The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31
Shining NOfes.

Our rivers have again become clogged with floating
to interfere TO great extent with the progress sailing
craft and the erryboets bu, damage of serious
has other the chatting of lying
piers.
The steamship Columbia of the Atlantic Mail Steamship
Company's ne been hauled of for necessary REPAIRS
and will in future be kept hand ship
OF emergency.
The steamship Crescent City, recently purchased by the
Atlantic Mail steamship Company their line between
this port Havana and Nassau has been undergoing
ough overhaulng and reng for the past months
will now compare most favoraby with steamer coming
to this port In point comfort she In many particulars
superior Among the improvements introduced ample
supply all times of hot and cold water In the staerooms
Of which she fifty furnished the most elegant manner
Another making the quarters Of the
fremen comfortable by introducing steam radiators, mat
ter entirely overlooked by the generality Of steamship
panes in fact the entire ship Ia heated In like manner.
paors and social hall really being done in
green and the floors being covered by the richest
velvet carpets Taken whole she Is about the
craft selling the port She commanded by the very
popular commander Captain Van Slice, lately OF the Co.
lumba of the line formerly of the Guiding Star and
Merrimack. The other officers First Officer, STAN
Second ocer Dennis; Purser, Magma Assist
ant Steward, Joseph McIenry. The Crescent City has a
carrying capacity of 5000 bb nearly 1000 She sails
for Havana tomorrow from pier No North River.
Marine Disasters.
STEAMER AMERIoA-Thc following ia q partial list OF the
insurance America, before reported burned %
Montevideo Liverpool London Globe S22OO0 Imperial
$1,000 wsmssS5g City, sSSC rrsds s. SSC
$25OO Hope New York. s25Oo Globe, $4,000; International
$500; Holman S2500; Commercial S2b0O; Andes, S25OU;
Loyds, Name $l5 O0O-tota, os4.50c Fire risk loss
payable In gold.
SNIP WINFIELD soorT (Br), recently sold at auction at
Savannah the benefit OF underwriters and all concerned
the dry dock 10Th nst where she will be thor
oughly repaired.
snrp fianALp OF THE MonSrSs for Francisco, be.
reported having put Marseiss was strained
In heavy held about the 9th inst ordered
her to be discharged. calked and remetaled
BARK SANCHo PANzA, from Philadelphia for Cienfuegos,
was al Newcastle, Del, 29th, AN, cut by ice.
BRIG HERALD, Hanson, from Matanzas Jan IA for New
York with sugar ashore 5th during heavy weather.
on Point MAYO and became total loss me captain re.
NAMED by the wreck, endeavorng 70 save cargo me
3l7 register, and built at hantpor Ns, 10 1904
Insured for S5UyV.
BRIG ELsEY Br) from Inagna for Boston, before re-
ported OF Race Point has been got o ana was
lowed up TO Boston Zsh insl
soHR TRyALL--The hull and that part remaining OF me
schr Trya which ashore kenvons beach ast
has been sold Messrs Daniel Knowles No .ol loo'
Mr WIN Caswe Narr aganseu Pier purchased the iur
S2MN There viii be ABOUT $4,000 feet OF lumber saved
soHR l. PUTNAM (of Provincetown) Webb, which sale
from New % for Port Platte lost mansa .ns
day about 10 feet from the top and arrived
the 9th.
scum GEN GRANT al Philadelphia from Fortune Bay re-
ports Jan H. AM, us mics west of Cape sable vhe reef
Ing mainsail in gale Hutchngs, OF 1louces'e ""' '"
man, fell overheard and was drowned
s,,uR RICHARD BORDEN where FROM &c not stated \
struck the bar oG Mystc c. the night Of the S'th ns
ana bflged. ~,
scHR ABBY n BROWN, Of Provncetown rom Elzape,n
port for Lynn with coal, ashore rear Sclua'e
Both inst. s
Fox RIVER, Jan ga large ship was seen drune aown
means to get on Weather hazy ana co'd' w'oo N"
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