The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-08


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Wreek q the Schooner Niger &C Hell 0are2
The schooner Niger, with heavy cargo % board
freghted for Weymouth Nasa, lef this port harry Oh
Tuesday morning, towed BY the steamboat Geo Fair.
leigh. She was commanded BY her owner Captain.
Thompson Of Cape Cod, who imagined, ~ hs ays,S
when leaving this port that he would b towe1l
by the pilot boat he engaged; but when nearing
found out previously that there were si1 sshsi
boats in tow along with his own, two a
Of which was bis own When approaching the suukes
marsh OF Wards Island his boat struck rock and
%sn % have gGs o. had no. bee, 70, the
consequently driven on the rock and leak was imme
diately visible Seeing that the tow boat was o. mo-
TO the Westchester shore, where she lies midway
between Morris dock and the point Of Wards Island
both uninsured The corn lying in the hold Of he
schooner saturated with the water will swell 10 such
an extent :. to ALLOW hopes Of saving the Niger unless
sne oe iaSen 70 the berth immediately Her decks
already lifted from their beams and unless assistance ID
a. once afforded nothing but her scattered t,mbers wiz
Gate.
The Hell Gate Pilot Law-Meetinr of SteauS.
Tug Owners and Pilots-A Petition to bd
Presented TO the Next Legislature.
The He'll Gate Pilot law, passed at the session Of
the State Legislature compelling all vessels before pass
ing through the "Gate take board regular pilot
bears heavily the the tugboats EN-.
ployed to tow the craft making the passage and 10 cali
cuated greatly impede their legitimate business In
consequence Of this the steam tugboat owners have
formed an organization for the protection Of their
terests the animus Of which set forth in the follow
ing excerpt from the preamble to the by laws Of tho
new association
Whereas the present laws Of the State Of New York
qured not, and prohibiting steam tugs from taking
sells through without pilot Is an unjust iperferenee with
laws OF the United States &c
The preamble goes on to recte that this new ORGANIZES
ton, to be known as the "New York Mercantile Towing
Association " Is formed.
Last evening the steam tug met in large mum.
bers at Washington Holel No. / Broadway, and per-
feced their protective organization by adopting code
Of bylaws The meeting was called to order eight
o'clock the chair being taken by Mr. L. Boyer chairman
Of the preliminary meeting held last week and Captain
A. r Berry acting as secretary,
The Executive Committee previously appointed req
ported thai arrests of pilots Of ugboats had been made
by the Queens county authorities since the last meeting
ing night and that the two pilots had
been allowed TO 90 on bal writ or baheas havna
been sued out in their behalf before Judge Batchord
OF the United States District Court The committed also
stated that Judge Dean had taken the interests tho
pilots in hand and would prosecute matters to conn
cluson.
D. c. Boggs. chairman then reported q code OF byawA
for the government Of the organization, which waS
adopted This code admits to membership all owners OF
pilots OF steam tugs payment into the association
funds OF $40 for each tug represented and also admd
made all agents and masters Of towboats, and mers
chants agents and masters of sailing vessels The oheh
provisions such usually apply to protective orga-
nizations
When this business had been completed Mr. Boyerl
the Chairman remarked that he considered the action
Of the Legislature in practically locking up He'll Gate
and preventing free navigation through contemplate
II now behooved the steamug interest to take this mat
ter earnestly home and stand together as one man. del
termined to use all legal and honorable to breah
up the monopoizng system that the Legislature sougho
establish. If the owners and those Interested id
steam towing united in this respect they would
find their wishes practically realized and all furthet
interference with their legitimate business ended.
Mr.. James Loughlin gave summary OF the proceedJ
ngs that taken bv the Queens county auhorite9
in the matter Of the arrest of Captain Davenport who
released $3.50 bail That gentleman wad
taken into custody in this city by Queens county
constable the for his having been granted
by Queens county Justice, and never endorsed by
magistrate OF the county OF New York When Capta,d
Smith desired to be allowed TO give bail before justice
in this city hts wish refused and he forced ID
proceed Flushing in the constables custody and wad
there incarcerated II against such ourages this
that he protested and he glad TO see that thd
organization was determined TO put end TO themk
TO 60 TO Flushing, procure copy Of the warrant q
arrest take the sworn complaint Of the Captain and
Captain Water Boggs suggested that as Judge Dean
the counsel for the association had this matter
under advisement II would be better 10 leave IL with
him and the Executive Committee who were authorized
70 act with him.
The motion appoint special committee was lost
VT Carpenter, owner Of the steamtug Reed whose
Captain Smith, also arrested for towing through hel
Gate without regular pilot said that Captain Smith
had been liberated on $3.50 ball. and his case was also il
The meeting then adjourned TO Wednesday evening
next. at the same hour and place.
ing petition were circulated and numerously signed II
those present
STAIN or NEW YORK.: - SENATE AND Ahc'iAI'HI o' 1Hs
We, your petitioners, and Of sailing YES,
Islsnq Sound feeling the hardship e The present
pilot, and frerhts not usfyins The double eI-
pensea q &. p pilot and tug pray s, your n0nor will
either tug or pilot or both as our interest shah DEMAND