The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1853, Page 1

—— THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6337. — MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1853. THE FIRE IN FRONT STREET. Total Destruction of the Monster Ship Great Republic, Clipper Ship White Squall, and Packet Ship Joseph Walker, Over a Million Dollars in Property Destroyed. INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE. SCENES ON THE BAST RIVER. Magnificent Pyrotechnic Display OTHER FIRES ON THE SAME NIGHT, &., &., uM THE FIRE-IN FRONT STREDT. Last Moc day night about 12 0’cl ck the dve story build ing, 244 Front atreet, cccapled by Mr, Treadwell, a8 a ship Diseuit bakery, was Ciscovered to be on fire by one of the dmsurance watch, named J. Wilvey. His attention was first attracted to the buil‘iog by the bright light which issued from the base ment, and which could be seen evea through the orevioes of the Coors. Atfirst he thought it wascaus- 2d by the lighting up of the fires uzder the ovens, but ona ‘elover inspection he found that the whole lower part of the premises was on fire, and that the flames were rapidly @ommunicsting with the upper floors He gave the alarm immediately, acd in the course of haif an hour or Jess there were three or four fire compsaier on the ground. The fire, however, had gained so mach headway that their utmost exertions were iaeffestual in seving tho puilding from destruction, The high wind which pre- vailed at the time gave increased strength to the flames, which extende | to the floxr store of Messrs, Jones, Row- Jana & Co., both of which were completely destroyed, Hari!y an hour had elzpee3, from the moment the alarm was drat given, befors four or five buildiags were, on fire, and at one time the whole block seemed doomed to destiuction, The firemen stil continued to arrive from ali quarters of the city, in obedience to the summons of the alarm bells, which kept up a terrible clangor for ‘two or three hours, As many as {teen or twenty streams were directed om the burning buildings, but the oom- ined elements of wind and fire mocked the almost superhuman efforts of the firemen, They placed their Jadders against the wa!ls, when the heat #0 intense as to scorch the houses on the opposite side of the street, ‘and dashed in, with hore in hand, amid flame and smoke, qwith the most dauntle:sintrepidity. Some got upon the roofs of the houses, and poured down a constant stream of water on the burning buildings, but all their efforte ap- peared onavailing, and they were forced to retire before the irresistible progress of the lames as they swept from house to house. From No. 244, where the fire originated, it extended to Nos. 242, 240, 246, 24654, and to some of the buildings in the rear fronting on Water street. As the destruction of property here was immense, we will give the details of the loss and damage sustained by the owners, so far ag our reporter could ascertain. In No. 244, as we have wtated, the fire originated, and the whoie building and its contents were destroyed. The walls are stancing to the height of the second story, but the interior is one mass of ruins. The loss om the stock is estimated at abcut $10,000, and on machinery $12,000, ‘The insurance on this amounts to $17,000. The stock and goods belonged to Mcvors, Treadwell & Sons, but the pbuilding was owned by Jones, Rowland & Co,, and was valued at $4,000 or $7,000. 1t wes sleo insured. No. 242, occupied and owned by Jones, Rowland & Co. flour merchants, was also completely destroyed, Abou a thousand barrels of flour were saved from the store, but the loss will amount to about $25,000, which is early covered by insurance. The building, which was worth $8,000, is fully insured. About $800 worth o flour, belonging to Mr. Van Sickles, was on storage here, and has been destroyed with the other proparty. No. 246, ocoupied by Charles G. & D, Sanford, oom- mission merchants and wholesale dealers in liquors, was damaged by water. The stock was almost completely faved. The loss on the building will mot exceed a few hundred dollars. No. 24634, ocoupied by David W. Manwaring, importer of Russia mats, was burned down to the second story, and nearly all the stock, valued at about $5,000, de- stroyed We believe the total loss is covered by insurance, The large building Noe. 261 and 263 Water street, the xpar of which adjoins that of the buildings above name} was considerably damaged by fire and water. Itis occu- pied by Otis, Le Roy & Co,, dealers in tin plated lead pipe, ‘who are insured, we believe, to the full amount of their Joss. The heat was so intense that the buildings on the opposite side of the street took fire, and one, a flour store, No. 247, ocoupied by Reynolds & Co., was partially