, 1879-04-16
MARINE NEWS.
The Bark Two Fannies Springs Aleak
and Damages Her Cargo Of
Corn.
Moro Trouble III the Marine Iu-
sllrtnGe Pool.
Schooner Irauses Of The leaet. Vessel Movements,
and other Notes Of Inlerest.

4 CARGO OF CORN DAMAGED,
pretty scrious intshap was uotcd OIL board
t1o bark TTo Fann!cs yesterday, a,u, but for
The timely discovery 1naAu by Capt, Sam Moorc,
WHO OWLS nni saIls ttia reAseI n.nl who has
made her cab!n his dwelling. place .lusIug the
winter, 1t would have bccn far more asaatrous.
As II Is, loss Of about s2,:,u0 or 5000 has
been entallcd, aud the marine iueuraf.ce pool
VIII have to htand tlse hrunt oi Il. The Two
Fannira was cllurtcrcd BY John Lyon Il Co.,
ntnl loaael Dec, last at Arn,uur,
Do!a d Co.'s Elevator A witt,
W,NM hls Of No. 3 corn for shipment
to btlt!alo Oil thu oponinE Of navigation, Messrs.
iroHton Il Wright, nj tlat port, being tic cou-
stEnces. After rcceiving llcr cargo sho was
lowed down tic river md 1nooreAl close TO thu
,!oyk 10y, fow feet cast Of South tasalIe street,
ltatvly alongside of her VIA tlu schr ". :.
CIosthwilitc, aud outside Of tho latter tic schrs
Ellen spry aud t;corEe Murray, In thu us,'rr
,,1anletl. Frequently during the wln.er Capt.
5 a'o0f' tan fou,dea ,sr ,a hold q lis % ve,sel
anl several times renioyca I'll, tha,
hatcl.-eoyers to sca It ths gratn WIS all right
+ was III late as Sunday last that lie sounded
t!,S pumra anl discovered everything 10 te all
I s" or e 5 ssssaX a es sstT9s n ter ct 9ssf ss 5 H.
which ss twetyr fect in !1e,sh. Tho watur OK
teuacd lp Into tIiu cor,l about tlreu fcet. Cant.
Moore Immediately notified the Insurance lcn
o. Tue occurrence, ana put two gangs Of four
taken At frequent. Intervals showed that tin
pumps we're slowly freeing the hold Of watcr
IN it. In tho meantime arrangements
were made tn lavp a tug tow the vessel down TO
oc Of tl!n Illinois Eentra! elevators, where her
eafEo VIII he takcn out ns soon ms possible.
!. 1t Is believed lint about 1000 Or 5,0U0 hu Of
tlIe eorn eis wet, mud when taken out IL will bg
sold for what 1t will bring In its damaged etntv,
-pFnoably from 10 to Ii cenis per b,l. THE
totai loss on tho cargo will bu about 81, ,20t n,
under the head Of general average
viii! fosch 1t up to about s2,s0o. Thu
cargo was Insured In December for $Il,O0O,
" Cart. John prndiviilo's nreucY, nntl wl,o,
Tho pool WAS organizcd IL took III MI thu risks
Fann'cs: Thus the loss falls Oh the twr1,ty-two
companies cotni,osnE the pool. The uwncr Of
ttAe vessel will bear IlIs sharo nf tie expenses
rendered necessary. It may be tslat tho craft
wi %il s1 o ta aTsqmre docking 1s sn]l Is nsu5ea
Company, s2,5oo: Manhattan, s4,uov; PLrnx
d Brnuklyu, .s4,eD: and lna1d Union ant,
Commercial, s3,5u0 cacli.
The direct cause Of tho leuk could not he 1cii-
nhe'y nscertninsd Yesterday, hut Il Is thought
"a remsnlsrence Of the great fire OF t87l,-aud
u las gradually worn Auu through her tim
l,eFs. It is possible ti,at leak has been sprung
bY tic constant huEgin- ol ttlb other vessels
nEniNst ,he tanaGed craft, hut tliure were no
outward Indications tint such WIS tlc case. 1t
WIS said l,y one murlnur that tl1c stern of tic
Vessel was reathg OIL the LaSallc.st ttlunci,
mud etoue Of tllut work ha,l tloue
tho damage, but tile iact was apparent
,s tat .hs stern 81 t!e crait ~as fully ton teet to
tile mtsliap will be asccrtaucd as spon Is tlr
cargo Is discharged.