase, and James Jackson. Capt Par
sons wife and daughter were on board. as
Capt. Blan chard, of the Silvan, fer his unre-
mltting efforts to render the rescued party
from the Bergen as comfortable as possible.