New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-18
FACTS LEARNED IN THIS CITY.

and had put into Delaware Breakwater,
where she had been scuttled and sunk
to extinguish the fire. She had on board
about ninety passengers. All excepting Captain ".
r. Hutchins of Brooklyn; B. G. Manwaring
stevedore in Galveston, who had in charge Franz
Mosig, an Austrian forger whom he was bringing
North to be sent Austria upon extraditon papers,
W. H. Blchnell. of this city, Captain w. B. Amund-
son, and Mr. Kirk and another passenger,
transferred to the Italian bark Peppino A. These
SIX passengers requested Of Captain A. c. Burrows,
Of the Rio Grande. permission to remain and render
what assistance they could in controlling the hre
and working the vessel into port. The
transfer of the passengers was made
about seventy-fve miles southwest of the
Breakwater and as it was made in the steamers
boats, it took about three hours The bark remained
near the steamer until about IL o'clock, and then
the two vessels separated with the understanding
that the bark would transfer the passengers TO
another steamship, IN case one was sighted bound
for New-York, or take them into the Breakwater
TO be forwarded by the Junction and Delaware
Railroad from Lewes to Wilmington and thence to
New-York by the Pennsylvania Railroad
The steamship continued her course and
reached the Breakwater about a. II. yesterday In
the meantime both compartments were flooded, but
this not extInguishlng the fire. the vessel sunk
by opening the cupboard valves and permitting the
water to flow in Only the names Of the passengers
who took passage from Galveston could be learned
II the office of the company. They are as follows:
Saioon-w. H. BichneH. Mrs Crosby and children.
DIN. Mrs. Dreyfuss and children Mrs Mesgson, MS. j
Y. White A. Rlbs stein, W. F Manson, Mrs. Manson and
nurse taDtaiu ". r. LIvrTmOre. j. t. Keen Miss Keen
Miss II Wit, Captain Sneparl. Mrs. shepard, G. l..
Fiega, L. \. Arnheim, Captain y b. Amuhdsen' franz
Steeraqe-J " Housby. Mrs. Green and child C. W.
Locke : 10 ioc l. Muse. ". Megg-on, JOIN larlck,
obi " r
rem H. TAYLOR Anton Hes rick. Mrs He-drcK ana
cni.d Mrs N. Johri. Hamn on. Charles sn, der H. ;
caildren. = A. Nillie"tt, H. Frank " Joseph August
Schneider, j. r. Murchea and Z IL. Godfrey
Mes,rs HutchIngs, Manwarng, Bichnel and
Kirk reached Jersey CITY on the 1890 o'clock tram
last night. F. Meyer merchant. of No. Il White
ST. was at the train TO meet his sister, Mrs Drey-
fuss. and her four children. who were among the
passengers They had been transferred to the bark,
and will be forwarded with the other passengers as
soon As the bark arrives At the Brrakwater.
CAPTAIN ". T. Hutchins is q sailmaker at No.
80 south-st.. and lives in Brooklyn. He said to
q reporter of The TRIBUNE: had been to Gal
weston to purchase the brig Alice, which was sold
there l was returning home on the Rio Grlnde,
and although we had some bad weather the sea
was smooth and everything indicated that we
would reach New-York to-day. Our cargo con-
sisted of 1000 bales of cotton and
also had on board about ninety saloon and steerage
passengers. among whom were about twenty
women and about the same number Of children.