destroyed, There were about twe thousand barrels of flour on storage, valued at from $12,000 to $14,600, ‘Nearly one half of this stock was destroyed by fire and water, anda consiterable portion was thrown into the estreet by the firemen in theirefforts to save the building, ‘The premises were owned by Wm. De Forest, who is maid to be insured. The building is not worth more than 83,000, No. 243, occupied by J. F. Kenny, dealer in lime and ement, was damaged but slightly, one or two hundred dollars being sufficient to repair the building. No. 249, ccoupied by Edward Owens, flour dealer, was eonsiderably damaged by fire and wat No. 240, oscupled by Hsrris & Co., pork and provision ealers, took fire, but was saved by the firemen, with slight damage The total loss by destruction of property on Front atreet is e:timated at about eighty thonsaad dollars, THE FIRE AMONG THE SHIPPING—DESTRUC- TION OF THE GREAT REPOBLIC. While the fire was reging in Front street, the were so thick in the vicinity as to avsume the appear- nce of a shower of fire, The strects and docks along the East river were literally alive with burning coals. The pier at the foot of Dover street was at one time co- ered to the depth of some inches with fire, and the rig- ging and masts of the numerous vessels lying im the otream were completely enveloped in flying sparks, The seamen and others strenuously exerted themselves to prevent the canvass from igniting, but in most instances the high wind rendered their efforts useless, About half past one o'clock the mgging of the stupen- dous new ship Great Republic took fire, Owing to the immense height of her masts it was impossible for the en grines to play upon the fiswes, and the con’equence was that the falling spars soon set her deck in # blaze. Some of the sails on the vessel were bent, and when they ‘onoe became ignited no human power could save her. It was melarcholy to see the noble ship almost instinot with li'e, the work cf months, destroyed ina few brief hours. She was perfect wonder in naval architecture, being the largest merchant vessel ever constructed in this Orany cther country. Buta few days sgo we recollect with what pride and admiration she was regarded by ad- miring thousands, and the Governor, members ot the Legislature, and ether prominent citizens, as they were engaged in examining our harber encroachments last week, paused awhile to look at her gigantic, yet gracefal Proportions, Nothing now remains of the noble vessel but a charred hull, her stately masts having fallen before the fierce blast of the fire king, and her white wings are consumed in his breath. Tho right presented by the burning vessel was really sublime. The rigging was enveloped ia flames from ‘the topmast to the deck, and thege as they were swayed by{the wind threw out huge tongues of fire on either side, ‘The streets in the vicinity were crowded with spectators, although the storm raged with great violence, and the might was so cold that the water froze as it fell even on ‘the side of the burning vessel. So violent was the wind ‘that it threatened destruction to some of the buildings along the docks, and the wonder is, not that #0 mush property was destroyed, but that the less was not greater * thanit ia, Tho air was filled with sparks and fragments from the burning houses, At one moments dense cloud of black smoke would sweep cown on the specta- tors, shutting eut from their view the burning ‘hips, and as this rolled away again, the terrific Right would break more vividly upon them. No less than three yostols wore om fire at one time; yet, ol ee though there was sufficient water around to extinguish » city ia flames, the thousands who orowded the docks could only look on hopelessly, while the terrible work of destruction was going on. The foremast was the first that went by the bosrd. It fell with a terrible crash, threatening the lives of some firemen and others who were standing on the side of tho vessel. The maipmast rhortly afterwards went over, and the mienmast fell across the pier into tho dock, striking & mmall boat, whioh it capsized, knocking its occapanta, four mex, into the water. All of thom escaped with a bath of cold water. The sailors, apparently regardless of their lives, rashed up the ladders, and dic all that mon could do, but the infismmabdie natura of the materials rendered all their efforts utterly useless, The Great Republic cost, it ia said, about $300,000, and was insured in various marine offices for about $180,000, ‘The value of the cargo was estimated at $300,000; on this freight insurance had been ,effected for abeut $275,000. The various marine officey of this city had fall lines, either on the ship or eargo, The Mutual Atlantic had the largest