Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-22
LOST, WITH ALL ON BOARD.

The Steamer Sidney l.. Wright, Foundered
on her Way to Port Kico1No One
Saved From tho Wreck.
The steamer Sidney L. Wright, which,
was used as ferryboat ON the Delaware
river between Tacony, Philadelphia and
Bridesburg, as to whose fate there has
been so much anxiety for long time, it
would seem is now at the bottom of the
sea. The probability is that she was lost
board, off the Frying Pan Shoals, coast of
portions of her wreckage were picked up
near Smithville, N. c., on tho 4th inst,
and the following days. The unfortunate
men who went down with her are Silas
G. Crossman, captain, BABYLON, L. I. :;
William McShane. engineer, Norfolk, Va;
fireman, nephew Of tho captain, New
York, city, ssand two deck hands of Phila-
phia, who shipped the day she sailed.
The lost vessel was com paratively new.
craft of SO tons register, having been built
in 1877 for the Delaware Transportation
company. She was the regular passenger
boat between Philadelphia, Bridesburg
and Tacony, and was purchased by the
firm per order Of a wealthy resident of
Porto Rico, whose name under the cir
cumstances they would not now like to
mention. They then contracted with Cap
tain Silas Crossman, an old and expert
enced navigator, for her safe delivery at
Porto Rico for certain sum Of money,
and jnsuring the craft for $10,500, she
started for Philadelphia on January End
last, with total complement of five men.
The captains brother was to have gone as
engineer, but he obtained McShane as a
substitute in consequence of a more profit.
able engagement for himself on shore.
February "a the steamer put in at
Moorehead City for slight repairs. the
captain writing that he should sail the
following day. The news received was on
the 18th inst, by the publication of the
following paragraph
SMITnyILLE, N. c., March 6, 1882.
A steam-guage was picked up by a
pilot-boat on the 4th inst. Number of
guage "a, 71S. Utica, Steam Guage COM
pany, Utica, N. Y; also, as we'll as could
be made out, were the names "B- &
Huston. Kensington engine and boiler
works, Philadelphia, Penn.
The number thus given is that of the
Wright's guage, SO. that beyond doubt
she is lost, with all on board.
Swearing That His Confession Was False.
George Ellis, on whose confession Craft
and Neal were convicted of the murder of
tho Gibbons family, at Ashland, Kentucky,
yesterday, called notary public to the
Jail and made affidavit that his confession
and testimony were false.
ReOpening of tho AntOnelll Will Case.
There is prospect Of the reopening of
the Antonelli will case, the Court of Cas-
sation having decided that the Countess
Lambertini, who alleges that Cardinal An
tonelli was her father, has right to call
evidence in regard to her paternity and the
frand which she asserts exists in the regis
ter of her baptism. ~ .tF.-
The Fire Record.
The warerooms and finishing depart
ment of the New England furniture com.
pany, at Grand Rapids, Mich, were
burned on Monday night. Loss, $25, 1000.
Tho residence of s. J. p. Eadd, and
some surrounding property at Norwich,
Conn.,, were burned yesterday, Loss,
| 100000.
| The gas works of sIechanicsburg, Ohio,
were ignited on Monday night by the
breaking Of lantern, aud were burned
down.
A fire at Mineola, Texas, on Monday,
destroyed a block Of mercantile buildings
T,oss $40 COO