The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-13
Shipping Notes.


Steamship Franklin Ger, 1900 tons has been on the
mammoth sectional dock at Hoboken TO paint bottom
and since then barges Julia and Carrie have been raised
to calk and paint
Ship Galatea $50 TONS of Boston, has been the large
sectional dock foot of Clinton street to strip cak and
metal, and followed by steamer New Orleans, l40
tons the New Orleans ne to adjust now Wheel and
City OF Houston 1858 tons OF Messrs H Mallory Co.'S
line to paint bottom.
Barkentne Curacao tBr) 1858 TONS still remains on the
sectional dock adjoining to complete repairs necessi-
tated by collision.
On the small ona dock foot of Rutgers street there
have been brig Harmony Br 3O7 tons to patch metal;
barks Eliza Barss B 2l2 tons to repair stem and FORE
foot; James Brett 6si tons owned by Messrs Brett
Son Co. to strip, calk and remeta and Weldon 406
TONS owned by Messrs James Ward Co, to repair
shoe and patch metal and brig Americas to clean bot
tom.
Steamship Richmond, Of the Old Dominion line, has
been the large balance dock foot Of Pike street. to ad
Just wheel and paint bottom She followed by brig
Morning Star Br 4As TONS 10 paint bottom, and bark
Czarina $50 TONS Of Frankfort Me, Is strip,
salk and remetaL
On the smaller balance dock adjoining have briggs
Eggerateia Br 26 tons to strip cak and remeta and
Augusta Br 1T TONS TO patch barks Iva (8 liz tons
and Walter Of Richmond, Me- 453 tons and Adea Garlic
ton, of Boston, b9f tons, to strip cak and remetal
Steamer Santee $50 TONS is tc repair stern bear
ings
On the screw docks foot of Market street have been
2e5 tons to patch metal Nellie Hustled, $40 TONS strip.
calk and remetal; Heney (Br) 1913 TONS and Marie
Sophie (NG l55 TONS both to clean bottom and Gazelc
1913 TONS OF Harrington Me- to strip, cak and remetal;
schrs Gerent l52 TONS to cean Silver Star Isl tons to
patch metal, and Rogue Alavo Sp) l0i tons to strip,
calk and remeal On the middle dock-Brgs Eous, $50
tons and Clara Agnes 2 tons, and schr Bertha Sou
der to clean and paint bottom; propeers Terror for
rudder and 8 Grant and W + Gladwish to paint
bottom and pilot boats zinga and Elwel to clean
and paint On the small dock-Propelers John Fuller
and Oyster Bay to paint; pilot boats Mary Fish and
Fannie clean and paint and barge Tim Shea to cak
and coatar.
Mr. James Dean has had on his railway at Red Hook
barees Suydam ind Glen and schr Susan Wright all for
general repars yacht Meta for painting and the North
River steamboat Baltic. rebuilding.
Marine Disasters.
va lost mantopmsst and head of mizenmast on the 9th
before reported in going down the Cane Fear River 9Th
an %
tsins The ts he'd remain this
IS rot
fed Of the fact He immediatey summoned board Of
and zee to Of damages
tory examination resulted but she was ordered to dis
ScHR SOVEREIGN, Ross from San Francisco June l6
ent ashore n Sam two Mes southwest Of Russian
ScHR KATE Rich. from coal port in going up Boston
harbor July got ashore Lovels Island, but would
ScHR ADELE, of Falmouth, went upon the ways ut New
Bedford the I'd Of July for repairs On the sth she
manmast snapped of An examination showed that
there was no decay or defect the wood and the cap
ming on The night Of the 3d. '' " "SA'
scnn PLANET tof Roekland. while at anchor Ruter
ming and had her shattered and received other
ously injured.
the night of the sh inst about 10 o'clock
soahwes The eshcr f from o1 Ne@
viii British
mast and flagstaff, with other trifing damage Capt
Fesher could not ascertain the name of the shin the
Nos,o1s Va July Is.o1s Vim PMTporting to
port That the sch thompson ssmore tor VII
$sSas, szcspias tSs s,Sressi% VIM. were aro%asa
imposter. '' " " ~ "-
Nxw BEDFORD, July n-yacht WASHINGTON, previously
returned e this in esky Ssndon The yacht
what yacht should be- ''' ~ 70 '"e' lucas Oh
Notice to Mariners.
h SCs hereby that the light in the old
na W Be- S S ON wn hns
Ia miles distant, and bearing 90 deg 43 min SW by
WlsWl from the old fifth order lighthouse
The latitude Of the tower 20 deg 20 min ia
North, and longitude 81 deg Is min 0l8 sec West
The focal plane 50 feets inches above the base of the
tower ana 81 feet inches above the level
and the light should be visible in clear weather
from the deck of vessel Is feet above the water, az
distance of Is nautical miles
:, The arc illuminated will be the entire horizon, and the
light will be visible in the bays of Matagorda Cor
pus Christi The tower Is of cast iron in the form of
truncated cone and is painted black Its back ground
seen from all points of the compass, Is the The
KEEPERS DIVE ling one and half story frame house,
painted white, stands few yards NE of the tower.
Vessels should not attempt the at the en-
trance to Matagorda Bav without pilot, as it Is
stanty changing with q depth of water varying from
TO feet Anchorage may be made in from to fathoms
with the light bearing NV. Good pilots to be found
at all times.
In running down the coast, Half Moon Reef light in
Matagorda Bay. may be made before Matagorda light
and, in passing sand hills, may appear as flashing
lght going up the rigging few feet will dspel the illu
sion.
variati of the needle, s deg 81 min E.
By order OF the Lighthouse Board.
JOSEPH HENRY, Chairman.