The Portland daily press., 1871-03-17
DAILY PRESS,
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1871.
PORTLAND

STEAMSHIP Europa, from Glasgow, arrived
at New York on Monday in charge of Mr..
flndiey, the second officer, the captain, Nc
Donald, and first and third officers having
been lost overheard on the voyage. On the
4th instant the ship encountered a,seyere gale
and at 9:45 p. NJ. shipped very heavy sea on
the starboard side, Carrying away the bridge.
on which were Captain Mcdonald, Mr.. Davis.
first officer, and Mr.. Waller, who were all
three washed overheard and lost The same
sea also stove two of the boats and broke the
main boom. The decks were OF course flood
ed with water fore and aft, and everything
was in the utmost confusion. Nevertheless
all was done that could be by the crew to save
their officers. Lite-buoys and ropes were
thrown overheard, the engines were stopped
as soon as possible, but nothing was seeh of
the unfortunate men from the moment that
tney were swept. away, aud in the tremepd-
gus sea theh running it would have been mad
ness to have launched boat 1t was the
nfst onlcers watch on deck at the time and
Captain Mcdonald had only lust cone on the
bridge to give him some struc,ions for the
Dieht when the accident occurred The Sec
ond officer, Mr. Findey, was, of course. below
BILE and did all in his power to alay the fears
OF the passensers aud TO provide for the safety
of the ship.
A case similar to the above is on record:
A great many years ago the Black Ball
packet ship Columbia, Captain Rathbon. was
on her voyage from New York to Liverpool,
when one night just as the midnight watches
were being changed, and all of the officers
were on deck,sh was popped by a very heavy
aMash aes AZ 9 m1sn nem .sa
In this case there was not soul left on
board who understood navigation, although
she was iuli OF passengers. The sailors clear
ed away the wreck, and cared for the salety of
the ship, SO far as handling her was concerned
and Kept her jogging along at the eastward.
and had they behaved themselves would have
obtained much edit aud liberal reward
from the underwriters, but relieved from the
restraint OF their officers they amused them
selves By pillaging and ill-treating the passen-
gers, and were consigned to prison on the ar
rival of The ship at Liverpool, which port she
reached under the charge of the mate If an
English brig which fell in with the ship few
days after the accident. Luckily, in the case
of the Europa,one officer was left who appears
to have beeniully equal to the trying emer.
gency in which be was placed, and 10 have
been noby aided by the crew.
Initiating the example set by DR.. Cullis of
Boston, and other men like him who depend
cd on prayer and faith for the success of their
benevolent enterprises, DR.. George E. Ship
man has recently started home for babies in
Chicago First he rented a small house at
No. "a South Green street, and announced
that he was ready to receive "such children
OF poverty and sin as their parents could not
or would not support"-it not being generally
understood that poverty AMI sin always neg
iect all their children. The announcement of
this fact OF course attracted the attention of
the people, and contributions were sent In in
almost unlimited amounts, and the doctor has
been led TO fear that the quarters first used
by him as hospital will be too small to ac-
comodate all the babies and all the green
backs. Lest people should think we are
sneerlDg Ill regard to this matter it may be
well to say that the doctor has ''gone little
into the newspaper business" and has already
Issued the first number of paper called the
Chicago Foundlings Record, which is devoted
to 1.-The interests of the home" and its in
mates. This paper is to record all the con-
tributions OF money and goods received each
month, and 10 publish debtor and creditor
account" of the same. The first months bus
mess has closed with balance ION the right
side" OF over fifty dol!ars-an amount small
enough, in all conscience, but which may be
increased as time goes ON.
SOME of the queerest eopemeuts that can
be imagined happen in Newark, N. j., oc-
casionally. Last summer tender youth of
twenty years went away with two married
women at one and the same time, and at last
accounts he still lived. Last Thanksgiving
day James Blanchard. aged nineteen, mar
ried pretty girl. and every body, concerned
was rather more than satisfied. But reccntIy
it was noticed that James was becoming ex.
travagant in the use of his papa's money, and
then 1t was generally reported that he was
more familiar than the law allowed with a
fair girl named Laura DeCamp. The vile OF
James taxed him with dong wrongly in these
particulars, and that very day James disap.
peared, first borrowing 81 900 OF his fathers
old friends. That very day, moreover, Laura
DeCanp decamped, and after an absence OF
three weeks returned 10 her home it beng
highly likely that James $4,000 and all of her
own money had been used up. Where James
is now, nobody knows; but the 50 Geo bor-
rowed money has been repaid by the excel.
lent old gentleman, who-likewise Mrs. James
is anxiously looking for the prodigal's re-
turn. This young was evidently brought
up as pet, and may consider himself cspec-
iaIly fortunate. Whatever lie may do, he
VIII De shielded by his anxious papa not 10
mention his mother-in-law; and if any inore
girls run away with him they may calculate
with great certainty upon the Condemnation
OF an indignant Newark public.
A SUCCESSFUL "OIL" WoMAN-A New
York lady, the wife of one Mr.. john Hope,
who had been operating in the oil regions the
past three years, while visiting Titusville and
the wells through the county was presented
with lease TO put down "ladies" we'll"
The liberal donor is Mr.. James s. McCray,
owner OF one OF the most prolific farms IN
the oil regions. The only terms and condi-
tions are that it must be entirely ladies' en-
terprise-no gentlemen to be interested. Mr..
McCray is the happy recipient ot $1,000
day income from his wells at Petroleum Cen
tire. Mrs. Hope contracted for engine house,
derrick and all needed carpenter work; pur-
chased the engine, easing and other macbin-
cry; employed drillers, engineers and other
workmen TO run the WE'LL"
Mrs. Hope associated with her own the
capital OF some lady partners, aud success.
fully finished the weii on the first of Decem-
ber. 1t is now pumping one hundred and
fifty barrels Of oil day. At present prices
this investment yields five hundred dollars
every twenty-four hours. Alter paying roy
atty 10 the Nife of the land owner flor whom
the well is named "Lady McCray'') and cur
rent expense, the fair capitalists are realizing
handsome income on their enterprise. The
well is eight hundred and ei.hty-six feet deep
and the thild or sand rock, is forty.two feet
thick.
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