The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-06
DISASTERS ON THE COAST.
THE STEINER ON conc. = DrsiBLED
IN a HEfvy SCI
Eleven Hours ~ the Mercy or the Wind and
Wave. '.sht schooners Driven Ashore
The star steamer kearsnrne Fiosted.

e,rwPoRT II. l., Jan. 5.-Thc steamer Old
Colony Of the Fall River line left this port at
1885 A. NJ for New York. When about six
miles west Of Point Judith. Mt I 40 A. NJ, n loud
report was heard. which awakened tho slum-
berlng passengers. who opened their stateroom
doors only TO he met by the smoke and steam
which had filled the cabin. Tho passengers
climbed out OF the statcroom windows upon
the docks. On investigation 1t was found that
tho fange Of the upper steam chest. which con-
meets with the vertical steam pipe running
above the hurricane deck. had burst. breaking
the pipe sduarey on twisting off one OF the
copper steam pipes leading from the boiler.
and throwing the badly damaged smoke stack
across the upper deck. The sea. which was
running very high at the time. dashed
over the docks. and as signals of distress
rockets were sent up and the whistle
blown until the steam was exhausted.
No relief came. and the vessel drifted at the
mercy ofwnd and waves until 3 I. NJ. when
the New York Wrocking Company's steamer
Relief hove in sight and took her In tow about
twenty miles southeast " Point judith.
No news Of tho disabled steamer having
reached Newport until near | o'clock the steam
cr Eolus Of the WEXFORD line and the torpedo
boat Nina went in search Of her and having
found her in tow returned To- Newport The Old
about 81, r NJ
The passengers speak In highest praise ofthc
ollc of the boat. % whom great credit II due
for their coolncs- in the hour of peril. There
were ahout75 passengers on board and large
amount oi freight some Of which WAS thrown
overheard. lady. who WIS slightly s.al.lcd.
va the only rcrson Injured. The Oid Colony
hml, ao III ,,r ,,' rs,rnrJ ~ no.,nn
10y specal train tonight, II will b. thrc" or
four DAYS before the Old Colony will resume
BosroS. Jan. 5.-An unknown schooner is
nnSul.tr ~ M ,Miis u""Ii,tsi , i',
inarS %, fbE rr'.rr,. ,hn n nami Hr ,h
nnmher of ih9 crrw. Iiic schooner Ssa Lion
Xxx M ,,.~ G,r1,,i, s,', I'm fr,1-, Nv Nnrl
II -. ,hSr tIaulu. Hi"l.' iIviu " linrN
h hi H., 'n,iir rn,t" a, ",,ymI&i & ~ 'i,h,
and hgs gone To pieces The crew axe at Sta
U1,i - i.,.,... r.,,.ii, from, p,s,.,,, t,r W..
lhr hooh,r le2"la, rom h'-t"n lor W - -
Ws, Trn' "si"rs as' n,s' II . W s,j
ulE ui lN i,,n.n' i' .N.-,,ti w n III A. hnin,-' i'
a and VIII propaly oe Eo' on W''uou' hiuch ualh-
uThe schooner, Julia Nowel Can't james
suE,t'h ,tnm Nv lMorn M Wl'h 'Irn ~ n LOT ~ H@ Ai,
v,at.ray v, j. N and ni.HJ Ths eray waa
snNrH t.is m' rhlnS nli,r h"ihs in ti1 rlSi,ins
al, an hIIm,. I, M Hr ho2ner NJ owned oS Shep-
lhr : u"ohrr Sihhlua oi Mh'llos' IRON illi-
nmlnpvI, Win . e"IEv vl rrhi ior ln,, ,i,,ui H.,
Went ashore N the storm friihy nltht ~ IN"
N.cN, n"at thr hslhris, NJ Scnuht'; Ail.r e e,t-
ing NO NJ the nr,ahers ths -. Swrt' Ioimpi't'y
9V.r me Nesssl inreatsning instant ieslruciion
y, W. nl'l' W ,thu r,''il'l ~ W. IltNi MS
n nmg 'rHn ~ a, a. % 9hu s, tny onM ''uH 'fH v VIM o
mAlh rigging unu! ule inalhinast l.il, WIN
,n took I. we pnWSrrll rnnl" ,mins ,n't" un,
II thls morning. whon a llnr was thrown 10
thcIi tom Ntr st. anu hll hnnNs w -
cued ait"r hours ~ intense sun'rinE Noihlng
was -hvru. =. N'-srl Is loihl i.ss. anu Wns s
M hot m H. n" I''aa'oa wa ni II M IL , HIN
P9pc 4 Son Of that place.