amount— probably about $90,000. The Mer cantile Marine, Sun Mutual and other offices, it was said, bad a line of nbout $30,000 each. The remainder of th prlicies were divided among offices in Philadelphia, Bos ton and other places, Considerable pertions of the cargo were ordered by the prev ous steamer to be insured in England, We suthjo'n a list of the Great Republio’s cargo at the time of ber destruction, obtainéd from Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn & Co,, the consignees of the ship:— MBMORANDUM OF CARGO ON BOARD THE SHIP GREAT REPUBLIC. Beef, tiercer, Lard, tierces barrel Wheat, but Oorn, bushele Flour barrels. Cotton. bales. ‘Tea, half ches Rosin, barr Tobacco, hh Argols, casks. a Maple and cedar wood, pieces. The Great Republic has been scuttled, and some hopes are entertained that the greatest portion of her hull will be saved. Wo are informed that Engine Oo, No. 41 has entered into # contract for eight hundred dollars to put out the fire, which was still burning at last accounts, and that they are supplied with water by Hose Co. No, 20, DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT REFUBLIO Aneverything connected with this magnifoent but ill. fated vessel is of particular interest, we publish the fol- lowing graphic description of her :— The Great Republic was the longest, sharpest, and largest sailing ship in the world. She was 325 feet long, had 63 feet extreme breadth of beam, 39 feet depth of hold, including seven feot between the spar and upper deck, and eigat tect between the two decks below, and registers 4,665 60-05tha tons, She had four complete decks, but no bulvarks, for the outline of the spar deck was protected by a rail upon turned oak stanchions. Her Hines were slightly concave forward and aft, and her ends very long and very eharp, particularly the bow, which reserved its angular form to the rail, The whole fore ly of the vessel was raised abeut two feet from a +t aight line at the fore foot; but this rise was gradual for 60 feet, and formed an arch where the stem and keel were united. In ether words, the gripe of her fore foot, instead of being angalar, was the complate aro of « cir: cle Fora head sh» had the representation of an eagle, as if emerging ‘from below the bowapyi:; and her stern, which was semi-elliptical in form, was spanned by an eagle, with the American shield in his talons. The ship had & waist of nine nerrow strakes, define between mouldinge; was shea'hod with yellow metal up to 25 feet, and was psitted black above it. The rails and other work on deck were nearly white, and the gangway boards were of mahogany, mounted with brag: Ske had five houses on tbe epar deck amidehip1. The forward, was a workshop for the crew, and answered shelter in stormy weather, at she bad nu buiwarks. Its after part contained w sick bay or hospital. The se- cond house containeo the galley, a blacksmtth’s sho} and an engine room, for she had a sterm engine of fifteen horse power, designed todo all the heavy work, such as taking in ant discharging cargo, hoisting topsalle, setting up rigging, working the fire engine, pumping ship, &c. Tt was also fitted to work # propeller in one of he: 1 b.ata, and wae 60 arranged that it could holst its and in when it was required for use in the boat. Fitted es this boat wes, it was calculated to tow the ship ina c2im at the rate of three knots an hour. The bowes on the quarter deck consisted of m rooms for the officers, to protest the eatrances to the d below, and contained meal lockers, Go, Such was her vast size that all these houses appeared to occupy very little space. Indeed, she had more room om her spar deck for working ship than a line-ot-batile ship. Her crew bad spacious quarters in the upper between decks forward, and the entrances to them were protected by companions. Aft, on the same deck, #he had aaii rcoms, accommodations for her petty officers, berths for thirty’ boys, workshops and storerooms. ‘The forward cabiv, or Gining saloon, was testi fully wainscotted, painted pure white, relieved with gilding and cther orna- mental work, and its state rooms were large, and well de- signed for com ort. Abaft the seloon was a vestibule, which contained the captain’s cabin oa the starboard side, end the chief mate’s opposite, The after cabi though not large, was most elegantly finished It had sofa recerses on each side, mirrors, ottomans, elliptical panels with pictures on them, and « variety of other work, all finished in the bast style. The pantry was large and well arranged; and we must not forget to state that she bad a choice library for the use of her crew. The space between her forecastle and storeroom, aft, contained her spare spars, cordage, blocks, &c., and atill left room for 400 or 500 tons