The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-30

The schr Thomas Ball about $50 tons regis
double deck will be launched yard James
Bays Sons, Port Jefferson Ii, Tuesday
She is owned by the builders and Others
by Captain II Rider, and for theTexas trade
Messrs Evans Ball Co. agents.
powerful mud digger, owned by Strickland Bro of
New York city, is at work deepening the channel In
Bridgeport C harbor, the purpose having
been obtained from by that firm The vessel
Containing the lighthouse which to be of the
screw pile orde has also arvrd the harbor
be lighthouse is process OF erection
The dry dock propretors particularly unfor-
nate recently Besides the naccountable sinking of the
sectional dock the foot of Clinton
Rutgers slip belonging the New York Floating Dry
Company, the "box" dock the of sp,
owned by Mr. Petrie, called the "Peopes Dock" met
with singular accident last Thursday appears that
the schooner - Wnham noated within for repairs
the afternoon of that day. and In order
Whereabouts Of tronblous leak the vessel
three -four auger holes fill her water which, when
she raised, were to be plugged up, that the confined
water TO find outlet would have seek the place
mysterious leakage and evidence neghborhood Fill
ing her with complete success, but added
10 weight that the deck of the
lowered DOCK and both vessel and DOCK being unable
merged until powerful procured and
pumped them The "box" dock the foot Pike Slip
belonging the New York Balance Dry Company
which Samuel nlden is President James Nicholson
of the Board Of Commissioners of Charities Correction
accident on Wednesday evening. schooner seen
tered" and being of sharp build, her bce blocks were
doubled in height and when nearly lifted the end OF
the dock suddenly raised of lowering forward
end, and the vessel being inclined plane was
pitched ahead to the distance of ten feet but
enough not In the least possibly account
the depth Of she tumbled She was after
wards successfully taken up.
The sunken yet been raised and
likely the OF will exhausted In the
The at the foot Of Clinton hauds OF
Captain Israel Merritt, OF the Coast WrecKing Company
has float place great sectional
dock adjoining the other sunken
gers slip The latter in charge of Scott
the Department, Of Docks, who giving time to the
job of raising it. He will unkcrs pontoons
perenccs considerable difficulty In carrying his plans
account Of the trouble his divers find running
tho sections which deeply Undecided the mud The
OF the operations of the wreckers attracts hrones
people, who watch with apparent the
the Of employed by the The
New York Floating Dry Company 70 estmated at
$4,000 They have fortunately other
which suffice to accommodate the few named
entrance books.
Marine Disasters.
STEAMSHIP MISUNDERSTANDING, july 1.-THE
steamer Soravan grounded yesterday Peter on
the way from Quebec here, before reported large
&c, the ship OF. Being mud bottom little damage viii
result
STEAMSHIP JANIS GARY, Hall, at Philadelphia, from
Newborn, NC reports AT Hatteras Inlet 25b inst spoke
survey Bibb, all WELL time echr
HsnneIta nm and large number Of other schooners
ing TO OUT heavy gale prevailed there the 23d gath
and 18th inst 9Th inst off Cape Henlopen, picked up well
made yawl boat painted black, with blue bottom stem and
stern both slightly broken.
BARK JENNIE BARKER at Philadelphia 2Sth inst from
Liverpool had continuous June IL; split
sails . yale June 20, lat 40, Ion Il.
BRIG ELIZA MoNHIL (of Philadelphia), Small from
ton for Sydney CD became total loss n the fog a. white
Ss s r. 1a Of s' ash S n sfs
sCHR GEN CONNER. from Philadelphia for Boston, AT
Vineyard Haven 18th INST, reports 25th Oh Barnegat
rails from m
lb
scB RANaArrHA (BrL Vineyard Haven 98th nst from
Philadelphia for ~ John NIB reports 18th, while II anchor
Delaware Brcakwater los, IS bbs scate soda on deck
stove buwarks, &c.
bethpo passing through The draw into the west abu
Inent breaking stanchon and carrying away some OF
the head stays of the schooner
RIGA, July H-Tbe W tIics Amcrican) Burgess partly
laden witA hemp, has been destroyed hs - Riga Town