The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-18
Shipping Notes.

Ship repairing has comparatively duh since our
last report.
Steamship Lagos 100 TONS of the Atlas Steamship line,
lowered from the large sectional dock, foot of Rut
gers street. after being repainted and followed by
Messrs Mallory Co.'S propeller City of Austin, 1894
tons. to undergo the process. Ship Cyclone, 1856
tons OF Boston, raised, for stripping caking
and remetalling, and the dock Is now occupied by the
New York and Providence propeller Gaatea 142
adjust wheel.
On the small sectional dock adjoining there have been
and in the following order-Bark Vivid Nor) 224
patch metal; schrs Putnam, l22 TONS of Province
town, to paint and Bowen, III tons, of Bangor, to
patch metal; brig Merriam to stop leak, and schr
Mary Rch 4H tons, to paint.
On the Clinton street sectional dock have been schf
SURPRISE to stop leak bark Maggie (Br), 400 tons to
strip calk and remeal brig Peri $50 TONS of Easport
Me, for examination; barge Eugenia, tor general
pairs, and bark Orion (Br), 6S7 TONS to coal tar.
Propeller Sherman, 93 TONS of the Merchants New Or
leans lne has been the mammoth sectional dock at
Hoboken to paint bottom.
schooship Mercury, of the Charities and Correction
Department Is the large balance dock foot of Pike
street. undergoing extensive repairs including retire
mailing, boottapping, stripping. calking and remeta
ling
Steamboat Day Star, owned by the American Steam
boat Company has been the smaller dock adjoining,
to receive her first suit Of metal sheahing and fol-
lowed by the North River towboat Promethes clean
bottom.
AT the docks of Market street have been :
On the large dock, Mr. Osgood's yacht Feetwing, FOG
tons running lead into her keel: banks st Ursula
tons owned by Messrs Pendergast Bros patch metal;
brigs Olivia, Isl tons owned by Murray. Jr strip
calk and remetal and Nile Br lD tons, to patch metal
schr Carrie Hyer. IA tons, to paint.
ON the middle dock, bark Christina (Nor) 293 tons to
strip cak and remeta schrs Clara Merrick lO tons;
Peter Mitchell, 100 tons and Brandywine les TONS all to
paint and Ann Cannon l62 TONS repairing quarter and
stern damaged by collision
ON the small dock, pilot boats Charlotte Webb, Isaac
Webb Patterson. Abraham Leggett and Francis
kins, all for general repairs and painting.
Mr. James Dean has had on his railway at Red Hook
barges James Kent and VIM Myers; elevators Hudson
Albany, oswego and LIVERPOOL and tugs Hammill and
York River, all for general repairs.
Marine Disasters.
SHrP LINCOLN (Br), wrecked at Percy Rock Cacouna
last November brought to Quebec water9gged and VIM
sternpos and much of the pankng greatly damaged
parts with felt and one.neh PLANK Tie water
Sfsc 10" On inc sf
BRIG II JosEs tBr, Wolfe, at Baltimore 10th from
on The say away
scHR GoLp IIusrrn from Providence of and for st
S "a nC c v m
River below Fields Point carving away her stnrboard
da" Sanction and upper panns ran
Sem p D. yoss Grossly while dsrSpping down
day last, swung around and came in contact with the
GeSTs anu 'H' sun remains u"'0's % se' through the
Advices from the wreck of bark Celeste Clark sunk
rails had been saved also abou. 70 tons railroad
hsS S
Meas w more Ue @ m me results @
thought most Of the iron would be saved Capt MoscsB
q Boston, mas charge o ''' work on the Celeste
HAtirAx, May 1.-THE brig Hccla, OF uarbor Grace,
sb The G o W The oD5ay Is
a despatch from Prince Edwards Island reports The
whole northern shore Of the island st blocked by ice.
ysry 9sn s%9s n
sage, and shipped heavy sea, which carried away
ST nnsns. April i2-caEt II Pearns, Of the English
the laundering Of the American ship rcnnyson of Bos
ON Feb 5o cse" na qG sS the sos re-
Gaarias At @IdSsH, =, EssSp,S rom pcss q ,hs
Noyse, second oicef Clarence / Putnam (6oyl Ameri.
they having been exposed. without food water Tor
eight q NSrh "ne g5" BARK 5as vusc
Padang Tor New York which put In here April had lost
mantopgallanimast.
TrRcrrnA, April Ie--rhe Vince, Baxter nom Palermo
for New York put in here yesterday obtain orcyard
miscellaneous.
The purscr Of the steamship Virgo rom savannah has
our thanks tor favors.
THE PASSES Below NEw oRLEsSs-Thc following re.
port from Major 2w!el Of BE rrogres q the work
ss nc date 81 Nay F'S w Ss IS charlie u"
dredging at passrQutre reports channel across the
tide, eighteen feet at high tide o. that date Although
this Is not such depth as II was desirable obtain before
inviting commercial use OF the channel by the
s%cent 70 allow The passage without detention 81 a
steamers coming 20 port dra wing less than and
halt ieet provided proper care and Judgment used
REGARDING the lime OF attempting crossing and regard
ing the manner OF making the attempt. la view the
difficulty and expense attending the crossing of
vessels Southwest Pass, and relieve the commerce
OF New Orleans us much possible from the unnatural
and excessive taxation growing out Of The obstruced
condition Of Southwest Pass bar the above statement Is
made in the hope that owners agents and masters 81
vessels who wish 10 avail themselves Of the channel
Mt 1Nau Of he
there available. consult not only their own Interests but
the general interests commerce represented at New
Orleans, and the interest OF the government 20 which
indebted for what measure OF good have
been achieved by the work dredging. To this end
requested that masters OF vessels before attempting
crossing Passa.rOutre assure themselves that there
is sufficient depth Of water in the channel that their
pilots the location OF the channel that they
have quate steam power 10 ali them In keeping in
.ho channel The depth Of water In channel Tor each
hour OF each day will be displayed spreader six
feet IN length and four teeth width in large figures red
| white ground for rising tide white, black
ground for falling tide from the mast OF the barge
Cavao, anchored below the lighthouse. The sides Of
tho. hauua Twill he VOL deQn hy pllats