The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-31

rnE STEAMSHIP COLON ssp nxR CARGO At
THOUSAND poiAAns M rss ATLAS srrAx-
SNIP conraSr-rHx PACIFIC MAIL GIVES
Bo~ps ron rns nriRAsn or ROTH
On Tuesday evening the steamship Colon. belonging
10 TIE Pseisc Mai hn-. which. nth hsr mschis>ry
airsbed. se~-a port ~ The steamship Nina.
Of The Alias lac. sra1sd ~ Unsss states
Marshal against salvage oisim 81 NE latter
company TOT sisoooa a. The sane time
the cargo. which he'd bsss transferred IRON
The colos 70 Tho Crescent CITY, Cspssa csrus.
for transpors.sien 70 ksp1s-an iks~lss ssred
The Crssc~ns Cay already bad her mails and rasses
called Of the once q ssssrs Pm rer.cod Co. me
ssen. Of NE Atlas hne .na iron nenher Of the arm
gained ibs following inisrmssioss--
The s~ixare made 10 fieadr sgru toward
Mr. CLYDE, With whes ~s nave csssrrs~d. and ~ pro
toca the Of company. Ne ssck charge Of
the Colon for some slx i@ss snd te~sa her 10 tlis
port ths rate Of Asoss ave sss three ss.rser mics
az boar. whsn esf vesse. ths ktn., discovered the
course Of ne lk,na ana ~s sriftinE rspialy
10 the eastward sse might have arutei
for weeks without seeing snosher steamer whlca
could have to~ed her 10 pors Of safety "a sss IN
possible 10 have sseefea her her revols
inr When plesed NJ shs ~ss ses ssr, Ter ION wall
manders of the respective steamships 10 ssy COM
p~ssston TOR the tosing benz underwood that The
matter shoais be ARRANGED set~ r~sp~euvs
ers IN this cav Ise Colon worsh ssy $3.50 90 her
cargo $500 go anu she had lee pss<eusers board
On the -t'ns We h<i shriy-ss r.sssssera We bound
that there much dciss sett.iag claim that
compelled have The s~sse snd cargo tondsa
which We dla through our counsel hessrs hcDssiel
Lumniss soalher We % sos can't 10 appear uais q
In our demands but we consider shat ~s ak 10 isrly
earned. The matter, Of ooufss. vii have "a ~
through the courts IN NE regular course ! vii
state ho~ever that The losses enisied through The
towing small FIRST the steamship Atlas wait
ing here tor "ordcrs," which sere 10 arrive % the
.Etna sailed away later than che should sth only
about oOo barrels freight eard ~hen she Gus nj
TO have taken nearly double that nuaber Then a
large quany Of asnsured ire became rotten ,hrossn
to our line All these shines have 70 be taken mo
consideration.
ACTION or rnx racirc xsm co~r.sr
AZ eleven O'Clock yesterday morning the directors Of
the Pacnc Mail steamship Company held meeting At
the office OF William Clyde Co, Ma Bo~ilns
Green. seven members OF the board we're present. aud
II VAS determines ~ resist the cut OF the Atlas Com
pany. The necessary bonds OF the company gwen
TO release The Colon aud her cargo IRON The attach
menL The directors say that ater Arranging 10 tow
the Colon port the clam tor salvage urged by tho
captain OF The ftnA Is unjust and uur.asonsLe They
declare that court IN this country England
has ever, In similar case, awarded onetenth OF the
amount OF salvage here claimed by the Atlas Company
Less Than one hail OF the amount of this claim was
awarded as salvage for towing the steamer Amerque
into port when she was abandoned a. see aud ~As
worth over 81, 600 COO
The Pacinc Mail directors say that the ginas assist
ance not absolutely necessary 10 save The Colon
and her cargo They refer TO tns experiences OF tne
Coimo on her voyage ~ the Pacific sboat Two
years ago. She is The sister ship OF Tue Coon and
with q like unfortunate accident satsed $50
the port Of RIO, under the guidance OF taptsis 0ria
now In command OF the Colon.
suit has been commenced by the Custom House
officials against tho steamship Colon for duties her
engines which were manufactured by John Elder, of
Glasgow Duties have been paid. u Ia alleged tho
imported engines OF the Acapulco Granada aud Cono,
sister ships of the Colon. Special acts sf Congress
were passed to allow the enter duty iree
but II is in opposition to the customs tarn. Hence
the position now taken by the Treasury authorities
Yesterday afternoon, At four o'clock. Acssrs clyde
filed bonds at the Office OF the United States Marsha!
the sum OF $3.50 0OU, after which The cargo board
the Crescent Guy was released and the latter vessci
was allow cd to proceed to sea During the day the
Colon was towcd round to John Roach's shipbuildng
yard, the East River, for repairs to her machinery