New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
MORE MAIL FROM TIE OREGON.
A plot PICKS UP sIxrY-THREE BAGS.
PLACING LIGHTED BUOY OVER THE WRECK
WRECRERs AT WORK.

PLACING A LIGHTED BUOY OVER THE WRECK
wRECKERs AT WORK.
The wreckng tugs sent down on Wednesday
by the Merritt Coast Weckng Company TO the scene OF
the Oregon disaster busy all day making an eX-
animation OF the sunken vessel They had barge with
them which to place any articles recovered Mt.
Merritt r said yesterday that rs the divers dis
covered any fact OF importance concerning the wreck
they woud ashore In surf boats to Fire Island aud
telegraph 20 him. This dispatch would no said, bo for
the Cunar1 Company. II impossible to get any
Information concerning tho oregon at the Office OF the
CunarI Company Yesterday.
The crowds Of rae passengers who have beseged tho
office since accident not present yesterday to
enllven the Aghted buoy has been placed over
the spot where tho Oregon lies
At , p. IN. yesterday Postmaster Pearson was in
by Captain Lewis OF the plot boat Thomas that
his boar had just landed at Beekman-st about sixty
bags of mail found floating during the last two days in
the vicinity OF the wrecked steamer. The Cunsrd Com
pauy promp y furnished trucks to convey this mail to
the Post Office where arrived about p. The mail
iOuud TO be completely saturated, but measures
taken dry it, and it is believed that the
greater portion and probably all, will be delivered or
forwarded early day. The mail received consisted OF
closed bags from LONDON TIVE from Liverpool, one
Dublin. and from Cork, containing about l2oO
letters for NewYork City and 800 for Distribution two
registered bags from London for New-Iork, two from
Basic one from Italy, one from Cork one from Madrid
one from France one from st. Petersburg and the SWISS
money order ljst from Baslc.
In the closed bags in addition to tho above mail for
New York bag FOR Nassau from London ono for
Havana from Dublin, one for ST. Louis from Liverpool
one for St. Louis from Madrid, one for Mexico from
Madrid.
The newspaper mail comprised the following; For
New.YOrk CITY two bags from London. For New YORK
dstr.bution-twc -twcnty-threo from London, two from
Liverpool, one Manchester, three from Glasgow,
T,,f,i InrR
For Phi adelphia-one from London For ST. Louis
oue from London For Chicago-One from London. For
Hamilton, Ont-two from London, one from Glasgow.
For Toronto from London, two from Glasgow For
Montreal-two from London. For QueOec-two from
London For st. John " Bone from London. There
were in all thirteen bags of letters and hty-sx bags OF
newspapers.
An additional lot of four bags was received at the Post
Once 81 p. three OF which hld DeeD picked up
at sea by the schooner Wild Pigeon aud taken TO Eau
River Mass and the other found by the schooner JOS
sic Lena and taken to vineyard Haven Mass Oi thl9
mail closed bags from London Tor New } 0rk
one DaY paper mail for 1T[n trSr uIstrTa Tddon
for Quebec Tho two closed bags contained
only rsturned mail for Dead Letter Office, Washing
ton money order lis from London, ana one Dag OF
papers for Ncw-YOrk distribution, from Italy.
Although in very bad condition upon feIcnlng tne
Post Onice II is believed that the entire letter mail thus
far received oregon, excepting one letter only
Hacg. for Eew.York "distrbution" contain matter
for places in the United states other than New YORK
Tie pilot boat Negus No. l. of New-Jersey, wllch
brought the mail bags from the wreck, returned from
cruise outside OF sandy Hook Captain Lewis reports
that at a. IN. Monday he sighted the wreck Ot he
Oregon sixteen miles eaot-Southeist Of Fire Island he
ship was lying In eighteen fanOms Of water He crused
days ana picked Oesdes the skty
bags of mail small hand satcheI belonging 10 u T.
"B k NJ" sends % TO be used for the benefit Of the
unfortunate stccrage passengers of the oregon.
". :. Hedges " co. presented duplicate invoices LOT
their Of diamonds to DeputyCoector Berry yester-
and they were sent to the PuOho 9to'es 10 oe "p