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Winship Hi ot hers &. Gore, itisuranoe men; Captain
Lincoln Haker, superintendent of wrecking of tbe
Boston Tow Hoat Company, aad Captain Wrieht,
of the loot vessel. The cutter started from ihe
wharf at 7:50 and ran down to the wreck, twenty
five miles, in four hours, the slow trip
Wine o*?s?d by the blinding seorm and
heavy ma, Tbe wreck waa found lying
finn as 3 neb on the reef, listing heavily, lier
1k>w high ont of water, her stern nine fathoms un?
der water, atuidsliijis six. Her nittiniopgallant
must had none by the board ; but Hie nat e.f her
mast- wen* standing. The rigging was ci ited thick
and still with iee, std remiiuiits ief her jib snapped
ami flattered in an sngiy ind. The sea wee mach
quie-ter than yesterday, hal still ran -?> high that it
was with difticnltv thal the ship's cotter could
reach her. All of "the afienlerk undoi water was
Keene The houses of the forward deek were swept
ort. anti a neal bids into which hall ? doseu small
boa ts linell! have l.t-en rowed, tc;i |i?*.| in 1 er star
bnanl M'lc. In ami eat of lins h.ile the tni" rushed
with a fierce foroe. and lt wee the judgment of the
experienced men on board the reveune cutter that
alf the bodies thal might have beea la the cabin
hail long aga been washed ont.
Tbe waves lia-l.t-e) against ami over the wreck,
bat abc lay Immovable, snd Captain Baker nie
lniL'ht lie so till doomsdsv. Aller examining hei
he gave it aa his opinion thal to attempt to raiee
h> r now would sink ull his lighters, sad it any?
thing was iiitciiipi'il it woiilil nut be until early
sommer. She is hardly worth saving. Men from
th.* c nu i senrched through theexpowed part ??f the
ami Boating wreck, bat lound aothiag bul dehria
artn les (ruts the can ??
?OMBfl ai IIMYABO mvr.s.
The cutter thea pat efl for Vineyard Haven, ami
there Lund tho mv. nu.- cutler Gallatia and the
Uaited Hiatus stitamri FleetwelL, Tbs Fleetwell
had asst tbe Dextei an Friday, aad been directed
le the wreck, bul owing lo the heavy e a did not
dare approach aearer, She brough! hilo Vineyard
Baveu Moimi thr.wfour ..I Ibe drowned, sud
iii'- with others, 1.1 ess! np by tbe waves,
linnie roven or niue IkxIh** *s huh tn-uighi lie sa alt
lue itifiiiiiic.itiiiii .ti Vineyard Haven. One it the
body oj a wooian. I h tulla;in bas done not bi uk.
'1 h. uk n t.u board ih<- l?.m* i r.- ;.i a sharp lookout
<e\e: the water, bul found nothing, and hnally put
inai Woods HolL Three minutes after the I lei
s!..ii -I. im* N-lli.. a N'ew-lltilford mg. set ut! Im
i s wreck under command of Captain Hart, In r
owner. She carried nobody bal hei crow, bul was
more si, c.-?lui than th< revenui cutter. Nothing
V*n l.'iuitl iii the iieighlHiilm kI nt the- wreck but a
l.....t-.'. .ei ul Indians, ki i li .1 oB Oay Head, who
(-tal. el that tht ie wei" foul m ten (the lilllnl'i-r
sounded indistinct I snrvivon al thal place who
bad i>-<-n taken "'.i tlie wreek by tlie Indians, at
lo.no a. m., (onrboura before the revenue cutter
eame i" the rescue. Two-aad-a-unartei miles
eastward of lbs wrei k. he found tbe bod* "f s mau
?uni wit hm un hour ur lim thereafter picked ni"
ie ni more, three mea anti two women. A stain
body wea seen nt some distance, while the lifth was
iMiN sing taken on board, but befon attention
could be given te it. il Moiled e,-,i of fight. Tbe
live iieiti.es, whit h had all been Kept on tbe surface
by the nie preaer* ere, wen bronchi to New -liedford
and given in cere <if the undertaker who bsd al
readi prepared four for burial. Of these four were
i.leiititi.-il. They wen Celeb Richardson ol Boston,
Helen Drooka .'i Kurthbnrnunh. 0. I'. Hammond,
Hy .li Perk, Vf. .'-.and John ll. lies . i u e.f Taunton.
nt>i>ii s rna .'..M/Kn nv miaxoa.
Fear af the five bullies brought to this town by
tha tugboat Kellia wen Identified to-night st th.
undertaker's. Only oue was recognised by
fl halide, the identity of the i.t her- being SS*
talil.Nl.i-il by lilians of marka lip.in their
clothing and mem..randa in then pockets.
Tin* h;-t was the lindy ol Nathaniel J. Morton, ol
the editorial staff of tttbotio* tote, wh se face
Waa recognized lira! hy Edwin Stearns, s colleague,
ead af terward br Hr. Myron L. Morton, a eonadu of
tin* de.nl luau lOUIlg Sim Inn, ulm is un un Ola WSJ
south for Ins health, met bb*death almost within
sight of his boyhood borne, he having been
born iiml roared st Freetown, aboul two miles
from thia place, ll-hud intended lo *iaii f..r the
Koutb last week, bul turned luM'k. because ? ?! me
Crowd, il eninliti.it! >?! th*- aleamt-hip. A ne-I11 er body I
v sa i bat nf Y. A. May, nt riavanuan, a third t bal of
Min- Beach, whose home has not vi been
learned here. lin- fourth aaa tba! ol
huh..ul NV. Sullivan, u waiter on the (,'ity nf
(tiluml.ua. Ile ?> .(s n.*.-ii in *?o npon the life raft,
nud the finding ..i (ns body settles the fate <>t in-*
six f e 11.< t\-j.a nm.a g. I-.. I ne rafi ste., e a hole iu one
ol her ail chsmbera shortly aflei abe strm . ii..
va'.?! sud sank, I he- oniy unidentified ht al j af the
undertake r'eatmidnig t is that of a young woman,
du->-. ii in ;i Ida. I. cu iiri-nt. A gold rina encircles
the right forefinger, with a gold dolla!
ea ita set. On the left hand there la a Hat band
rim* v. nh a cameo Beal, lt beare the word "Darius"
ill niel ktBglisb le- telN. lin | n li Mlle- In the
date 1883. Crowds have l?eeu waiting al the even?
lns" for the return of tbe Dexter, hut al ? had not ar*
i red ai midnight, snd is iiminulitoillr m portal
Woods H..1I.
TALKS WITH SURVIVORS.
l*ni ?.m.i: s,-CM . ,,v .in m.n'kim; VKSSK1 -BOW
SOM I wim. iti-iiiii,
!>ir Ti.i.i.t.iiAi'ii T.. mt nu
Boston, Jan. 19.?luton lews a ith the Burvivoi *
L,lie brought boom interesting statements and
expressions of opinion. Among the survivl
Benger* -rho cane tn Bootoo by tbe special train
Hun .norning wsa John U Cooke, ol Portland. Me.,
formerly of tim Hunker Hill Dietrli I. Hia desortp
tinn eif t!n disaster ls both melancholy snd graphic
Be says be never Baw a more cheerful couipanj
than those a bo embarked ???'> tbe Cit? ol I olumbus
On Tharsday afternoon. Mr. Cooke's stateroom
w.in only separated from the ? iptain'sbj a miall
air-space. The captain had retired only a fee min
Btce before Un* Grot premonit.ous ol the'd
?nd Mr. Cooke was still awake. Though the crash
seemed something unusual, yei h.- did nol feel
alarm. .1. Almost Inatantly theothei officers of the
hoot gave the alarm te the pass ng i thal ila
eteann r hail mel wiih u disaster, snd th it i! would
be win- for the rn to provide themselves erith life
im Berren.
The scene at this moment Mr. Cooke desi iii.es as
MM ofmelancholy . onfusion. The !?" el w as rapidlj
sinking. The fury of the sturm waa in?
creasing. Men, women ami children Heine,!
to h.Ne theil sena - in the fa e i f
what sppesred sn inevitsble doom for all. Many
Men-.-nd.icily awakened from sleep, and to all ibe
?gea a of serious dangei t ame with s quickness tba!
bardi] adiu ttedoi more than s momeut's i
tion ut it- poseibili!?? s.
ih'-hwii ami wu i w ism i) swat.
i vation, tim* cte i ?
did not prevail everywhere, however,
tbe observation* of Mr. Cool I he confused
i. .1 --. rn im were strugi -. *,*. ..-.
