New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
THE TALE OF THE MARY GIBBS.

PILoT-BoATs CHARGED WITH DIsREGARDING
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.
The brig Mary Gibbs, which sailed from oa9ua
for Boston March II, reached this port yesterday
Moore's tale of disaster and determination cannot
be made effective in print but briefly IS AS iolioWs:
ave sailed from Sagua on March 10, and on the
Goth. OF Cape hatteras, were caught In VoieIb
revolving gale and heavy crosssea. On the fol-
lowing day. soon alter noon a sort OF tdal wave
struck us square on our bow oafryrne a%a tb.n
fell off and in an instant the foetopmast went Dy
the board close to the foremost head carrying with
il the mainmast, which bro Ike Off leaving a stump
only five feet from the deck. The malnmast then
drifting around under the stern, 1t started Ino
rudder from the stock and to prevent more serious
disaster were obliged To cut everything adril.
1t was two hours before cleared the vessel OF the
wreckage, and then we put her before inc winu;
"The next day Portuguese bark spoke e., u.s. anu
offered to take of. but as the vessel was not leak
ing the offer was declined. On the 30 We managed
ing to work into Delaware Breakwatcr. The next
day we experienced another terrlhc gale ana we
were obliged to scud for twelve hours On the
same day We were spoken by the brig Piymouth
and steamship Washington. both of which offered
assistance. which We declined, as the vessel was
under good command. The Washington supplied
us with PROVISIONS Day after day passed with
nothing of Importance to note until on saturday
when. about twenty-five miles northeast on Barne,
gat, we sighted pilot hoas Nos, and q. The wind
was blowing fresh from the northeast anu there
WAS a thick mist We had our jack and ensign,
uDiOn down living, and as soon as THESE cOul,l Do
distinguished the plot-boats steered away. When
we saw they were leaving us we set our universal
code Of Signals 10 inquire the long tude as not nav
ing had an observation OF the sun In three days. we
were of our position but no attention was
paid 10 our Signals and they left us
"On Sunday pilot-boat Ednund Blunt came TO
our assistance and having supplied with prov
sious of which were sadly in need, they offered,
for consideration. to take us in tow and bring us
into port. IS our rudder was partially disabled anu
getting worse every day. and what sails we had
were iIseh up we deemed it eXpedent for the.ben,
eft of all concerned to accept OF the oier We VIII
| make. repais and then proceed To boston. On the
outward passage, on January Is, Sidney J0sin. a
scaIuau, fell overheard and was drowned"
RECOVERING BONDS WORTH $4,000.
The ponds and stocks stolen from the Office of f..
B. Treat, publisher at No. 757 Broad way, on
March 81. weis III the possession OF INSPECTOR
| ByTnes at Police Headquarters yesterday. ana .ne
thief who stole them Dr's0ned III one OF the
strong rooms. Mr.. Treat identified his property in
the afternoon and said that The original cost OF the
stolen secuItIe, Was about $4,000. but could not
lie sold at present for moro han T2s,ooo ihey IN
clude fifty shares of the New York Central Railroad
fifty shares o! the metropolitan Elevated Railway.
and nore tnan 100 shares OF OHIO Central.
Mr. Treat was out OF town when The robbery
the police that the thief entered the Office and rep
resented himself TO he "a book tanvasseT. From tie
description furnished Inspector ByTnes suspected an
ex convict known rs "thr Doctor" who had Leen
noticed lettering about Broadway stores. Detec-
tive-SeTgeants Adams and OConnor learned where
" the Doctor was STAYING and shaduwe,l him. II
was soon ascertalned that he was assOciatlng with
a go-between for thieves and that attempt were
being made 10 sell some OF the stolen securities
/" The Doctor was arrested on Saturday afternoon
therefore. and with the consent OF police justice
no has been kept prisoner at Police headquarters
sluee
lie gave his name as David c.. Bliss. but this is
considered fictitious. The police think that he was
at one time Government officer IN the south
" here he was born. aud that be once In-
prisoned for felony in that pat OF the country
In lSH0 he vas arrested III this city Tor robbery
commii :ted in Boston. and sentenced Tor Two years
ii.prfv ha hqg Al
this city. The man who was tying 10 help hlir
sell the stolen 6oLds has not been arrested and II
was partly bv his assistance that the property was
recovered yesterday morning.
THE ANIMALS IN THE PARK FAT AND WELL.
A tender-heared visitor beheld the brown
how sad and emaclated he looked, passed
70 the next cage, where the polar bear sat in
other animals. The visitor imagined that he saw
starvation making havoc among the poor beasts,
and at once published letter about i and called
Animals TO step in IN the interests OF
humanity. Yesterday a TRIBUNE reporter
started for the field of the misery. The buhllors
appeared to be plump and con.entcd. The lion,
Abraham Lincoln, comfortably demolishIng a
ten-pound piece Of beef, while Jennie, his mate,
same domestic pursuit. The tiger had
disdanfully turned from large chunk Of beef
Even the white zebra COW, which had gwen birth 10
a brown calf on the day before. chswed her
cud in blissful ignorance Of the starving bear
M the " Te all t s59 .end ea
Only yesterday | gave orders for the amount OF
meat for the carnvOra 10 be lrssened, because the
animals are getting too feshy for their own health.
We feed daily 40 pounds of meat and 70 pounds
OF bread for the bears As for the brown bear
We'll, all NAV say is that he is victim Of unhappy
circumstances and of bearlsh tendencies. lie
sick. He has not eaten green pears nor has
he the sprng-fever. He ought 10 be in hospital
but we have none for him. We can't do him nsice
until we have certain alterations made We can
then give him accommodations which will, per-
haps sr insure Tear rs M yet said De fhea
that the water for the use OF Inc
ANNALS had to be taken to them in pals as there
was no way of flooding their cages for cleanliness
Inv the use of hose The water had been shut of
from the mains for month, and unless The supply
was soon renewed there would be danger to health
at the arsenal.
THE ACTINIC TEST FOR IMPURE WATER
DIR. Albert X. Leeds read paper at the Academy
of Sclencrs last evening An Actlnlc Method for
the Determination of Organic Matter in Potable
Water" DR.. Leeds was called last January TO
examine the water in the ns SGhnylKl kyGr
of experiments he decided upon an
actinia method az the snre:t and
organic matters. which are the most noIious IN
frmties in drinking water
After an outline of other tests, Dr.
Leeds explained the actinic method to be one
based upon the action of light the salts of sill
Yer. when in combination WIN organic
Impurities, either animal or vegetable After
small quantity of the nitrate of silver has been |
added 10 any specimen Of water not absolutely |
pure, discoloraton of the water takespl In day
or iwo and a prrcpitate of the salts OF sill ger |
combined with the organic NATTER appears |
as a sediment. By complicated aud delicate |
purties is ascertained, but the comparative |
discOloratIOn OF two specimens, Will give, roughly |
the relative purity of any two waters under exam
nation. The Croton water by this test, was much
lighter in color than that of the Passalc.
FATALLY INJURED IN A FIGHT
William Kimlln died yesterday morning at his |
home III Paterson n. j., from injuries |
received in fight with some ruiians |
last Thursday night in Christian Stocks liquor |