New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-01
HOW THE BRIG ROCALEY WAS SUNK.

EFFORTS 10 SAVE LII


Ton DAYS ago a brief dispatch from London an
roHnced' the landing at Fayal, in the Azores OF
twentv-one persons from the French Orig hocaley'
which was sunk by "a collision with the American
shin Thomas Dana, cighty-nlnc lives being IOsI
The Dana arrived here yesterday IN D3liaSI WIN
rbemicols TO Snow * Burgess, having lett Liver
nnol on October %. From Captain {; {. slsson
hcr commander, tn following particulars "i the
disaster were learned by TRIBUNE reporter
The collision occurred on October 30 IN longi-
tude 15o, latitude 49,, niue before ort1i" Il
y m The shin was clOSe-haulcd on the port tack
and was going at the rate Of about ak Knots an
honr. The briggs green light mad been seen IN
sight some time about two points on t Iri, 9n
,vind Apparently there was no proper LOOKOUT
on the brig. and the ships lights were not seen by
her until the two vessels were close together:
Tartain Sisson supposes that in the confusion of
the discovery the Frcnchman put ms helm TO
mort. instead of to starboaId Inc result
was change in tGo t Rfs Da Goa''1 on " the
stsrboard bow. The Dana is of 1,ijO tons; the
brig was an old vessel Of lGO tons, and she was cut
to the waters edge like an cgg-ahcll sinking a :
| most Immediately. There was no time 10 UnlaSl
the boats of tho Dana they were not on then
dayits but the crew flung over lines Tor the drown,
ING seaIncn TO catch while some men were lowered
Inv roncs so as to seize hold of the drowning men III
! the water In this way twcnty-Onr OF the frehchmci
were saved Owing to the INABILITY OF tnc rescued
men and the American scamen TO understand tacl
others language only mcagre particulars c9uld he
learned through signs Of the lost brig She left ~
| Pierre Newfoundland, with about one hundred
| FrcncRmen who had been curing fish at the island
dnTinG the season which began last spring. They
! were bound home to st. Mao, trance Inc name
of The briggs captain could not be learned. lie nh'
! fLc mate were among the lost. After the LANDING
| of fine rescued men al Fayal, the Dana pfOcccdel
on her way. On last Wednesday, a. II. Mcdonald
| a scotch seaman, fell from alOft to the deck, ant
died soon after Of his injuries.
| COMPLAINT AGAINST A BOWERN MUSEUM
Mayor Edison yesterday continued tho hearing il
regard to the complaints against the various Lli!
! seiIns and other cheap places OF amusement alOn
| the BOwery. Elbrdgc ]. Gerry, president OF th
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO tilIdfeh
| said that in the Globe Museum, al No. 2OS DOHcTy
| a Girl only ten years old was employed to play I'll
cOncertina. In one instance, AT least IL girl q
fifteen years was induced 10 visit the museum, AM
from there was taken TO Il house of bad reputation
| These statements were cOrrObOrated by two OF In
agents of the Society. j. Campbell, manager OF tn
Globe Museum, said that the season began on Sep
TENDER ., aud, an " attraction" ne cngHgcd soy
eral Young women dressed them in the latest style
and called them lady dudes" Nothing lmprOpc
was allowed within the museum. The little glI
who played the cOncertina was daughter OI III
blind pianO-player, and her weekly play was q
or, at help to him. Chang the Chinese giant, wa
hiycd from =. f. Banum. His salary was $500
week and his board was ~ day. The muscnl
had been in existence for several years, ana no con
I plaint had ever before been made against II. IN
great majority of the people who composed Oh
! audience were respectable. OF course the manage
ment could non tell whether there were imprOpt
| tGey behaved themselves. 1t could not be held r.
spOnsible for the girl that was LED away by her eV
| companions, as she was not employed III the plac
Several witnesses, advertising agents ana other
who occasionally visited the place, said they Ia
never seen anything wrong there.
The Mayor said he would give decision at q
carly day. He has declined TO renew the license
Sandy" Spencer, for the " Palace Music Hall
Nos. 800 and 3G2 BOwery.
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