Bjoticed a middle-aged man snd bis wife. Their
conduct was m marked contrast witb thal
ttl tho oth.-r passengers. Tte pani. which
had seised tbe others was nol
Ly theta, imi their blsnche 1 fa es told tbat they re?
alised ihe peril which surrounded them. The only
movement of muscles or nerres waa thal produced
by the chilling stmospbere. rhey stood there close
tog< (ber, tn ii hands els pi d in e n h other's, as if
abuiit to contemplate suicide I as the
sneak careened with tbe gale fro to i l.e
other, and while the spray a id wsvea wi re drench?
ing them at srery moment, tbe b isbsnd t u tied snd
tmprin ed a kiss npon the oompauion .: iii-* life,
gsal while thue embtaeed s b avy sss broke evei
tbe wreek and both wera wasned away ami not
gssa niter ward.
Mr. < looks n ivs the seen ? was oae which will re
tnain indelibly Impressed upon his memory nntll
his dring day. Tbe conduct ? ?f the little Farns?
worth boya, of Townsend, Mr. Cooke
L.i he;,,md rn;.( ;? *i ? -1 Tb*j b ih gained the
rigging early after the disaster, end were nest bim
ami the eaptaia of the iteainei during the weary
hourn intervening before assistance strived, rhe
jroaasjsst v..tn braroi than his sldei br
gad together erith Mr. Couki snd pounded |
tass at intervale te prevent him from surrendering
to cold aad exhaustion. When st length the revenue !
cutt.-r -arrived, they both seemed animated witb I
new life, snd both jumped from the i ?.
swain to the reeeuing boat with ss much cheerful- J
i
fun.!-.. ;'n evening la tbe tepid waters ol the
gish M< rrimae.
um; ho COXDUOT Ol iu < i i :' :? n ni r , i ns.
Mr. Cooks is enthusiastic n. l i pro ass of
the heroic conduct ol tin* officers and
gnu nf i; ?? i . ?? ?! -?.'?- i ? a cut*
1st Dexter; also of the attaches ..f the I.
Saving Mut.'>n of tbs Boston Humane Society.
Identeuaal Rhodecofthe ;? itter, did not
ask auy ol the seamea ia be rea ug boat te. go,
but bail ii J im- lashed sroond bimsell ami in un ln*
itan! he pluaged overboard aud swam for tbs rig
?lag te reocae a connie of mee whoa naed frosen,
but still alive. Jin alinuNt reached the* wreck
When hs was badly binisi*.! I.y s .me nf the tl>>aiiug
leLiipS. Ilia oompaiiious lunucdi.iteiy Usa** him
back through the surf. Ile inaiated upon s secmiri
attempt snd no persuadion could prevent him. Thi"
time be wss successful In reaching thc wreek. and
the poor men were drsKgeil iuto his boat in n
half-frozen cundition. He tried every moana ta
aronse them, but all in vain. When lir
bsd reached Hie side of the cutter lu I h men were
demi. In mnnv of Ids daring acts of rescue, Iden*
tenant Rhodes WM aceoinpanieel anil assisted by
Lieutenant Noach, and nil the oBoMS, ami all the
crew of the Dexter are gratefully Sank? ol by ihe
fortunate mu vii ens fm their daring in rescuing tbs
shipwrecked poMaagSSB,
Mr. (duke i emin.hers particularly two men?one
a seaman, ami the other a passenger?who held
nu to tho rigging for live or six lunns. 1 p
le' Ihe last moment they were BOUOCioaS, snd BS they
relaxed their hold from the ropes and went down
their last words wera sf their tasetltee aad homee.
One mun who hud bald oul was killed by the fall*
lagsmekeetack just ss hs was shoal tabs reeoasd.
i, couple af the erew wera ss disabled hythe fall
of ihe smokestack that they only survived Hie
tempest a few rsmcoents kmger.
The captain of ths ('01111111111* Insisted npon being
thelaet to have the wreek, and if it had not beea
fee; Mr. Cooke, be would pre.hal.ly have Carried
nut his idea and beea among the lust.
As the captain was not a sw inuner. Mr. Cooks
compelled Jinn to lake tin* water first,and Mr.
Cooke- followed.
,-ltli MlM Of P. W. fAIRBAKXS.
V. W. Fairbanks, of Gorham. Maine, one of the
survivors, is a man of mid Ile sge, bale ami hearty,
snd intelligent. He says that be was In his berth
In the steerage, but waa swske snd slrcady some?
what uneasy when tbe accident occurred. H.*
is of tho opinion that tlia steamer struck
on the rucks several times-two or
throe at least- before she came apon them finally.
Ile not.1 these sneesssiveshocks ami thought
they might be caused by lbs high aaa hurling ice
sgsiost tbs vessel. When the steasser was Jammed
npon the rocka ths water rushed Into the steerage,
ami be scrambled mit. taking erith him tbe greater
part of his clothing, which lie had already donned,
as the vessel filled che heeled over and be got Into
hei main rigging, where bs clung for hours, with
the sea breaking oxer him nt frequent in ter vals.
At om* time Mune* of the rigging gave way
and fell iipein him. Ile- received a stunning blow
serons the forehead aad another across ths cheat,
but his fingers, which were then fntzen. retained
their ainu.Nt mechanical clutch and be waa not
swept oft Ile attributes Ins safety from death
largely t" tin* fact thal he- wore a gossamer rubber
mat. Tearing tbs skirts of this garnant, he tied
the eade arnuad his waist, ami thus the olothing
about his body wee not appreciably wet. He thinks
many moro wonld have be*e>n saved only for tho
high sea which was running. ind only
when the steamer Struck, bat n's.. when
help was at hand. This rendered lt impossible for
a boat t" approm h closely to thc wreck.
.HMl'INe; INTO Till" WATl'.R,
When Mr. Fairbanks*! turn came he jumped Into
the waler, and went down until he thought thai be
was going to the bottom. As he came np again he
biglin to " tread water," only to be overturned and
at the same lime to ho swept within roach rf
those who rescued bim. He h.iw iwo rf those
who malle the same leap washed sway, and
be ihinks thal others met tbs same Esta. Be
feire the* rosene was sttempted 11 single boat,
with several Indians in it, oameofl fruin Gay Bead,
hut they did lint dal'' appl'i aili the wreck m-ni
enough to render any assistance to th. npon it.
They were engaged lu picking up floating matter,
and el'iil't li'ss they would have saved the life ol
am une w ho c. m ld have reached them, bul to swim
to them. Ce* only menus ol reaching tbi m, ass sn
impossibility.
im: rn oi di -Kirra His i'.i>r.
While they aero in t!'.* tigging together tbe
pilot, Mr. Fsfrbanks states, said t" him that h.
fixed the course of tbs vessel snd fastened
the wheel, ami as he nie cold
licv.ii.t ;u tlie smokestack to warm himself, Hs
remained then* flfteon or twenty minutes, and
w iii ii be returned to his poet he found that the ship
hud mi red around. When he asci rt ai ned thal the
vessel wss alum.g de rocks, and that to save her
was probably Impossible, he pat hei right on shore
and ran her a - high up a- be could, with the result
ihai although she drew seventeen f<---t her forefoot
was in eleven feel ol water. Mr. Fairbanks ls of
the opinion ths! mani ol the panmngera Aid
uot leave the cabin until their bodies
-I- re washed oul b> Ihe waves, vim h -.1 tore of]
flor nai t ol Cn- deck uud cai ried ."it L
furniture and baggage before the eyes ol the >ni
ii'.'iN. He says thnt Oscar lasigi was in the tis
L'ing with iinn alni perished before sid wsa st hand.
Ile miss further thal not one <>f Ibe women anti
ihi dren w;.s seen h\ him elive after the 1
v.in: ii ihore.
?
