Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-22
THE STATE BY WIRE.
Fourteen Wrecked Sailors Picked up By New Haven Schooner-Many Others Believed to be Lost.

 Others Believed to be Lost.
 NEW LONDON, November 22.-The three masted schooner owned by Van Name & King of New Haven, arrived at this port last night, having on board fourteen survivors of the crew of the steamer Manhattan, of New York, who were picked. up on the Delaware coast Wednesday in small boat. The Man haitian was struck and wrecked by an unknown schooner Tuesday night. Fifteen others of her crew who took to life raft have not been heard from since and are believed to be lost.
 More Rain.
 NEW HAVEN, November 22.-Sergeant Cox of the signal station predicts cloudy weather and rain, followed by clear, colder weather, for the next twenty four hours. -.
 Continued Three Weeks.
 NEW HAVEN, November 22.-The case against John E. Bassett, who is impli- cated in the Merchants bank defalca- tion, came up before Commissioner Wright to-day and was continued three weeks.
 Death From Starvation.
 NEW MILFORD, November 22.-The dead body of Charles HI. Wheeler, who disappeared from here November IA, was found in the woods at Roxbury to- day. Death Was due to exposure and starvation. .
 This Time For Theft.
 NEW HAVEN, November 22.-Daniel Leary, notorious horse theft who has served several terms in Wethersfeld, was before the city court this morning, for the theft of bag of meal. He was let off with sentence of thirty days in jail and fine of S7 and costs.
 whirled Around a Shaft.
 WILL1MANTIC, November g Daniel Griffin, a fifteen-year-old boy employed in the Turner shoe factory, was caught in the shafting this morning and horribly injured. Both his arms were broken, four ribs were fractured and he received internal injuries so serious that he will die.
 A Determined Constable. NEW HAVEN, November 22.-Wednes- day afternoon Constable O'Keefe at tempted to place an attachment upon the yacht Silver City, which was moored here, in the interest of one of her owners, but was driven off by Cap tain Valentine, who is a part owner of l the yacht, at the point of a pistol. The yachC then made off. About midnight Constable O'Keefe secured tug and with a number of officers pursued the yacht. About daybreak the yacht was overtaken and the constable jumped being offered, the constable having four armed men ready for fray.
 Lost in a Swamp. | NEW HAVEN, November 22.-Henry and William Stone, father and son, o1 North Madison, left New Haven fol home Wednesday night in separate teams, the son preceding the father The father arrived home at 1O:30. The reused his neighbors and on searching found tracks of a team leading into a cedar swamp. Following the tracks the young mans team was found hitched tC tree. The young man was not founo until 1880 a. m. He was then wandering helplessly around. as he had been doing for six and one-half hours. The swamp is virtually an underground lake. The young man had driven into it and haC become lost. He is now suffering from his exposure and tramping.
 He Was a Book Agent.
 NORWICH, November 22.-About three weeks ago book agent, who was selling medical works in New Britain, me young lady who was domestic in the house where he was boarding, and i'll formed her that he desired just such ; person as she was to assist him in hi business. She was pleased with the of fer to better her condition, and gave hel mistress notice that she would leave he employ on Wednesday of last week The agent left the town and promised tt write her where to meet him. Shortl, afterwards she received letter to mee him in Willimantic last Monday and sh did so. They came to Norwich on al afternoon train and pretended to be mai and wife. Tuesday a book agent wa among the missing, and the young lad whome he promised to marry has beel looking for him since.
 l HORRIBLE IRA GEDY.