Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-30

WV YoBs, August 80 The stes me Mc'is,
= I.ovlatHcS steamer, Is reported wrecked OF
p'cA'd ~ OF waic6 Hiu tbs morning, several
= 81 Iep"tted lost. over one hundred pas
senEers were on hoard.
COLLISION SINKS rHE srFANrR
fEoNfpESCs, Aucu.t o.-rhe s-rar, Ne A.
from New York tor Providence came a, ,ois
Iision VIII SAILING vessel about three o'clock
this myri.inE, oh Watch Hin, ana vs. $50
Several ives were lost. TIE revenue ,nitSF
hoccssiu b. a The scene OF the Disaster
REroRrED toss OF ovER RIGuTY LtvRs.
NV YORK. Aug. So private aisDat.h
from Providence SAYS the steamer Nets OF the
N.wTort line. on her trip from Newror, 10
Pr violence this morning, struck a schooner
about tour O'Clock, sut sunk Vith ala on board.
The STEAMER Stonrcton took OF all the paSsen-
eers that could b. found, aud the Mctis lrifted
ashore ~ Watch Hll with only hcr UPPER deck
above fhc water.
4 subsequent despatch, received n few min
"a e. ago, ysovs' $50 rasSeug c.s were on board.
Of whom seventy are saved.
An Account fr"ln THE scene Of tho
Disaster.
WATCH NfLL, l.. g., via NroNINsrgN, CoNN..
Aug. lo.-TLe prop. Ter Me'is, captain burton
was wrecked about ~ miles on tlis shore TIN
morning. drvadi.l storm prevailed m q.
latter part OF the night, AMI about four ocio
This morning the propeller was struck by To-
schooner, knocking hole jon her copper bottom
She iElfuJ alafcly Rt gan 90 OIL. Iha TlsSenE. .
were AROUSED aud - armed % secure iiic pres
yrrs. In short time the lower part OF
boats engines, Ac-, went down about i've M
uom shore. large number OF the pRsseuE-
and crew climhed on the upper deck. VIII ...
parted from the huh and doated. The waN
relied high and tie rain continued, bat a.
UPPER works fOatCd. and struck the shore is-.
below the Ocean House NJ about a quarter 60
six O'clock this morning. The hetis hal ou
board one hundred and four passengers and tor
ty-fye deck hands, walters, &c. Captain 4. 4.
Burton, of Bristol, Rhode Island. GeOr-g
u. Hull, agent Of the Providence aud New
York Steamship Company, which owned this
steamer. j. ~. McBrien and wife, OF the eN-
else board, are among the saved. At this houI
tll O'Clock q. M u j. thought that about half
the Passengers are saved. The captain aU1
agent of the line are now AZ the Larkin Hou-e.
The greatest excitement prevails here among
the guests OF the hotels, and they are doing al
in their power Ia aid the sufferers.
SOME Up THE SAVED.
WATCH Hull, r.. l., August 50.-rhe COVER
the scene of the .kster AZ the Yacht Jo.te.
Captain Lopez, with large crew. one OF the
lie boats OF the Nets has Just landed here
Those saved i'm this are as follows.-Alhert =.
Gallup, director OF the Steamship Company OF
Providence; Hugh Carroll, OF StOnington: John
LswlOr, Of New York, Pataick Howard,
OF New York, benjamin JOsephus and Anti
one Forrest, the last two from the Western
Islands, aud all the deck hands. 1 learn
from Captain Burton that the pur-er, John
Latham, and Charles Anthony. Of Providence:
the freight clerk, certainly in the other life
boat. lady, with three children. OF Provi-
deuce, were lost. Their names are unknown.
The captain and agent of the liue refused 20 20
into the lfebOat, and were washed ashore on
remnants OF the pilot house.