( All UN WUIGHT'S 6TATJ Ml.N ..
fl WAH A rilli: M.,ur and THK LIGHTS WEHR
ALL VISIB
Mr) lll|..| till !?> nu. ll:i!;l M
Niw-".i ni m i>. Jan. 19.?The two men who
m mid nave been the best witnesses ss to tbe eaaae
of the 1 stsstrophe sw among thc lost, Tiny are the
? I mate and quartermaster wbo had the wheel
when the vessel struck on the rock. <'ap[,iin
Wright, erroneously reported to be crazed with
grief, has been tjnn-1 end composed ali day, an?
swering all questions pul to him promptly and
clearly; but as bis knowledge does not go beyond
what took place only tbe instant before tbe crash
snd tl enl eve ts, he is not abb* to throw
h. i. h light on the moo! important subject. The
night wnN dear, though the wind wa- blowing
a gale, and nil the lights were plain 1*
visible. Phis ? sin V. right eonfessea.
ile WHS ill deck ll smut time be fOTB
the ri 1 li ut, fa ho - long does uot
. When last he looked si the lights, he as* -.
tin !' I light, iii mosl brilliant .... tbe . osst,
I. Ile left tbe -1 roi d mate
bi 11 snd wert iiit'i bia
Hep dist int, and. ht ii g chilli
he 1 .''"ii n u.i tbe flooi in front ol tbe
iter to warm biinaelf. He thinks he sat
: he probably lo .1 a strict
account of time by t,illii"_- i 111<?< a doze. He waa
' ? ; of" Port! " sud rushed
un deck. The Devil's Illidge, which ian hort mile
?'.. '.:?. .t from i ,.t Hay lie .el light, wsa aim ?.-! nuder
hia h .v..
"How il gol there, I cnn'! tell," be said, " ami the
only men who could ai.- those who were ai the
? raft aud were drowned
'. lt M'. ms to m<
? ;n j,i.ue, eu wennon u rock of which we
know.
Captain Wright'sinstrui lionstothe hi Imsman had
li -.- -i to Im d righi down the Vineyard Sound.
11 - 1.1 m --.-is lies from I I .
utile 1 1 a mile outside the buoy, Bul it bsa always
bee a ? ippo-e d thu! il > ould bc tefl 1 ? Sppi 1
much nearer. The w rock me'i lies in ide be bi ...
I Ht d rt Nillir phil e, h.,', ;;. ,- I , I
upon v. inch she struck.
I In ? etain lui.t not bing to sav lo-day
shout . .'? in lin* position ol . ?
;: w 1 ght, in rcpl) to a questi m, aaid 1 hal
. ni ht u uo tri uble with the \'.--.- ? 1
? ?
1 HE NAMES OF THE LOST.
tbi mad 1:1 covi r.i.;??a iisi or ijii
M I).
[nr ti.11. .1. .111 ut TUB Tann m..|
Te.-1 nv. Ja:.. IO,?Mr. F. ti. N.e karoon,who lethe
i hiei t.w mr ..l tbe . has beeai ni
lt twenty-?<
? suivlvor* He ? pi ska lu
'a -i terms ol Captain Wright, snd anya thal
: ? ?? eu peera I bal
icuger or s sailor in I . bas ever been
?veu injured. Min own p uuniary losa he Bp
lightl* of, but ia sympsthotic for those wbo h re
Dds, sn 1 i-.I<? 111 *.* ell in hi- power to sllea iste
is much as maj be theirgrief. fugs a.ist.-uitlj
imployed in -eau liing foi il. sting bodies; and tu?
lay 1 hu ic. ii, including throe or more females, vt re
lound, m.1-1 ul whicb vt > re ideutitted.
Mr. Kii t.' roon -,,.. ? il has uot been di 1 ided
aili be pursued with regard to tbe wreck.
It is p?ible that no effort ma-, be made te raise
m 1 t bi . i!> on the rot ki. .>? >i 1. 1
lull ls believed t<? lei ia pretty *-??-? ul condition.
Alli ul' I .11 I 'l-l.
l.'p to this evening tbe ? sae t number of lost 1- 1.. -
laved tu h.- l*'-. 1 he- following is a carol illj pre?
pared ami I'tlioveii tu ho BXaCt list ul th'. .
l..-t, locether wilh such akelehes of them ss can be
nhl lined at thia dale :
AiRnant, Mk-. J. A., residence nnknown.
lu mu-rr. Dre. ii C mid wifi*, Lunion, Vermont,
in icn, M*as? residence sakaowB.
RaTCHRl in.it, ll t MIT L, and wife, BesbSB.
lil \i. kiss. Jami s, nml duuchter, Boden, wluew ora
lin inlier nf till- late Ililli of < eele 1II.III i ?"'??
lUl.l, C. 1?.. resi.l.-nee uiiktioun.
Baooas, in i.iv. Northboroagh, M.isa. A weu**raowa
manufacturer.
Baowu,,! \mi--, Lawrence. kuna
ft mmis.;*, A., watertown. _..? _
DAVIS, KIM I.. I.) un. Mae*., formerir of Toletlo. Ohio.
Iiami i. Iii Nhl I., ini'l moilier. Lawrence, lliw.
i>t-t:i.AM>. H., reawenee nnknown.
i tioa. N. D_ rosMeaaa Bakaowa.
i iwcrrr. J uno, lonmmn\ Ma?a.
I Boer, C. I'.. Natl' lt. Ma*R.
uiiPKiN, Miss,rssMeaos unknown.
i.ini'iM.*. i?'. i:.. Nashua, V. II.
i mm un i e. ii. E., slei-riu*.*, r<*sir|enre unknown.
Hals, P. L, rjrodnce dealer. Host.m.
Mt ie in\>.e\. 1 I., ami wile, rrslde.nce unknown.
lUVKIeMe. ti. K.. Il.V'!'* I'.llk. MllBa.
Hanan*. J.mv J- "runton. Mi**.
Him-. <;.. Lawrence, NUaa.
Iasic.i, ?)-.-mi. Ii,.-1 .a. Tm killi roiisul General, ti caa urer
nf Vnsuslhoro Woollen Milla.
.Toil-. <. K.. "Everett, Maaa.
Kii...lim t.i. H., Fitchburg, member of the City
I mme ll.
Ki im, Min. c., re lele nee nukaown.
K;.a,. Mas, il. lt., Boston, m-ter of the Rev. Solon
ay. Bash.
Kl l LT, AX5T1 . Steerass paR?eni-cr, f/xiiilr-n'-p unknown.
Lah sbxi i Lai i, Ashley, a captain ta tbs luliislssi trw*/,
Lim AM, \V.. reaidenee unknown.
M i ccu i. Jasifs A., Beeton, -namban! tailor.
Mn. in ii, l>. Vt., n-id.iie-e unkuown
Mil. I'. A.. Il.istuli. i hil i-nirilieer.
McCai rr, r., slceraj-e. realdenee unkaewn.
Me .in. is, Nun i mi. i. J., reporter ol Vu Bonton (Roba
Koreas, Joel, ar-'- t-i/lii.v iim-e, Boston; one of tko
orkinal proprlelorsol Tht Sew England Tumor.
Itii.-niiv, Ai oust, atet rem*, reaidenoe unknown.
PixaiiAH, Mats. a..!., Dover, V H.
Kimi, lint) isp S_ uiiel wi ?-. Boston. Mr. Band wns a
Fminni, nt lawyer, age seventy-five, ii graduals ..:
Ian ard In l-_s.
li.iMi. Tm Rev. C. A., ase tttrty-elabt **eetnrof Trinity
Church, Havehrill, Maaa., wtre anet dan lifer,
Rei.TRA, R. B.. wife and two chUdren. reald me unknown.
Rn n ikdsox, Cai ? n, .Boston, in.ul.ei niau, and
Ki. ii. Mk-. Kun.ni ii., liii-tuii, leavea a basbsnd ami
fie chiall I
pm ti c. Mas, I'. I.*., -eui th i ni pi i m. Maaa
si m.i , Mn- tu ski . Chelsea.
Paroemt, (-'. M , Merrimac, Maaa.
???Mir . ni s.N. -*., : i -e. i Idenee unknown.
Van'OR, 8.. Londonderry, United Btatea, ships
WM m ii..I.mv, Lawrence, Mnas.
Wu i ii i, i ?. \.. st eera ;r, r?-- Idenee nnknou n
Mun. .'-ii-.. Mn- .residence unknown.
Wile.m. wAtiAcr, Lynn, a leading citizen snd Sunday
"Ichool anperlntei i I
WnmilT. MRS WAL! ll S, w!fi* of Hip above.
Wuie.iiT, \v. i;., aTae.ua, M. H.
A TIMK TO BAVB BATED LIVES.