About > O'clock on Tuesday afternoon smoke WIS
discovered issuing from the hold forward OF the
engine and Doiler-room. 1t was at once concludes
ateiy stretched aud run into the fore-hod ana
several screams of water were poured into the COM
partment to quench the fire. The captain also had
every crevice and crack stopped with bedding. so
that no draft could get to the nre
| The passengers were not much excited
| when they were apprsed or the IRE : u III
| fact never saw women appear more brave. Inc
captain and his officers and the crew worked win
| a will and the boats were made ready for any
| emergency he vessel at this time was about
ninety miles south of ape Htnl0pen ana our course
| was made Tor the Delaware Bre4kwater. soon
| after the ire discovered we sighted the ltalan
! bark peppino A.. from Philadelphia for Genoa. ana
| signals of distress were made 10 her. one oore
! down upon and lay alongside untll about :
! o'clock. when IL was concluded 10 transfer tht
| passengers to the bark. her captain having
! promised to take them INTO the Break
| wafer and land them. The sea was so
Wae tl hit there was no difficulty in transferring
| the passengers by our own boats ne women "ere
| a htte timld at nrst ABOUT gong down the la'I"er
over the side of the vessel but after the ursJ "o OF
three were IN the boa the rest Derlile more o.aFe
| s. q. Manwanng. w. II. BIcknelI, Ar. hirk, zap
| tain ". b. Anundson AMI another OF the P-ssch-
gers. concluded 10 stay on boird WIN me anu rs
sist IN getting the vessel int port. Alter transfer
ring the passengers the bark she lay by Us about
n ,,.1'' dark the Two vessels separated. This
! va b.tNyeen 10 and II O'Clock and then
steamed away Tor the Delaware BreaN"ater pass
! ing the Capes of Delaware about O'Clock Jhis
morning our cOlors were dsphyed AT halI-ih'l7''
! union down and our whistle was blown az inter-
! yals As soon a. we arrived Inside The cdNWaler,
the tug Metre, Oi the baker rec kll@ company
| came 10 our assistance. ! he passengers, baggage
and ma H. and papers were Transferred 10 the upper
| deck aud hnd.ng that the IRE was Increasing lhe
| outho,rd valves were opened ana the vessel began
| TO sink. When left her thus morning,
! at $3.50 o'clock only the upper deck could Oe seen
B. N4f ftlA -.taIf l.
teraly damaged, ana a. soon i' Tue nc - It'll
! guisned her hoid can be pumped out ana she VIII
| proba jly be hoated without dilnculN
g. q, S,anwaTing, another OF the passengers VINO
| remained on the burning vessel was met Dy
IRIBtNE reporter in he rIllr0 ad station IN Jersey
(I.v Yes be said, in answer 10 the reporter :
inonlre- all the passeu gers and crew were saved,
ana IL was OF the coolest pieces OF "OIh e'et
heard or Alter the nrsr cry OF IRE we remained at
| the supper table Tor twenty minutes To quiet ne
| eVciteuieut among the pa,,en -ers and then under
the direction of Captain Burrows anu captain kIFh'
We prepared to transfer the passengers 10 the az
| ian bark. he SEA was calm ana We hdu no uI"-
| Guilty IN making the transfer. Inc nTst OodU tha'
| We cent oil contained efght women ana Inlfuceu
| children There Was NJ excitement among them,
ana as lie boat left tha vessels side they began 10
slug lhe TWO boats made three trips each; the aSt
one which contained PROVISIONS. COOKS WdI'els'
! and other ,hInGs for The passengers comfort re-
| NAMED with the bark. That vessel was heaFuS
| loaded with oil. and the Passengers VIII nave "
camp out, 10 speak, on tue deck She sIdtt ioi
Hampton Roads. whlle We pat ON iuu steam IoI tnc
| Delaware Brakewater When We reached tAat
place there was neither tug nor any other kIhu oI
a vessel ia sight TO help Us. / mad III my care an
Austr an named Franz Mosg, who was 10 DC e4-
trauIIed tor forgery and for other crimes
Was bringing HIM To MI; nav 1
| never the Austrian COnsul-General III New YORK.
| lie " az arrested in the inferior Of Texas anu " d
traced BY the Austrian oiheiaIs, VINO toiiO"e uIa
wife when she went 10 him there from Austria;
had MIN transferred 10 the bark and telegraPhed
To Mr. tiavemeyer so that ne VIII De arreateu -;
Hampton Roads when the bark arrives th ere =
Thought there would be less chance Tor nun u
escape from the bark, We couldn't teal "na'
would beall US. We mad on board snipwISSS ~ go
and they added greatly to tne Jim
culties of providing accommodations i
the people on the Ozark. Captain Burrows dld HYoiS
and CAPTAIN Kirk and CAPITA shepard did hn'