New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-09
WRECK OF TIE CORTES.
THE STEAMSHIP RUNS ON A ROCK IN HALIFAX HAIR
BoR--No LIVES LosT-PRoBABLE SHINING OF

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BoR-No LIVES LosT-PRoBABLE SHINING OF
THE VESSEL.
HALIFAX, n. S., Aug. S.-The steamer Cortes
in going out of the harbor early Yesterday morning
struck on rhrum Cup and will be total loss She was
bound to ST. Johns f.
INC Cortes sailed about About 5 she struck on
lhrn Cup Shoal. in dense fog She remained fast ON
% iooNs' the action of the doing great damage
Two seamtugs manned by sailors of the United States
war SNIP Vandalia. went to the rescue Unable TO get
'o sup on 'hey turned their attention to saving the
o"lso' "ihoh was transferred to another vessel The
cargo valued at $4,000 to 100000 principally four
t ,u peel shipped at New-York for Newfoundland was
on less damaged The ship valued $4,000 was
pni,t insured III New-NOrk offices. On Thrum Cup
oIhd ue Allan steamer Peruvian grounded some years
schooner Johnnie snc Of he
ashore aud proved total loss.
has aest report IRON the wrecked steamer is that she
from S PFoke9 IN two andi going to pieces The sailors
saved. f '1i' A 'no o'iS" mas peen
dispatches were received at the Office of
ozark Seaman, owners of the Cromwell Steamship
ine' ye"teruay concerning the steamship Cortes She
saied from this port for Halifax, N s. and St Johns n
r., August g The dispatches which were from Wood G.
Co.. agents of the line Halifax stated that tbo Cort
a'c uscharsing about thousand barrels of cargo and
eleven passengers at Halifax took on board abopt the
'e NUMBER Tor ST. Johns, and sailed Sunday morning
at daylight She ran into dense fog upon clearing the
arpor' ana struck on the rocks about $50 a. M All of
inc passengers asleep at the time bt the shocr
awakened them, and they rushed upon deck at once
captain b. j. Henry, thefommander of the vessel who
hau peen on deck night and day during three days pre-
Nlous was at the wheel when the struck and did
everything III his power get the vessel aGoat aOon
ana 10 aiay the fears of the passengers many of whom
were running about greatly frightened putting on life
PreserVers ana making other preparations to take ad
vantage OF the first means to escape
The reported to be breaking hich and tbo wind
STRONG wheh the vessel struck The lifeboats were
cheu ana the whistle blew distress signals contnu-
a1 whch Drought several fishing from Davids
and TO render assistance When the feboats dronpcd
ohgsue OF the vessel she keeed over to port grndin
on the rocks trembling from stem TO stern FEARING
Id. might ioiow II the mizzen-mast should fall Cap
% ehiy ordered all ofthe passengers from the cabin to
no forward ana mdship decks. The officer was then
Dy one OF the fishing report the disaster to
'ne agents at Halifax Two tugs and wrecking app- |
nces reached the steamer about when the passep
gers mails and baggage transferred and sent To
Halifax before night. q w
The second dispatch of Wood & Co soid " Pe,rr,oa |
G0rtes soon after noon She lies position on
ara bottom, with hye feet Of the hold Vessel
viii discharge o sS aSd sssd all
and mails use every effort to save the ship
Se A MeIi 0p WAR Hs s applied to Captain Meade Of
Spach was e sR pahSa aa for for The
rom Gortes She is full OF water no chance OF .aYi
reigh at Halifax Viii save all pSsSy c barrels v Of
"' Se TTSsf ana s rendering y@
9tol WasSk as she lies in twelve feet water with her
mo I'M |
ihe posltion OF the wreck ia where the Allan linz
sf Ierufian went ashore in 1872 but noafed Off
ciore any serious damage done The French Iyo
mp La Lrlbnne captured prize by the English was
AZ lives being lost. " '"oie Gu years ago,
he names Of the St. Johns passengers which sailed
ovan vis port are as follows: Cabin-The Rev p v
x WIS.,, ,ne MeV THOMAS A. Shaw, j. a. Sheldon r.
ya II; wiisoni w b Mussey, J. Il. Bromley H. b.
, ael' "a, IL walker, William Higgins Steerare
ames Of fbpey, samuel Mcpherson " Crawford The
3 lhe passengers who boarded the vessel AT Hall
Ak COMO not be learned here The freight consisted Of
42 IHAuus' S9i barrels of -four 1920 pounds Of
blark ~ |
hno,. % cases of machinery ease
,a p'hS 40 OF hardware. package OF Japanese
are, ISZ Darre of pork, AZ kegs of beer nacct.o
& rs AZ pales OF yarn, % cases canned goods
an ~ uVVIuestics cases of frames cases of snakes
re VI TAU ~ boxes Of grease packages of earhen
me cargo valued at about $40. 900 is sunnnsed |
6O,oOO, was fully insured. ' 'o' at "o"ut
Inc CORES built of white oaL and o,..-.. |
oeIord hass In 1862, her original name hain '
may ohe was rebuilt in 1871 and re-chriStancI ~
81, a. pne was schooner rig and OF PIG tons sho
az III ,he government naval service Curnc rho r."
oi, ana was sold by the Government in Is7i IN tHe
i-ie sue was run the ro,t. I
~ c aer tne loss OF tho steamships George Cromwell
~ george Washington OF the same line when sh VI
~ Oh the Halifax and St Johns route. ~ ' WIS