1he 'hooncr IUnrt. New YORK Tor NeWhury-
hor' Wnch hrrHrd arr nIrel2-Ih{, rIpnis NM ,@nn,i ~
th" ~ inst; Oh ih"tcl,'t lSNiI', 'Sl h'"u "i
loreina7t, n3r" w, i"r iroNln 'r,oWn' AM
~ ~ nVIrv ,o on ""'u Emu '"'"'' ""9 ""'' up''
Th's : 3s'ciioeprrvcnu-. New York for Pembroke.
s,rnck 9h Nsniu1k'' u.a @ ,i. list hiEn' nHl l KY
San'Io S w'n !.Is , al y H,7 sl'rr m I's az" y
l'l l'ilrL L"uaII-, -,....... Co.,. ..,.,...,...
~ Yase 1.a1' 1an1 in NJ 0taHnE faynS. l 'st' 'va
Her stern Is anoat. Her forward compartments
" E1lv iui, ,, -, T.t,i 7,,n'n pulnr NJ S.t,,
unf pV' o on boi @ nn , W" ,, h mi, to,
uiru -" u', NJ ~ W. W. n,.n - w ~. ~ Nv. i''"t
her: y Is n9t known what en'ct the gaze oi
IN i'i, t,. S,,s ,oa,,cr K.ors,r,,o noo,ad
~ ~ n & M ~ ',',i ,,i n,'' IL IL N 4, H.
ni,ht on he ri.n n tl,. tid". and. Lv means III
wsri'ini,. NJ .sys was spo,'Iy t1,"n T." tbe
NnNV Yard stistairi IND, mo- damage whnieyer
pnoyfnIS,.g Jon * inr.." ;. .hooner. said
H. Ie bIund if@ Ir'VdI4' i2r niaa,d,i,a, ins, n
nmhu m hIil' norm ni NHrlI-nnS,Mm ~ iysrI ysrI ~.
rw crew w wbN sna "s@ry"i hcr ' peril el tor hUurs
but rnuli il' = IN ~ Nrr. p,..,. 49,.
"a Ia"r rrnor rom Nhrrasans % ~ ,b, be1fh I,I say
We m h Hs"1r, 81 ,,", IT, Vi I,I m"rrwi rr
n,s.'n lYi IKE. YIN ~ ntSSeu h,rn u,
~" II -".' hn. ".'S @ m iinp IL ~ n III M a.
~ y. ~ u -al' l'i T. 'seu az W ! = vi Nh'h
hoI 'In. ~ HNI te ) "a iiNr nor III Hg', 80
t"l lll'i S 'r.N E4t iil' I'M uNr HIT Alu
rr7.uel an nauIH srN'h IN nuilnrr, uir, ih'i VS.
~ VIII DE u iowl loss eAcepuh. Spals ana rl.-
rhssr;r uryrv Ian 5-Thc ,osl,ion of tho hork
rranci,oo ''i ,eagnm5a has not % %chanscd M and the
s'a Is WnshiNs over n'T uvw u, hIsh WAR,
~. '"iaN y. n Xxx D. D., - I
y :hlr. h'e9,rnphnl1u ny SLOW. hrsNnilru n'r1
..nst hignt, "a. schoouer opeIu@uutor @ ur"sfeu
t2h aheilor ~ tnY hnIpori nv MN, Was JOhr,ltl
anly ualnhEen ins ptlI IL, @ @ullirSpie' ol nmliu m
ti ~, iHrs' MAXIM ,b ''i"' MI hn1 hr LII
knofkcu ou'; She l. lul ~ Wal'r;
r. h. Wharton of Nov York Can't Bush bound
from Iuni"go trcrk, y, { o., Tor New urk. struck
on llNitN Oar li y. NJ N-Nly, am ICES sunk