New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-19
DETAILS LEARNED IN THIS CITY.
WHAT WAS SAID AT THE AGENTS OFFICE-THE YES
Sell AND HER CARGO.

WHAT WAS SAID AT THE AGENTS OFFICE-TEE YES
Sell AND HER CARGO.
c. c. Goodrich. the general agent of the Hartford
Tronsportation Company, who in Hartford at
the time of the burning of the steamer received this
statement as part OF message from Goodspeed
Landing, by telephone, at Hartford: "No one hurt;
no ono lost; the baggage saved boat and cargo
will he a total loss" Acting instructions, Mr..
Goodrich came to this city at once secure if pos
sible another boat for the line. Neither from Mr..
Goodrich nor from the agents in this city, Messrs
Saxton and SeabuTy. could any information re-
garding the passengers on the Granite State be
obtained.
Mr. Seaburv said: 1--WE keep no list of passengers
here They purchase their tickets on the boat, and
the record is kept there. Nor have any bills of
ladinp. those are taken charge OF by the clerk on
tie boat To keep passenger lists here wtud make
an additional clerk necessary. and that would be
an additional expense, and make difference III the
dividends"
Unrinp the dav neither Mr. Goodrich nor Saxton
& Seabury received any telegraH regarding the
loss Of ie in the boat. and they said that their sole
know ledge on that point came through the news
papers Mr. Seahury stated that there had been no
inouiries by friends of the passengers in this city
Mr.. Goodrich said that there were about fifty pas
sengers ON the boat and that her crow numbered
forty.scyen.
CAPTAIN d. A. Dibbon was in command of the
Granite State. lie lives in Clinton, Conn, is mar
ried. and has been on the line for about twenty
wears The engineer was George Lashcr of Hartford,
a man about sixty years DID, and his son LOUIS was
assistant The first mate was David Ross of Good
spced's Landing, and the second mate was jeremiah
Flynn OF this city. The colorcd cook, Jackson re-
ported TO DO burned to death, was
single man, about thirty years Old and had only
recently been employed on the boat. lie had been
on the line before Mrs. Flynn. the wife of the sec
ond mate received telegram saving, g am all
right" from her husband, from Hartford. at l1:2O
a. m. The message was sent at IL o'clock
The cargo according TO Receiving Clerk Smith,
consisted OF twelve horses, eighty barrels OF kero-
sene oil. q large amount Of cotton for Middlctown,
Conn., tobacco stems for fertizing purposes
COWS. merchandise vegetables and fruits.
all worth about $4,000 Regarding the
eighty barrels of oil, Mr.. Goodrich SAID We have
a special permit from Secretary Folger allowing
rs TO carry eighty barrels of oil the guards aft
the wheel the test not TO be below 100. This oil
dld not take fire, but all thrown overheard
three minutes after the hrc was discovered. lie
fire broke out 100 feet frcm where tue OIL was"
The Granite state was built i'll 1898 by Samuel
Suedden Greenport. l.. ]. She was rebuilt last win
Ter by G. & X. PolllOn of Brooklyn, and new boilers
were put III. The steamer cost originally SlOO.OOO,
and as valued at $40. 900. The insurance, fire and
marine, is sac 600 The vessel side wheeler,
with one smokc-stack. She was 291 feet long. 40
feet beam, and feet hold. She had 90 staterooms,
and could carry 100 passengers.
MIR. Goodrich and Receiving Clerk Smith endeav
ored to secure boat in this city yesterday to take
the place of the Granite State. The former was
finally told by the agent OF the Stonington
Line that he could probably charter the
CITY of New-York, which would arrive In this
civ this morning. At = a. IN. to-day
Mr. Goodrich will make known definitely whethor
The City of New-York can be obtained. III the ar
rangcments areimade the boat will be put on the
line on Monday, and will leave the pier at Peck
Ship at p IN:
The boat which has altenated with the Granite
State is the Laura, chartered from the Bridgeport
Line which came III Yesterday morning AT Z
o'clock She passed the Granite State OFT Faulk
Ders Island at 1927 p. III. on Thursday:
The Laura left the city for Hartford
at p III. yesterday, and will return at a. m.
Tomorrow, going ftOn this city again tomorrow at
4 D. H.. thus making Sunday trip There will be
no boat on he line leaving the city this afternoon.
The City OF Hartford the former alternate boat of
the line. now being repaired and rebuilt
at Noak, Conn. She will be finished
about June l. The Laura meanwhile
will take her place The City Of Springfield, vhloh
formerly ran on the same line, found to be too
large for the Sound traffic and il now plying III the
North River between this city aud Rondout.