The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-14
|NE WpORT NEWS.
Rescue Of a Vessels Crew
on Bateman's Beach.
First Class Ship Yard One OF The
Possibilities.
Arrival OF the Training ship Essex
Local News aud Comment.


NEWPORT, Jan. 14.--The two masted
schooner, Eva l.. Leonard, with coal ior
this city from Hoboken, went ashore ~
$50 last night on Bateman's beach and
will prove a total loss. Her crew, con-
sisting of Captain Philip Moore
Ia the breecnes buoy at 9;oo
by the crew OF the Prices Neck Life Saw
ing Station and cared for by the workmen
employed on the new house being Dullt
for Mr.. Hutton. Officer Northrupi VINO
with Captain Garnett and severaf oiiieers
were In search OF a supposed burglar,
the alarm at Professor Agassizs having
rung, discovered the schooner and WORD
was sent to the city. The crew at the ilie
saving station were notified and soon were
on the scene and after iiring TWO shots got
the line where the crew could reach ~
and brought the men ashore. The wind
was blowing 90 miles an hour from the
southwest and a binding snow storm
made il impossible for the captain 10 get
his bearings. The vessel, which Is OF lO9
tons register is owned by A. y. Perry *
20. OF Boston. This is the first instance
where the breeches buoy has been used
here.
Ship Yard for Newport.
Mr.. It. p. Crowley, the shipbuilder, has
leased for 10 years from Commodore j. L.
Sands of the Rhode Island Yacht Club,
the property recently purchased by him,
and used as a shipyard, and Will turn
the same into first class yard in every
respect. A Marine railway is 10 be built
that will take the largest yacht that visits
here and the most modern apparatus put
IN. Yachtsmen will LAii this with de-
light.
The Essex Arrives.
The training ship Essex, Commander
LOUIS Kingsley, arrived on Saturday from
New York and this morning draft OF 100
board and drills Immediately begun.
The Essex will leave IN a day or two tor
five months cruise in the West Indies.
The talk OF her being crowded IL without
foudation, as she RECENTLY had an extern
sion built on to her forecastle deck.
Police Court Crowded.
There was an unusually large army OF
prisoners before the police court yester-
day morning, but mono for serious Of
fence. Albert Chase was given 80 days In
the Providence County jail for assauiting
one OF the lair sex, and Il. Il. Griffith was
sent TO the same place to work out fine
Tor reveling. One prisoner was woman,
thing that seldom happens here, ana
she ccused OF intoxication. Her case
vgf on l0ed.
Local Items.
Rt. Rev.. Bishop Harkins will attend
the anniversary exercises at St. Joseph's
Church on Sunday, Jan. 27
Alr. Warren r.. Leland has leased the
OCEAN House for the season of 1895.
The board Of firewards and fire depart
ment committee are making tour OF in
kpection of the various fire houses today.
Rev. p. A. Cronan, formerly of the Cathe-
drai. Providence, has been transferred to
ST. Mary's Church in this city.
Hon. and Mrs. Thomas Coggeshall are
visiting in New York for few days.
Lawton Post, Woman's Relief, Corps will
install officers this evening.
New York Street Cleaning Commis-
sioner Colonel George X. Waring, Jr., and
wife, passed Sunday q. their cottage here.