of light cargo. The ship herself was a wonder of strength. Hor frame was of the bert seasoned white oak, ano was coaged or dowelled together, and bolted through the coaging. These coa ge were of oak, cjlinérical in form, 344 inches in diameter, and 3} icches long. All her keelsons, wa terways, thick stakes on the beams, and every other t that ix liable to work, were alao coaged and bolted. ler keel was of rock mrple, im two tiers, which, combin- ed, side 16 inches and mould 32, and her floor timbers were sided 15 irches and moulded 22, and were double bolted witn 14 inch copper through the keel. Sue had four tiers of midship keelsons, each 16 inches square, and three tiers of sister keel'ons of nesrly the samo size, all bolted in the most secure fot be and scarphed, waged and keyed. There were nine strakes of 10 by 12 inches on the flocr, and there were also tcarphed, equare bolted, and bolted’edgewsys also, Over the floorheads there were four bilge keelsonr, two of them riders, and each 15 inches square. The ceiling above was all double, the first 6 inches thick, and the second from 16 to 10 inches up to the deck, exclusive of a massive strioger, ppon which the lower ends of her hanging knees rested, Her frame, defore ceiling, was disgouslly cress-braced with iron, the braces 4 inches wide, Linch thick, and extending from joor-heada to the top timbers. These were let into ¢ frames and cei ing, were tolted through every tim- at overy intersection between ‘There were nivety of thess on each side. waterway?, knees, and ceiling throughout, y stout, and very strongly fastencd. She was square bolted from the keelsons 10 the covering board. Sue had three tiers of stanchions, which extended to the middle dgok, aud clasped the beams; and these were all d. She had ten beamed hooks forward and aft, be- ides pointers, which erossed all her cour # diagonally, and extended from twenty to fifty fees along the ceiling; and thee were all of oak. She had two water tants ia the hold, each capable of holding 8,000 gallons, He chain lockers rein the hold forward. Her garboard were 10 by ches, let into the keel, wore bolte through it and each other, and were square fastened through the timberg; the noxt strake was 9 inches thick, the third 8, champered off to 6 inches, the substance of her bottom planking. The whole bilge was covered with 8 inches thickuess; the wales are 6 by 8 jaches, and the waist 434 inches thiok. She was square fastened outside as well as inside, was butt and bilge bol ed with copper, and finished smooth as glass, Some ides of her strength ‘may be formed frem the following facta :—She was built of 2,056 tons of white oak, 1,500,060 feet of yelfow pine, ha! 1,650 knees 430 beams, 3363¢ tone iron, and 54 tons of copper. She was thoroughly ventilated, had four hold pumps, » fire engine for wetting sails, or, in case of accl- dint, for extinguishing fires. She purchased her anchors with « capstan, which ex- extended to the spar deck, and could be worked on beth decks. She had Crane’s patent chain stoppers, Allyn’s patent capstan on the quarter deck, other capstans for- ward and aft, and crab winches a the sides. She was well supplied with large boats, which. ia the event of disaster, could have accommodated rearly two hundred very snugly and very strongly sparred, hip Of war, bed nothing sbove the royals, % r masta, named the fore, main, mizzen, and spank- st hi fore nee aft rigged hn ) agreeably to fe design . B. r topmasts were fidded before the heads of ‘and the lower top:ails set upon ‘ke heels of the topmasts, between the caps and the tops. The following were the cimensions of her masts and yards:— ——— MATH ——— TAR ———— Diam, Igths, Heads. Diam Lgtha. Arms. Inches, Feet, Feet, Inches Fiet. "Fett, 44 1% 36 HKCi«idsé re - =—- “ 0 6 = 19 78 A 28 1 62 C4 Pr) 2 61 8% 1% 2 116 6 76 —- =—-- pd Mw 92 6 - = © 8 4% 8 oO 1% 68 4 2 0 12 bl 3% 164 3 me o' W@W —-— = = —_ —** ow 9 66 Upper -— m2 0 1 Bt Bs | we 6 6 8 ‘Tha spanker mast was twenty six inches in diameter, one bundred fee: long, including fourteen feet head, and the topmast was forty feet long. Thespanker boom was forty feet long. including two feat ond, and the gaff thirty. four feet, including eight feet end’ The bewsprit was forty-four inchen im dismeter and thirty four feet out- beard; the jibboom tweaty two inctes in diameter and eighteen feet outside of the csp, vith four feet end, and the flying jibboom fourteex feet long, insluding six feet end, Her fore and main rigging and ‘ore and main tep mset backstays were of twelve and s half inch patent rope, wormed, and served over the ey: over the ends to the leading trucks. The misses t 8 of the lower masth shronds on each side for the topmest rigging, three to; mast after-backstays, and