The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-21

Shipping Notes.
Steamship Saratoga 900 TONS owned by the Old Domonon
Steamship Co. lowered from the large dock
of Pike street Monday. having been exam,-
nation. Her place occupied by steamer Metis, 1898
TONS owned by the Neptune Steamship Co, being caked and
painted.
Steamer Pctou (Br). previously reported remains the
smaller balance dock adjoining.
Ship Lady Blessngon 10dS tons, just purchased by Mr.
Charles Green from the Calvin Adams raised
Monday morning the large sectional dock foot OF Rutgers
street, to be stripped calkcd and remetalled
Brig Thomas Turul 2l0 tons, Of New Haven, Is the
small sectional dock adjoining being stripped, cakel
remetalcd.
Steamer Neversnk the sectional dock OF Clinton
street having metal patched.
The Sound steamer d Martin is the mammoth sec.
tonal dock at liobokep, cleaning and painting bottom
Schr Ontario Br) the larger of Mar
ket street, cleaning and painting bottom.
schr Laura Webb, l0i TONS OF Rockpor Ne, was low
cred Monday from the Peoples dry DOCK foot of Gouver
street, after having painted bottom. She was followed
by the threemastei schooner Florence LOCKWOOD 800 TONS
for general repairs.
Towooat II Wait is Messrs Merritt 4 Sparks dock
adjoining for general repairs to hull AMI joiner
Steamer Bay Ridge Is on Messrs O'Conne & Co.'S Sec
uonal dock at Erie Basin. adjusting wheel
The gales this pronounced by seaaring men as
the most severe that have been encountered years.
much damage has been inflicted shipping Vessels
due on account OF adverse beginning to arrive
ter are frequent
The new IRON steamer George Civde bn,t at Phnadel.
pha for the New York and New Orleans ne sailed from
Philadelphia 10th inst Tor Charleston first trim She ia
said to be splendid specimen OF marine architecture of
100 tons register and the first steamship the United States
to have compound engines of the English type She IL
commanded by Capt Albert Coe late OF Whining
ton.
Niarine Disasters.
BALTIMORE, March 20-Capt James Gibbs of Noun. Yer.
non hat In
peakc Bay of Plumm Point, March 4, squal and all the
six drowned Captain Gibbs that he
aboard another pungy at the tme lying short distance
OF but was unable to render any assistance Among the
lost were Thos Kelly and William Talbot OF Philadelphia
SNIP FEnprNAND tNG). Meyer. from Philadelphia Feb
through by ice oil Tinicum.
SnIP TRAFALGAR (NG), from Calao for Oueenstou,n
was a Rio Jsnciro 2l,h ult, rcpg " ~"''"''""
SHIr NORTH EMPIRE (Br), from Guanape for HAMBURG
put Into Rio Janeir0 2Uth ut eaky.
from Manila Mans Jan & put into ts" uo nss
was Obliged g leave and rsi occr took charge Of
as and r e sssSes Nj
passei out Jan "a; thence to $50 had steady NV eaes
which stove buwarks, blew away sails, &c. ~
BARK srRtAN STAR tBrs from Lonaon for Philadelphia
% v s s. in Ss Ss
mcrcial and 3 1000 each in the Acadia aud Pacific.
Sc for Cork, the sh inst but grounded on ban in he
harbor while in charge of the pilot aud viii be taken TO
BARK MozAsT .Br Of Windsor Ms from Doboy for
donsa March = N sinking condlion IN Ion 70, the
Henry Roper mate for themselves and crew. desire
arrived a Philadelphia i7h inst from Lockport Ns who
death seemed and also 70 thank him for the uni
and those OF his crew until their arrival at that
BRIG AMERICAN UNION, Collins from New York FOR Phi.
adelpMa, in ballast, ashore 18th. Bombay iook
Delaware Bay. She lies in six and half nigh water
. BRIO MAneARxT RrDLEy-Advices from Bssbados state
that the B brig Margaret Ridley went
ashore ON the Cobbiers she loaded with fish
cargo q total loss
Bwe JANE, At Vineyard Haven 20h from Port au Prince
via Inaaua for Boson reports heavy weather and loss Of
manboom and jbt0om.
BRIG BONITA (Br Edgett al Philadelphia 10Th, from Ma.
anxss reports March lat 80 30 NJ long ~ 10 W, expert
heavy gale from sW changiBg 10 NNW cargo
decks and flooded the cabin with olssses; during
he gale driven TO the southwark OF the Gulf Stream
took matches OF for the purpose Of securing cargo
and found Joss of hhds and bbls molasses ties
,oney; March To- M 80 3d. long ~ o. during violent gale
rom NV, had our Jib blown 10 pieces.
BRIG HARRY, sedgeey. at Baltimore 17th from 81 John
Pr reports had heavy norhery and eastcry gales the
ire yassage 10th inst on aeras running before heavy
souteyy gale took asqua from sW throwing vessel nearly
IN her beam ends weasel at the time running under
Does prepared 70 cut away oremas before could fur sail
,ew foretopmastsavsai and forel0wertopsa from
.Ao tat lx I.s