New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
POSSIBLY THE ANCHORlA.
AN ANCHOR LINE STEAMER UNDER SAIL.

MAKING SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD THE NEwFoUND-
LAND COAST.
BosroN. Oct. 0.-The captain Of the bark Ant
werp, who was landed here to-day by the steamer
Bulgarian. reports as follows:
Good weather prevailed until the night OF
September "a. The night very bright and the
man at the wheel made out a light ahead we
were then in latitude SO 80, longitude 2S0 26.
He called to the second mate. The light was q
white one. and they supposed at first it was on n
vessel going in the same direction as themselves
and that the light was compass light On coming
closer. however they made her out to be
steamer, evidently under sail. She was max
ing very little progress and they at first supposed
her to be hove to. They ran within about mile
of her, but although the of the steamer could
not but have them, they made no signal or
distress. and the Antwerp continued on her way.
We were on the northern passage and supposed the
steamer was of the Anchor Line boats she
was sailing westward and was evidently shaping
her course for the banks of Newfoundland"
1t Is now believed here that the vessel was the
overdue steamer Anchoria.
Anxious friends OF passeDgers who sailed from Glas-
cow for New-York the Anchoria on September 10
continued to mako inquiry at the Anchor Line once
yesterday for tdngs OF the vessel but the agents were
in possession OF No vessel arrived at this por'
tnat nad seen ner at sea-
dispatch received at the Anchor Line oifce late
in the afternoon Boston to tho oect that the An
choria sighted IN disabled condition ak days
after sho sailed from Glasgow. The steamship Bpl-
garan arrived IN with the shipwrecked crew
OF the British bark Antwerp rescued On September 2|
The Antwerp sailed from st. Johns n b.. on September
for Ireland. and on September 22, In latitude DO
north, longitude $50 west, she sighted bark-rgRod
STEAMER under sail and in p disabled condition. This
would describe the Ancboria and she was then
about 1000 miles from Queenstown. making
IL evident that she had been broken down
some time before, abe then six days from her
home port. A.. ..
II is believed that the vessel has drfted to the south
OF thr transatlantic course, ana as tho Anchor
the ten days 1t IS confidently expected that
OF them may pick up the Ancnoiia, 49,
being unable to hold her regular course.
she wouli be allowed to DRIFT SOUTHWARK
IL thou ght possible that the Anchoria may ry 70
make eastrly course under sail 10 81 Mlcuaes OF
Faya in which case she wOnd not be heard from t at
eight days after her arrival as IL taxes that tuo
from there England by steamer ana there 10 no
cable communication. q.
Mr. Henderson, one OF the agents, said y"sterday:
must that the conclusions drawn ln lhe
article In THE TRIBUNE this morning we're as senSloo 90
they Just. There Ia need OF tho Slarm sP.oao
BIZ some tho purely sensational articles pubsned IN
the papers II Is not unusual occurrence III
travel for q steamer to no out 80 ohg.
Then again. regard to tho provisions on BOARD tsre
like the Anchora shall thirty days supply or pro-
visions. In addition she has probably cons.deraoIe
amount In her cargo that miEh be utilized IN case Oh
necessity" ~ ..n ,,,.
The folown letter received at the Anchor Line
office
VANDRRPOEI, GREEN K CCHNG