shifting breast osekstays, do: ble topgaliant and royal boek: tays, with outriggers in the topraa-t cnosstrees; and there were also outriggers im the tops for the topmast breast backataye. In a word, she was as perfectly complete aloft as she was strong and beautiful below. Her sails were made of Got on duck, and she could prea avout 16,000 yards in a single suit. This splendid vessel was designed, modelled, and built by her owner, Donald McKay, and it is confidently be- lieved that ebe would have wed the swiftest ship in the world. Although she registered over 4,500 tons, she crula stow at least 6,000 tons, and such was the buoy: Socy of the ficor that rhe wouid not draw more than trcnty-three feet water when fully laden with a general cargo. TELEGRAPHIO. ‘THE INSURANCE ON THE GREAT REPUBLIC. Boston, Des. 27, 1853. The destruction of the Great Republic excites considers. ble eympatby here, From all we can learn, the bulk of the insurance on her falls on New York offices—only about $20,000 being insured in this city. DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP JOSEPH WALKER. ‘This vessel was set on fire by +parks which were wafted from the burning buildings in Front street. She took fire almost simuitaneously with the Great Republic, and is now burned almest to the water’s edge. The masts and rigging were destroyed in leas than an hour after the versel caught fire. The stem appears to have suffered most, and the whole after part is burned down almost half way into the hull. Many attempts were made to souttle her while the rigging was in flames, but the in- tense heat defeated every attempt tosave her. Strange to say, the Constellation, which was lying at her bows, escaped without haviog even a single spar scorched. The Joseph Walker is now a total wreck, and all her cargo is destroyed. She was a Liverpool packet ship, and was owned by Messrs. Thompson and nephew. She was not more than two years old, was valued at about $90,000, and was fully insured in the Atlantic, Mercantile, Mutual, New York, and other offices in this city She was loading for Liverpoo), and had taken on board about 2(,000 bushels cf grain, 4C0 bales of cotton, and 600 barrels rosin, valaed altogether at about $42,000, making @ total loss, for vessel and cargo, of about $132,000. Her register was 1,450 tons, and she was built in 1850, by Mr. W. H. Webb, of this city, for Menars. Thomjson & Nephew’s Black Star line of Liverpool pack- ete, in which she bas been tracing since she was leunch- ed. Her first master was the late Capt. Wm, Hoxie, who Previously ocm manded the packet ship Caleb Grimshaw, of the seme line, which, it will be recollected, was burnt off Fayal, attended with the loss of many lives. THE SCENE IN BROOKLYN. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE CLIPPER SHIP WHITE £QUALL—HER DRIFTING OVER THE BAST RIVER— SAFETY OF THE PACKET SHIP DE WITT CLINTON— THE CLIPPER WHIRLWIND IN THE WALLABOUT. About half past one o’clock yeatérday morning the psople of Brooklyn were roused frem sleep by the combined noises of the fire bells and working members of the dif- ferent compsnies which prevailed upon the New York sice of the river, being added to the raging of the flerce itorm which blew with equal severity upon their own shore as with us. Upon running to the windows of their houses, the in- habitants of the streets fronting upon the river beheld a sight not easily to be forgotten, Tho flames blasiag upon this side of the river had then attained such height that the different flery ships which ranged along the wharves here appeared aa if they were just lying undor the windows of the dwellings in the neighborhood of the Fulton and Catherine ferries, and of those in Water street upon the opporite shore. The burnicg brauds thrown from the Great Republic had thenfnet fire to the rigging of the magnificent clipper White Squall, es she Isy moored at pier No 21 East river, since her return from California, upon she 20th inet. Owing to the high wind which blew at the moment, the flames spread over her tracery of masta, spars,and rigging, in an incredibly short space of time; and all became convinced that the only hope of saving her, or preventing her adding to and extending the fire by the like calamity which befel herself, was to cut her adrift ‘4nd let her go before the wind. This act was performed by her mate, Mr. Poole, who had previously arrived on board, and she was towed into the stream by one of the Fulton ferry boats. Once freed from her lashing, the White Squall was taken out by a stiff northwester and went clear into the East river, advising the astonished people of Brooklyn that the calamity wag about to approach their city. The White Squsll stood up the river, and was soon such