Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-06

Wreck Of the Steamship
Massachusetts, on
Long Island.
YESTERDAYS RIFLE SHOOTING IN
ILLINOIS.
A Bridge Falls Init the
Missouri River.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO H Coin HUI
IA IT Nrvs.l
ESPECIAL Dr,rsIcrns TO H ooLD HUI
" 1T Nxws.l
wreck OF shs steamer Mssssehu'

NEW YoRK, Oct. 5.-Tho steamer MAS
sachusotts. from Providence for New York.
which won't ashore near Horizons point
last night. lies forty feet out OF water.
The passengen-i25 gentlemen and %
ladies-aro all safe. The steamer 10 fast
ON the rocks and full Of water up TO her
main deck. She was heavily insured.
Considerable cargo was thrown overheard
70 tighten her. She was . new boat. a25
feet long. forty-six feet beam and seventy
six feet beam over all. and Of 1000 tons
burden. She had accommodations for 22o
passengers. exclusive Of slate-rooms. and
was really q floating palace. costing $500
900. The cause Of the disaster was that
her ~piston-rod broke and stove . hole In
her bottom.
NEw YoRK. Oct. 5.-Tho Long Island
| train from Green Point, which arrived
| this evening. brought about fifty passen-
| gers from the wrecked steamer Massa-
ehusetts. All Agrec In tho statement that
tho officers In command Of the steamer
lost their reckoning, and. instead OF keep
INK out In tho sound In rounding Green
Point. they ran within . boats length OF
shore and into q nest OF huge rocks. The
night was dark. the sea was running very
high. the wind blew . gale, and not . light
was to DO seen along tho shore, and tho
steamers lamps could not be distinguished
q full length Of the boat. Everything was
In q state Of confusion. and the passengers
poured forth from their state rooms. many
Of them half dressed. and the greatest e.
element prevailed. II was found that tho
Massachusetts had struck . large rock
~amidships aud was hopelessly Lost. About
O o'clock u was discovered that the steamer
was not more than 200 feet from shore.
near Green Point. A boat was launched
for the purpose Of obtaining telegraphic
communication. The see was running
very high. and when near tho shore, tho
boat swamped. After laboring for two
hours In running out q rope and making
IL fast on shore the landing OF the passon-
gers began. Tho ladies aud children were
frst provided for. Twelve hours elapsed
from tho time Of tho accident before .
complete landing was effected. without an
accident Of any character. The pilot was
fully 4 mile out OF his regular course. The
whistle was sounded nearly all night. Ths
passengers say that the Massachusetts, will
prove . total wreck. Az the waves drove
her more firmly on the rocks she creaked
and groaned until they feared sho would
part before they were rescued. This after
noon the Massachusetts, was under water.
the waves washing over her decks. She
has begun 10 settle astern. and unless The
water becomes calm she will break In two
ana sink. 4. A.. ..n.
.oar ,he ..ssmar .,rucL tbe wind. which
had been blowing from the southeast. sud.
denly changed 70 the northwest and beat
upon 'he s'ranaea o1as WIN ~ ~ ~ .Ua
=. yonIS eomc down with awful force
non Inc rocks, and writhe and grind un.
Ill II seemed she must 60 TO pieces. The
officers and passengers preserved admir-
able composnre. No one knew where she
was. II was 80 dark and foggy that ALSO
lutely nothing could DO seen. Tho wind
howied so that conversation was almost
inaudible, while above all was the inces.
sant hump and sound Of heavy grinding. |
which ali knew was eating out the bottom
Of tho boat. The water was rising In the
forccastle and tho deck-hAnds were set 70
work to tighten tho boat. Overheard went
cotton, -four. whisky and sugar until at
least half the cargo was In the sea. The
other half was kept in to balance the boat.
Thus the awful night wore away, o night
which the passengers will not soon forget.
y,o.. aha. n, Y,i,,o,..
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Tho second days rine
shooting was done with better weather. |
- 10, h,.,.,,, al r,o,. .,o.auv
'ess ",aa o'oss :. nj $500"
while the ate ndance was much improved
The first contest was for the Dearborn
Climb challenge Gun. four teams compel.
iny. .s follows. Tho Dearborn Club.
composed oil ieiheney hAiiord' H. D.
Thompson. o. Q. Blsckmer n Geoxc
Willard. The team which went ny the
name OF the Brltish.American team was
composed Of ]; \; Milner. H. l.. D. uren.
villo and w: Iigby. OF the
team anu r. hyue OF .ho Mmer'oah 'e sn
The third Team was tne wasconsln COM
posed oil ); NJ, Johnson; L. ne rteiains. ~.
wells Anu Davia nun inv M,oI'san
Team was gompos0I WI n +
4. hArr'hs'on' VI De- Levy Ana "''
haine; ooo n...-..u.,
q. nc oo'''Aa 'A"s' "'
wi.oon.;, r..u-Johr.on An. mt NJ
Misson.'n nan usa 20 v,n,ssmn 20 20, ,na NV VII.
To,.i ON
.h'Imsr,c., rs.m-Mu,or M. Hvds
a, p,nhn m .rI n,an~iiIs IN Total IA
n.,,.I saa,;.sn rs.mWusitorJ SI
rhomnsnn a. wiii.rd 70 ,rJ nisctmo,
r..'' o. "
no. iJsa, ~. w.,.,,, ex u..,n,.
sAn Ss .nS Hail. ~ Tn,a1
e son o'' Law " anu " y" ~
N =, ooo ,..,. ,ho ..o,. ~..,
nyvy ,au,s.n rrasm' wi,n.r IN uvd.
nsrnn ca Aai G..ns,iI. :. ra;.I
90, "s'' ~"
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p,, ",,,e" IL VIII Io To,.i oio
p..s msr,o.n To.mNWsitorJ Al
r.p.asn 90 WIN. =, 40 .nd Ri.ctms,
80 1871 M. "
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ton IS. Levy Al and Hare Al. Total.
lss.
1877, r,csn sr.smNMiln.r "a. Hvd.
81. Rigby 81 and Grenville SO. Total.
223.
British.American Team - Halford 81,
Thompson 6s, Willard Is and Blackmer
40. Total. ls9.
Michigan Team-Wolcott CO, Harrtng.