New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
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Ml0Y coIrIsroNs OFF THE COAST
REPORTS or ACCIDENTS TO STEAMERS AND
SAILING yEssEIs FROM CAPTAINS
THAT ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

THAT ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
The stoamship city Of savannah, Of the Savannah
line arrived at her pier at springst and the North
River yesterday afternoon. Her captain reported
that shortly before o'clock yesterday morning, when
OF tho NavesInk Highlands his vessel was in collision
With All unknown schooner. The night was dark
and both vessels heading Cor the Scotland light
ship, but as the schooner bad no stern lights, she
was not by the steamers crow until too late to
prevent the accident Tho schooner was struck in
the stern and was hailed Immediately after by tho
steamers officers who received no reply. The steamer
was hove TO and stood by the schooner until a M,
when squall sprung up and she was compelled to
proceed on her voyage TO this port
1t is thought that the schooner was the Lester A.
Lewis, which arrived from Mobile yesterday afternoon
The schooner's report said that she was seventeen
days on her voyage aud when within five miles south
east Of the Highlands on Friday night, she was run
into by an unknown steamer bound north. Tho
schooner was struck on the port quarter and was
cut clear through TO the zEenmast her captain, who
was In the cabin, being drowned The steamer stood
by her for two hours but not near enough for her
TO be distinguished. At the time Of the acci-
dent the weather was thick and the schooner was
filed with water In The after part, her stern being
completely cut OF.
Captain Aldr4ch, Of the Brig Ataisnta, Of Port
Jefferson, arrived from Laguayra with cargo Of cedar
and mahogany, after passage Of twenty one days
lie reported that the TeSSel experenccu OontinuOus
strong northwesterly gales from Key West to Cape
Hatteras Yesterday, at Q 40 q. m, she was run
into by an unknown vessel and lost her starooard
main rigging and chain plates and several feet Of her
rail, and received other damage It is thought that
the other vessel was the schooner Byron II. S{H )
Captain Lecaim, of the schooner Byron Mr. OF
Windsor, Nova SCOTIA arrived from st. Kits after
passage Of twenty days, and reported haying en-
countered continuation of heavy norhwestery aies.
Early yesterday morning. when about eight miles south
east Of Sandy Hook Lightship, in heavy snowstorm
accompanied by q heavy northwesterly gale, she was
run into by an unknown bark and lost her bowsprt,
jibboom, ali her head gear and fore and main masts'
which brohe of near the deck, leaving tho schooner
a complete wreck and In ~ leaking condition. inc
unknown vessel was not after the collision, but
at the time the two vessels struck shs was heading
northeast on the port tack.
CAPTAIN Marston, of the schooner Annie II. Bailey,
Of GARDNER, Me-, arrived AZ this portyesttEuH a'er
MASSAGE of eight days from Brunswick. Ca. Re 40
ported that at u N. on the S0th whie saanns
up the lower bay his vessel WV run Sso . W
sttsmptcd to cross the schooner's bows ana carried
away her ibboop and bowsprit aud disabled Der WIND
lass SO that tbs schoonerg anchor could not pc et 20
The schooner Wa yssaSrasy ss Ss scne aot three
feet square She returned to this port end VIII be 70
paired and her agents expect that she VIII sail again
today o-moTrow.
MatanEas reported that March 90, at p m, whom
forty miles northeast OF CaDe Hateres. he into the
schooner Belle Hooper, Captain Gilkey, bound nom
Matarxas 10 New-York. The steamers port and star
With water. sbe lowed the schooner into Hampton