New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,,n,cvo AMI D,ssBIED VESSELS.

Tho hork Sarah Chambers arrived yesterday from
Navre, having on board Captain smith ana ."e,f ~;
others the crew of the wrecked American sn8
Martha Bowker which was abandoned about 2oV
miles southeast of Sandy Hook, on the nlgn. OF
Narch4 Captain Smith said Yesterday ai eih' On
The Martha Bowker sailed from PhlladeIphsia oh
Thursday last with cargo III 600 IONS oi uvSi
for Portland, Me. We had good weatLer mnu,'
sbont 10 o'clock FRIDAY night. when the WING
SeSan 70 blow strong from the northward, and II
Increased 10 n violent gale with heavy cross sea;
The ship laborcd heavily becanse "n s1 bor ssowsd
n tbresten immediate destruction. We shortened
The sails leaving only sufficient canvas set TO keep
her head ,d to a. the SEQ the ext morning it
terrific, with the very much confused and high:
TO make matters worse we had several hurricanes
IN the course of the day. wh' hoM ~ seeH oTt
IF the vessel. About 1880 y. M. on satur.
day. we were struck by, one 4 t me sS;n n Wss
thrown over on her beam ends Every effort was
made TO bring the ship up again; we cut away ire
Bnt she still Law over her beam, and was leaking
SO badly that we that she conld not hoat much
longer and we were all too much exhausted 10 &C.
y ninht We concluded to abandon the vessel,
and we lowered the three boats. Two OF
vessel and destroyed The third boat we launched
mn the lee side and then all Of MS got into it. We
remained alongside of the wreck until a. M sun
save ANYTHING from the vessel After floating about
three hours the bark Sarah Chambers was slgbted,
and she picked US up. don't thlnK tue Sinhi DoaI
could have lived long in the heavy seas which were
continually breaking over US. After getting oI
board of the bark Captain Kerr furnished us WIN
dry clothing and other necessaries. We all feel
thankful 10 the CAPTAIN and his for coming TO
orr rescue at no little risk to his vessel.
The Martha Bowker was built IN satin, Maine, IN
1862 was 763 tons measurement, and was owned
bv Robert BovkCr. of Brunswick, Maine captain
Smith and the crew started for their homes last
night. ,.u
dav and rcports that on January about $50 miles
north of the Island Of st. Helena British war YES
sci was spoken in search of the missing crew of the
British bark Countess of Cumberland, which hdd
'V The schooner r. J. Willard arrived from Trinidad,
and REPORTS having encountered teTrl1c gale on
Wednesday last in which the seas demolished two
of the lifeboats. swept the decks OF everything
movable and filled the cabin with water. One OF
the sailors was washed overheard, but he was alter
ward rescued. The schooner also had three OF her
sails blown away.
brig about 200 miles east of Sandy Hook and sup
piled her with provisions. She was thiry-hNe Gays
out from the West Indies, bound Ior Boston
THE DREAMING UP OF ROSSPS COMPANY.
The announcement yesterday that the company
supporting the Italian tTagedlan SlgHor RosSl, ha,l
been disbaDded in Detroit. WAS not received with
surprise bv theatrical people in this city. Mr..
Brooks of Brooks n Dickson, in speaking about 1t
10 a TRIBUNE reporter said
West this week, hrt rs we have expected mat
something would happen, we are not wholly uh-
prepared ana consequently. tHc heH va Wy I'm
pany has come 10 an inglOrOus end IN DetrOt does
not surprise us.
"Do You attribute the failure TO the company, to
the management. or to the starr
Certainly not to the company, which includes
some very excellent people. Some Of them are good
attractions. and we have already begun negotla-
tions for engagements with several OF them. hen,
the management was good. Tins leaves
lie fault with Rossi hmsef | do not
wish TO say that he is a poor actor. At the same
time he has not the magnetism and enthusiasm
NECESSARY TO carry him through a successful season
the first year. lie came over here without a repu-
fstion in this country, and lacking these necessary
qualities for which Ihave mentioned, he has
failed financially"
NJ Simmons, of Simmons & Brown said that
money had been lost from the beginning, and that
fhe best thing Rossi could do was to 20 home.
there was nothing for him to do in this country.
The members of the company supporting Rossl
were expected in the city at late hour last night
few will find offers of engagements awaiting them
but the majority will probably fare badly because
OF the lateness of the season.