New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-28

FOOD FOR THE Fd.EISHING.

SAILING OF THE CONSTELLATION WITH PROVISIONS
AND CLOTHING FOR THE SUFFERING PEOPLE OF
IRELAND.
The United States ship Constellation laden with
PROVISIONS and clothing for the IRISH sufferers. de-
paried on her voyage from the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Yesterday morning. The cargo consisted OF l,3IO
barrels of potatoes G75 barrels of -four, l44 barrels
Of cornnca! and 100 barrels of oatmeal. making a
Total of 3.3l5 barrels Of provision These we're
contributed chiefly bv the Hon. L. L. Morton, W.
H. Grace The Nec-YOrk Herdd, H. *. +. b.
Thurbcr & Company. the employees Of bennington &
Woollen Mills H. :. Iloguct, -. X. Bliss d Son. J.
T. Trayers John Mccarthy, Mrs. r. Kcrcsy and
"cit,zcus Of Winchester" In addition TO the above
the following contributions formed part Of the
corro: Que hundred suits of BOYS clothing from
James F.. Ward and w Il. Grace, fifty suits OF
bovs clothing aud sixty pairs Of girls shoes from
Tho managers OF the New York Catholic PT0tectOry
eighteen suits of er.s' clothing from Mrs. Edmund
Connolly. and fiity-nine cases OF canned soup anC
boullli flom variOns persons.
The Constellation left the wharf at tie foot OF
Maiue-st.. in the Navy Yard, at exactly . a. III
Notwithstanding the rain abont fifty persons III
elndln ssoflioers of the Navy Yard and others. as
sau,I,Ied nj tie wharf Among the company were
Gn,nmodorc Nicholson Commanders Cotton, Wllfel
and Mathews and several ladies. he steanie
JallapOosa. which arrived nj the Navy laa4 III ne
carrier mart OF the morning. was anchored to th'
dock at The stern OF the COnste aiou, while 81 th'
how Of fine latter was mOOIed the recelVlng-shli
1oiorado After handShak.ng bad ben exchanged
between the commanders of the Constellation aut
T.ntoIn McCritchie of tic Iailapoosa. EOmmodoI'
Nicholscu and the other officers pTcsent the crew
az tbe Colorado and 1aliapOOsa were ordered TO TN
,;cG;ng of their ships The United states nag wa
mn mn on board the Constellation, a1d the nei
,ycre ordered TO their posts Three Toislug. hea Z
cheers were then given by the crews 81 me C"loiau
and Talapoosa. which We're linne9lateiV ahsWeIe'
Inv the crew of the Constellation J ne Dahd OF IN,
Colorado played the Wearing Oh the Green,
Commander Potter and his officers WaINtd thel
hats and the ship moved slowly ont INTO tue liNtI
A. she passed the Colorado three last rngihg cheer
we're gwen by tho crew OF that Yessel, Mhl'e, th'
hand PLAYED a lively selection from " I!naioIe'"
The Constellation was tOwed 10 tAs lOWtI Day ~
the Yardtug Cataipa, cOmmandea ~ iaIH-li 10
BARRYMORE She was accompanied down the pa
lv the tug Mitchell, carrying several OF the gentle
mon ~ no had shared ~ the Contributions. Saiu' =
,yere given Dy several ships at auchor oh tue bat
tarv aud at the ferries, and on ire decks along DOH
s;dcs of the river groups Of persons gathered u
,yatc,, the sim pass 10y. No one accompanied M
chin cxcevt the officers and crew. Commander ROT
Tor received orders Yesterday leaving 10 MS az
sr.tinn whether to Iaud at JAMESTOWN, In DubIil
Uarh,.r on at Queenstown, III the iiaibof Oh SoIh
Order. were also received 10 return 10 thls poi
after he cargo is disposed OF. The oniy guns take
were two howItzsrs. IL Is probable that the Con
.+rIl.tiou viii remain III the lower DAY uHth 10
morrow rs the wind yesterday was uniaN oiapl
Tor sailing. Commodore Potter stated tbat ii IN
,vind proyed favorable he expected To make III
voy;e. in from twenty 10 twenty-five days