New-York tribune., 1878-10-26
THE WORK OF THE STORM.
TWO STEAMERS LOST AT SCI

| THE PASSENGERS AND CREW EoCAib-OAhH'
DISASTERS.
1t Is now reported that the City of Houston
and the General Barnes, running from this
city to Southern ports, fOundered in the late
storm near Cape Hatteras. Those on board OF
both vessels escaped. Other accidents by the
storm are reported. Among them was an accl-
dent to one of the Sound steamers, not, how
ever, serious.
THE TWO FOUNDERED STEAMERS.
BOTH OF THEM NEw-YORK CITY VESSELS AND
BOTH LOST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
NO LIVES LOST
NORFOLK, Va. Oct. 25.-The steamer Charles
w. Lord, of Philadelphia, from Havana, with
tobacco, sugar and molasses, for New-fork, en-
countered a hurricane off FryingPan Shoals Tues
day night, during which her bows were stove and
head gearnjured. On Wednesday morning she spoke
the schooner H. W. Drew of Belfast, Ireland, New
York for ST. Johns. Florida, having on board the
crew and passengers of the steamer General Barnes
Havana for New-YOrk, which fOundered that morn
ing off Cape Hatteras. The General Barnes is total
loss. Her passengers and crew remained on board
the schooner Drew.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 25.-The steamer City
of Houston, Captain Stephens, from New-York for
Galveston, went down Frying Pan Shoals
on the morning of the 23d instant. She en-
caused the vessel to spring a leak. There were
about seventy persons on board, fifty being passen-
gers All took TO the boats at daylight and were
picked up shortly after by the steamer Margaret from
New-York for Fcrnandna, and arrived at the
latter place this morning. The passengers saved
nearly all their personal effects Inc
gale is described as most terrific one
4 steamer is reported ashore tonight st. Au-
gustne, but it is impossible to learn anything deI-
lnIte.
C. H. Mallory & Co. received dispatch from
Fernandna, Fla. yesterday, stating that the steam
ship City of Houston, of the Galveston Line, had
sprung leak and sunk on Frying-Pan Shoals
North Carolina coast, at o'clock wednesday
morning The passengers and crew were
taken off by the steamship Margaret, from this city
for Fernandina, and landed at the latter place.
Messrs. Mallory Immediately telegraphed to for
ward the passengers to any point they wished to
reach, saying that they would be given passage to
Galveston on the next steamer. No other infOrma-
ton could be obtained
The City Of Houston sailed from New-YOrk on
Sunday morning last, with a miscellaneous cargo
mostly groceries - of about 1000 tons,
and with thTty-three passengers, for Cal
weston, Texas. Captain Spicer, superinten-
dent of the line in the absence of further
particulars, could not account for the accident in
any other way than that the vessel might have
struck one of the many sunken wrecks which are
numerous in the vicinity where she fOundered. He
expects to receive full particulars to day. The City
of Houston was built by William b. Ralney & Co.,
at Chester, PENN and launched in April, 1871.
She was built of iron, with six wateright cOmpart-
| ments double decks, barkentine rig, and
| furnished with vertical direct-acting engines.
| The machinery and boilers weighed about
beam, and 20 feet depth of hold, and her burden
| was 1.51j tons. She was heightened 30 feet IN
May, 1870, and was constructed after the rules OF
! She was built for the Galveston trade and
has weathered several hurricanes. She was
considered one of the strongest of vessels Her es-
timated value was 5000 900, and she was partially
! insured. The cargo was valued at about $4,000,
the insurance upon which is not known by the COM
THE STEAMER GENERAL BARNES.
The General Barnes wooden side wheel
steamer of 1926 tons burden. She was built
at Brooklyn in 1865 and was employed
during the war by the Government as a transport
generally in the Surgeon-Generals department. The
present owner. the Ocean Steamship Company of
Savannah, Ga bought the vessel about seven years
ago of Livingston Fox & Co. She has been en-
ployed regularly on the line between this city and
Savannah until about year ago. The company has
| recently put on four large iron steam
ships. and as they went into service the old
vessels were withdrawn. Two have been sold, one
recently and of the other two the Livingston has
been laid up at Savannah, and the Barnes
was to have been laid up here at the
end of this trip. These two vessels have %
been used only as extra boats during the
| busy season, and when the pressure in the ship
ment of cotton had abated were withdrawn.
| The General Barnes had undergone recently
in good condition. She had been looked
always by her, her OWNERS as sor fine fRs
past ten years by Captain Cheeseman, who had
been in her previous to the purchase by her present
owner. She carried about twenty-five officers and
| Originally built for a passenger-shp, she has not
| been used in that service since she Withdrawn
from the egular line, and had no stewards equip
ment On this account 1T IS thought by the
agents of the line in this city that there
| were no passengers aboard. Tho new ships
do all the passenger business. and the bulk
of tho freight traffic. The ship left Savannah
Saturday night or Sunday morning. Her cargo
was composed principally OF r0sin, with some 800 or
400 bales cotton The list of the cargo was aboard
! last night. The vessel was estimated to be worth
from $4,000 to $4,000 and was partially ln-
| sured.
THE WRECKS ON THE CHESAPEAKE.
A FEW SURVIVORS FROM THE "ExPREss" REACH
BATIMORE-ANoTHER STEAMER MISSING
| BnTIMORE, Oct 25.-The steamer Louise
arrived here this morning from down the bay bringing
the following officers and OF the lost steamer TX
press who were rescued by the steamer Shirley f. j.
Stone clerk OF the Express Charles W. Bailey chief
engineer; John Douglass, wheeman; William Barker,
son OF captain who supposed to have been lost
! David wyatt fireman; Robert Hawkins, fireman !;
| George Walker, waiter; II. Lewis, deck hand Captain
Johu T. Walmsley Of Cecil County, Nd, passenger; VIII
| lam Grant, cook.
There were six women on board, all of whom were
| lost. They were:
MRS NJ A. BACON, OF BacOn's Wharf, ST. Mary's County,
MRs RAxDoLpH JONES, Of ST. Mary's County, Md.