New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
THE DESPATCH a COMPLETE WhECh'
nRoKEN IN TWO AND THE DECKS GONE FOE
WARD,

BROKEN IN TWO AND THE DECKS GONE FOR
WARD.
Delaware Breakwater, Del, oct 1.-THE United
c.otos eteomship Despatch is a complete wreck. fer
bacl, Il broken and she is listed off shore twenty W
thirty degrees The life-saving station sgnaeu hot
no ass, stance could be glven Her crew arc aii i "
Assateague life station . ,,,hu ~
th. IJfesavng service to-day received the following
telegram; ~. =,
8 J. Klmball. General Superintendent OF tne Lie
saving Service Washington. ,e,t.
0tineTs and crew Of the United states teamship
Despatch are all at Assaeague Le-Savns station % ""u
The wreck is full of water, listed OIL sn0re Su Ids"
breaking up ...to,o,,o 1,,eSayinc Station.
SUPERINTENDENT Kimball has received the following
Nenatcbes from j. T. Tracy the keeper of the lie
saving station at Assateague Island:
40 n m.-The crew OF the United States steamer @ ne,
Despatch was landed by a llfesavlns cre" "iOi '"0
S5'Ga so D. mThe United states steamer Despatch en-
crew Of seventyfour all told from New tooh no nj ig oh
Washington d. c., no cargo wind nortn, Hesn IA ~ si a
sea ebb tide O'Clock Saturday morning, was wrechea
two miles south of Sleeps Pen Hill striking Oh ouv Wo
boarded the wreck at AS M and began lanuIng @ ue
crew at 30 a. Made ten trips 10 ana ironi '"o
wreck, finishing at IL a. III -.
wIImingt,n Dsl Oct II CSpecaD.-A dispatch Just
from Lewes says that Captain J. d. Iruxton ana
wrecking crew and the tug North America have JUST
returned from the Despatch, where they went yespor
day in answer TO call for assistance. The steamer
4 on the beach listed off Shore broken in two decKs
gone forward and is likely to go to pieces at Uhe neH
HIGH water The wind Is blowing from the nortnea''
and heavy sea running. The crew Is all on shore
Commander p. F. Harrington, lighthouse inspector
| of the Fourth District, whose steamer Azana wa'
ordered 10 the rescue of the Despatch was ready
| start but he received a telegram from washington
that Il would be useless. He said tonight thai Mt
did not think the Yantic could get near the place
| the wreck.
IT was not expected at the Navy Yard Yesterday
that the Yantic which had been ordered 10 the scet
of the wreck of the Dispatch would bring the crew o.
the ilLfa vessel 10 NewYork as they woulu III su
nrobabiIIty be taken to Philadelphia Early yester
| day morning Captain Henry Erben, c0mmaluahu VI
the Navy Yard received orders from washington 10
send the Atlanta to the Of the wreck Inc AZ
| Ianta Immediately got up steam and at oclocS
D. M steamed down the Narrows and at 4 10 p paSsed
6uarantne Counter orders however, Welc eCeiEou n
at the Navy Yard at 43 O'Clock from tne & Nav\ \i &
| nartmeut TO have the Atlanta return 70 new lorh
Captain Erben immediately sent word 10 tne ooserTel b
at sandy Hook TO signal the Atlanta TO return. Inc
ordering of the Despatch 10 Washington was 70 take
the president Secretary Tracy and the chles OF navy
| Rnreaus 10 the Naval Proving GROUNDS at lhuia,
Head near Annapolis, to conduct the experiments VIII
new arInorplate for use in the armament OF vessels