The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-19
NEW YORK.
Sinking of the Steamer Norwich.
The Crew Saved by a Pilot Boat,

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The following is the
report of the loss of the steamer Norwich from
Boston for New Orleans, by Capt Pennington
Sailed from Boston, Feb 14th On Sunday, the
9th, when off Shennecoch, we encountered a
southeast gale with snow. At 6 p m the gale
moderated and the wind shifted to northwest.
Kept the ship off and ran before the sea to
westward. At p. m. the engineer reported
the ship leaking. Set the steam donkey to
work, and the main engine pump, bilge injec-
ton, and ships deck pump, with the water still
gaining. At half past eight spoke pilot boat
James w. Elwell, No T. and requested the
captain to lay by, as the vessel was leaking,
which he did. At 10 p. m. the water was on
the fire-room floor and still gaining Kept the
vessel under full speed, running round the pilot
same time both making the best time we could
for Sandy Hook. During the whole time the
weather was very thick. At - o'clock the
water was up to the furnace doors. Cleared
away the boats, hailed the pilot boat, informing
them that we should have to leave the ship, and
asked them to keep close at hand We lowered
the boat and sent part of the crew on board the
pilot boat The pumps were still working, but
water gaining A l a m. the water put the
fires out, the engine stopped and the vessel fell
OF into the trough of the sea. Finding it i'm
possible to save the ship we lowered the last
boat and abandoned her. At half past five a,
m. the vessel went down. Only part of the
personal effects were saved.
qualified thanks for himself and crew to the
pilot boat, j. w. Elwell and her crew, for the
manner in which they stood by him in distress,
for without their assistance all would have per-
ished. The Norwich was built in 1861, at Nor
witch, CT, and was rated A "a of 1867 tons and
owned by j. X. Roberts of New York.
Burned to Death.
Mrs. Smith, an occupant of tenement house
at III Sackett street, Brooklyn, left Der two
children lockedup in room to-day, alone
While absent the house caught ON fire and the
children were burned to death. A Mrs. Sarah
Taylor was fatally injured in jumping from one
of the windows
The Senate to-day appointed a committee to
investigate the charges that large sums of
money were used from the Treasury from the
Erie Railroad for the purpose of influencing
legislation at the last session, and that the
change of directors and removal of officers of
the company last March was effected by cor
rupt means.
A Challenge.
Ellis Ward has challenged Jno. Biglin to row
a concluding race about the middle of May
over the same course and on the same terms as
the last contest between them.
Mutiny on Shipboard.
Ship Tamerlane, Capt. Kerr, sailed this morn
ing for Havre. When off the fghship the sec
ond mate abused the captain, and the seamen
supported the second mate. The ship returned
and anchored off the quarantine when the crew
was put in irons by officers from the United
States revenue cutter, but were subsequently
released and taken from the vessel by boarding
house runners from the city. The crew was
drunk at the time of the mutiny.
EFT Cetcra.
Commodore Vanderbilt says that the report
that the affairs of the Boston. Hartford & Erie
Railroad were about to pass into his hands is a
sheer fabrication, that the Presidency of the
company has not been offered to his son and
that they have nothing to do with the road in
any way.
The arguments in tie Jumel will case closed
to-day and the jury will be charged to-mor-
row.
Simm ms, the alleged murder of Dnryea, was
removed from the Bellevue Hospital to-day and
will be arriagned tomorrow.