, 1870-06-09
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AsuoRE.-The Captain OF the propeller Tona-
wanda Eyposts seeing b!ask anti-a!ier Ashore @
tug Levtathau has gone to the assistance OF the
ciaIr Flats, yesterday with tow OF barges, near
South East Bend, burst her cylinder, amt was
towcd to the city With her ba1ges BY the tug Good
enoW.-Dftroit Tribune, jung Z.
STEAMER HALlBrK7oS DuKsT.-Tne Lindsay
t0ntar1o) Fast says this steamer TOOK fire at the
wharf at Haliburton, County Of Peterborough, on
the Goth uIr- The flames were soOn c11ingu.shed,
not, however, before damagin9 the vessel 80 much
az TO render her useless. The engine aud boiler
arc, however. unntured-
Loss or The PROPELLER DRCNO.-A special des-
patch from Port celborue says the propeller
bruno, loaded with wheat, from Southampton for
o~n se sn SUM- ii fseea fees aat 81 WsssF
near Wellauu yi1iagr. T7,e cu1Xu T. lrras,y Ill
Sesss Another eds despa:ch @ siatea that sae Bnuo.
WAS freighted With $4,000 bushels q wheat.1,3ao
bushels ct wheat were saved, and 200 brls Of salt
This steamer was built at Montreal, in 1858, By L
Bruno, for j. i T. Allen, OF Montreal Measured
1856 tons old style, rated A :, and WAS Ealued at
s., 900. She received large repairs in 1sd6
The Wabnsh.EmpireS Stale Collision.
The Detroit Frse Press Of the ith. contains the
tan
Yesterday shout noon the propeller Empire
State, belonging to tue Western Transportation
Company, arrived at the foot OF Randolph street,
leaking badly, and showing signs OF collision BY
her stem, below the lower fender rail, being janl-
med and twisted into mass Of spllnteEs. She
wabash, Of the Union Steamboat Company j line,
end the Jay Gould, bound down, landed the bal
succ of the crew, the Wabash having been sunk
,,y collision at il O'Clock Sunday night while of
Lexington. aud fifteen miles from the entrance to
the St CIA1r River.
HOW the collision occurred, the officers Of the
Captain says that there was heasy fog, and the
Wabash was not seen until too late to
nvoid collision. The Officers OF the Wabash
state that there was a fog, but not SO heavy but
thar the Empire State was seen while she was
several lengths distant 1t Is also claimed that the
Wabash was sounding her whistle every two Inln-
which was approachlng the wabash from the port
side, blew her whistles, or made any effort to stop
her aeaaw2y nothsng can be ;,, Learned . Ihe stew
state the: they were stanlng juss outside the hail,
and distinctly hearr1 the Empire State whistlins,
either ior fos Or as signals The Wabash mag 70
for her, and then the engineer got the order -
back. The steward and bis passengers stood until
forward Of the nrsr gansway, on the port
Side, and state that they saw her lights
very distinctly while she was ret so FIR Oh that
En- EmpI1c % State @ drew or from the crash, The water
poured Into the huge gap IN such a volume that
thc Wabash was lying at the bottom In about nine
s'' oieers gathered whatever effects nrs: came 10
hand, and the crew spranE TO clear away the
boats None Of tho men sayed single artire OF
Their lncgaEe ant the last boat did NOT clear the
wreck nntli the wares were swashing over her
pilot house. During the confusion deck hand
named Frederick Heency, from New York State,
probably got cntanged Ia the wreck, az he was
and strIct search up and down could not and
him. few minutes previous to tho collision,
the propeller Jay Gould hal passed th.
Wabash, bound down and she hear1i the
crash OF the collision so plaiuly that she
put about for tho scene 4 part Of the ship
wrecked crew we're received on board, and the
rest picked up Ay the Empire State. The Wabash
was heavily loaded with railroad iron and general
merchandise, and lies in sixty feet Of wafer. Her
damages viii doubtless be quite extensive: How
long she will lie At the bottom VIII depend solely
On the weather. as an attempt TO raise her will be
made just as soon as ! vessel can he got there.
The damage to Tie Empire State was not great,
hut the collision caused the chains in connection
with the steering apparatus to brenE, aud she was
obliged to lay TO until they were repaired She
also lceke, little, and when she arrived here she
discharged part Of her cargo, and having taken on
4 steam pump. proceeded to Buffalo: The Empire
State Is commanded by Capt. Carlisle. Sue was
efsl Ter blcs e: q ra tiay Viii, cao Of hu corn
es bTls nour. and Is tons Of green hides and sun
dries, The Wabash was commanded BY Capt
Pope, and passed up on Sunday from Buffalo,