The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27
Marine DisusterN.


ANOTHER BOSTON BUILT STEAMER BURNED.-lt will be
remembered by interested naval architecture that in
1868 Mckay Abus built two magnificent steamers Of 1900
EACH to carry passengers between Monevdeo and
Buenos Ayrss They named the VI and America. The
VI destroyed by fire few months after her arrival and
persons board lost their lives Among them was
young man named Conln belonging to East Boston A
despatch received at the Merchants Exchange yesterday
forenoon dated MonevIdeo December 49, 1871 states that
the America had been destroyed by fire. This steamer
built Of oak and hard pine SEppersd and %
the trial trip she made about twenty miles hour Her
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built under the of her commander Captain
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STEAMSHIP WESTERN MRTRoPoLIs, at Key West, has
had new shaft put in and hauled into the stream previous
BARE EVANS n Smiley 2.
shifted cargo and split some SAILS
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charge cargo Al New Orleans and repair.
vxsTA Pinkham, bound from New York to Calves
ton with an assorted has been wrecked near spanish
New seaiS5S s Inst
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5 on the has
gotten on taking about 200 Of coal Nor
inst. Three pumps board to keep her aaoa
scnR TRUMAN, Gibbs from Franklin, La. bound to
two days out and put into Key West on the 18th ms.
w - and hand out on the marine RAILWAYS
Cargo supposedly be unnjured.
soun IDAHO ashore Cape Elisabeth remained in the
any damage except starting her keel the opening
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Miscellaneous.
We are under obligations Purser Magnus steamship
Columbia from Havana and Nassau for the prompt delivery
of our files and dispatches.
We are under obligations to Mr. Cuthber, purser OF
the steamship Equator, from New Orleans, his
We under obligations to Purssr Tstun, of the
steamship Charleston, from Charleston, tor favors
We indebted to purser Chas Burke, Of the steamship
Virgo, from Savannah, for his attentions.
The purser of the steamship City Of Houston from Calves
ton ana Key West viii accept thanks for courtenes
REMARKABLY CAREER or A vEssEL-The schr vigiant
plying packet between st Thomas and 81 Crox W.
has had somewhat remarkable She built at
Baltimore In 1900 for the purpose OF piracy and used In
that business until, 1870 she converted into
African slave trader After being used In this business for
several she again freebooter until
1927, when she boarded by Danish manof.war, and
the entire crew. with single exception II was found had
died OF yellow fever She then fitted out NJ prvaeer
and used until 1870 since when she has piled ~ mer
chant vessel between islands of the West Indies
BRIG HERALD of Marion, recently purchased at New Bed
ford by James Power of Boston, has been converted
into schooner and will be employed as packet between
and Norfolk The same parties have purchased
schr Fyaway abe Ia the city marine railway anu
will probably fit her for the same trade.
soHR JESSE WILLIAMSON, Jr, OF philadepn'a 10! IONS
built at Milford, Del In 1885, now At ns
purchased by Messrs Sise Co. and others OF FORTS
KsT Me- s. O. % e, csmns ss%s
by Capt Hoyt, late of schr Benz strong.
1--we have now snchorsd ~ ' se ssy o.
gate of 80 vessels the LIST OF December loI there
have cleared 81 vessels and 10 have srrved msknf an
a nmbsr 7S6oi asuk umbeE yA7V Mvea sQs ~ sash