a macs of flame that any attempt to scuttle her was found to be impossible, as the falling, previously, of her rig- ging and mainmast had set the entire hull on fire from aft to@ter forward parts, at least all the surface epace which was above water. Her course was anxiously watched by thourands im Brooklyn, and every prepara- tion was made by them to help her when she would touch Jand. This did not occur until half past three o'clock in the morning, at which time she came with her side to the wooden wharf at the foot of the extensive yard in rear of the works belonging to the Brooklyn Gas Company, which are situated between the foot of Hudson avenue and the Wallabout. She was immediately made fast to both ends of the pier, and a hose pipe being laid from the engine house of the compeny, & tremendous volume of water was thrown into anc upon her, but still with very little effect, Owing to the existence of another fire somewhere in the Third dis- trict of Brooklyn, at this moment, the firemen of that part of the city could not attend for # considerable space of time; in fact, until # late period in the morning whrn their exertions were quite useless for the preeervs tion of the vessel. ‘The thick smoke which issued from the burniog clip. per, was carried up the river olose to the shore, glving the appearance of many ships being on fire at differen inte. Mai the White Squall was in ballast and without cargo except some tons of copper, she cent forth a dense, thick penetrating smoke from her timbers, bnt rots very clear flame until about half. past five o'olock, At this hour all her bulwarks were burned away from the aft quarter, up to about six feet of the forward part of the bull, which seemed as if protected by the heavy gale which was ‘hen blowing in the opposite direction, coming right over the jib. Her jib boom, with the ropes attached to it, stood perfectly whole and sound, but her mas:s, and everything else, had long before crumbled into the hold, leaving nothing standing excepting the bare and naked stancheons renging on either side aft. Abtream was still kept up from the hose of the gas company, but when the sun came ont clear, it was evi- dent that no human aid covld save her; and, by nine o’elock, gothing remained of the White Squall except her shaking and creaking hull, which was being quickly levelled to the water's edge. The heat was so intense, that her coppers were crumpled up like brown paper, and the water evaporating from her hold made a spray which extended half way across the river, and upon which the reflection of the clear sun formed « per- fect rainbow, which presented a very extraordinary sight. Frontier Hose Co, No. 6, of Brooklyn, arrived at half past nine o’olock, and went to work with « good will, cut ting away all that remained whole near to the jibboom, However, the flames were then gradually dying out for want of fuel, and only s few fisshes came up now and then from the shaking skeleton. All hopes ef doing any g00d were abandoned, and only about two hucdred peo- ple Hngered in the yard. So that the White Squall is pow « total wreck, lying even with the water. ‘The clipper ship White Squall was s superbly modelled ‘vessel, of 1,200 tons burthen, and built by the late Jacob Beli, of this city, for Messrs, Platt & Son, of Philadelphia. She was employed in the California and China business vy Uhat firm, ia conjunction with the house of Booth & . ddgar, Of Front atreet, New York, She cost, three years ego, one hundred thousand dollars; and!the loss of her,as abe stood \ralued yesterday morning, before the calamity occurred, is estimated at geventy-cine thousand dollars. Capt. Lock,vopd, her first commander, diod at China while in charge’ of the vessel; and she was yesterday ofi- cered by Captain Kennedy and Mr, Poole, bis first mate. We learn that the White Squall was owned by Messrs, Platt & Sons in Philadelphia, and by Messrs. Booth & Eagar of this city, amd that she cont something over $100,060. She was built by Jasob Bell of this city, and launched in August, 1950, It is believed that she was fully insured in Philadelphia and New York. The White Squall made her laet extraordinary quick passage from San Francisco in'the short space of ninety- six days. ‘The copper on board was valued at $10,000, THE PACKET SHIP DE WIT CLINTON. ‘This favorite Liverpool liner lay at pier No. 45 Enat river, and although far removed from the scene of the conflagration, it was thought advisable to out her adrift for safety’s sake, which was done about the same time that the White Squall was let go. The De Witt Clinton was floated up to the flats ef the Wallabout, where she lies unharmed, but high and dry. It is thought that she will float off next tide. THE CLIPPER WHIRLWIND. This