The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-18
MASSACHUSETTS,.
SINKING OF A STEAM YACHT,
Hon. Jas. Richie of Boston Prob.
ably One OF the Lost.

BOSTON, March 1.-THE steam propeller seen
to founder off Duxbury Sunday was the Grace
Irving, small pleasure boat of 253 tons which
has been running in this harbor the past four
years, carrying excursion parties. She was sold
last week to parties in New Bedford, and left
this port Sunday morning for that place, the
weather being calm and pleasant when she left
the wharf, but in few hours afterwards, when
the little craft had got well out into the bay,
fresh northwest wind sprung up, which short
ly increased to a gale. At 81 p. m. she was
seen to founder, carrying down all on board.
Parties ashore witnessing the catastrophe are
certain that so sudden was the laundering of
the vessel that no time was permitted for the
crew to save themselves by boat or otherwise.
She was purchased last week by Hon. James
Richie of Boston, Capt. Benjamin F. Lawdon,
George A. Bourne and Israel f. Parsons of
New Bedford. 1t is feared that Mr. Richie
was lost in the steamer, as he is known to have
left his house Sunday morning with carpet
bag and has not been heard from since. The
Others on board were from New Bedford and it
is supposed the above mentioned owners were
also Of the number. The vessel was valued at
$4,000.
The Creditors of Bovvles Bros & Co.
The first meeting of the creditors of Bowles
Bros. & Co. was holden at the United States
Court House in Boston this morning, before S.
Lothrop ThorndiAe, Register in Bankruptcy.
There was large attendance of creditors and
attorneys from Boston, New York, Providence,
NSt. Louis, and other cities, representing about
$150,G0O. Albert Van Wagner of New York
city, represented many of the New York cred
itors, and John D. Townsend, esq.,, also of New
York, represented Helen j. Mansfield, whose
claim was over 1000. Henry j. Stevens,
esq, OF Boston, was unanimously elected as
signee, he receiving the vote of every creditor
present. Tomorrow the adjourned first meet
ing of Nathan Appleton's creditors will be hold
en-, and the steps taken to try and make him
partner of Bowles Bros. & Co.
Thieves Arrested.
-Four noted thieves having numerous aliases.
but usually known as Thomas De Lane, Will
liam Murray, Felix ORouke and John Slate
ry, were arrested to day on various charges of
burglary and com nitted for trial. The depre-
dations of the gang during the last two months
amounts to many thousand dollar.
Railroad Accident
WORCESTER, March ia freight train from
this city for the West met with serious acct
dent two mi les from this city this afternoon.
The train was running at full speed when the
third car from the rear LETT the track, and was
dragged about 200 feet to a wooden bridge over
Kettle brook. The upper portion of the bridge
was badly damaged and two ears were thrown
into the water, distance of IS feet The hind
car rests on the edge of the bridge, but will
have to be tipped into the water to clear the
track. Both tracks were blockaded for two
hours, and the one on which the accident occur
red will not be ready for use till tomorrow.
But one person was injured and he but slightly.