New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-01
MISFORTUNES AT SEA.
DIRE EFFECTS OF FEBRUARY FOG AND
STORMS.

sENGERs AND CARGO-TIIE MsHAPs TO THE
QUEEN AND THE PARTHIA-OTHER SEVERE ACCI-
DENTS ON THE OCEAN.
The passengers of the steamship Vicksburg.
which stranded ia the og Of last Thursday night near
Fire Island unite ia statement concerning the dis
aster They that before they left the vessel
heavy gale had sprung up causing the waves TO sweep
over the decks, and rendering the prospect OF safe
Journey the shore extremely doubtful and dangerous
They speak high terms, however, of Capt. Rudolf
He the purser and second officer attempted passage
10 the shore After their boats had been
carsized they reached the land with Diff
Guilty, and sought assistance from the Lie-
saving Station No. II, which near at hand.
No .eboals could be had, and the officers then
obliged to proceed Station No D. five miles distant
After considerable delay they succeeded in dragging
boats to the beach opposite the place where the
VicksbuTg stranded As the sea was running very
high aud heavy gale blowing. the landing OF the
passengers attended with no little risk and danger
After much danger and hardship the passengers fol-
lowed 10y the ell safely landed except the
cook, j. Wilson, who was drowned
Tho passengers were W. II. Johnson, Capt. +. Ma
couky squan Beach, n. J.; J. Osmer. Port Royal s c.;
j. e. HObson New-Jersey Dr. u. Z. Kssam, MIS-. q. c.
Kisslm, Miss Maud Nissan. Mr.. q. IL. Klssinl, ia
maica L. T. Johnson. to DE-. Kissa;a Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffin, New-Rochelle.
Capt Rudolf in his statement says that the cause OF
revolving znt at Fire Island, which should ordinarily
ia. at intervals Of minute. After having been
involved in dense fog for two days, the Captain dis
covered this light, and the flashes he states. were at
intervals OF only seconds From this circumstance
he was led believe that he had sighted the Blrnegat
owing 10 this opinion he was led to stand In
to the shore much closer than no would have
done mad ne known the true position or the
vessel heavy gale, which then sprang up rendered
IL impossible for him 20 stand oil from the
md fnav ssplu "A.
bar and lodged on Gle sands He al once saw that all
none Of saving vessel lost He then directed
nil his efforts TO passengers ana crew. Such.
however the fury o. the breakers that ne cODSd-
rnd ~ too dangprOu, to trust the passengers tie
ships boats. and ho determined to go 10 the shore ana
f,formauon wss received yesterday nv the agent in
this Guy that the NcAsDurg mad broken Ia twO and her
cargo was strewed all aiong the shore IL was being
secured by the wleckers and vessels or the Coast
WrrcL1pg Company. The following Is a complete list
of the cargo winch valued 40 sl5OO. and the names
OF cOnsl.nees as furnished D. the purser OF the
from Port l9Oyol-Enm.n Swan Co. ls9 bales cotton; wlam
= G. GIbbs barrel potatoes, o A. White barrel Iurnio r. D.
JAM IRON IpernaSdtna-Eare Pekn, 296 bales cotton; Rch
fr john Parsons Co.. bales cotton John Parsons Co..
meas no Chster King 1876 barrels spirits luTpeuine
GoInir F Ssf, resi- :n j. wies 800 barrels sH or 30
barrels rein Earle Pskns box GhsndIe =, r. 1OTs
ns u bales B. Paher cedar G. Crane barrels
gns; box merchandise H. ~ Brewster barrels
sa, oJs re@, csses braa r Reed barrels Tesabes
| J. KIDD boxes Vegetables
CONDITION OF TIE QUEEN PARTHIA, AND BENZ
FACTOR.
The steamship The Queen which went ashore on
souau Beach, went up the dock yesterday, and last
,,cbt the work Of unloading her begun. Only
a small portion had been thrown overheard, mainly
boxes OF drygoods which hoaIed upon the beach and
have recovered so that the real LOSES wl be very
small An examination OF the hul OF the queen SHOWS
that she suffered NO Injury from tne strandng aud IL
will be necessary to put her IN tne dock Ior re-
pairs. All OF her passengers nave uhlteu ~ signing
| neDer in which they approve the conduct or Capt
Bragg Tney state that they feel That ne dld All that
~ me bridge during nearly the whole OF the As hours
preceding accident and made frequent soundIngs.
m, steamship BenefactOr. OF CIyde's line 10 Havana
vGirb was Injured on Friday on Sandy Hook still lies
M pier No Is North River, under repair The steamer
had very narrow escape IrVni douv Wh ~an h $40
yas run into the schooner susan wright, rs more
, wSS Commandment immediately dl!ed with water.
a. the vessel had live other watertight compartments,
sue IN paine new iron plate the bow of the Bene-
fctor The schooner susan Wright which sunk directly
| vile y d. in 1867 and owned by Capt; Mount, Adam
Partridge Gordon l. White ana Asr9o Lougs'reeI and
- nuusured she lies about six miles north % Squam
Teech her masts being visible above wafer Ter cargo
s ,lar il nrouaply total loss buC Is fully insured.
TIE steanshrp PArthia h0ated ON Saturday OF
hs when had been Ken into lighters been
replaced started again on her voyage " Liverpool
OTHER MARINE DISASTERS.
The steamer Atlas arrived nc her dock yesterday from
savanllla aud brought among her passengers Capt
Gray OF the English steamer Life Brigade, which was
lost on the Bahama Islands IN heavy gale short time
ago. Capt Gray stated yesterday that when his steamer
was within 80 miles OF Nassau she aground in fog
bat after time succeeded in getting OF without much
damage. Soon after the vessel again ran aground at
fu speed Gingerbread Ground shoals, breaking
a mole IN null, through which the sea poured in tor
rents filling her hold to the depth OF II teet The sea
running nigh determined 20 abandon the steamer,
and captain and crew succeeded finally in reaching
Nassau The Ife Brigade soss about $4,000, but be-
fore Capt Gray left Nassau abe was sold rs sho lay or
! sos large portion OF her cargo was saved The
Atlas landed yesterday II seamen VINO were saved
! from the wreck OF the French steamer montesuna,
| which went ashore on Inhgua Island.
The steamer Hercules which left Philadelphia on last
Thursday morning for Portland T. l., with 1000 tons
coal Oh board sprung leak in getting down the Della
ware River through the ice The leak Increased very
RAPIDLY when the Hercules got out 20 sea. During the
foc OF Thursday night the steamer was hove TO on the
south side OF Long Island Tue pumps wore then kept
constantly work. and abe vessel succeeded In reaching
port saturday the captain andtorsw being exhausted
from their labors.
steamer which arrived ths port Yssserday from