The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-03
Maritime Miscellany.

The purscrs of steamships Copernicus from Rio ia.
metro, and Columbus from Havana, Tor
favors.
SHIP WHITE RosE-Capt Sumner of the steamer Indi.
e no% epS na S% With
breeze and irregular sea sighted on port bow; on
S1ns ahP RssdAs s as
II no .ay E wSa m nssn
to hsa ns eS'S De e sy
see ask sa to s s a d
second officer ait 70 il he actually in need
e &c n spa and a sent they on board
barrel each OF beef pork and bread the second officer
Lac
$sc% sqaai he preyISas kiIIns two r men
course, but was intimdsted by threats Of the crew
voyage Part o. the crew wanted to be taken Of hut
ton ship dd the boat back not consid
that ey Would get u along " the
ship hsd ,. LETT The ship was in good trim her lower
good condition and mizzentopmas abend Baa the
sight when we LETT .'' Sailing VESSELS were III
on as e IA 0ssa sSs ken
aster must have subsequently 70 that date The
cargo consisting of some 800 tons OF steamboat coal if
Of @ % aHe anda
az aasr 4neouh Of the snip was owned by
no insurance The er and h @ eara ao
and fpne Of
5000 each; North American Of Philadelphia $1,000
and salem Marine, 5000
BARK EusEkA Dan. which put into Newport leaking,
lon IS ''' "''' '' aug -'' !" '"' o.
pool Which put into San Francisco Aug aSefore re
ported encountered severe hurricane July IS lat Is
her beam ends swept decks and blew away sails also
BARE AURORA IBr; Crosby. while leaving the wharf at
Beaufort Sc 10Th ut tor Europe, with cargo Of phos-
was got ahoat with but little damage.
sc as ASsA Laun. @ which vent ashore at Jeddore
x xas Soia has been got Oh and arrived at Halifax
land but was got OF ls 9s without injury by the steam
Capt Rich, of brig Annie Lilly died Havana Aug
20, of yellow fever.
Two boats, crews belonging to the whaling schrs n E
nit while in pursuit Of whales fsteras banks lost
a By o Ts
OF 1 wRe n S ve n e to the s
qk the on The %hae aa s1 to
Charleston at the expense OF the town.
There was picked up. last week, near Damariseotta
ing a ra1S Y
was furnished by the Am n sesmens Friend soc
Key a word TO indie ate the vessels
fine reightn2 bark will be launched from the ward
of Pierce Montgomery, Chelsea on Thursday. sept 10
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept News from Australia states
that july II, near Bird Island the Amc ricaD bark
Sierra Nevada Dow, and brig Peake tRr) colldei
The latter Instantly sunk. The officers and
rescued by the bark.
LAuScHsp-At Kennebunkport Aug 81 from the yard
Of Crawi9rd Perkins fine three.masted schr, named
Julia w ssi 9 ,as 9owns g Of
AZ feet including ga feet between decks with poop To
o tShs the ana to ab Be
commanded by Joseph stevens who is part owner
At Mystic Sept from the yard OF Charles Mallory
mensions-Length 200 feet, 30 feet beam and is feet
depth OF hold She will be towed to New York to re-
ceive her machinery at the Dcamater Iron Works.
Notice to Mariners.
LIGHTHOUSE AsAsTAsIA ISLAND. SOUTH SIDE OF Ey
TRANCE TO ST AUGUSTINE, COAST OF FLORIDA
Notice is hereby given that and after October l5
erected ut the north end of Annstasia Island Florida
The light Will be fixed white, varied by flashes every
The illuminating apparatus is dioptrc of the first or
der. lighting tue entire horizon
The focal plane II $50 feet above the ground and 1866
feet above mean low water.
The light shoud be seen in clear weather, from the
The structure is 4 of mile sw z from the old tower
and the distance from the shore IL is OF brick
concal in form and Is placed on an octagonal base OF
The approximate position of the lighthouse as taken
from the survey charts Is as ioows-Lat 20 S % n Ion
Magnetic bearings and distances of prominent objects
Cape Canaveral light bears Sc by SIS, 90 nautical
81 Johns River light bears Nby wkw, 81 nautical
The cast iron corpicc Of plnth is painted black the in
termedate brick work white The SHAFT from top of
base belt is painted in white ard black spiral
black; above lantern deck Is red.
BY OF the Lighthouse Board.
Treasury Department, Office Lsht.s@se Board, Wash.
iDssan DC Ans H. lHA