The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-14
CHAMBER 0F COMMERCE.
EIGHTY SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Interesting neutrality-suspicious.
to Captains Dukehart and Dutton-
(: Election of Oficers-Sew Members
SsThc Supper Last Evening-Speeches,
Sentiments, Sc.

Election of Oficers-Ncw Members
ISeThc Supper Last Evening-speeches,
: Sentiments, Sc.
The s7th anniversary of the Charleston
f.Chamber OF Commerce occurred yesterday.
t The members assembled. at O'Clock P. NJ. at
the hall; corner East Bay and Broad Streets Vice.
Preslden, Samuel v Tupper In the chair, when
the following business was disposed of:
The various committees made their annui re.
ports. (which were adopted.
Mr:Wm. A. Courtenay addressed the Chamber
as follows:
Mr.. Presidential has been suggested that there
would be propriety In tne CnanDer OIL Com
merce taking notice OF the recent marine occur
renccs happening in January. Two steamships
arriving at our port, after collisions a. sea, each
cut down to the water edge; one at distance OF
100 miles, and the other at adistance'o1 300 miles
from Charleston, and yet rescued without serious
loss to Cargoes.
therefore take pleasure In bringing the cIrcam.
stances Of these accidents to the steamship CUBA,
Captain John II. DuEehart, OF the Havana, New
Orleans and Baltimore line, and to the steamship
Sea Gull Captai1 N. p Dutton, Of the Baltimore
and Charleston llne particularly before the
Chamber, with view of expressing 70 tne com
maniers of those steamships the high apprecia-
ton in which their conduct, under most perilous
and unusual surroundings, Is held by the COM
mercial community or Charleston.
The month Of January, just passed. has oeen
marked BY most unprecedented series OF marine, marine
tanned and estimated, showing the large 1gnres
Of over s., 100000, quite three times as much as
has been considered large months footing here.
SSsas issse' sSsasEoyed stately ships With vaiua.
be cargoes, our Immediate coast has
been sir0uded In dense fogs, a ternatlng Win
snow storms Of unusual severity. Under sucn
f,a Nsnlt Lao
navigation were greatly multiplied dur1ag the
period referred to- and that great danger OF coins
Ions necessarily increased on the mucl-lrequented
thoroughfare between the Northern Atanuc
ports and Charleston.
The steam ship Cuba Captain JohnsM. DuHehart,
was run into on the night Of the 221 January.
ona hundred and twenty miles eastnortheast OF
Charleston, by an unknown brig, opening her
port side for several feet above and below her
water.line, the water pouring freely into the
steamers hold. Captain Dukehart, assisted 0y
hia officers, dashed themselves with ropes anu
plunged into the sea, and with mattresses and
bedding succeeded promptly In arrestlny the leak.
Returning TO the steamer, portion OF tae cargo
OF sugar was removed 10 the upper starooard
deck, until the steamer listed sufficiently 10 bring
the damaged section above the load line. The
Cuba was then headed for Charleston, and by a6le,
management OF Captain Dukehart, supported py
the officers and crew, thls feat was successIuiiy
accomplished, and on the morning OF Inc 2od sne
reached this port In safety.
The steamship Sea GULL Captain N. P. Dutton.
co.llded with the schooner Watson, nn the night
OF the 22d January. crushing In the whole bow OF
the steamer, through which opening the water low-
ed freely into the hold. Captain Dutton promptly
ordered the forward cargo 10 be thrown noverooaru,
and hiay succeeded, with the assistance OF NIB or
fcers and crew, Id tightening the vessel to the eX.
teat or bringing the leak absve the lo4d line, ,sand
by using bedilng and mattresses arrested the
water. In this condition, Captain Dutton attempt
TO get i1i1 ua.tsras Inlet 6ut la!ng 10 ,. sn1si
Esyeng the coast, and, under convoy q the afeSp.
