New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-06
HARBOR INCIDENTS.
EUROPEAN STEAMER DETANED-A PROTEST FROM
MIR. BLUNT.

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| A EUROPEAN STEAMER DETAINED-A PROTEST FROM
Mr.. BLUNT
The steamship Bremen of the North German
Lloyd line sailed from her pier III Hoboken for Bremen
Thursday morning with 50 cabin passengers Soon af-
OF the day she had arrived at point about
100 miles from Sandy Hook. when to the depth OF
several inches discovered in her after coabunker
and it thought the vessel had sprung leak. The
weather being somewhat stormy it was found mpOssi-
bic repair the damage indeed TO discover the
of tho aperture. Her Prov accordingly turned in
the direction OF NewYork and at daybreak yesterday
she again passed Sandy Hook. 1t then discovered
according to the officers OF the company that there
leak whatever in the vessel. but that
the portfolio of the after coal bunker had been
properly closed and the water had easily found
trance and had then reached dephof nearly two feet
in the coal-bunker The Bremen anchored of Quaran-
tine the coal shifted and the defect remeded
At about D. the vessel. without returning to the
city, again put sea- 1t stated that no water had
reached the cargo and no injury had been sustained.
REPORTS OF DISASTERS
vessel just this port reports sighting the
Portuguese schooner Vienna Castillo the LIST inst in
latitude $40 NORTH longitude CO. So west The
was bound TO NewYork from Lisbon. and. having been
three months out had exhausted her store Of provisions
Her needs were supplied and she proceeded Oh her
voyage.
The bark Chandelier OF London, from Colombo for
this port, discovered in north latitude 80 west
longitude 70 the Goth nit. She had been abandoned.
having met with the loss or her topmast jibboom, and
rudder
The abandoned schooner ]. II. seguin. from James
River for New York seen the 18th ut in latitude
water and had lost her mainmast, beside sustaining
other injury.
HARBoR EScRoACHMENTs.
A communication has just been sent 10 Gov Dix by
Commissioner George W. Blunt respecting the condition
Of the harbor aud the legislation necessary keep in
good condition After complaining OF the Indifference
OF the legislature Mr. Blunt refers to the Commission
appointed for the preservation and regulation OF
imperfect laws whereby the Pilot Commits
Recently, however encroachments have been permitted
by the Legislature, and both In the North and East
Rivers the Dock Commissioners have been allowed
disregard the interests OF Jersey City and Brooklyn
IL estimated that $50 OF ashes daily dumped
the harDor from passing steamers, while immense
grave by the police and Dock Commissioners. The
recent encroachmens OF the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey also condemned 1t is suggested = q remedy
for these evils that stringent laws be enacted touching
these points and that the limits OF 1887 a.
far possible The power of the Commissioners should
and small steam launch should be pro-
yided for their use. The entire Jurisdiction OF the
dredging. dumping and encroacnments In the harbor
should belong the Harbor Commissioners.
A meeting OF the Commission for the regulation OF
sailors boarding houses held at No. 40 Burng slip
yesterday afternoon. Ii determined to take
date for the prosecution OF all landlords whO
without possessing license, keeping sailors board
inz houses after Dec. ~. George w. Blunt made
session OF license. which be- obtained for SO The
penalty for violation OF the law Is imprisonment for
less than 80 days moro than year, fine
less than 500 or more than 1880 or both.
The steamship Egypt from Liverpool. landed 26S and
the Periere, from Hayre 40 immigrants at Castle Gar
den Yesterday.