New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
SHIPPING DISASTERS.

MR. OWEN.
The ARRIVAL of Mr.. Owen and his comraues' anu
the r.port that there nigh; he fourteen additional
.urvi, ors - the wreck of the City OF Vera Cruz
whose names were not yet known hieo 'ho
Office Of /. Alexandra IL Sons, Yesterday, with the
friends Of those supposed to have been lost. Con-
,nc,ous hose present by Their dress. or rather
bv thcir lack of IT, were Mr. Owen and the members
OF The crew The men look ID somewhat careworn'
and their clothes were decidedly the worse
for wear. The most of them bad on Simply
dark flannel shirts and dark tIou err
friend oi Mr.. Hernandez was among those al TIE
Office and held long CONVERSE ION with Mr. owen.
She had Two photographs with her, one OF MI heI-
Dardez and the other OF Miss Sadie Fay. Second
Assistant Engineer smith thought she description
of Mr.. Hernaudczs clothes corresponded with those
on body which he had seen washed ashore. James
Kelly. one of the ,oanoa. described young woman
vino was washed ov@lboarF IN Such manner TN"
this friend Of Mrs He7naulez was confident that IT
wa Miss Fay.
Mrs VI ser. the wife Of the chief engineer VII
lam Miller. was present VITA her daughter, slr OF
ah1a, Fifteen wears OF agc. 10 ask Charles SMITH
ono of Mr. Ni.s's assistants. If he had any udlng5
ri rer I'm band Mr. Edward Lane. the wlic oi the
seco q cook was Giso arXiouSly Inqnrug 'nout her
busb,o4 " "a tod that he had had his th2h
broken on the steamer and rhat he lad undoubtedly
eon@ down w D the snip, she uttered sAIlek AND
sank down on the stars, moaning and sobbluc.
Afrer TINE she became quiet and went home.
Edward Van see. jr.. vouAg man abou; twertj-
three years of age was also present.
Al g:4J Joan Alexald4e arrived AT The
Office and took Nh OHen INTO private
room. \ few minutes aficrward the members
q. ;le crew were called i'm. and httlo while alter
&. lrror-ers Tic Survivors then tod their stores
IN ..r beginning with M Owen. whose expert
,.D.s have already been told al length 10 IHE
p .IBrNr. The men then followed with tnelr
8 .r.e. confirming an e Genital parts. the story
O. Tie disaster already published. This Gamma
TN o. the men WAS held boy Aexanlre IL sons
.iul, to ind out Il any one was RESPONSIBLE for be
loss of the steamer. aud If the officers bad been
c.itv ot coward .ce or Iegl -ct If duty. Mr. Alex
arsle .at. pencil lon hand. while The men were
ta's.n- s-Cue~t;oulg them from tine
10 time. as Gid also Nh Owen, when
NJ, statements of the men disagreed with his story.
J. she course IF the examination Nj. Alexandra
asked NJ. owen if b. saw Captain Van See jump
overheard. or If he was washed over Owen To-
src.led III o he did not himself SEE CAPTAIN Van
s,ee Juno overheard. The statements which he
had mad. bad been gwen hin hy members of the
crew. Nh Alexandra took hum TO task tor the way
IN v-lch hc had roAeo ed Or the captain First OH
Ger Harris md Second officer bls~cn. Nr. owen
80 r',c men DON'T agree with you.'
'Th-v ail ac'e.d % my written statement
Jaw the ii II and second mates IN the b 'at. /
cant saw whether they jumped overheard or were
washed overheard 81 Talbot. one OF tne men.
D." Dud You 'ell Mr.. owen tuat tuey deserted the
ship e. asked Mr Alexandra
e" 40. I0uly told Air Owen what saw.
Every word Of my ,tst,a-nt Vas made IN the
tl.a c.lu.a1u # the steamer Charleston. Ihev all
AIRED the. 70 VIVA, wrote Insist TINT the officers
were tHc inst Der ,ous To leave IA sh D..
When saw Cap'aln Van oIce he was H. the
boat as was the skid. They must Uota nave been
waehel overheard" insisted Talbot.