I nv in K.iii\i-u r.i tiik riiii-.ixE.l
Bostox, Jan. IO.?" It wasa terribly aegravatine
Bight,"Bald one nf th" survivors, "whe>n, ahmit 7
o'clock em thnt awful -norning, we looked across
the stretch of water for a few niles a-ul noted the
smoke stacks af a steamer which paased slang sad
elie! not cullie tu nut relief, tull I SUPPQBS they tiitl
nut SM us." Anti ho was riKht. The
Bteasner Blinded to was the Glaucus,
of he Metropolitan Steamship Lhtebetween Huston
and New-York. The captain sud his officers spie-.l
ont tbe wreck, bnt ea t ney could diacover no alga
of life on her, end as they elid not ariah lei im eat
of their . .mise niim i eeaarily. they kept on, suppos?
ing that whatever might have happened
it was too lats the'n to render sid.
In thia they were r-ndlv mistnken,
fur at that hour th. re wen probable shunt forty
personsi tinging t ? the rigging, ami ii' tbs Glanoas
had hut .ai ie slongside, marly all might hive
been saved, for at thal hour, they were not BO ter?
ribly benumbed un when later the revenue cutter
came lo their rest QC.
ANl.li'.ri ED TO < AW.1.1 38XER8.
lin OPINIONS OP NKW-YOBI BTCAMSIIir MEX Sl>
l.AllllIMi I UK Ai i lill > I.
Aiiioiif* |n renns connected with stesroship lines in
Hies city, who are soquainted with Vineyard
Sound, tim accident te the City nf Columbus is
generally attributed i" i timelessness. Th v are,
however, rery careful In their statements, and bx*
pw - hope tha! full details will sim", mitigat?
ing circumstances. One old pilot said blunt?
ly: "If Captain Wright had aiai.l ..'it of bia
rubin fifteen minutes longer, be mlghl
have gone to bcd and ilepl fur s week, li'- shu lld
have been certain be i\;n clear eif the Middle
Ground snd Gay [load before ht turned In, My
namoi I'll give it to no newspaper, I mav be i:i
the same fix as Capt :.;i Wright t >-m in >w and be
feels worse sbont tins accident than eny man alive,
I'll gnarantt >."
i ONJ I i" I i'i VKSSF1 '- i "I i:-r.
ll. 1 . liime.ri., agent of tlie Metropolitan Steam?
ship Line, Tar Ko, ll North River, Bald: "Wo
have throe steamers a week running through the
Suuml to I*..-:.m. I di. i'i undi rstand boa this ar?
ch lent could ha e...'ii i ? d. It ls inexplicable from
the Information noa st band. '1 lu* rea* l's machin?
ery is not reported to have been
oul ed order. The hunt waa all
right. Devil's Bridge is every had place, but its
ira! nie \g hmm, Q tei evi-ri' u;i>-. I don't want to ??_
pu - any opinion on iii" a< cideni until all ihe facts
are known. It woe a clear, moonlight night. The
lights on Gsy Head contd be set i, es ???>{ In a fog,
snd then a msn wonld go slow, I bone that cir
cumstani es will show that there was an u< cidi nt of
v. hich we sro m.' yal apprised.'1
Captain A. I! Cole-man. of the steamer KeTOUSof
the Metropolitan Line, brought out tha ship't
chart, iimi showed thee various points to the re?
porter, as he aaid: "Captain Wright says hs was
going west-southaresl when be went Into his room
about opposite Nohsks Light. If theship continued
that course he should hive' been throe miles sway
to tbe north of Gay Head si ths time when she
finally struck, ilemnst hsve ssgged there, or else
sic.red tin-!.-. His atatement is clear that the ree*
sol was set in due course west-eouthwect, so tbs
only theory is thei -h.; ssgged. It there
had been a lookout, it is Impossible
to understand how sha was all iwed
to ct down there. On (lav Head there is
a bia recoil lng light, throe ? bite and one rod flash
A leeuk'.iii could ace thal light t Henty miles a-a ay.
From Xobeka, where ibe captain tnrned in, it ia
clear!* seen all the ? :\ down the bound (lien
sro live or sis lights in thu range, auden a dear
night there is no chance te. im srrong, In foggy
a eat hei tli- < .i e steam whistles. The captain
? buoy on I tevil's
Bridge 300* Ile was to eastwsrd, or hs
?I e\ e ii i ben. Vino arel Sound,
a funnel The fm iln-r you
: ii" more Bes ro ? i there is. On the
si ? re, sh ; | the islands, the
wstei in five to roven fathoms deep el tbe way.
In .har weather, steamers tor New-York lay very
close them?only two or throe lengths away some
All si mg the lower side sro shoal spots. On
whs! I- known ss Mid im Ground we timk off a
er only last summer. The Whitnoj of mir
line a Nil aground there in the fog. 'I he a Ind sud
tide both sent the City of Columbus to leen aid. emt
of her course, Bnt with ach i Ight, and thc
lights all \ iaible, thal ls no rena m ???? l
have gone uver em to the Bridge, If there was
snj donbl of li* r location, there sro good
, Ii.'n tot tho lcd. ll ,*a iv.i'.e'l tl.e lu.irii
im: ol the accident was sbont half-past
sad the tide wes two to Ave I ita i te wind
wss from tbe westward st two to four knots. Wind
snd tids were both i unbined todi hrs tbs host o*. er.
Bul s man awake eould easily see thal tc dency.
oi course, I can't express an opinion hs te hon ths
?1. Tbe reports an too meagre ai
yet. I eluii't understand bow thc mates and tha
captain were ell upai onoe, ss thc reports say ?aa
the t ase, jnNt bel rent in. lim l:f...
rsfl bsa probsbly been carried by ths tid-. Into
Mi nsmshs dight, whh h is full of ie e. 1 be \.pie on
lt sro doubtless dead?frozen i.> death. The water
would wash over tim mit Badin such weather do
one i uiild li vt-."
Mr. H.. '-?? il "f the Maine Steamship Line.
Pier No. a- i -t i; rer, has
Juiiii 1-'. \; ? ? dd nol say much v> ? it tbe
route: " I he hhip got ont ol bel co iras, too tai uver
i" i..I- Heel, lt is ii ternble sci ii
renpouHibilitj i i blame. Aa le hon it
bappi i ? el | cannot express an opinion."
MNi.l ?.- Of 1 ill BO -I'.
Captain Alla rt Bragg, ol the
. in tl"- cab i "i thi Eleanora, |
:? tor a trip to Portland, \* hich ?il]
take Inn over toe Vineyard bound i
He pa-- - ami r. ?'a*-, i lhere contiu
Hi de lay. e! hi- di Ml turi gb In
- mi.elm ii " i: "We ali live rn |
sud I do nol want to say one word tbat will beal
? d ith the i it v m
ll ..
i mi ;.,K. n ita ? I.ii tin
" ? ? iee Hole. v.
hs ? ? what ai.sd regular ? irses, io man |
ates in thia direction, so maa| iu tuat. tho main
pom! ia to keep clear of Middle Ground. When
we jtirlfre ourselves clear of Middle Ground.
we p-ivc the ve**el tbe Hound oonrse, lt
ia weet-soathwcet hutwaesi Middle (.round and
Namihon Island. Middle Ground ia Ihe out
It'ing reef off the upper side of Msrtha's Vineyard
on thc northwest At Paaqne Island wc chance, if
bound for New-York. But. if bound ont we keep
rii-ht on. Hie wc-i-ise.uthweat cou ree takes you
right out into the open sea. The wind on tim roora*
ins* of the accident waa weat hy north. Captain
\\ right Hays he was steering ths regular eosuaa, ss
that lin- wind WSS on Ina atii.rho.ird and would drive
1 h.* < 'ofumbttSOTCr toward Uny Henel. 'Hie title waa
pretty near hich water, setting in the Sound a
little if anything. That would alto on against
hiiu. On a clearWight fOO ARO BBS t \. ry light lu
the Bound fruin any point alum; tho regular
eourse. Peril's I* ri .1 _r?* lies south by eas!
one-half east of Gay Head about a mile. Tho lifo
raft would blow un Hie-suinil. The people on it
have fro/en to death, it might have gene with the
tide mle. Metieinsha Hight. The distance from Gay
Head to 4 nttybnnk is sis to eight miles across ths
Sound. There is plenty of oea room af ter yon pees
Middle (in.und's western extremity, rho Sound
widena gradually hom there ont. norn Honshu
Light to Gay Head ia snout twa hours'run fur a
steamer like the* Eleanora. T e Columbus might
make il man heuir ami a half. The cantata aad
Second mate an* usually .en watch toge! er. The
Inri mate takes hi-- wst. h stone, rhe" nrst male is
aevei with tine captain unices thee is t lek
weather."
iuk past si n\ ICM Of CAM HW W BIGHT.
