New-York tribune., 1880-10-27
WILLIAM R. GRACE'S CAREER.
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Nou viii see from his account wach was puou>." ~, ~
Isna ths iiis great swinde that she never vas IN
tended to - around Ca2e Horn mn I'M mn snS
n. sIoy- s ship m CsS but hcr ovness Lewis < Co,
hy bribery rut passed and sent her u 50 lhte nK
~ lose her and eet tac insurance undrrs aug tnr.
sci 5000 advance money her Sisai b Ie she c,
CA.lac. I she insured in our once tah@ u tU @
was = reSulsr swiude Throughout They d,d noi have
iok ou uj Hev new sct o. sails 0e.oie say,ne a@o
W acr. SIT. very respectfully. EtpfN X TO-
Arnertcau shin Mary of Boston. Captain HaywariwlA
Ss.Ee Of <ate' hound % OA S igr ,S{t o. csc
act o. the csptain sink As sup. not h4vtnS aAcN
provis,cus for .ouc vosage. aud landed a rs spare
s,s before lcaviac Caiso Tue captain VII b. tried as
u r.a rae sap vs. - pa = . sd
Thc7c arc assurances made IN New-IoTS' bVs'o1 -"
I,ulS. Peru. 2lst January. 1870.
tBritisll iAoy ds's Agent.
INVESTIGATING TIE loss OF THE SNIP.
Captain Angus, Ncvcrs was sent 70 IeTa oy 'he
New-YoT6 underwriters 10 make the investigation
and report particularly OF tie case OF the SHIP
Mary. He a-rivcd at Payta, Peru. March 9. 1870.
when Ae found that the crew of tie .cssel which
had arrived IN long boat had been sent 10 sea in
uediatelv by Mr.. Lewis, tie os;ensible owner.
in another vessel Two Of the crew, how
ever. named Rhodes and Anderson, appeared
before the Captain of the Port and made affidavit
that the captain, Harvard. and his first mate.
Dunn had wiliu'ly DESTROYED the ship CAPTAIN
neyers then went oCallao 10 continue ms inveS'l-
cations Charles II. Lay was United States Wee
Consul at Callao AZ the time, and assisted Cantaln
Movers IN the Investigation TIE following are ex-
tracts from the report sent 10 the Board OF Unde-
writers IN this city;
Mn Law told me herself that she with MI ana Mrs Hirs
Lewis had vi>.;cd iHc Mary previous 70 HT' Ia M az
Ca.lao. and tna5 in conversation win iT' LS"s Ve
would obtI. q charter the cargo then ON board a.
he lad no iaaa haJ i }9e Ra, iRR VIo 6e snr.ce s
companies were rch and vel able t. stand IT NJ. O.
& Jones snip cLaud er At Callao. bet $3.50 against 500
tast the .hlp would never reach h-r jey nation Upon
asking aim grounds Of hs opinion, ne told me tnat
unseaworthuess Of the vessel aud the wei-Anowu raS
cahty Of tre owners lie SAID tha this was the iouF'h
N rsured vessel irat Lad Ueen lost
Levi: aso tod me II L he vas Largely Indebted to
The TN OF Bcvcr Grace 4 O. ara lney % na1 IN r. "Eroce 49,
oi SO 900 more or es, Oh TIE tTckat IEl' Hj 80
aitrrwsrd c1T.ouaTa;ci aad saii that the 10000 was
in>urrd in Tie Union Mutual Insurance COmulny lr -au
Francisco. OF which b ulusch vas ne agent az '1''
Captain Meyers states further IN his report that
Lewis Doastcd that " he would get all ont OF tue
way who -cud testify against him THAT he sue
ceeded in doing 50. Meyers SAID his life was IN
danger. al 1 he wss actually assaulted by some un-
known person and rescued by some naval officers.
He was confined 70 bis room several dayS from the
effect of a wound which he received. VT OCon-
nor living there attempted to oribe him with an Oh
fer of $1,000 # BE would report IL favor ot Lewis.