vessel was moored at the balance dock, upon this side ofthe river, and being let loose she was-taken up the East river by the same strong wind which swept on the flaming White Squall, The Whirlwind arrived upon the Brooklyn shore about half past four o'clock, and landed in the Wallbabout bay, where she lies eafe near the De Witt Clinten. Before the Whirlwind left the dock upon the New York shore, she was several times on fire im her rigging, but was got outand over safe, owing to the extraordinary exer'ions of her captain, W. H. Burgess, who was on board, with his mate and ten men. Great anxiety was expressed for the safety of the two Jast ni.med vessels, as it was thought frequently during the early morning that they were burning, owing to the tarry smoke from the ill-fated clipper. INCIDENTS OF THE Finb. About a thousand barrels of flour were saved from Jones’ store; but the loss, itis thought, will amount to about $25,000, It is insured for nearly the whole amount of the loss. The buildings Nos. 242 and 244, valued at about 14,000, and owned by Jones, Rowland & Co., are completely insured. About $5,000 worth of flour, be longing te Mr. Van Sichles, was on storage in No. 242, and has been destroyed with the other property. . The total loss om buildings and stock in Front street may be estimated at from sixty to seventy thousand dol- lars. We understand that one of the members of hook and ladder Co, No. 6, was run over while going tothe dre, and so seriously injured that he is not expected to recover. Another fireman was also somewhat injured in the same manner, but net seriously. Robert V. Mackey, of Hose Co. No. 4, was injured by an explosion on board the Great Republic. A most praiseworthy duty was performed by the Union Ferry Company’s boats curing the night. The two night boats on the Falton ferry were taken from the routes and ordered to assist in towing vessels out into the stream, by which two ships at least were saved from de- struction. The operations of the ferry were thas stopped for about two hovrs, We uncerstand that one of the members of hook and ladder company No. 6 was run over while going to the fire, snd so seriously injured that he is not expected to recover. Auother fireman was also somewhat injured in the same manzer, but not se iously. Several versels escaped destraction by slipping their ables ard drawing out into the stream. A general alarm was rung during the fire, and the whole fire department turned out. There was algo a large force of police on the ground. ‘The whole of Front street, in the neighborhood of the fixe, is strewed with flour and the remnants of crackers and ship bread, and the shower of fre has covered the streets with oinders, It was said that the piers caught fire from the burning vessels, but we saw no traces of it. ‘The Louses on South street were in imminent danger, snd many of them were considerably scorched. The wind blew a perfect gale during the three hours that the fie rsged. FIRE IN ST. JOHN'S LANE. About half past three o’clook yesterday mcrning, flames Were seen issuing from the third story of the building No. 1 St. John’s lane, and in a short time the whole building was im fiames. Probably because most of the firemen were at the great fire im Front street, it some time before the engines arrived, and the upper part of the building was totally destroyed. The first floor was occupied by Mr. Schtieveman, asa cabinet maker’s ests blishment; the second, by Mr. Berry, hop; and the third, by Mr. Krieg, as a chair manufactor J Shrisveman’s loss will probably amount to $260. No insurance. Mr. Berry estimated his loss at $2,600, Insured in the United States Insurance Co. for $2.0(0. Mr. Krieg’s loss will not exceed $500, No insurance. Mr. Berry, the owner of the property, estimates his loss by damage done to the building, at $1 500. Jersey City News. THE MECHANICS’ AND TRADERS’ BANK AFFAIR RE- VIVED. An intense excitement has been aroused in Jersey City, owing to circumstances Lavirg transpired which have re- vived in the public mind the affair af the robbery of the Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank of Jersey City on the night of the 26th of July last, of about $11,000, and the arrest of Catherine Kennedy on susp'cion.of having been aoces- sory thereto. The ciroumstances to which we allude, are there:— Mr, James W. Woodrufl, Superintendent of the N. Jersey Railrea 4 Transportation Company, who alsois the of the Elizabethtown’ Fire Department, ‘8 ¢ozen fire hatsof the foreman of Empire Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 of Jersey City, to be worn on the parade of the Elizabethtown Fire Depart- menton Monday latt. One of th hats tte to ve John W. Fox, teller of the Mechanic snd was borrowed of Mr. Fox’s mother by Mr. Dud! Gregory, Fsq. When young Fox learned that his hat been lent he told his mother that he had placed his mo- ney in the hat, and he was afraid it would be lost. He went immediately to Mr. Gregory, who in- formed him that it had gone to Elizabethtown. He went forthwith to Elizabethtown, in the one o’slock train, in search of it Mr. Woodruff also went in the rame train. He found the person who was wearing it warchirg in the procession, and taking it off from his head, took a ge of money from under the lining. He looked it ove: hastily, and pronounced it “all right.”