Alter the examination WIS concluded. CnaIics
SAITH the second assistant engineer. Charles Bran
f.ln!r the QuarteriUast. T. and two OF the sal ore.
Ne ia lhot AND John Greenfield went to tn. Office
nf Iohuson ~ Higgins. insurance adlus cr-, az
NJ 90 Wal-sJ.. where their les lmOnF In regard o.
Inc N.,cs was AGAIN taken. joan AleXanure SAID
L. TEIBC reporter, 10 eEard 10 the discrepancy
between the statements OF MI owen and the
sailors:
sell IN bud scrtpe BE has charged tn Sc officers
with e.yyarce without being sure OF what he said,
and he has raised regular humble bees nest about
~ information has been received vet a the
oflce of A,eXaujr, " sons In reEaTi TO the four
teen persons who were said 10 De saved, oul whose
name, were lot Gwen.
~ The Post Oflcc Yesterday another batch Of
mad or ne Cltv Oi Vera Cruz was received. lhrre
were alb ut 400 letters IN az. most OF them
b.iug IA a very bad condition. some were malice
and Tie resU sent 10 th- Dad Letter
Office On ot the mai of 10000 letters which
Va, on tic Vera Cruz. 500 nave been fendl.cd 80
far AZ the Wy ok Post Once.
Mir owen returned to hls 40 ne IN Pennsylvania
YESTERDAY afternoon. The rest Of the rar'I, with
H.. execution ot TALBOT, viii 60 10 work for AeXan-
drc 4 son, again, ana VIII Shl2 on one other yes
srls immediately. Talbot thinks ne wants 10 rest
for several weeks. ,
dre n sons at r:lJ lass nl-nt:
JACKSONVILLE = .pt. II. o II. silva and Rate Her
uauarz -are Jo'. landed here rom 2myrlt ,,,,..
In the lists Of the passengers Mr.. Hernaudez's
name Is gwen a. Felipe. Nj. Arrues name was
Rafael.
STORMY WEATHER OFF NEW-ENGLAND.
scnoo>rns wRiCKED-A STEAMER DAMAGED AND
orHEe CASUALTIES F.oM THE STORM.
Ro,roN. Sept 1.-THE schooner Bertha j.
Fellows pat tEs port today for repairs, h'VIn,
Tie rle q TIE 7tu lost main boom aud ucr, aud sus
tanned otb-r light damage DARING the sale Daniel
Pcs ou, o.. Pembroke. WI, badly lilur ID
VrylYARp HAVEN, Mss. sept lI.-TGe schooner
Son bern o-s. OF Parrsboro y - Captain Patterson.
II ,Ae heavy gaze Today. shipped her cha rs and raa
s.Aor the east side OF the -aToOr She lies hSh on
the ..cl
PLYING. Ill Mass Sept. 1.-THE schooner Wellington,
before reported ashore Rocky Point near Plymouth,
NJ SEQ urose up yesterday. and The cargo or lumber Is
pied upon the su0r-. Captain stephen Holmes, of
IHcsavlue station No .. reports great quantities OF
In ober aiilt If Mauome' Poinf It - feared taat
o.nrr vessels were lost
NEwroET, H. l., sept. 1.-the reVehue-cntter 9aihuel
j. xt,r found tie schooner Iia, 81 NeW-1Oit. WIN
Lrr c.utreJoarG gone AMI havu- sustained other dah
age during % -ilc- slc was tOWri here Tor repairs.
IIscvINcrTowN. VI ass, sept ll.-iAe steamer Fran
COMA rom Porl mi for EewI ork. arrived ye,ie'dV
morning At 3o'clocs YESTERDAY morning, when hall
way between That hers Island and Cane Cod She
saippcd heavy sea. taking considerable "aer on deck
tue port quart and some Z" the statro'Ins On
lie ,ort side flooded ~. saloon. aud did some danaS
shaut rho trrg Tnc F4ancO Ia nae twenty cabin pas
sen er- including several ladies. Who were sre~, iy
asrl.d. Part OF them took .he tram yesterday Tor
Nrw-IOI6
HEAVY WEATHER AT SEA.
Tn. steamship Hutchinson. which sailed from
Galveston Seuteplb r 2 arrived yesterday Heavy