New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11

and frieuds of the expected passengers crowded
about in full force. As soon as the boat was
sezed by their friends, and congratulations ana
glad words of welcome were heard.
TIE WRECKS ON TIE FLORIDA COAST.
SOME HOPE That THERE ARR OTHER SURVIVORS or
TIE LOSS or THE CITY OF VERA CEUz-LEIrEIs
FROM TITUsvILLE. ILA.
The friends Of the persons reported lost 10y the
wreck of the steamship City of Vera Cruz who
called Yesterday at the office Of L. Alexandre d
Sons gathered some hope when they were in
formed that fourteen of these on board Of the
ilfated steamship and hitherto supposed to be lost,
were possibly saved. Two letters were received at
the office of the Atlantic Mutual Marine Insurance
Company at No. 40 Wall-st., from an agent at
TitusyIlIe, Fla, early yesterday morning, and
cop,es were Immediately sent to the office of F.
AIexandre & Sons. The agent, Henry T. Titus,
writes as follows
TITusvILLE Fla. Sent. Q. 1880.
CHARLES DENNIS, Secretary Bodrd Ter- York. Under
tcrtcrS: go -.
Two persons one negro, came ashore with lifepre
servers aud report they left from New York
bound TO Havana When off Cape Canaveral they were
with MANY passengers These two persons came
shore by help of the le-preservers The white man
was injured aud exhausted he could tell nothing,
neither could he remember his name. The negro
says had horses on board when she LETT Nsw
York This Will doubtless give you Gle 10 t9e name
OF the steamer ,,.H HENRi E i; L; 1idusj; raj;
On the following day Mr. Titus adds TO his letter:
The steamer foundered at off this coast was the
CIV of Vera Cruz, bound for Havana from New-York
Ali lost except twelve persons VINO cane o snnre @ En
much damage. Several vessels are ashore north OF
Mosquito Inlet. loaded with Iumoer.
1itusville where the letters written, Is more
than 100 miles south of Cape Canavera and about
200 miles south of where Mr.. Owen and the sur
vyors of the City of Vera Cruz, previously reported
| -. xroshod oShora There are mail cOmmuni-
tons from Tltusville except by passing steamboats,
and Mr. Titus had to pay $40 to get the two letters
carried to Sandford, the nearest point of communi
cation by telegraph or mail.
II was much regretted at the office yesterday that
Mr. Titus was not more definite, and had not sent
the names of the fourteen whom he had mentioned
| as the letter is interpretedl as saved. Mcssrs
| Alexandra will endeavor to communicate immed-
ately with Titusvc and learn all particulars about
| the survivors spoken OF.
| Postmaster James received telegram yesterday
| from w. w. Dewhurst, the postmaster at 1T. Au.
| gustine. Fla, stating that the last sack OF mai
matter of the CITY of Vera Cruz had been forwarded
| september g. The postmaster at Days Grove had
also been ordered to forward the mail In his posses
sion. but had not yet complied. f0stmaster James
| said Yesterday that he expected the mail matter
from ST. Augustine to arrive to-day or Tomorrow.
OTHER VESSELS ASHORE
| Mr.. Titus, the agent of the Marine Underwriters,
part of whose letter Is given above, also writes that
several vessels ashore north of Mosquito Inlet
| The brig Rosa Eppinger partly owned by James A.
| Van Brunt of No. 10 SOuth-st., this city, went
| ashore August %, sixteen miles below Cape Canav-
eral. ALI the sails were blown away, and the cap
tam aud crew were obliged to lash themselves fast
TO the rail to keep from being washed overheard.
j. II. Bayes the son of the CAPTAIN; was lost while
| working at the pump. The colOrcd cabIn-boy was
| also washed overheard The cargo consisted OF
| 100000 feet OF lumDer. ,
The brig Long Reach was also wrecked near the
| Rosa Eppnger, and two sailors were lost. A large
ship with sails and spars carried away, was lying
about mile OF shore, with the crew still on board
Mr. Titus intended to board the vessel and take of
the crew as soon as possible He has spared neither
time nor expense i'll gathering Information as TO the
extent of the damage done by the gale, which Is
sad to be the most severe of the past thirty years
CAPTAIN Quick of the steamer New-York. at Cal
| weston reports that his vessel encountered the
severity of the gales On August so nc sgs,eu dis
of thirteen persons The vessel was the Italian bark
Fehsa from New Orleans for Barcelona. Several of
the crew were suffering from injuries received from
the heavy seas and the falling wreck.
SAILORS WRECKED ON THE SIMON TON.
A large crowd Of eager and expectant men and
women gathered at Pier No. 81, North River, last
evening at the arrival of the steamship CIV Cyds,
thinking that some survivors Of the City OF Vera
Cruz might be on board. The only castaways on
the Clyde however proved to be three sailors who
were rescued from the wreck OF the schooner simon
ton which was lost on the Florida coast IN Inc cy-
clone. AS soon as the steamer was made fast the
shDwrecked men left IT, and disappeared with ther
frieuds before nnv information could DO obtained
from them regarding the loss of their vessel and
their escape from the wreck
THE STEAMSHIP ANGLIA LOST.
puS DOWN AT SEA BY A BARK-THE CAPTAIN AND
CRRw ESCAPE IN THEIR BOATS.
The agents of the Anchor Steamship Line yester-
day received dispatch from st. Johns, N f.. an
nouncing the fonnderng Of tho steamship Anglia
| from a collision with the British bark Frougate
bouud from Antwerp to NewYork. and consigned to