At the agency of the Ocean Htcsrashlp Company
of savannah, at No. .'M7 Broadway, all knowledge
of Captain Wright and of the loci steamship was
disclaimed. The agent was not certain eran about
v. kal rouie tbs Boston ressels took, whether
through Vineyard Sound or outsideof t lie Nantuck?
et Shoals. It was denied thal the Beet >n company
was or ever had lie*.-u connected witb the Ocean
. nip CompatrV, and the agenl knew, he saul.
that the officers of hia line were not acquainted
v. ith anv me uie-r ef i he i 'olnmbia'a crew.
The steam* ip Cl ittahoochie. ol the Ocean Com*
pam, lay at Pier Nn, lt.". North River,yesterday,
taking ia her freight. Captain Dug-'Ott, her com?
mander, said to s tBintrxK reporter thal nothing
ha.1 -ni i-i .'d him moro than tbe newe of tho (Jo
lumbiiHslo n. ?( aptuin Wright," said be, "I sm
? 1 Acquainted a ith. He has been engaged in the
iBhtwise service li'-t a* master of sailing
* and afterward ss captain of steam?
ship1, (or tin- )u-.i iii rears. Ile has been
a ? siloi since boyhood, I hare si s ij ?
irdedhimaa an exceptionally exoelleul ollicer,
sud his record un captain, * ith thc exception of his
un'oii .ma e experience with the coaster last wim
iiit, imin unimpeachable. Before bc became oom*
maiider <>l thc Columbus in September, I8S3, he
? BS t bs master of u vessel nanning lunn Huston to
I'i im-e I.du ani s leland, when six years sgo hs was
uiiirried. He ia aboul forty years of age and in a
line-looking mun, with mos engaging manners.
rhe City of Columbus I knew aa a ship which
wah Hiuirlin tn my own. timi waa om* ut
tho hest coasting Bteamshins ailoat. She
mis Inuit by the same builders as tin'
t haltahoiichie, and if th. re waa any difference be?
tween the two, the < nlumbus was a trifle tbe
nnslleT. When the Boston company was organized
in l **?>_? thc < uv ot ('eiliiiui s wus tmukfht from ibe
Ocean Company, and with it two other raasels
which make ai icm ad- ii ipN to Savannah. Captain
Wright wiiN m vii employed bj the Ocean Com-j
pam. The members of my crow, 1 think, are neil
acquainted with the men on the Columbus, because
when we were ls SaTaaaah ths Columbus was in
Boston.
"The route which Csptain Wright ohosels tho
one which ia sccepted by sailors to bs
ths best in point of time, distance and safety,
1 here is over twenty feet of water always in the
? "in-e. and the route is mueb stier than that hy
way of the South Shoal, unless one choeees io go
luaiderable distance ont tosca. My opinion as to
bois the accident happened can be given in a fen
ertls. W.mu the (lolumbus Sutured the Sound, nIic
made leen sy on a i ount of the strong west-couth
Braat w md. Tin-captain, having i-onildence in the
mail at the wheel, went ixduiv. and left hun in
charge of tim guidance ol thealnp. Ihe man evi?
dently did nut oltaerve what leeway thc reeael ?-art
making, although there wes B lignt within three
milea of the Devil's Bridge, snd In consequence the
ship went on tbe shelving rooks without an etfnrt
being made to save ber. If maj be possible
that the man al the wheel went to sleep on account
eel the warmth uf thepilot-hnnan when contrasted
with the severe cold on d.-cl,. Hm thia I do nol
thuin probable, because a tailor at the wheel neem
gi es to sleep.
'* Of the officers of the Columbus, [know bul
one, Ai. lui. I.. I Morrison, the chief engineer. He in
nu ..jai ed tu bc drowned. It im is I sm sorry to hear
it, hu in- wai one ol the heal men I ever had serve
umlcr nu* when I commanded tbe Harden City.
i was s Scotchman, was horn in Glasgow
. a ul iv as ons of th'' most
-.1. enrineera in the coastwise aorvice.
lie wes connected with tim Boston company
?ince its organisation, ami he'd the
? h. te. m groat extent, >.i Port
!l was married and hud a family, which
lived in Boston, Of the crew of the vessel 1 know
ol univ four Daniel Mi U rim-, age thirtv-tive, un?
married ; James White, air.* twenty-nine, uumar
? I; Gallagher, i-ie twenty, nu ma mod, ami
i .1 ns Hun'-, age forty-four, married sud haa
lout ehildren, Ol the crow it is probable that few
arc saved. Ih'* iinii I han* nsmed wei.* mihi'
t*i -.-. ai'i'- and i' user's "ih' es.
" I .a- fact that fie Columbus carried sn many
passengers ri this season in no! a i .; liar. This in
of thc months in which the largos number ol
persona K,, South to peal tho winier and early
spill'-'-" ^_ _____
CfIT OF cul UMBI 8 /A ?/ LA \'CE.
BosTOTf, Jan. li'.?The Insurance mi tho
i City of Columbus ls 0244,980, aud part ot this
l- i/.i l ni tbs to loaring tramp iotas ;
Poretgn?Ismay, Imrts 6 Co., 17,500; London Provin
etal Mavin.*, rf?,.'.do; Pea lu*.nance Company,
?10,000-, nwmea uni Kersey Marine, S7.500;
kiarie! .r.i Matine, 110,000; British snd lui
Marine, 110,000; Reliance Marine, $v
.m.i; United Bwtsa, 110,000; tJntoa Inanrancs fenn
panyo ? il.OOO; llllani l ir. B7 ,'..i.i: Mer?
le. 15,000; 'I.ni , 1 '-iii.ii
M -iii", -in ..nu. i iceaa Marine. .**..<n>.?. A. A ll. Debnch
and other*. #1.750; Lloyds' Undarwn ? >, iwul
Et lt. Brown, 925.000
American companies -Boston Marine, ?3,000; Phrenlx,
.*>"?.i; India, $5,000; Wea 'ink Marina l fn ?: I
and urea! w\ atora, glO.OOU.
A DAY nt SNOW .1 VJD SLUSH.
Yesterday's weather was made np of snow
thal fell ni tin- norning and became siusb ic the afternoon.
The anon was not beautiful, for eounrlaas f'e'i;
it lulu lila' 1; lnmi mali:.!.'..' lt a BUiSBnOS lo [).- 'I. - '
Tim nit iras balmy and felt wara, although la reality it
Daly a few denises ibovs I m freezlne point To.
ward nightfall i: fell fe> - i rfd
-?a!at, but tbe air atlll.ned warm Tba In tleatlnna at
tbe I
tn a I.- I toi '? irei '?'.'! i weather. J
li lu ol i on tbeli topmoat n
'i..:i a- Un- ann , -1-\
eeedlni li t
?..nh in Kn,-.,.-, anil ut far .'nilli ami i
'ii'ii'- I. uuiel.ni ec M.iii'.'. I.vii: aaow fell rn all
tdo principal Westtn . ? Itiea, but ile* Korthwe-t ?
lt.
I /' IA7C / n CINl IWATE
Tim inn \ ri. .Tun. 19.?The boiler in the Cin?
cinnati Corrugating I - n t ista lory, a: Colver!
st. and Eggleston-avc, explode l thia afternoon ami set
tba building on Are. 'iii- adding Beetipied tey
;i Ui'.- galil im,'nu*.' ,u i i,. orga H. Bonis
,l ree., tun:' nsani . s total loss ls esttmaled al
1103,000. Tia. respective losses aro i Corrugated Iro
,v c.
gSO.000 * WO; Wire Nail Company,!
Insarsai - l Many narrow eseapei wera matte,
bul tm oas w it Bsctoualy Injured. Tin* Bfteen atria in tti?
twine factory,second Boor, became panlcatncken, s.*v
era! Jumping aafely fr,em tba -rlndowa. Two nf il..'tn
taimed on the Ktalrwar, but were rea : '. i mng men,
employee ot Boote a Co., wbo rendered Int
ei.. ot ii,*::, saved tbe wraps nf tbe ri ria niel Unt\ to
jnmp from a window to I-'.....- from ti"* Danie*. Tbs
inn elim.- in surrounded in wm.<ieri strm lures, bal th" fire
die! ni'* ,' lu ; n- I iel lu.it tm- outer trail* < I ta
of lr..n. Tbs flames were all kept winda the Iron ??'
FATALLY IU lil KY iv EXPLOSION.