CAPTAIN Meyers concludes hrs report b, stating That
ewners. thar she was proyi,loucd amply # bill
from Brvct. craze 4 Co. be .rue : that the pro-
visions and slll, were tascu from ner ana trans
ferr-d - ths r re Saad.sn" -; that tie captain OF
the Mary bad "a o.t record AMI was n the employ oi
Henri M-Isc,: t-3. lie md b,-g Do the Confederate
NAVY. bur only as q mI-,A'pman. and Was not
competeu; nayi-a.ar; tLst t-c laws were violated
by cEarjerue TIE Mary carry tIe cargo % Europe,
a. he was condemned vessel ana 4d previously
been used ~ s.c!e->lup; that Lewis. tb- alleged
nwrer r.t close 1u-i.c,s relations w4-u 4ir Grlce
towhciu hcoWed great deal OF money ior advances
and otherwise: and 'la tle owners ot the Mary had
had similar losses and CLAIMS against insurance COM
uanie, AID that they had uatc effort, o. 80 insult
aHce on Lcr iu Lima. hut t3,i.d because OF then
many prcylou, losses aud e..-knowu character.
The wltucsse, 10 th.s report X NI. Meyers
were Charles Il. L.v. Nca-Colsll. and ms
wi.e;O. : 'oaos and John Warde. OF the frn ot
Jones & Co+ NJ. WrIncardt. OF the firm Of
Weirsarit 4 Co: William Travis, shipkeeper OF
the Rose >janIish: Captain Jdque>. ct the BRUSH
Lloyds; Captain Joaes OF the Peruvian Navy;
Josiah Hairs c.vh engineer; Alexander Rlden
president of south Aueucan Insurance Company,
end Others.
Mr. GRACE'S CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER
From thu report. made y the aser- OF he under
vrterS. and from other vylLeuCs, II appears That
TIE snip Ma-y hai been condemned a.
nnseawolthy and had tor yeas been used Is a store
vessel IN lie harbos aJ CaL4O. This wa fact well
known there. Owing u the fac; that other con-
demuei ves-els lad been sent L sea with
guano ana lost. tile Peruvian ConsIess had
pissed a Law against the Of such YES
s.lS Lewis. the alleged owner Of the Mary,
va, person OF exceedingly bad reputation. who
formerly lived III California. where ms ears were
elipoel by vigilance committee ior horSe-steaIue
or some other crime. AID he forced 20 leave
tie country. carving til, mark with bin.
These facts abou; the Mary and her ostenstc
owner. Lewis were Wen known IN Ca.lao and II
seems incredible tat they should have escaped the
notice OF " Z. Grace, the agent Tor the ander-
Nrtera Yet II 5 established that Mr. GTace placed
q iarys amount OF insurance Oh the vessel; t1lt he
took ont one policy Ia bis own name
on tie Mary; that bis brother took ont
another ~ bis name; tha< the firm of Bryc Grace
& 60. provlsoned lie vessel, according 10 their
own bliis, to the extent f some $1,000. taking III
snranee policies as security; ..nd shat Mr. Graces
cashier Manuel flagnn0, wlO Is SUI with he
house. aud who figures n Mr. GIaces bond, as
"rnercaaut.7 o,;eo,!oly loaned some Tl2,53l OF
the cargo Of the gco' snip Mtry.' for winch lie
TOOK arespoudcot.a boad ol mortgage at a nigh
ra;e OF interest. secured also by insurance.
PECULIAR Business METHODS At CALLAO.
The following Letters from the United States Vice
Consul AT Oa4ldo 10 lcrsoIie ia t4.s 14'S tIio"
some lL.ht Oh the methods Of doing business at
CGllaO:
UNITED STATES CONSULATE. CALttO.(
Ayu4 -. Isl.
W D. BoorH esq No 81 Val 81. Acie- Ioyl
DEAR >IR: received ~ si'S"eF oi Io-A Ap- your
GO iersti0u rc-ret % De4T TLtt the Insurance
cofDsuy should be obliged 20 p-y cTUOJO d "a ~.
sn.rt.r- A. you wrote. NJ. " K. Grace arrived nu
etue ste amer l6tuJ. duI the "a ~ motion a. Lrw,
AID bls p4rt1ers n tins ana-T, bryce Grace *
q. of i.llto. have been busLV engaged Lct-
ff,ly up suuch - for provisions. s+i- 'dlpclt-t-
Work &c. amounting ia a. - tDOut - 4l0." more "
L.. winch w,re sworn TO led. A.c y.u not
avsre tuat " H. Grace .tueI 10 e LOus- 81 bf'c,
Grace & Co. Uf "a lao. tu4t -Aacl Grace, al-
brother fO w4fdel slrucuO1- iO ". Grace 20 insure
H.. old coIieuLe- ship Mary Nhat d.l v. l. Gltce,