New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-18
THE STEAMER CITY OF BOSION

THE HOAX UNCoRRECTED IN THE rMfs-wAs
THE STEAMER OVERLOADED
LONDON, Thursday, March L.. 1870
The London Times prints the City OF Boston
canard. uncorrected this morning The under~rtersh
exacted guneas premium on the overdue steamer
samaria while the premium the City OF Boston has
again been reduced The question put by Sir D. fakihe
ton in the House to the ruinored overload
Board Of Trade report giving extended rules aud reg
ulations for the interior loading OF SHIPS etc
EXPLANATION OF TIE LoNpoN AGENI OF TIL
ASSOCIATED PRESS - .:'
LONDON, March 17.-At dawn Yesterday
copy OF private telegram handed to ice by the GOV
eminent Superintendent OF the Stock Exchange Tele-
graph Office announcing the arrival Of the City Of Boston
at Queenstown in tow OF the City OF Durham. The dis
patch had reached London via manehest9r eonr'r o'
unusual IN case OF gore o 1 fIeSI dseso The
widest enthusiasm was manifested IN me Exchanges %
Liverpool and excited crowds gathered unutt tle WIZ
dows OF the Inmans' Office Equal excitement and en-
thusasm pervaded at all the Exchanges o London Inc
evening papers, even 40 late as oclgck puosnea tne
OF the steamers arrival AZ an undoupen
fact Having tclegrphed 10 you the re~5 AZ FURNISHES,
me- thus apparently from Trustworthy authority sent
of dispatches 10 Queenstown and Liverpool seeking con
ration and details. That the Inlnans and tho lookout
a had not heard OF the City OF Boston sent
to YOU and you received the news hours before doubt
existed London or o Ehe Continent ss To me sals' oi
the vessel ALiA,Nphk y "I,,oS'
MIR. Wilson's NINpICATIoN-LETTEE FROM ME.
siMoNToN-THE ENTERPRIsE OF rhILA-
pELPHIA NEWSPAPER.
To the Editor Of The TribHHt
SIR: In view of the kilograms OF to-day : date
from our London Agent you will doubtless concede that
the published structures upon his course N promptly
telegraphDg the supposed arrival Of the CITY of Boon
at Queenstown unjust Please note that ne obained
VIC rh ofce VINO had received II by not unusual chan
nell and III form 50 spechc as 10 leave no room i'i
Under these circumstances he entirely justified IN
sending the glad tidnes forward to w. wthou, na,ng
lars Which he promptly the wires in all proper
directions Those would be stale newspapers certainly
which should withhold publication OF important news,
even when received from Official sources untl aua's
OF It's trusworthness could be sought anu Obtained
Our agents and energy are boh INDICATED ny the
fact that he gave the contradiction OF tho hoax hours
before the press the public OF any part oil Europe
Ycn, perhaps, may ind significance in the fact that
,rns moi I'm tbe Associated Presssueh for instance
as The Eren0 Telegram, and Pomeroy Democraf ~ thls
city, and The Ecentng BnHen OF Phlladephis, All pun
steamers arrival ne Eceing bulletins extra issued
soon first dispatch Was gwen to the p"pAe'
IIVFHpooI March l6-The steamship City Of Boston
arrived at Queenstown this morning, about 10 ninYes
past o'clock, after voyage Of 40 days IRON ialifaN
All well ON board The delay caused by the disabling
OF her machinery mid-ocean ON the 2ith nt after
which the captain attempted 10 make port under -a
but being poorly supplied with canvas and having mead
winds constantly, but lille progress was made. DnLns
several storms the vessel drfte lar on the coe
signals of distress were shown several times but owing
TO the weather being very thick, they were not noticed
IL is proper to add that did not receive these pnr
particulars
we that OF them were current III eher London
or Liverpool yeetcfday, ., -, D.
In justice TO a sensitive and worthy gentleman VINO i
5000 miles away aud cannot defend himself, hope you
will give this note place II your columns cner Agent
EFFECT OF THE HOAX IN HALIFAX.
HALIFAX, March E.-Ihere was great excite
ment this city yesterday respecting the fate OF The
ccivcd announcing her arrival and were universally be-
levcd subsequent dispatches containing contrary Re-
ports had sad effect. Business was almost generally
suspended The City Council failed 10 get quorum.
The Legislative Council met and passed resolutions "
psssengers and then adjourned The Irish Society,
mark OF respect, will omit their annual dinner to-day
TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS VERSUS THE AMERICAN
PRESS ASsOCIATION-A QUESTION oI W.
RACIrY-ANOTuER NOTE FROM Mr. SIMON
TON,
10 The Eddor NJ me Trtbane.
SIR: As conclusive evidence that the cable
kilograms" daily published by the so-caed Armenian
Press Association almost exclusively bogus being
concocted in this city, far ~ they based
news previously published from thsCice, invite your
attention and that OF the public. To the following which
appeared in The " T. Si lie Dog of Philadelphia and
IN. Post OF that city, this morning:
"IOSpOy March Observation-Disclosures were
celyed here this afternoon from NewYork, asking con
nrmaton report said 10 have been tecsfaphed from
this city TO the Associated Press that the steamer cry
of Boston had arrived that the news had created tie
most profound excitement both mere and Ut Liverpool
aud that business had been suspended IN the Stock TX
change and general markets IN b9Ih eies ~ tne oagef
Agent here must been made the victim OF an un
founded ruInor which came here few days ago from
New.York his dispatch must have received consider
able padding IN the hands OF the New-h0ik coylsts
The Of the safety Of the steamer was hol 'iei.u
NV any per-on and there has been no unusual excite
nent either in tins city Liverpool Business proceeded
to-day AS usual IN all departments OF trade ana me an
nounce ment that IL suspended could not possibly
have been eloaphed by sane correspondent from
this city"
Now, assert that the foregoing telegram never saw
London but originated In this city and challenge proof
TO the contrary the other hand We have III our pos
session the original cable telegram IN which our GORE
spondept Yesterday notified us Of the excitement IN Lon
dam and IiyerpoOl-facts which his kilograms OF today
,,neat and coufirm This Is only Instance IRON
hundreds I'm which might show that The "tabe tele-
era ms 10 The efcan Press Association are pure falri
,.,iols n the game worth the candle. Very respect
fully yours, d. W, oi"1SivS, o'eh a. '1s
Jor, n L. Assooidted Pyss, Aer-lork, March H. 100
WHERE THE HOAX OKIGINATED.
JoNpoy. March 17.-1he Post says the false
n uort of the arrival OF the city Of Boston oigina"d al
Nh. stark Exchange in This ety. rhero y universal N
diouatl,u Q spresscd account OF the crii'i moan
PROPOSED INVESTIGATION.
IoNpoN. March 17.-Sr Edward B'lcber, AN
admiral In rio Navy urreb the Board ~ Trade 80 n'"sii
,ts ia. Iogs o yet.cs arriving over The s"rr 80" tlD'h
% tbo 90, oi BctiOn