Sr. Louis, Jan. 19.?Tba boiler or tim saw
ar. I tr\-l nilli nf I ... at HaweSVtU , - .-n.i
. i. li,im.!-. explo led yea i
ffverely iPliirliu* BSV ral p BtSOUSBS I wrm Wlaj* ttia BBglBS
nml mi-'ia*!...ai Simon Rob r;- ail WiUuua SJalker
were fatally scalded. Bugtnear Kevina waa badly
.. ;. r i ,.i- ar,ii Lr eke-ii and waa nt ber wise burt.
LudlowKrenohand Mi. Head were ul*., r-ii^utij, Boalded.
?
.1 LE XDVILLR BANE FAILS,
l?; ?*- \ li:, .lan. l'.?.?A -pi lal lu Tra Bfpubli
? i u<: "Tue' cm linn nf I, ,
nasas aa ssstgnmenl tj for tbe beaeAt of Its
Itora, i ? ? - ? * ? tt- i. i ilise about
. ai- en, !>,,? du lar. It la a ? u : i ,.- athel
i l-iiiiui.. \\. ie.* p..i'i a.-1... .* tbe bank aloa u.'
?
DISAPPl ll im 1. m ll un i 1/ t BONE,
Nkw-Uim s-wi ic. N. .1.. .Ian. I'i. William
Cronk, i Sorth I sick i un ti
ship, ?: '. i;...i i, an
..v. Ile a eut to New-York, where, il i- -ii||-,-.-,i,
Im baa uta! silk imn ala .
?
i ubi i. sun i oi
<'iv inn vu, .'.m. l ? ?, ]?:. Paige li;-.
tl Onttttt tot
plaomg He ?! tm iges . | .
1 FAILURE OF WM. II. GUION.
KXTKNTOH HIS LIABILITIES UNCERTAIN.
vn'tii'ti'vat-* ix rcs riu-Rs?roo bbadtto hflp
1 lill .NI)*:?NO KKIKCr ON TIIE OUIOV LINK.
William II. (inion, of the finn of Williutns &.
Onion, New-York BSjeatS of the (Inion Steamship
Line, made an alignment yeaterday for the benefit
of his creditors to A. T. Brown, a lawyer, of No.
(JU Wall-st. Tho lirm, of which he had lmen a
menilier for thirty .vein a, WM dtasotral on Friday,
lu eonseqnenoe, it ls understood, af Mr. (inion's
personal omb*irrass:no!it, which, however, dues nut
sibel the tSkiis of tbs iirin. Tbs nnii'.iincement.
of (he failure waa a surprise., ultliOM-^h many of
Mr. (inion's friend, have knowe fur bosbs
timo that ho waa crippled by tbs niauv
anprofitable vent ires in wliich he haa long been
encased. The rx tent nf his liahilil ie?*t ia not known,
lint it wacrunsorod thal they would ainount to
13,000,000. Mis friends say that the a nm ut. lg
greatly exaggerated snd Ihai iii'* direct liabilities
will probably not emceed -lejni.oof); the contingent
liabilities noone attempts to estimate, Ii ls sup?
posed that the bulk of tbe indebtedness is in the
shana of notes and Indorsements, bal it is not.
kneara what amount of tbs paper ta bald fa How
York. The Xaii'tnal It -uk of the Repa'die, of
which Mr. (ininti was one of tlie founders and is
Ht ill a director, has a lean <>f alu,nt $40,000, which
ls partly secured. It was said at the bank that its
loss hy the fail aro would he Insignificant. Other
hank officers said that Mr. Onion's papal had no
been offered to any large extent in the last rear,
bu! that s great 'h-al of it had been negotiated by
out-of-tou n banks.
I V, li, IM, IN I'NF. ilfirVATK KN'Il 'll'lll-In.
Mr. Onion has beea intsrested la aa sliaostin*
numerable numbul of enterprises of all kinds, >t>int?
of tli.-s.* hare been unfortunate, and by the col sp e
of the American Steam Heating and Power Com?
pany, in which he was a lan*e stockholder,
ho Buffered a heavy loss. It is aaderetood
that recently ho h:wt loaf lanHy alao in
speculation in grain, It waa rumored yesterday
thal he owed a large ?nm to Henry Clews A Co.,
through whom in par! h" had conducted this -peen
Istion, Mr. Clews said thal Mr.(inion had losl some
money by ths recent decline in the price of wheat,
hut that he owed Mm linn only sbont $200. Mr.
Clew*attributed tim failure to Mr. Ouiou's embar?
rassment ia i*i7;i, from which he had never fullv
recovered. Some ot bia intimate friends declared
that. Ihe failure was dne primarily to Mr. Onion's
ureat tdadheortedaeea to his tinniness associates
un>t fri.uids, and to his personal obligations
un aeeonnt of the many schemes ll
which he heeamo interested. He freely
lent the use of his n.vn" both to the compa?
nies in which he was interested snd to persona a<
siii nited wiih him In them. He constantly h'st
money by this kindly action. Great regret bet
little surprise at tbe result wse expressed by friends
who wein acquainted with some of his transao*
tiona.
WHAT ni'- annIi.nkk sirs.
Mr Brown, the assignee, was seen ut his office by
u Ti.'ii-.i'M: reporter. "All I cac say about tbe fail?
ure," he said, "is that Mr. <;;. ia mada au assign?
ment to-day without preferences. It erasa square,
straight-out failure. Il ls Impossible for ene to es?
timate tho liabilities or I ie aasets, us the sched?
ules have not been in.nl** no. What d i I
think of the Street's estimate of $2,000,
mill a- thc liabilitiesf It is grossly exaggerated.
I hiu.nhl say, without knowing Oie particulars. It
is always safe to put down tue liabilities in aay
fiiilure at '_'?") uer cent ol the general estimates. I
imagine that Mr. Onion's embarasament oomea ire cu
his helping his friends. He U a most, generous snd
warm-hearted man, and be has probably found it
diiti.-iilt to refuse tei help hi-, friends when they ap?
pealed to him. His assets may comprise securities,
hut I d..n't think he has been In Wall Street for
some time. Ko. Mr. Guion luis not expressed to
me any Idea of a hat be "" es,"
A prominent stor broker, well acquaint d ^-\ itli
Mr. Onion, stated that be believed the magnitude of
the failure had been iindulv exaggerated I can?
not -.iv th ii Mr. ? ? tiou's 1 Him- e., ,-,*d no turpiiss
to those who knew something of I - mat?
ters," he addod, " bul nevertheless ll ???? ut u I unex?
pected. Ile wes a very enterprising man snd en
i in numerous miniug, railroad sod other
ae heines aa among tin* promoters ol them. In the
last ten i.-ars in ' ten to
? . enterprises. Mun* ol them I -
itable. Mr. (luion did ne it ape. nla'e in the Renae of
corniu ' i ia NV ill street, but lie*
speculated ni ihe tense ol making large invest
monta in new enterprises whit h hive* been brought
ont in the i rai ten \ ears. I do o >t th i
large bolder of n il estate; his bou-e in Korti
bs. ta considered to be worth $100,000. ll" has
Israel] interested in mining ere:,; .< , ..
!"? illy.
AMOIN : UK MI' I ! IUI1 ITIl'S.
Fredi ri< k R, Coudert, of No, tis William-st., laid i
" I have acted as the counsel of the steamship com*
na.iv and hive known William II. (iuie.n a.s ii
friend for a number of years. Though I hare for
some time been aa ire thal ii" a i* embarrassed, I
was rather taken liv surprise by to-dayV conclu?
sion, for I had thought li* might have wea'a.d
the sturm. The. auieitint nf his lisbilities has
been greatly exaggerated. Those who
pl.u-n it at $2,0')0,000 have performed ?
multiplication snm with 10 us a factor, 1 can p --
itively state thal Ins liabilities "ill not ?
-N-jiM i.i Min. nml 1 aen Inclined to place them a
nearer9150,000, The censes of Mr. (inion'i tail
ure are obvious, and lie entirely outside thi Ntl sm*
ahip company. Ile hui entered into manj acheuiee.
lt.- ia a warm-hearted mau, generous to a fault, snd
has been In tbe habit of assisting others a course
winch has contributed doubtless to his do
Kin retirement from the brm wss the only course
open tn hun, for he cuiiiii not have bits
- itisfactoriiy h id be remained a partner, itu
i > moil Line is in no wise affected bi ins failure, for
the affairs of tlie companj sro almost entin y In
the hands of stephen B.^ Onion, whose name is
good foi anv amount Williams ?V Uulon acted
;. a-s tue a;:.-..ts in thia country, though
William of course had an interest in tin: concern.
