New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-07

many vessels to cruise in search of her Heavy
easterly gales have prevailed around the cost
recently, and il is reported to-day that no less Than
800 vessels Of all sorts off Ireland unable 10 make
English ports The officers OF the Channel Squadron
lust on the point Of leaving Lisbon for Fayal have
been instructed to keep a sharp lookout for missing
steamers. There has been further advance m ihc
premium at the Underwriters The journals to-day
cite the case Of the City Of Washington. which Wa
ont four weeks with a broken wddcr, IN lNt, bus
which came into port safely at last.
DESCRIPTION or THE VESSEL-NAMEo or Pas.
sENGERs AND OFFICERS.
Despite the faint hope expressed by the agents
Of the Inman Line, the public begin 10 fear that th'
steamship City OF Boston will never bc heard from. 10
the vessel is lost it will De the second lost by The
lninan Company IN period extending over seventeen
years the other being the City OF Glasgow, which WA
burned some years ago, but did not involve loss % e
The CITY OF Glasgow the pioneer ~ the In
man Line and was the first screw-steamrr which ever
crossed the Atlantic. She sailed her voyage from
Liverpool on the 18th OF December ls5O and tie city II
Manchester followed 1851. These vessels, as vel -.
all others Of the Liverpool. New.York. and rhla-
deuhia Steamship Company, were burby Tod q Mac.
gregor, on the Clyde. During The Crimran war. tho
largest OF the steamers OF this line chartered by the
French Government and were employed iu transporting
troops from French ports Baakava. Tho over. the
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trade in opposition to the Cuuard and Collins lines ihr
City baltimore being the pioneer ship in l When the
Collins line ceased TO the Inman vessels took their
sailing days and the United States mails Year by year
they have added vessels their fleet until they have
squadron Of D fine vessels noted for speed and The rgu-
arty Of their trips, and comparing fayOwJy with tho
Cunard line During the time they have been in the
service they have brought to this country 6oooo
emigrants with mortality rate OF less than onctcnth
OF per These vessels first 20 bring emf
grants TO this country in steamers az cheap rates - In
the days Of the Collins line, the least passage money
accepted was Sl2j gold. The line has been singuIary
fortunate in the transportation Of passengers. and last
y] their carried $1,000 passengers without an acct
dent Of any kind
The steamer City Of Boston was built AT Glasgow,
in 1865 She very symmetrical IN her lines, and
being built for carrying rather than speed WIS
markedly fine sea boat; she by means wet
boat in marine parance She measured 32 feet deck,
tEns builders measurement. She had TWO nsnes Of 40
nominal horsepower, and four boilers, and wa furnished
TO be used Ia of accident I" her hull or M case 81
fire. To give strength and enacity 10 h'r hn she had
consisted Of double plates Of the same meal She was
| five Of which ran up through tn Passenger
deck to Tie SPAR eek Of the T..sei which
parment Her house built the man deck ran from
stem to stern, the uppCt portion forming promenade
room was for tie acco modaon ~ rt lass passenger
and contained ,aooH 90 feet in length nd IS feet wide
and a lower saloon IN d up With state capable Of
! accommodating 100 hrst.' ass Passengers. The
steeragcs aud -econt cabin wGWiorTa 81 me engine,
and were well lghtf ana wen tutiateL ne had zen
irstclass c-bOats, III In g0O order and easy 10 be
launched sar sG ner o e eJr . %Ssh oE
dltoned and well f,Iud Her .lars ecrc 10 good order,
' b I riggcd She ed MAZE God headWay under sal
alone Que prev, 'ns theo has been that she Eas lot
s sn Hja .ieT a s'oAi1 hot -r Sesed
could not 20 mon than TIM or f2ur hour Win
%s Os5 af 5s% is na' a n' 5 aa.
e S IN 'Gs 9Sf at Is S.d Ssr a"a
a9 ys s54 d asaS cr seq IN TG 9Ha!
event event she coa have ncI the surface BAT
almost Weekly vessels nre feportns narrow escapes
from foulmg them. "ae ,i the regular Auo OF ocean
naynS osi bart Of ler sew. and It j. cught that
lie struck some wreck stun one Of our naval vcss'ls
coming up the Gulf stream lately fell u with one ~
these wrecks aud She stopped aud, shotuug ner guns
fired at the hulk blowing u to Harmless "reGh"se "
might be we'll for some Of the naval vessels 81 the Inii.d
states and Europe t. cruise for these woie than rocks 70
navIgatOrs and destroy them Last WINTER over score
| OF them were reported, month after month.
