The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-20
Shipping Notes.

The contract for the transportation Of the British mail
to Nassau Mp has been awarded to Messrs Alexandra
Sons, who win put special steamer tor this
vice. beginning with the Leo the sUth Of April This
steamer will also 10 10 Havana the same voyage, and
return from there viii stop Nassau This service
will IN way interfere with Messrs Alexandra Sons
direct line Of Havana steamers leaving this port every
Thursday, but will be benefit TO the trade it will
secure mail from Havana every Saturday.
The steamship Crescent CITY, 1909 TONS of the Havana
line, has been the large balance dock CT Pike
street. to clean and paint bottom and followed by
steamship WyaRoke. 2 toms owned by the Old Domin-
Ton Steamship Co. for the purpose She In
followed by ship Midnight 83s tons, Of Boston, strip
calk and rcmetal and the dock occupied by the
New Haven steamboat Elm CITY, for extensive REPAIRS
necesitated by her recent accident at the Stepping
Stones
On smaller balance dock adjoining have been barge
Onalaska, to cak and paint steamboat City Of Newport
to receive suit Of yellow metal shcathng banks Eureka
Br, 400 tons to patch metal, and Mary Marshall r
5l8 tons, to paint bottom.
Ship Isaac Webb, 1897 TONS owned by Messrs H Mar
shall Co, lowered from the large sectional dock
foot of Rutgers street. after having been stripped calked
and remetaed and was followed by ship st Charles,
6s TONS owned by MeSrs Cha pman Flint for the same
purpose, and brig Herman AS TONS of Stockton Me-
lowered Friday after receiving her first suit of yellow
metal sheathing
On the small sectional dock adjoining have been bark
Victoria Rubnnacci GtaD to clean bottom briggs Rem
y
of Buckspor Me, to STRIP cak and remeta; barge Lib
ery, to calk schr VIM Bowen, paint and bark AL.
bert the Good OBJ, 307 tons, to patch metal.
On the Clinton street sectional dock the Camden and
Amboy steamer Princeton has been up for general re-
pairs and the propeller Wcybosset no TONS repair
wheel bark Alaska r) 1886 tons having patched metal
and the North River propeller Andrew Harder is fix
sternpost and rudder.
on the docks foot of Market street have been
On the large dock briggs Camille 2e6 tons to strip, calk
ana remeta and Eliza Br $40 TONS general pairs
schrs Adelne Elwood 325 TONS paint bottom Helen
Waite l25 tons for examination and to stop leak Kate
Rommel 33s TONS for general repairs and RUSSELL
l36 TONS to cak and paints barge Sherwood for
raj repairs and bark Hattie (Br 403 tons. cak and
metal
On the middle dock have been briggs Mason, 207
tons to cak and paint Georganna 1856 tons, to patch
metal and Spray Bloom, paint bottom schr Helen
Waite previously raised for examination) for general
repairs and painting and barge Saamander for general
repairs.
On the small dock were schr Stephen Hamilton, re-
bulding propeller Hope, Of the Charities and Correc-
tons Department for general repairs and pilot boat Pet
for stern and bowsprit
Messrs PJ O'Connell Co have had on their dock at
Erie Basin briggs Maria Wheeler, 3s3 tons to cak and
paint, and Ramirez $50 TONS for shoe and patching
metai schrs siTver Spray, $50 tons for keel and
general repairs and Washington, $50 tons, to calk
and paints tug Gen Cook calk and bark Lochee
Br) 4s3 tons. TO clean and paint; steamship Francis
Wright 627 tons to strip and paint and barge Cromwe'
$40 tons, to calk and paint
Marine Disasters.
SHIP WEBSTER from Bull River Sc for New York be-
fore reported ashore Barnegat Beach, went pieces
BARE yoaAss. Asros,. Pussn} Vessels At Boston 18th
e.e from 70 ost msinopmss on SCUM Sn0a IN
BasF s ssSg 9v,ns s Roy at rnssspns from Iv
water casks Madeira March fo supply 0''
og Of Bss
RIGA Falmouth England morning Of the lth Of
70 ns snG ssa with s
boats the evening Of the st and left three for Inagua
then get home BY the rst chance ana
Sem oaAS1 Jns..ss cSomss from Boston for Car
Y:rk Tor y John Nh while going into Vineyard Haven
foreyard heaira stanchons and cstheads broken Tbs
chaed to pieces headgear carried iorecssle deck
aurora viii be towsd to New Bedford for repairs me
scnR JoE HOOKER, which was ashore at Southwest Har
She received Slight on
Sem CELIA, from Jonesport Me, for Boston, loaded
Mass the morning Of the 18th inst the weather being
rS%sP
and spsy fr psaoa GI eg M 81 Light
Philadelpha, at Vineyard Haven i7h was in contact
Shr and carried oo an
TTsnslins ib0oom and bowsprit damage to the Jessie
from grounded in the dock Commercial
| wharf and filled with water
ScHR PERCY, Coalwel. IRON Windsor Ms, for New
York. at Vineyard Haven iSth into and had lib
boom broken night OF 18th.
The report that bark was ashore on Bass Rocks,
Gloucester harbor, 18th inst is not true.
pustIs April s.The master Colombo, and crew Of the
with cotton landed here night Of ID by the Mary
Austin 81, from Chester.
GREEHocK April S-The ship Camana, for San Fran
cisco e. having gone ashore in Lamash Bay
ceeded.
LIvERPooL April THE logbook found by the tug Uni
stated 70 have not to the master Of the
Amce from New Orleans for this port but to the master
(Palerbo) of the Evangel!sta.
LONDON April 8-The Samuel, Owen, from Boston. re-
perts Left Boston Feb TO- Feb had fearful gale
from 10 NV, which stove In main matches and nearly
swamped the ship, though 40 tons under her
capacity In dangerous cross sea. Secured matches
with spars ashed over and sails lashed and nailed u
combings
srAvAHaER, March X-fhe Undine bark Of this port
Ihcrsen stranded March TO- nea. Cuba crew aad some