The Portland daily press., 1884-10-18
LATEST MARINE NEWS.
The Nevada ut Queenstown with Ezer
Cargo Burning.

The Nevada at Queenstown with Ezer
Cargo Burning.
QUEENSTOWN. Oct. 17.-Steamer Nevada,
from New York for Liverpool, arrived eff here
this morning. She reports fire aboard and
great excitement prevails among the passen-
gers. Iusteaa of proceeding to Liverpool the
Nevada has entered this harbor. Her cargo
has been on fire since Wednesday. A gang Of
laborers has gone aboard to h lp subdue the
ire. No passengers have been brought ashore.
1t is supposed the fire was caused by spontane-
Gus cou bnstion. The passengers are all safe
Every effort Ia being made to extinguish the
fires. The steamer, on entering the harbor,
had heavy list to port. IL is stated there are
ten feet 0f water in her hold.
lLATER
QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 17.-At neon Wednes-
day 1t va found that portion OF the cargo of
the steamer was on fire. The captain
and other officers went below and found that
some OF the cotton and hops were burning
They returned to the deck nearly smothered.
Water was at once poured upon the burning
cargo and the fire wss got under control after
some hours of efforts. Many of the passengers
lent their assistance A quantity OF her cargo
was thrown overheard. From Wednesday the
captain, officers, crew and passengers work ed
without ceasiHg, and they were in q etste of
exhaustion when they arrived at sQueenstown.
At that port fresh men were shipped to relieve
tho crew. The fire, while under control, still
shoulders in the cotton hold. The Nevada
landed IL passengers at Queenstown and pro-
ceeded TO Liverpool.
An Important Notice TO Mariners.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE following no
tice to mariners has been issued by the I'm It'd
States coast survey:
The following reported dangers to navigation
have been searched for and located by Lieutenant
Z. Pillsbury. United States navy.
A rock reported off York. Maine on which the
steamer City of Portsmouth struck was found 10
have depth OF 712 feet over it and situated on
fodoSing bearings: Cape Neddick lighthouse
northeast 1s east, distant IA miles; the extremity
of East point is northwest 1s west, distant $50
va DIS; Boone Island lighthouse is east southeast IA
east, distant 54 miles. 1t is surrounded by other
rocks with depths from A to 18 feet. The outer
one is marked by buoy.
vessel was reported to have struck an unknown
rock between Marblebead rock and Marblebead
neck. In an examination of the vicinity a small
boulder was found in a ledge already known to ex
1st and shown on the charts of Salem harbor. On
this boulder are 71a feet and it is situated about
20 YARDS from tie nearest point of Marbehead
rock with Lowell or Cat l. land beacon just open off
its nor.he point. Vessels keeping the middle of
the passage will clear all dangers
Flip rock, off Bass Point, Nahant, Massachu-
sstts, reported by Edward W. Goldman, was found
to be ledge about 40 yards in length having a
least depth of 1872 feet at its shoalest point and
located on the following bearings The Shag rocks
southeast point is northeast by % east distant
l1s miles; Bass rock spindle j. nerth by east "a
east 70 or mile; Boston lighthouse south 58
east 4$4 miles distant. To clear this rock if wish
ing to pass between it and Nahant when abreast
Shag rocks steer about southwest by west for q
large building Deer Island When Bass Point
bears northwest 1s west for it, being careful
not 10 bring II to bear to the northward of north
west by west until up with Bass Rock spindle. To
pass 70 The southward of Flip rock do not bring
west 14 west until the Shag rocks bear east north
east.