New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-12
MARINE DISASTERS.

The ship n. Is. Palmer, which left New
York for Antwerp Jan D. returned TO port on Satur-
day distress, and proceeded to the Prentice stores
Brooklyn where she will discharge her cargo ana be
locked for repairs. Feb g. In latitude fOo DO north,
| Longitude go west. during strong north-northeaSt
gale the vessel sprung leak, and making over 10
inches OF water an hour. All hands ordered to the
pumps; but finding the water Gaining, Capt Larsen con-
cled put back into port. The mex! day IL WAS iouu
necessary to tighten the vessel by throwing overheard
300 barrels of oil. On Feb I'D barrels OF oil were
| thrown 10 tighten the vessel aft
The bark Dorothy Thompson landed AT Beaufort 81 T.,
the passcngers and crew Of the steamship Bavaria,
which left NewOrleans for Liverpool Jan Y, ana was
burned at sea the hight OF Feb o. All hands escaped
in boats, and picked M 10 hours AFTER curing
northeast gale by the abovenaned bark Ihe cargo "i
the steamship consisted 1925 bales of cotton 1000
barrels rOsn and so bags OF seed, all OF which, with
the ele the passengers and crew, were destroyed
with tho vessel The captain OF the bark Kathleen from
Barcelona reports that he sighted the burning steamer
The next day ard bore down upon her. bu was driven
off in order to his own vessel A. a M. OF the
| Sth the steamer still Burning She was an iron
screw steamer, barkrigged, with SIX onikh1ads ana
threr 'css she was 80 feet lpnS' 40 Grt Dea, Is
feet depth Of hold, 20f tons burden. bnt M trechoeK
Scotland IN 1886, rated H. and Was owned ny me AHle
lean Packet Company OF Hamburg. Tue vessel ana
Information was published IN THE TRIBUNE Of FEB
Of tue sinking OF tue steamship oi ,
from collision with tIe SNIP GenrSo r. MANSON Oh b.'
Maine, Dee. 20, when oil Goa ON the west coast OF
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Sun states that the 10 persons on board OF the
Ambassador 20 Of whom were saved, q drowned and
The faiS u Was doaDtii 80 NJ $3.50 Ui az, MI rg
icfort daylight lights seen which proved 10 Do
those OF steamer TAe closest attention was given TO
the steamer and when close 10 the ship She was seen 20
have changed her course 10 across the snaps bows
PrrcantOn was taken On board the ship 70 AVOID tie
collision but before the position OF The snip could be-
changed sho struck her stJrhOard quarter
crashing It in ana causing heI 10 sli,a ~ ,I" Hh
minutes Tine snip was also h'ly 6amasel' DI' potts
were lowered and sem 10 rescne the Steamers crew
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snip with Of her and IL others Werc picked up
After remaining tho place where the steamer SunA
FOR over thee hours. the boats were recalled ana tht
ship put about for Bomnny, II hi'ihS pgPh al'rNr','
that the bows badly shattered AMI making con-
| siderable wafer
| SIXTY ROUND MEN REDUCED TO THE RANKS.
| The Police Commissioners have frequently
stated that their efforts 10 enforce discipline have been
tbwartcd by Tie captains scrgcans, and rOrndsnen O
some OF the precincts. Some Of these officers tearing TO
become unpopular with the patrOncr under them, have
failed 10 report dcnqucuce.; others have made charges
through personal motives which they were unable 10 SUD
tauiate This condition Of afins being proved by
examination OF the from The different precincts
since Dee /; TIE Commissioners on Saturday reduced
about 60 roundnen The ranks, and transferred them
TO other precincts. About the same number OF patrol
men whose records good were promoted TO MI ihe
yacau,ics The scruny0f the daily returns also showed
thai about ten Of the police captains OF the city had
failed to do The necessary patrol work Of their respective
prfcncts and that they accustomed "a remain On
unrduutp time at their hUDCs and III ihc ponce SiatlOs
Commissioner EThlid: addressed 20 thciG letters 81
wa rnug and rr,ukP The rHun'lsmcn VINO nave Utch 70
ancd to ost duty have been assured ;haL II thrJ have
any satisfactory excuses they can "firf th " " pr nav
lev the clerk Of the Commissioners, on Mircd 10 II
rir Ntsas shall prove to be satisfactory they VIII bt
rcnsated Toe MS s0nerS also transferred Inc io
loving rouudsucn who promoted and made acting
ergrants: Washer of the Fifth 20 the Eleventh; Foy
lie sixteenth to the lhiri l-SeCohl; M very " tho
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