The steamers built ol lute years sre the Individual
property ol Stephen B. timon, while the oldi r sh |is
ni.* owned bs a company of which the stock ts
controlled by lum."
John J. Crane, Ilse vice-president nf the Bank of
the ''.'pub ic, ? ? n- ? ;r ul i ls bouse in VVosi i i r>
? i,--i. " 11 ii h.:.'h Mr. tiuii ii was ut one tune a
fellow-di.tor ol tbe Bank ol ihe* Republic with
lUO," he said. "a;id a' tll.it timi 1 kUCU il ?.'"?ul -i'll
nbont h.* schemes, I a.tirely ignorant ol tbe
n regent atato ol his ulfa rs. 1 ii ive known ol In- tn*
narrassmeul i for i lime, bul as i hat i
confined tu the house for soun da* * I was igiioruut
ol to-dav's sssignnient. Mr. Guion waa im olved in
many achemea, among others the American ^'.-.u.i
Ile.iiiu',r Company,aud bas lost much monea in
most ol ilie-iu on account of the general shrii
in valuos. Others ugnin were complete failures.
Much of his embarrassment, however, proceeds
from Iiin unfortunate habit of helping others at >?>.
peuce t" himself aud Inn own credit.''
THI Ol le-.N U.M SCOT srrroTBD.
Vol ? was snl by mall on Friday announcing
the dissolution of the edd Una who have been ths
agents eel the- Onion Line ss follows :
The linn of Williams .v Onion la dlsaolved from this
ilarr. Tbe leiiNiiie.s will ie* continued bj Stephen B.
i.lunn aud William ll. tintern, jr., auder Hie timi name ui
Qulon .v Ca
Tbe junior member of the linn said yesterday:
''Mr. Ouiou's failure does aol affect ths steamship
line or ita business In aaj way. His firm is dnau*
oially inl.ti t. Mr. Wi h in il, has simply ?ithdrawn
from it ead m.i.li) un .. laigament In his uv*.. pni sta
affairs."
Mi. L'nderhill.who ia connected with tin* line,
anni lie knew nothing "f .Mr. Uni.m's affairs, li it he
'n-lieved that the timur.* o mid fall far below ths
amount mimed by the current rumors. "Ii Iss sim?
ple matter," he said. " His brother put im mouey
into steamships; Mr. Ouionput bis into securities.
With tin* shrinkage ut raines and Id the pu*-eui de?
pressed condition of things the securities could
oul* be realised upon at u great sacrifice. 1 bave
no doubt thai when matters recover mau; of tbe
securities wi l beenbanoodln value uud his ..
not liiin a youd profit."
HKiTllI Of TllK IIHM'n IIISlt.RY.
Tho linn uf Williams A (Jimm was eetsbln*hed In
1842 by John 8 Williams and Stephen ll Union,
tbebrotberof William H. Maning with doings
general commission business, they soon became
large shippen "f American produos abroad, aud
- ii a branch nun ??? a as established in England
iinilei thei bargo "i Stephen ll. Guion- Aboul l-..l
th. linn .-Ni.ihi,'.lid the Black IStar Pucket Li ie be?
tween New-York and Liverpool, the Universe be
ins tbe brat vessel built, aud eventually twenty
? ii h. in u, I.- ,,ii,,id tu ile- il. .1. William ti. (.un eu.
who. with hts brother, was a native >.t ii;;, eil*/.
? .in minuit. .1 to thi .i in ni 1853. With '
.im tiun of ateam on th.'anthe! dished
.n Liue ol ateauishipa, tm-ir iir-t ateimer,
hi nu built in IHtlH, li Nevi
IN.. ii. Vi. i\ iIIi.iuin .ned ami the two Onion broth?
el .ii m...-.I i ??? i. . i-i.- -s. biuoe iii.- death ol Mr.
Williams ull of tbe ateumors built foi the J ?? have
h.cn tic pronertj ol Stephen ll, hieae are Ibe
Alueku, the Ai . "ii i, the Oregon aud iheAhyaa
i In Wyoming, the Wiaeonaiu aud lbs
.s.-vuda in ie l.iuii mid ?:n ewued I
bj the Lil tri ,n?,il Slid (-iru.lt WualtlU I
?a
Hteamahlp Company, an English corporation bnt
the enrolling interest in the Steel is held bJ
Htenhen lt.Outon. The only effect on the New.
Test linn bi the withdrawal of William ll (ain't
interest in it. uuins
Havers! judgments against Mr. Onion have heea
Hied In ihe Niprome aad Superior Courts within a
faW days, Ihe largest is for #5,177 oa, in favor o?
Orlando M. Hogar and others, on a promisaorf
note indorsed by Mr. Guion. ???*?-?
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OTHES LOCAL FAILURES.
Edward 3, Hinnin-zhnm, of No. 2S I'moa
BSjaenrWha Hi baskssas under lha firm nama of n\e
BBBSgt_M 4 Co., mada aa a*dl?nm.>nf feater lay to Fred.
erick 3. Lynn*, with BrafSrsaSBB trf StSJSSS IS.
Tas ItsMtlttes of wiii.-t _*-aas<aa,? real sstsas ta esr, in
Agnmest tn C.'iarlea II RusseQ,Jr., anS8*<3 16151
Tue atiioiiui -scared u **t7o.:u:i 67, with matins-sal Itv
I,,nt:. . nt Al J '.ii.it 16, elvia* i*a BBSSOlirait tin* wu,, ,f
|162,S5340. Ths nnn.lii.il n**>-la aro 11.230.60*1 *i7i
?rm.il assets, 972,093 68.
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE ONTARIO AM) WESTERN.
Jml^c Wallace, of Hie United Mutes Circuit
On-t, wss propered yesterday te bear argmaeaj as tat
i|.|.iie ifioii far tbe Api>ttntuii-n! sf s reeelrsr tartha
Ne iv Iferfe, (iiit.in.ead treaters Bsllwaj Osflspsajr. J..,m
u. Des PaaatM repc reseted ths eocaptBlaaaut in. kai. ii.
CUpouaAeOo. ?il Conrad N. .fe.ri m. Tba Hen V ric
s; me i sitrsettag Oaasssnay, whloh desired to be J i
aas pUlntu*" wai.ii*o repreaaabel i.y rainnwl. r. n nie,
Lena m. wbo app >ared for tm aoaipany, ? iW t isl Bs ul
.iu-i iees ii red mt!; -'ti Bimn I I
tl -it in fa ..-? i(ii) tn c of mw itili satleaa tba! weal
Be iii-in-i aa adjournment tor a faa days. Mr Dss
r.'-ee. itt] thal lin- road was bo] eli . i
Dieri* waa no ute in rmieagtag I
ll - id th" road appeared I. kepi run ala *
aelitlmeiii il . y. i . ,,,, .., , ,| n,^. p,,
?
?if road and
iii*ajn?l ii i v ? pi ii dispute lela - i
(.'?>., In p.ilrl, ii.ul lint exh.iil-le.l .,
lu ii i . i nf i | di,
liidtrnm ? ed ig dual I ,
that I ic nioi ey* wa i > paj lt. I
..h.I tii.H li* \,-..., i .ni in Ware I
? li it the hi arina -I. i lld i..- bud a. Sj... um ,.i io
.rn linir-.i.iv mm nmg.
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RAPID TRANSIT 15V EfUSPEKDED CARS.
Before the Rapid Transit Commissioner)! ft --
lerday appeared PlldsiloS W. Wtttttoti P/set Mount
Vernon, abe aaM tbat ba hadaceeeeeda BysBsaisI aaa
I cars to toe commissioners wbo laid oat the roan
cf the present elevated railroads, saving levanted ll
teora Hmm ten yenr* apo. iii* pinn wa* tn erect ?
lure Dilitj i-it-ht feetabeVS Un* Street on \ihii bsuspsadi d
ltd be propelled by cable. Tbls halt roset sasagb
" in a *ii f'.r i in., town ci tn propelled bj loroanoOvea o i
nii'iili.-i pUiM _nd for aortas* tara, lin asst rind tbal Be
vt a. tbs '.!i?-'i...i..r ol tm* aratula nf mu.-,,--.. Ind
A letter wea r?-. i-iv.-.i (rosa lieorm Ketljr, la whM
... ni timi ii iv ia di uranie to connect tba ea land weat alda
isle* ited roads st ih.-ir nji|n*t ea ls. An extension eif tba
Third Avenue Elevate i i: Ulrued I'mmli Dur- imudr.-l
iiinl-tiv.-mv tiitit'i -1. to I. -Tlm-tnti ur MadUotl rn-.,
tlii-iici- tn n, ? lin, ;r. *.| in i lil ..iii-*., aad eoaaeet*
lair with the weat aide road it that street, he aaid would
open ap u consider-.ne ti-nitury win.-h li m>" Iii.
i-l.-lt*.
