The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-20
Her Najesty'S War Steamer Gridon
Sent TO ASSIST the GlendOn.
ADMIRAL IuGLEFlGLDS PROMPT ACTION.
The State Of Alabama to Take the Rescued
Passengers Across the Ocean
PROPOSITIONS FOR SALVAGE.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. !


HALIFAX. N. s. July 10, 1879.
There has been . good deal Of comment in the
community on the sending Of such poor craft as
the Gendon to the relief of the State of Virgnias
passengers ana unfavoraple opinions have been ex-
pressed by the press The Glendon cannot bring all
The passengers. and perhaps not all the cabin
The action of the State line in this respect
has been condemned. but the agent contends that
they were willing to pay any reasonable charge for
steamer. and were unable to get one. The charge
of $1,000 for the M. A. Starr they considered ex-
travagant However. it seems to have been deter
mined to-day that the Glendon having been sent to
the relief the other vessel should
be sent the relief of the Glendon. Accordingly.
the Admiral's expression of Willingness to send war
ship taken advantage Of At the call OF the
agents Admiral Inglefeld promptly gave orders to
the Grifon substantial vessel of his feet, to pro-
coed in the service.
aRIFFoN DESPATCHED t.. .
Little preparation for needed, for 1t is the
boast of these British ships that they are always
ready to engage any necessary service. This even
ing, shortly before dark. the Chiffon, under COM
mand of Commander Boardman steamed out of the
harbor She will proceed toward Sable Island but
does not expect to have to go very close. 1t Is
hoped that the Glendon will embark most OF
the passengers and meet the Griffon, which will
take from her many as can be accommodated. As
the Grifon' g accommodations not very extensive
there will be a careful discrimination in selecting
her passengers. ladies and invads il there any,
receiving the preference. The GrioD will return
Halifax quickly possible with these. and leave
the Glendon to along slowly with those that
main on her.
PASSENGERS TO BE SENT BY THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
The idea of forwarding the passengers to Europe
by the Allan line steamer from Halifax has been
abandoned. The State line will send their steamer
State of Alabama to Halifax to embark the passen-
gers. Information received tonight from the
HERALD's special sources of information the
coast leads beiieve that the Glendon found the
weather moderate and determined to proceed direct
to the island without the hugging of the shore
which is sometimes resorted to by steamers
bound to the island II this surmise is
correct the Glendon is now at the island perhaps
slowly approaching it, to be ready to commence
operations early in the morning. In that the
Chiffon or the Gendon should be here on Monday
evening. The Halifax papers are improving the
occasion by renewing their advocacy of the project
of cable Sable Island. AS of evil good often
comes, it is probable this disaster will give i'm
petus to the cable project, aud that year the
Canadian government will provide the requisite
funds for laying it.
NO FURTHER NEWS FROM THE WRECK AT THE
OFFICE IN THIS CITY-THE BRITISH UNDER
WRITER'S CONSIDERING PROPOSITION FOR
SALVAGE.
There excitement yesterday at the Office of
the State Steamship line. and business proceeded
with the quiet routine it did before the news
of the wreck of the State of Virginia fell like
thunderclap upon the officers. kilograms continued
to in from the friends OF passengers in different
parts of the country, making inquiries to their
safety or probable disposition by the company on
the return of tue relief ship Glendon to Halifax.
Replies were promptly sent in each case. kilograms
also passed between the New York and Glasgow
Offices well the Halifax agency of the line.
which is in charge of William Roche Jr. These
were of business nature. and their contents
not made known No bearing the wreck
reached the New York agents yesterday. nor is any
expected until the return of the Glendon
to Halifax, which will probably be on Mon
day. Should she succeed in disembarking her
passengers by Monday night all those who choose to
continue their journey will be forwarded at the
pense of the State line by the Allan line steamer
which leaves Halifax on Tuesday. All others will be
forwarded to New York under direction Of Mr..
Thomas Cleary the superintendent of the line. who
started for the OF the disaster by rail Fri
day night.
"Our great anxiety" said Mr. Austin Baldwin the
senior member of the firm to HERALD reporter.
"is Tor the welfare of the passengers; to see that
they are safely taken of Sable Island and arded
to their destinations in Europe returned home
AS the ship and cargo, that is now a matter of
insurance, affecting chiefly the underwriters. All
,,oo,,a,iors ar arrangem.nts .a.c,ina tho .,vrocr
'eeN - r ~
ing OF the cargo ana EFFORTS 10 save the Vessei VIII
naturally be made direct between the London
a.,cv os tho ENGLISH underwr,ters and tns,r
$780, u, usiisax There wouId he no pscss.;ty ~
sSa,r co,nmunicating with the agents oS tha S,ata
line i'm New York orr for that matter even with the
Ns.kr Nnr nf nHarNf 10
an, howavsr 90 do all wa can 10 assi.t 10 srnsr
wise the General situation as n were THIS comnanv
has san, NJ I,laarv ia sunar,nt.nd.nt 10 Ioys
sro,ta win amnle inst,uctiops lie will afser Art
at,ana,na tn az. nassa.gers ,,, 20 ,ha ,yracr and
,,,ara ,,'ard the int.resfs -, The comnany "a a.
un,iergr,.rs lie III see tbat The nranay,y - ,nt
nnad away W., NV m rauders and thai aysry aanrt
=; -. to s.va az ,nnch as noss,hIa w. a.. no, -
-, 90 haar a.ain from tta,.x ,,,,l m ra,,-r
pt the alendon' which ~ likely To be NV Monaax