The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-11
NEW YORK.
News Items.

New YORK, June 10.-Very few ad.
ditional particulars regarding the loss
OF the steamer City Of Washington,
could be obtained here up to a late
hour last night. Arrangements are
now being made for forwarding steam
ers to the vessel. 1t is believed the pas
sengers left Halifax for this city last
night.
The Board OF Appeals OF the Nation
al Turf Association, held their annual
meeting here yesterday. A consldera-
BILE amount OF business came up and was
disposed of by the Board. D.F. Lang
street, was reelected Secretary and
Treasurer.
Wreck or the CITY or Washington.
A letter to the Herald from Liver.
pool barbor, July 9th, gives the par
ticulars OF the loss OF the steamer City
of Washington off Halifax, and says:
"The vessel started from Liverpool
with five hundred and thirty aboard.
After being three days out they had 8
fog which lasted seven days. On Satur-
day last, at l:30, the vessel suddenly
went full steam on gale on the rocky
shore. A tremendous tremor was felt
and then the steamer struck fair. None
on beard had the slightest idea where
they were. Efforts to back her off were
Intellectual. The fog horn was blown
and cannon fired. When the situation
grad ually became known among the
passengers the excitement was fearful,
especially among the women. Passen-
gers crowded back on the deck praying
and crying. After some time of terrible
suspense they were hailed by small
boat which came along side and told
them they were off The coast OF Nova
Scotia, half mile from a good harbor.
The boate crew came on board the
steamer, and the passengers then felt
comparatively safe. The work Of disem-
barking them commenced, the women
going first No confusion occurred.
The vessel meanwhile continued to
bump and shake terribly and threaten
ed TO 20 to pieces. The passengers
were safely housed IN several deserted
barns and put in houses on the beach.
Every kindness was shown to all by the
residents OF the place. Next day sew.
eral tents were erected and doctors at.
tended the condition Of the women,
some OF whom suffered considerably.
The fog was too thick to allow the
steamer to be seen from the shore, but
on Monday it ceased and cleared OFT.
She lies a half mile to the leeward OF
Green Island. Had the steamer gone
two hundred yards 10 the right or lett
fearful loss OF life must have followed,
as she must have struck line Of reefs
or on Green Island. She lies in about
fifteen feet of water apd has now
over twelve feet of water in the hold.
All Sunday and Monday stores aud
blankets were landed. 4 correspondent
severely criticises the reckless naviga-
ton OF the officers OF the steamer. No
sight was taken for seven days; the
lead was never once used. 1t was as
certained yesterday in this city that the
principal losses by the City Of Wash
ington disaster fall on American COM
paDies, comparatively little Of the cargo
being insured in foreign offices.
Hail storm.
A special to the World from the
head waters OF the Yellowstone, via
Bismarck, Dakota, reports a sudden
devastation of that region. Ten days
ago q furious hail storm occurred, the
hail being nearly as large as small
peaches. This storm caught the engi-
neers of the Yellowstone Expedition
party, while they were twenty-sx
miles distant from the main body.
Much damage was done to the wagons,
implements, &c. Three mules were
severely hurt.
Discharged.
The case in which Mr.. J. Healey
Pavmaster Of the United States Navy,
was charged some weeks ago before
Commissioner Davenport with having
embezzled about s3S, ,0O0 Of government
funds, has been withdrawn, it having
been found impossible to obtain evidence
TO corroborate the statements OF the
supposed accomplice of Healey, who
turned states evidence against him.
Instead of criminal proceedings the
government will institute civil suit
against Healey's official bonds.
Escaped.
Two prisoners escaped from Sing
Sing prison to-day. An alarm was
sounded Immediately, and word sent
out to al the police station here.
Tho Goodrich s1urdcr.
The announcement o. the arrest OF
Kate Stoddard, alias Amy Stowe, or
Snow, the supposed murderess Of Chas.
Goodrich, OF Depraw street, Brooklyn,
causes some excitement in police quar-
ters here and in that city. Mrs. Luz
cretia Meyers, who was arrested some
time ago but aherwsrd released, visited
headquarters in Brooklyn since Kate
Stoddard's arrest Miss Meyers recog-
nized Miss Stoddard but the latter re-
fused to recognize Miss Meyers and de-
MED that she knew her as Roscoe, or
Lizzie Haudley, girl who caused her
arrest. Kate Stoddsrd, it is said, has
admitted that she killed Goodrich, but
saws she was crazed with jealousy, and
had often sworn to do 1t. The pistol
found beside Goodrich was not his own,
she having taken it as well as bis
watch and chain, which were in her
trunk al friends house, where she
had been residing. She broke into 8