The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-26

STABLE
Commonwealth. 2lO0
The following is that effected on John c. Pro.
United States Bait, 5000 Lennox. .s25OO
Etna lOOO security 20OO
Mcssrs Day & Co. are not at all insured.
Mr. Reed is only partirlly.
The loss by the Devoe Manufacturing Com
pany will reach a very large sum- not ascer-
tainable for some days.
Explosion of Philadelphia Tug-BOat, the
William Parks, i'm New York HarbOr-Mcm
Blown into the Air-The Injured.
The immediate vicinity of Wall street ferry
about half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning
was suddenly thrown out of the quiet groove of
its peaceful everyday life by the loud report of
an explosion, and a moment afterwards the
myriad of splinters that were seen flying through
the air, aKd II heavy column of steam that as
cended from the tug-boat William Parks, lying
at pier No. Is East river, pointed out the
whereabouts OF the accident, and told but too
plainly that destruction, and perhaps DEATH
were again on the wing. The shock was eX-
ceedin9ly heavy, and causeds considerable eX-
citement among those who CHANGED TO be in the
neighborhood There was great hurry towards
the scene of the catastrophe, and in very few
moments a vast crowd had collected, but the
noise OF escaping steam for II time seemed but To
increase the confusion The accident occurred
near the head of pier No. l5 and by it three
persons-the pilot Thomas Rainey; the steward
James johnson, and deck hand, named Charles
Sinking of the Steamship NOrwftIk.
At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning the old
and well-knOwn steamboat Norwalk. which has
so long piled between this city and Coney Island,
frequently conveying from 500 to 1000 passen-
gers, was sunk in the East river, near Fulton
ferry slip, Brooklyn Providentially the Nor
walk had no passengers on board. She was on
her way to the wharf TO take passengers to the
Prospect Park races at the time of the collision
which sent her to the bottom. When she
was in the middle of the stream n tug, having
in charge n low, fiat barge, struck her just
forward of the wheel-house. The barge went
under her guards and striking the hull, cut
through hole several feet in length The Nor
walk filled rapidly. Her pilot headed her to-
wards the bulkhead, south of Fulton ferry, but
! when she arrived within about three lengths of
it she settled down rapidly and sank. Only
three men. the pilot, the engineer and the fire
man, appeared 10 be on board at the time, and
when her fate was seen to be inevitable they
very coolly took refuge in one of the
small boats, and escaped, one of them
| going back, with great sang frOid, for
| his overcoat, when she was only a foot or two
| above water. Tugs and row boats without num-
| ber put out to her assistance, but there was no
| occasion for their services The Norwalk was
very old and probably rotten. How direful
might have been the consequences had this acci-
dent occurred when hundreds of passengers
| were on board, we need not say. The sunken
| vessel was towed to point near the bulkhead at
Fulton ferry, Brooklyn, where she still lies. She
is understood to be owned by Messrs. Smith,
| Lewis q Wilson, and to be uninsured.
! An Austrian ship Run Down-S2OO, 900 Lost
Between 10 and II o'clock yesterday morning
| the Liverpool steamer Russia was coming NJ
| New York bay under a full head of steam
| About five hundred yards ahead of her, and ;
little to her left near the Jersey flats, lay an
chored the Austrian ship Figlia Maggiore, whicl
arrived from Marseiles on the oath, with
cargo valued at 500 600 for the fam of Funch
Meincke 81 Wendt, of this city. When the TIVE
| ships had come into this relative position, tn,
Russia slippedi into an eddy that swept herfrom he
course and made the situation exceedingly crit
cal The engines were instantly backed and al
was done that could be done under the circum
stances to prevent a collision; but their attempt
were useless, and the steamer swung aroun
towards the Figlia, moved rapidly down .upo
her and struck her on the port side &oadt oo IN
nU',,;oa lOi her IN two The crew of the ship ha
prepared for the collision and sPrS1g int into ntfoI he
~" Doa, 1,,,eDt down in eight fatboms of water, sui
merged 30 her lower yards. The loss is covere
! ly jnsuEanee'