The Republican journal., 1895-10-24

cargo tonnage to South America and West Indies
the demand Is not of . spirited character, and
gong rates do not improve. Sugar and miscel-
laneOus freight backward yet offers sparingly.
hence the trade Is not regarded as attractive.
COastwise lumber tonnage has been in very mod
crate request during the week, though prevailing
rates show no important variation. Golfers are
in improved demand, and under the influence,
rates are showing decidedly upward tendency;
DISASTERS, &c: Ship VIM Macy of Camden,
Capt Amsbury, from N June IL, is ashore at
Yokohama, Jap. Ship VIM H Macy had collided
with steamer, and was compelled to run ashore
to prevent sinking, in Tategama Bay, where she
lies. The bottom is sandy, and the ship will prob
ably be foated after Tightening -. Sch Julia A
Decker Port johnson, Of and for Rockland with
coal, carried away her mainmast, broke the main
boom, tore the mainsail and sustained other dam
age curing fresh northwest wind off Point Jul
dlth Oct 18th. The schooner arrived at VINEYARD
Haven that afternoon. Sch Frank A MCGEE,
coal, was sunk in a collision by the three-master
Gypsum Queen, Captain Bentley, in Vineyard
Sound, off Pollock Rip Oct 18th, and one Of the
McGee's crew, VIM DennisOn, was drowned. The
sunken schooner was twO-master Of 124 tons
net register. She was built in Ellsworth in 1873,
and was owned by Hall Bros. She has been en-
gagged tor the greater part of the time in carrying
cement from Rondout to Boston. A. she lies
sunken off Pollock Rip she forms a very danger
Mass, despatch Of oct 18th says: ..sch Anna NJ
Dickinson Of Rockand, lime laden, from Thomas
ton for New York, arrived at II a N with her
cargo. on fire. Capt CHM states that his craft
took the gale off 'rhatcher's island. A tremen-
dous sea broke over the craft tearing away TIE
rail and splitting plank shear. The craft was
Kept away for Provincetown under double reefs,
the sea making clean breach over the laharlng
vessel At 2 N the cargo took fire, and between
tire fighting and managing the craft in the gale
The crew had all the work they could attend to-
The captain says hat the suffered consider
ably from exposure on the run for this port The
Ellis buineo to the waters edge. She is owned
by Austin Hart, her former comm ans en- and
there was but little insuran ee...... Sch Adele
Ban landed at Wilmington. Del, FRIDAY, the
crew OF the three-nasted schooner Dekey Bira
abandoned at Oct 10, in lat 81 H. lon
~ 80. The Dickey Bird sailed from Brunswick
Oct Is tor New York. On the night of the Sth the
schooner struck terrific northwest gale. gradual
~ shifting To the northeast, that so strained her
that she sprang aleak and soon filled with water
The Whole crew worked at the pumps for 80 nours
without a drop OF water to drink and not
sci q food on board except a half dozen cans of
tomatoes. The men suffered tortu,es during all
that time The Adele Bali came up in response 10
signals and took them aboard Before the Ball
passed out of sight of the abandoned schooner
the latter sunk Sch Sarah G Smith. which ar
rived at Bangor Saturday from New York with
coal for ) + Woodman & Co. was in collision Sat
urlay with the schooner ID " b, of St John, off
" hite Head The Smith lost her mainsa and
was cut down to the waters edge abaft the main
mast. Capt Ross, master vt the American ship
Henrietta. which was lost of Kobe, August 20,
arrived at Victoria, - G, oct Is, from Yokohama.
HIS snip hal taken TART Of a general cargo for
New York at Yokohama and was Oh her way to
Kobe 10 finish when she was caught in on
August ~. She Went ashore. but her crew escal,-
ed Sch Talofa, Fletcher, from Port Tampa for
Cartaret. j. is at Quarantine Station TortUgas
with loss Of some sails The British steamer
lnuran came INTO collision at the entrance Of S, d.
new, W. harbor. Oct. ~, with the American
snip Alameda which had inst arrived from Van
couver. The stem of the Indrani was badly twist
ed and she was docked for repairs. The Alameda
was cut down several feet below the wafer line
ana she was run aground to prevent her sinking.