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ceeded sth, was compelled afterwards to re

ceeded 8th, was compelled afterwards to re
turn to this port, where she now is.
Edgartown, Feb. 49, Revenue cutter Semi
mole this afternoon pulled sch. Lizzie G.
outer harbOr and then proceeded westward.
The Rich was bound for this port, coal laden.
Bath, Feb. 49, The new ferrybOat Hook
ancOck, which will run between Bath and
WoOlwich, was launched to-day at the yard
of VIM. T. D0nnelly. Her dimens ions are
81 feet She is double screw boat.
Beaufort. N: c., Feb. IS. Sch. Cora G.
Meader, Meader, Porto COrtez, for New
York, which put in here the 18th, damaged,
has been surveyed and recommended to
splice her foremost repair sails and steer
ing gear. 1t will take about ten days to do
this work.
Brunswick, Ca, Feb. 20. Sch. j. Holmes
Birdsall, Robinson, for Baltimore, with rail-
road ties, when towing to sea this morning
struck some obstruction between quaran-
tine and this city and filled rapidly. She
was lowed back and anchored below the
city.
Bermuda, Feb 49, Sch Jose Olaverri,
Capt. Davis of Rockport, Me-, from Charles
ton to New York, arrived to-day in leaky
ton, Mass, Capt. Park, 1903 days out from
Rosario, bound for Boston, and the Ameri-
can three-masted schooner Anna Pendleton
OF lslesboro, Me-. "a days out from Darien,
Ca, bound for New York, both put in here
to-day in distress.
Spoken. Feb. s, lat SO, lon 81 80, SCH Star
OF the Sea, Pettengall, from Savannah Jan
"a for New York was hove to under bare
poles, with loss of boat and spanker: re-
CURED no assistance Feb. II, lat 1923 N,
lon "a W, ship Bangalore, Blanchard, Kahu-
lui Sept 5 for Philadelphia, and was sup
piled with provisions by the St. Belvernon.
Sch. Scotia, bound N, Feb. 10, 80 miles Z of
Cape Henry (reported by steamer Alamo
Ship Balmoral, London for New York, Feb.
Is, N lat Al So, W. Ion So 20.
San francisco, Feb. %: The steamship
City of Rio de Janeiro struck a ledge Of
rock while entering the Golden Gate this
morning and sank in 20 minutes. 1t is
| thought that $50 persons are drowned, but
it is not possible to obtain the exact number,
| owing to the fact that Purser John Rooney,
who had the passenger list and roster of the
crew. is among the missing. Following is
the. number accounted for: Rescued TO-
bodies at the mOrgue 10, missing 145. Among
the cabin passengers missing are Consul
General Wildman, two children and nurse
| from Hong Kong.
| New York, February 49, The mate and
eight OF the crew Of the wrecked schooner
Lizzie j. Parker of Thomaston, Maine, from
| Baltimore for Port Limon, were brought
here to-day on the Panama railroad steam
ship Alliance. The schooner Parker was
driven ashore at Courtown Keys, about 167
miles from Port Limon on January o. She
went ashore about $50 P. M 1t was at first
thought that she could be hauled off and
word was sent to Port Limon that she was
on the keys. The steamship Scythian which
was at port went to her assistance. On the
Both of January a strong northeast wind
sprang up, and the wind was accompanied
by a heavy sea. The next morning there
were four feet of water in the schooner. The
keel broke and part of it f1oated away The
efforts of the Scythian to get the schooner
afoat were without avail and the steamship
returned to Port Limon, arriving there on
February 2nd. Later the crew was taken
off and sent home on the Alliance The
captain remained to look after the owners
interests.