II pos die again, that the City % Boston may have
been destroyed Dy hie II so u p ploDaot i"t N'n.
not ALL OF her passengers may nave t,'P'u ~ uoa'S
and may DE picked up and IN due time bee heard from
the night OF the 3lst o January she experienced terrific
! gale the banks Of Newfoundland. the worst ever
bOwsprit, but weathered the gale successfully At the
time She experienced the heaviest weather the Cty Of
The City OF equally good IL not better
boat than the Nemesis aud II is thought that she passed
through that Storm and her troubles began further "a
the following is complete list OF the passengers both
cabin and steerlce. on board of the city OF Boston
CABIN Passengers bootcf Mr. YortMr. ~ C1go,'. Nr
Gaqas l + Merton s5 W r i IL. 'I ' PIE DE- I
Mccall Archibald Mr. Ryiaud aud WIFE, ~ ,ohrsne iams'
Sa5, F.ca1ss & at Nsc & join Nor,a Joa Gou
T. , SG1s Mf Sd5.. S Goo fc Geo. ] % B SS'
Jos Davis VIM DAVIS " J. IhresAer Evan Ioa4 ~ Da~p..'
wm woodlead J. NJ Aaau, AMI wife haEani Perry JAY MeDoaoen
Thomas Barton John l. Ashton W Ba'qs.er ~. @ g." e-.irru
JAS IL Aru'y John Tay.or and sis J,,l B,f' h,1 Da
hSttf " I w. o. E i,g gS-w F P.,,.r Can, " Pori.
Mr. Lacou;, X. Robinson. Capt Hamilton j. Allan. g. r. pour
T. Billing Mr.. ke.,pe and 11t j. D. io- "a bas'5 -a, '94
Power . Capt Sterling lazy infant au4 oa~ lanes PANT A
Thomson DEPUTY Assistant Saeyo Of Soe, ut 0nss. and
femaIe Johl purly C. Fisher T. X Montgomery, W. NJ
sags-Ja. Holland J. Groves M.r A. E.,sia- Patrick CASSIDY
The following list Of the officers OF the City OF Bos
Captain J. IIalcrow Chief oaee " Mortimer Sroad oacr
Ioha C'2e9 Third Cm.sT enn J.me, l.f oae,r Ns,sn',
First Assistant T. HAWKS b,'es stewards area aud 'oa A',r'
making up total crew lst Of about lOJ sous
hops $50 boxes OF bacon $50 uerces beef Lard
As rkins hard, io3G bushcls Of wheat 2si bags
- hhds tallow and 20 feet of measurement goods She
had the Provincial mails on board. The ,hp worth
! taken 10y the Company.
on Tuesday Ll6yds asked a premium Of 80 guiuoas
| the ship aud cargo which indicates That they have
strong doubts of her ever turning u- IL = true when
the CITY OF Washington Was out 80 lous time 20 sulneas
| were asked.
days ago. aud before any doubts were expressed
as 70 the safety OF the Guy OF BoSo the 1n"n Line
entered into contract with MesSrs Tod aud Nacgrrgor
10 build another ship Tor the line Of the ' "t ""hyn
! type. The Cry of Limerick IL nov 0c.ng extensively
repaired. She has been cut IN Two amt heightened, and
| is 10 be made "A hrst.csss sea boat.
! The steamship CITY Of Durlam, which ha, been dis
patched from Liverpool IN search ~ Ae Cy Oi Boston,
has ON board over LOCO tons Of coal aud size viii