New-York tribune., 1878-10-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
WRECKED IN THE RECENT GALES.

Henry Scguin, Of the pilot boat Isaac Webb,
who assisted in the rescue Of the survivors Of the
wrecked whaling bark Sarah, OF New-Bedford, near
Block Island, the morning OF October 10, returned
TO this city yesterday. The majority OF INC
crew were swept overheard by the heaVy
seas, leaving only three-JOseph G.. Refs, Manuel
Alvs and HenrQue Gancavisto be saved from the ycs-
seI after u had capszed. When the Webb sighted the
wreck about a. me the Sarah lying her side, the
masts being level with the water and the stern under
the surface. Mr.. Segum, with Pilot ;. H. Jones and
Hcpry and Benjamin SimOnsOn took the yawl and after
pulling around the vessel four times one OF them
boarded her His attention attracted by
niece OF canvas which ne found covered
man. Alongside lay another OF the sailors. Both
Of them indicated by gesture tEat one was inside
As there was only OF rescuinS him. the TWO
smonsOns took axes, and after working Tor lour hOs
succeeded IN cutting hole large enough TO pull Hen
rique Gancavis through.
The Sarah left New-Bedford for whaling vOy-
age October j., with twenty-five persons on
board In the afternoon a strong gale arose ana
increased 20 hurricane, causing a fHghIuI
sea. Two hours later a Tremendous wave struck
the vessel and threw her on her beam-enus'
Seven men we're in the forecasc at the time tie fea
rushed In and Of all means Of escape Two OF these
died almost Immediately, and boy died the next morn
Ing The Others, by cngug TO the saii-iiel kept tDtT
heads above water. They drank VINE aud ate lc" a-
PIES which they obtained from chest. The cook soon
died. and 90 make room for the others they pushed
his body down in the water The space in which they
were narrow and they being bruised badly by
the floating material The vessel being turned nearly
bottom side up, their only means Of escape
was downward through the scutue. After "lv-
ing several times Avis got out, but Rels was
not successful and did not get ont mini the next day
Barro dead, and dashed TO tho rigging. lhe two men
then covered themselves with canvas ana conc5leu g
that they must die, as they ItceNCu no ftSp1haf rom
two vessels which passed 'hrl IHtE ,l'L,I 70 't'
but we're unsuccessful lhey Ql h1' AhO" 'e u'e' vi
the officers or other sailors ON board. go
The survivors we're transferred 10 me pilot boat :
Ncgus from the Webb. aud taken to stoniuston. hr.
EegJiu has written TO the friends OF the lost men ana
years ago Mr.. seguIn and other plots on the We6b
succeeded IN Tescuing tWenIyouI persons ron ] "r
shosl, January g. the thermometer indicating l50 below
The bark Evening Star, which arrived from Santiago
yesterday, reports the loss of four pucGeOus OF rum
(iuauTanamo Captain D. Meyers and the mato and
steward the Halifax schooner Ocean Lily, wrecked
at Pho Vega on the Island Of Cuba. on september ..
Captain Meyers saws that his vessel was M ballast from
Klne stOn, Jamaica, for Turks Island: lie encountered
hurricane September A. which lasted fQrtyelgnt hours
during which he Osts paIs rigging and SAILS aud found
himself unable to keep of the lee shore After StlES
in the breakers line was taken ashore win much a.
Guilty, and the abandoned the vessel They cdmped
m @ e @ RTitieb 1onsI and sent home paIt of Them by
t6e Evening star aud the remainder by the bark SCOT
land. Tho schooner eight years Old and was owned
by A. A Whitman, of Halifax.
MERCHANTS GRIEVANCES
CONFERENCE BETWEEN IMPORTERS AND THE TX
ECUTIyE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.
A meeting of importers was held yesterday
afternoon tho Of the United states Board Of
Trade. fer the purpose OF cOnfeTrng with an Executive
Committee Of the Board on " the Injurious conflict be-
tween the Customs Department Of the Executive Goycrn
meut and the importing merchants Of this aud other
cities" There fair attendance, many Of the large
Importing houses being represented ElvOOd /. TH0Fne
chairman Of the Executive Committee, presided, and
opened the meeting with brief address. He said
Importers Of foreign merchandise in NewNOlk and
Dther American ports wcro complaining that they were
seriously embarrassed I'm their trade by the uncertainty
attending official valuations upon goods OF every class
and by the inetieiency Of Custom House Appraisers
The United States Board OF Trade had for one OF M chef
objects the removal or correction OF these ana similar
abuses.
Sons, that special committee OF the United states
Board Of Trade he formed TO consist OF seven persons
resolutions be submitted 10 the National Convention
70 be held in tins city November Is; and that all nm
porting merchants De invited 10 supply taJ commlllee
with information and suggestions. @. W C. Clarke,
OF communications from merchants OF the hlGlest
standing (inany Of whom in such fear OF the Gus
House authorities that they unwilling that
their names should be made pubc) relating the dmcui-
they in their daily business through
tho inelCiency Of Government officials. IL was i'm |
pOrant that this committee should be selected with
great care he therefore asked that its appointment
be deferred. The resolution, amended was adopted
Charles ii. Williams OF the subcommittee OF the COM
mitee on Commercial Law appointed TO take into con
gress 10 take the plsceOf the repealed Bankrupt law
said merchants generally believed that new Bankrupt
winch had been repealed and under which all the
Of nsolvent debtor could be distributed among
Of Mr. Marsh H. G. Bond, W. J. Kelley, H. c. Ulman and
g. W. G. Clarke added TO the subcommittee.
named by the chairman to draft OH for Introduction
IN Congress (Which in draft should also be laid before
further the facilities for the transmission OF small par
GELS IN the malls This was adopted