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JKI'.NK LUTE COMlfI88IOVa.
Chicaoo, .lim. 19,?Tha statement accredited
laCnmrnlasJoBsrPlcieos le Um stael thal the ('inc-.ipto
sad Ursa sad Reek Istsad Itattreada had airree.i to .ns
wallana tha payment sf sastsssalaaa in sssssra trunic
i.iii' territory is dsnlei hf otu. ul* sf ihoae two roa.ls.
They will oontlnne to p,i>- eoaaaslaasaas t<i the regalsr
agents or te aay one das they -Bay sleet. They win.how
ever, je i> the _^reed maximum ooniuilsslnna at dirt ?> i
ttal t Ut |"iiii'l.p iii trunk Hue territory of *J ou tlrst-clana,
sad a. 50 oa a.-cniid-i laa-, or the asasa as fia bibi If, sad
they have agreed to discontinue rotation* arith any out?
side peraona wbo will use Un *e eomtulsstons f..r ? is put ?
pose of breaklna rates. The oMelaU of the Cblcsss l
lit.Ill lll.l |..r.i Ir.!_||ll ro.t.llt Mitti- tll.lt lill, lilllie I -lltll.l
lag lu*, bera reached by direct neumtlutbiua between
d --?-. < i ne niel Me.ilii.ltii. representing titeu roelSj
mn! Mr. Fink, rapreseuttog the saatern roa-ls.
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A NEW FAST PREIQHT LINE.
Boston, Jan. 19.?Following the retirement
eftheVand la from tas lloosae Tunnel Uss
eanua I ??! ..f t>>* Roosim Tunnel Dlaj i
PUst Fntchi linn, which h.* beea argaaiaad ie tun over
i"i-i?> .tui Boston, !? liwara aad Hudson
...'? rn.el, flu* New-York, Laka Eris m i
Weatern snd ita eonaeetfons, tbs Ursnd I: mk ?-,-?t of
I ali Its a aeti . i. W. E. Ei
late.i-a.-'a ;: msnsser of the Ore.ti Ra-tern lina
. .i ii. in e. . : if 'I, lllOU,
? chief ".'!.'? iii -bUE-lo.
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES.
Chicago-- Jun. 19.?Judge Drummood, in tho
United States Circuit emir', to* layentered idaeres sutboi*
. i ?*?.. I. :li
Ballraad Company to tssui re pivot's oertlflealas, be g
six jen |11<MKM, to pay
ti >? .i-i" ..il J ie foi ' ? Ot that port! '?> 'if
dbetween Kokomoand I .-?.-? Louis Tblaper.
. . tbe li.nelli.i.il : -'
tit .->i. revertne deal n portion uf
th. lu.iti lying between the two ctttca nauiid.
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POISONED HY PREPARED FLOUR.
George Graham, a carpenter, living tl 2-46
Tort it, Brooklyn, sss lost hts wife, sad u laaaaget
of loatas <'ue of hi* three ehlblrea, iy solssi hag,
Tbe Otahama have lour cl ililn a, tut foin tu it huhs
only a trie days oil. Tl,.- <?:;.-rs are Qeorge, a>:s
teu; Willie, sgs seven, snd four. On Pride/
the faintly, al! bul Mi. Graham, av cf cakes mads
i pateut Beer. At Behool, a Hf'le later, the
Bldeat boy, Qeorge, a . taken IU, sad ha.i te gn home.
About tho *amo time t.:e other assmben of ths
family wars ??'?*'> ?"a' tad la a -faiflar tti.inn-:
wlth levers pains tn ie.- asea. Dr. Jo'-ftt
M. ii: ourt, of Ko. SOS Clliiton-at., waa railed lu
..ti I m. ; .t tba patten ta bad eaten, I a
teied au mt id . 1. ilH aaio
V. -? .1 ,V Ul..I Ililli.' Ml *. li I.e.. air: elli I ..; CI.ill.,-.
aud e.rge la still In a critical eoudltlnu. The i.r
children are In a fairway to recover. An-utopay \s.n
in..it* ii> in. A. W. Bhepard, and the eoataaia of uid
ullin..u ii wi ii- tai., ii lui ana
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TROl ELL 1 > MM. LU MAGE'S I Ul BCB.
Thc Sunday-school teachers of tin* Brooklyn
Tab : n te le tut I lo I <k-- action on the r.-o ??
natlouoi i ! lian- Mr. Hall w ta liol pie-in.
bal at al ! to ''" ' St I thal t'n ra wi " lana
if.i-eiii. for his s doa. Then was bo i> iiiel of OMstlaa
r * ? i; iwahlp int it.- ii til ? p.tpt ii mil himself, niel no anihag
ii i .vi:h the taipeiIntan lent, i ey
bsd bei ii ? uatlnu il j a! ?arl una. and tbe paator bi
imily itu? lifted w'th lu- | i nulvs of spprfaUag a
-.ir ..il ii-1- -ii ii. md i 11 iippetuti 'I a maa, I
I linn, utter Mi ii ? .ililli
eburcb ?? a " lufl lentlsl " minonty, . i
tht |-a-'." nlille i to keep lu wttb them. The re a
ii: ..n. an lld i...; iireetpllate lt i l
timi na-... .'.ii l:le liat.| i ella, tbs aeal-Uui wita rta*
ii-i.eK-i.t. will lake Mr. ii . place.
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Si OUt'S IA Ul I ? -'? TOURS i HEA'I.
There was onlj I imes pl lyed la
ths i.i' rnsmenl -.? "
pool, al Madia n , ian Hall :?? leiday sfletaeva. Uaa*
kelman and Lambert "ere tbe ranteata D
tm.i the lead from the stare sad nea by s sosesel ll te
7. in tin- evening Kabrht sad ftajr played ih.* Bnt
gmm , !i,-> ir.i BlBg ll I" ei. M I Cloned
ninaplsy.theformei winning by ll lo 8. Meal
dal rill be thc laat da) ol Ibet luruamtml abouldili i
nolle* '
,?,,.? 'mg aad 1 sakelauia, aad Ns
and Ki' I ui the eveu
. . , . arius waa the pealtloa ef inc BMB ul lae I
pla) :
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I.otinarl
. J Ol ITH I LIES.
Tin* M:in!i;ift.:n Athletic Club hal concludiHl
to Mini Mi e-r?, In-!? ri. 1.* ami W i.lion le.. I
rump.-: ? ? Air 11 ba W
burg tl ' . : . ? ei. i e
ploo walker To defray sspeaaaa sf tbs '.nie a
ii,.-i.i* have baan mada to hoU inaihlsUe entertal I
lu du- M I *? '?'"'
leading sm it<
I* ber! H ai ?'. of r thklll I i Ung, rn Itu Hu '-?'.
aaa ila ihai : ? *- ~ -tr t .t noni thal placate klbaay adla*
?
lilt-bl<lieal |ii.-''.eu-t re- '*r.l waa mads bv John
ut ' iii .? oin H70, wheu boaksiad 100 Bills* ? ? si ?? u
md fortj
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Tl. E. il. ( / TION nt LIQ I OR SELL I
The Iniiu: Hull Esecutire Committoi lag*
ave ii* sdoplad resolutleaa deetartag lbs! tbs sawer*
r.,,-,1 1.,'ifi keepera x
? i thia t itv. aliir-ul.it.N* to coull!.
-fcuioi troaa laeoaaidefsls ead hasty Issisle
i,.?, i. v. ..ii*. i..i,e,|p|,!i.i.ii* mal u.-.ti-ii ? ni' icvenst
ibe nea* ' ' "u"*
, . , ,,,.,ii,,!, wen requestad lo tia*, every
, tl,,- i ,., tn a. ? I'S l" .1 i""*""" ' " *'k;'"1 "' *
,.,.!,. .,.11 n.i |e>t.,.ei' Le piii.J.cI I?tbe uiutr?ry
!?',!;?, .,; ,, ,._ii-ii.1. ..!!?? . -i-h con nv if.i ??* U"' i al ..ma
', , n itnnii'. lill! I -'I OOUrtS
ll ? M ,:.. .i i to hold tas priiuarisi ou s-UlurUay o^?a
n.K. Jami .rv Uti.