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NEW YoRK, July lO.-Very few addi'
tional particulars regarding the loss
of the steamer City Of Washington could
be obtained here up to late hour last
night. Arrangements are now being
made for forwarding steamship TO the
vessel. 1t is believed the passengers
left Halifax forIthis city last evening.
The Board of Appeals Of the National
Turf Association held its semi-annual
meeting here yesterday. A consider
able amount OF business came up and
was disposed of by the board. d. I.
Longstreet was reelected secretary and
treasurer.
A letter to the Herald from Liverpool,
LIE Bent Harbor. July 9th, gives par
tieulars OF the loss Of the steamship
City OF Washington of Halifax. The
writer says the vessel started from Liv-
erpool with $50 souls aboard. After
being three days out they had fog which
lasted seven days. On Saturday last at
1880 the vessel suddenly went at full
speed upon Gull Rock shore. A
tremendous tremor of the vessel
was felt, and then she stuck fast.
No one on board had the slightest
idea where they we're. Efforts to back
her off we're Intellectual. Fog horns
were blown and cannon fired. When
the situation gradually became known
among the passengers the excitement
was fearful, especially among the women.
Passengers crowded the decks praying
and crying. After some time of the ter
rible suspense they we're hailed by a
small boat, which came alongside and
told them that they were of the coast OF
Nova Scotia. and but half mile from a
good harbor. The boats crew then
came on board the steamer, and the
passengers then felt comparatively safe.
The work of disembarking then CON-
meuced, the women going first. No con-
fusion occurred. The vessel meanwhile
continued to bump and strike terribly,
threatening to go TO pieces. The pas
sengers we're safely housed in several de-
serted barns andouthouses on the beach.
Every kindness was shown to all by the
residents of the place. The next day
several tents were erected, and doctors
attended to the condition Of the women,
some of whom suffered considerably.
The fog was too thick to allow the steamer
TO be seen from shore, but on Monday it
cleared of. She lies half mile to the
leeward of Green Island. Had she
gone two hundred yards to the right or
left fearful loss of life must have ensued,
as she must have struck line of reefs,
or on Green Island She lies in 10 feet
of water, and has now over IL feet OF
water in her hold. All Sunday and
Monday stores and blankets were
landed. The correspondent severely
criticizes the reckless navigation Of the
officers of the vessel. No sight was
taken for seven days, and the lead was
never once hove. 1t was ascertained
Yesterday in this city that the principal
losses by the City Of Washington disas-
ter will fall on American companies,
comparatively little of the cergo being
insured in foreign Offices.
A special to the New York World
from the headquarters OF the Yellow
stone, via Bismarck, Dakotah, reports
a sudden devastating simeon over that
region few days ago. A furisus hail
storm occurred, the hail being as large
as small peaches. This storm caught
the engineers party while twenty.six
miles distant from the main body, and
much damage was done to wagons, i'm
plements, etc, and men and mules were
seriously hurt.