The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-18

The Union Ferry Companys boats continue to occupy
the balance dock foot of Pike street. and during the past
week the Peconic Manhassett and Clinton have under
gone their annual repairs.
Steamship George Cromwell, 979 tons, of Cromwels
New Orleans lne lowered from the large sectional
dock foot Of Rutgers street Friday after repairs to ner
keel
Steamship Montgomery. s7s tons, of the Savannah ne
followed, to take out her shaft She was lowered yes
terdav ........,.... ....+,..t,.
Bark Sandberg Nor), lowered from the sectional
dock foot of Clinton street Thursday after patching
metal. and her place Is now occupied by bark Lady
Bowen (Br), s96 tons, for examination.
On the small sectional dock foot of Rutgers street have
been bark Adelaide Pende rgas (Br, 2 TONS to patch
metal brig Myronus ssl tors Of Ellsworth Me- for
the same purpose.
Ferryboat Northhed of the Staten Island line, prev
ousy reported lowered from the mammoth sectional
dock at Hoboken Thursday, after metang, and the
Narragansett Steamship Companys steamer Bristol i'm
medately followed her. to repair slight damages to stem
caused by her collision. She was foated OIL on
Friday morning took her place again In the
line.
The following have been on the docks at the foot
of Market the large dock yacht Josephine TO
clean bottom and Ahoe ) 305 tons, to strip, calk
and other repairs On the central dock yacht rene
to clean bottom; schrs A Holton, and G Noyes TO
paint, and propeller Blue Bonnet to fasten wheel On
the small dock pilot boats Blunt and Christian
Bergh, to clean and paint
Steamer Newport remains of the large Erie Basin
dry docks rebuilding and the other Is occupied by ship
Nereus. 1868 tons, to patch metal.
Since our last report Messrs OConne Co.'S Eric Basin
sectional dock has raised railway floats Glen and Mohawk
600 tons each for caking and paintings schrs Chief ana
Guy Phelps, for calking and painting; bark Karl Du
Gros (NG), 800 TONS for examination and paintings pro-
peer Blanche Paige and three barges, all for painting
Messrs Siberian Palmer have had their dock at the
foot of Gouverneur street the past week the schr Alaska
caked and painted four belonging to Mr. Frank
he he inch ats JOh I'm
Brown and Cheney, the latter having been rebuilt
from the floor up widened four feet on the deck and
joiner work entirely renewed.
The Philadelphia North American speaking Of the new
steamship Pennsylvania launched at that port on Thurs
day, says iron steamship Of American material and
American workmanship throughout is aoat on the Della
ware and three will be by her side in the ensuing
four months The contracts made Aug 1877, for
four ships of 306 EACH old measurement to be $50
feet long and 3 feet beams to carry rs first class and s5
Storage passengers at gross cost Of $2060OOO. The
Pennsylvania be completed Sept the Ohio Nov
the Indiana the LIST of December, and the Illinois the
lst of January, 1873 All OF the ships alike and there
were only few thousand dollars Of capital not sub
scribed when the contract made.
Marine Disasters.
STEAMER JuNIArA. Catherine, from PHILADELPHIA while
swinging IN the river at savannah 18Th coliided with
portion Of her rail carried away aft The schr had Of
her davits carried away.
CO. was ashore near Greenwich Point 10TH but would pro-
hnb No at water She was driven on during
BARK EucENIE Br, Cloudy. from Brunswick, Ga, for
S put Into @ ma aug an sak IA
few dys o. inc ere" SICK VIII repair anu Al
BARK AsruoprI Gardner; from Savannah for Monteyl,
the wharf on the opposite side Of the river 18Th where
the dry dock for repairs
BARK EMILIA Gss for BelfSs hauled out into , the
she remained next day.
Elk. kC CLARK from 9 New York
port SarSor and anchored of Black Rocks in the storm Of
hs Capt MING a GsE by ear &
eMn 0 e %nn na IS to nave new
manmast put in before leaving port 1t is now beng
scnR EDWARD LINpsLEy Hill, from Elzabethport for
New London with cargo Of coal anchored at the mouth
morning the wind blowing and there being heavy
Sc leak hmg RAPIDLY The Pa
She filled and sank in about twelve feet Of water.
scHR KATE ROBINSON, from Brashear City La, ashore
Fire Island, Ii Is reported Will be total loss
MISCELLANEOUS.
Purser Burke, of the steamship Virgo from savan-
nah, has thanks for favors.
The purser of the steamship South Carolina, from
Charleston has thanks for favors.
overloaded and rebuilt at expense Of about 5000 She
will be put into the coal trade .... ..tfr
Notice to Mariners. - Rv
SOUTH AMFRIcA-wEsr COAST OF BOLIVIA. l4,
Port hitherto but now used az
therefore s become
az miles to & Of is
proximate position being IN lat . IS s. Ion 7O27w
s PsS;s
Captain Hammill of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co.'S
vessel Lusfana remarks that there is anchorage for
large vessels about "a miles from the mole Of this port
in creek entered by contracted passage Three vcs-
were loading in this creek at the time of the Lusa
This notice affects British Admiralty Charts Nos 1877
BALTIC srA-.rxrns BELT
| Discovery of bank near Maren Light
the western stern part Of the Baltic Sea
Su ahs Of the Meren lighthouse cern
a about hall Of mile distant from the latter II Is
and has been marked prelimnariy by small buoy with
Approximate position, lat "a saN, Ion II 1s5o Of
photographic Office of the Imperial Admiralty at Der
2So 1884 2s2a and the US photographic Office chart
ny S.as. %ySHS csS,s% HyayNg era
| Whalemen.
Arrived at New Bedford Aug 49, bark Morning STAR Al
len, Pacific Ocean Tacahuane May Is with loo bbs 81
oil to Chas Hitch Son. Sent home on the voyage 47O
e. sp s .1 Ess S
80 hss and 1000 90 VIII oil Sent home on the voyage
sailed from New London 18th, schr Golden West, Rog-
e SGssn nrsS cls Tssaa SB was of Bermuda Aug
having 10 SSs sp oil since leaving Barbados.
Spoken.
sa Sng psms P S%s aas Ssw f0
s' BARK Trsss Minor S, Nielsen, from Cardiff for New
Sfs LIBBY from xasanzas for oreenoc
| 2, OF Tuskar. -
Bark Mary Lowerison, from Middlesborough for New
York, Aug IA, lot A SO, Ion So 81.
| Brig saeua, from Philadelphia for sagua, Aug 3 of
| Schr VIM ii Rowe, whittemore. from Saco for New
| York Aug Is, OF Vineyard Sound Lightshp.
Foreign Ports.
AUCKLAND, NJ July 6-Sailed, ship Lothair, New York
BRIsroL, Z, Aug ARRIVED ship Edward LYMAN West
colt. lusne; bark Vanguard McMickan, Cronsadt 9Th
| shin A Thompson. Thomptnn Tornea.
BUENos AYREs, July ll-Arrived previous. Belle Wal
tiers, Walters, New York via Annapolis NS Bobycito
Liley, st Marys Ga -
Foocnow, June l2-Arrivcd, bark Emma Augusta, GIL
man. Shanghai.
GLASGOW. .Ans i7-Arrived, steamship IsInala, Oven
| stone, New York