Eshfn SbRinfH, Captain Alexander Hrnter, of.the'
FPhiiadelphia and GfarlestonsLine, finally reached
a1,s I t.e S sos sPsmp rss aqa
and Intelligent, action OF gaplas1 Dukshass and
Captain button tWp large ahd talaa6 steamers
and their cargoes have been nearly ensiresy sasea
{p:owners underwriters ahd cousignees, - few
Eliminates OF hesitating delay, and properly to the
pmount OF 100000. or $500, 900 must assureuly
Ehaye been destfoyedS which, result would, inan
probability have been followed BY loss los 81 q e n1s.s
Eanothing buts high sense ofl duty could have
pro,nptSd men 10 sttsnpt SO wonderful rescue
Etf propertJ at sea,n and 1t well becomes an as3o-
Citation Of merchants IKE ms 10 express taeir au
courage aud devotion TO duty. Be II, there1oret
Resolved, That the Chamber OF Oommerceof
Charleston has heard with great satisfaction OF
cabs,and s ses@saip Sea Gull, ,aster the col
tflstons at seq, eyidencin9. as the fac9 90 the
brave and sSilful qualities OF Commanders
DukehaTt anu DulbOn, conuuCt ~ uv1u huo.ouSoS
which Should be held up as examples Of seaman
snip worthy Of emulation.
pResolved, That copies OF these proceedings be
properly engrossed, attested by the seal OF the
uiicials Of tie Chamber, and forwarded 70 cap
taiu Dnkehart and Captain Dutton.
5uuon motion Of Ma,or F. ]. Porcher, seconded by
Z. D: Mdwry, Esq, tue resolutions were unau-
mousfy adopted.
IF. W. Dawson, ESQ.,, offered the following feso'
ldaonS which were Adopted: S+-
Rssolued That the Chamber OF Commerce :of
6har1e ton llas heard With Satisfaction thadt is
proposed IN Congress, upon Inc Recommendation
of the proper officers. 10 make an appropriation
for the Improvement OF the Beach Channel. IN the
harbor Of Charleston, q matter In which the
Chamber mas always taken an active interest,".
Resot.ed, That the president OF the Cnamper
communicate this resolution to the senators AUD
representatives from South Carolina In the Con-
gress OF The United States, and request on behalf
or the Chamber that they use all their influence
to secure the passage Of the appropriation reler.
red to, as one which viii add 70 the prosperity o
benefit to all South Carolina.
The Hon. Charles NJ. Furman rendered his letter
ofresgnauou and, on motion, he waselected an
honorary member
A communication from Representative Hunter,
/ of the State Legislature, was read, asking the
opinion OF The Chamber on the bill to authorize
aud the sense OF the Chamber was expressed ad-
versely thereto.
The following gentlemen were unanimously
elected members: Messrs. R. Lathers, g. W.
Amory, B. R. Riordan, JOS. A. Hyde, v. N. Tai.
mage, Geo. D. Walker, B. 8. Rhett, julius NJ.
Rhett, Jas r. Prlngle, Jr., F. T. DoWney, John e..
Devereux, q. @. Street, Alex. McLoy, A. o. Stone,
O. A. Damon, R. D. Mure, P. I. Lawton. d. T.
Williams, wm. Thayer, John T. Humphreys, Geo,
L. Holmes, q. 8. CONN, Willis Wilkinson and G.
@. Plnckney, Jr.
The following ofncers were unanimously re'elest
ed: Robert Mure, president; s. Y. Tupper, frst
vice president; f. H. Frost, second vice-presldent;
P. J. Burbot, secretary and treasurer. Commit.
tee o: Appeals-G. A. Trenholm, Henry Gourdin,
| Theo Huchet, Vim. NJ. Lawton, VIM. Ravenel,
VIM. c. Bee. Committee on Charity-F. J.
Porcher Theo. D. Wagner, F. J. Pelzer, A. F.
Ravenel, W. a. Courtenay.
THE BANQUET.
Few occasions have been more successfully man.
aged, or more replete with pleasure, than the an
nfyersary banquet which concluded the business
OF the day. Tully, the Well known caterer, had
been employed to expend the genius Of his art In
producing the wherewlthal and under bis hands
tue dining apartment OF Hbernlan Hall grew
suddenly suggestive OF the Joys to come. AT half
past O'Clock P. NJ the members OF the Chamber
assembled In the vestibule, and In few minutes
thereafter one hundred and twenty-five gentle