The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-25
mARINE INTELLIGENcE.
collision in New York Harbor.

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NEw YoRK, February 2S.-Tbe steam.
er Spain, outward bound, came In collis-
ION in the bay during fog with the
Staten Island ferryboat Castlelon, tearing
away her side and inj1ring three passen.
gers. G. II. Carey, Of the Castleton, was
thrown into the water and may not re-
cover. He was taken 10 his home, where
lie died In the afternoon from his injuries.
He leaves wife and two children. Carey
was large owner Of real estate, and e
believed to be very wealthy. he was
lawyer, having an Office in Wall street,
from which he was returning TO his home
when the collision took place. The fox
continued throughout the day and even
ing.
About Z o'clock the Erie ferrybost
james Fisk, IT,, was in eolli.ion with q
schooner of Pier a, North River. The
blowing Of her steam whistle and the
cries for help attracted the attention
Of boatmen on shore, who put out In the
fog in the direction Of the sound, and res.
cued three passengers Of the Fisk who
had been swept overheard by the jib
boom Of the schooner. These reported
that several standing beside them st the
time ofthe collision must have also been
thrown into the sea,
But the only person reported misaing
Ia Judge Anderson, Of illinois. A deck
hand Of the ferry.boat, Charles H. Ebert,
Of ls9 Seventh avenue, was killed. The
Achooner was subsequently found at
dock badly shattered. The ferryboat had
her guards and portion Of her cabin
torn away.
LArER.-A later account Of the colli.
sion states that the report Of Judge An.
dersion being missing is an error. Fred
erick A. Truman, Of Dixon, ILL.,, was In
quired for at the Ferry when the passen.
gers landed, but he did not respond. Il
does not follow, however, from this cir.
cumatsnes, that any mishap has befallen
Truman, as the passengers went their
several ways as soon as they reached New
York.
NEW YoRK, February 24.-Up to mid.
night, the only death reported "a occur.
ring from the collision between the ferry.
boat Jas Fisk, j., with the schooner
Josie Crowley, on North river Saturday
night, Is that OF J. II. Eyart, . grocer, Of
this city. The injured are Samuel Dun.
ham, Of Little Valley, N. Y; Henry
Eisler, Rutherford Park, n. j.; Herman
Loew, q commercial traveller Of this city,
and McKiernan, Of jersey City. II. o.
Andrews, Of Dixon, ILL.,, who was living
at the Coleman House, is missing. He
was connected with the Michigan Central
Railroad, and was trying to arrangea
freight tariff for the Western railroads.
Miss Minnie Mason did not appear at
the Third Presbyterian Church In Jersey
City, where she was engaged to lecture,
and was announced from the pulpit.
She was passenger on Jas. Fiski il.
WRECK OF GERMAN VESSEL.
WASHINGTON, February 2s.-The Sig
nal Service officer at Hatteras reports Q
German bark ashore yesterday, and men
clingipg to the rigging, with the sea run.
ming so high that assistance could not be
given. A body, supposed to be that Of the
Captain, was washed ashore.
LlTER.-The Signal Service reports
that the bark sunk on Hatteras Bar Il the
Philip Luppicich, with crew lost.
HrBHRNtAN RETURNED TO QUEENSTOWN.
QuEEssrows, February 2s.-Ths
steamer Hibernian, which had shaft
broken February 8, on the trip from
Liverpool for Halifax and Baltimore,
Gnd put back under sail, was towed to-
day into this harbor.
Poar EADs, February 23.-Arriyed-
Steamships Morgan and City Of Hudson,
from New York; barks Domenieo, Palsr-
mo and Amelia, Genoa; schooner Annis
Z. KranE, Lisbon. Scholarships Laconis
and Olive s. Southland, for Algiers; barks
Martha A. Mcneil. Atlanta, Andreas
Refs, Liverpool and America, Rouen;
ship George Washington, Havre.
CAPE HATTERAs IsLEr, 8. O., February
German Bark Phillip suppieich,
which ioundered on bar 20, Is total
loss. Three ladies were washed ashore,
and all the crew are supposed to have
perished.
LONDON, February 24.-Ths steamer
City Of Montreal and Gellert, OF New
York, and Pennsylvania, from Philadel-
phia, arrived out,
LONDON, February 2S.-The ste amships
Parthia, from New York, and Nederland,
feom Philadelphia, have arrived out.
NEW YORK, February 23.-Arriyed-
Steamer August Andre, from Antwerp.