? He returned at once to Jersey City, and went home. During theevening a strictly private examination of John W. Fox was held, which did not conclude until » late hour at night. This examination took place in the law office of the President of the bank, in the same build- ‘ng with the bank, and in the rear of the banking room, There were present Recorder Cutter, several of the direct: ors, the attorney of the bank The atatement of Jobn W. Fox was taken, to the effect that be had between $100 and $200 seoreted in his fire hat, for kee pivg, aay J which was a $100 billon the Bank of the 3tate of New York, which he received about nine months ago, of bis employers, in New York that he earned before he went into the bank. Thin bill together with some smaller on¢s, amounting tolens then $100, which his parents knew were in his posession, he bed taken from his bureau and placed in hie fre hat, which was hanging up in his room, ‘or the purpore of keeping it rafe, as persons were at work in the house at plumbing and points a After his statement had been 5 the Recorder held him to bai the sum of $5,600 to appear at an examin- ation to be held at the Recorder's office this day, at eleven o’clock. Bis father, John 8, Fox, went his bail for his appearance. Mr. James W. Woodruff bas made an affidavit of the facts which transpired under his observaticn in this affair, He says that, to the best of his knowledge and bel he saw several $100 bills; that there certainly were four of them, and there may have been seven of that denomination. tand thet Mr. Woodruff doea tnd that they were upon the Mechanics’ and Traders’ Mr. Rawiston, cleyk in tho State Bank at Elizabethtown, who was present at time that Mr. Fox took the pack- age of money out « hat, states in his affidavit that he saw four or sive $100 bills, as he belleves, among brain penn Lows by Fox. There beet been many, no Ae rts in cir talatton soletts te thie alt '. e@ reports that $3,000, or $6,000, or $7,000, were said to bein the hat, or were taken out of it, are rumors that appear to be not worthy of public belfef, Different parties are reported to have made assertions which, upon being traced to them, they deoy having made, But the examination to day will clear up all, and exonerate the young man of any partici- pation im the robbery, Farat, Aocioeyt at mm Rarroan Davor.--Yesterdly botany Mab & man pamed John Genches, in the em- , at the Bepok, was eoruged tu placing the bat in weem the oe tae tenia of gust, waa iano killed. He Jame cat from between them soon enough, and by thelr coming together, He A Brutal Murder in the Sixth Ward. ARREST OF TWO MEN SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLICATED. Om Monday night s gang of notorious ruffians, who are in the habit of congregating sightly at the corner of Elm and Duane streets, and at other places iu that vicinity, ‘were engaged ina fight at the corner above named, about ® prostitute whom each faction of the ruffianly crowd were endeavoring to decoy away. The fight lasted buta few moment, when an inoffensive Gorman named Hener, who lived over @ grocery on the northwest corner of Duane and Elm streets, happened to pass, and without the slightest provocation being offered by bir, was felled senceless to tk e pavement by # cart rung in the hawds of one of the murderous gang. Hener was immediately convey ed to his residence, when o physician war called, who found that his skull had been fractured, ond him taken to the New York Hospital, where he died yesterda: morning. Immediately after Hener was taken to bi: home, officer Gordon, of the Sixth ward, passed the and seeing a crowd of disorderties, but not lmowing o the arsault, he attempted to disperse them, but-was him. self attacked and knocked into tho gutter by thy ruflians, who then fied. Officer Gordon failed to ro; aaything of the oecurrence at the station house, aad the circum- stance of the murder waa not publicly known ucMll yes terday morning, wien Coroner Garablo was notisied to held an Ly = the body of the deceased. His de. puty, Mr Cockefair, immediately went to work to hunt up witnesses, and succeeded in flading three lads, named John MeCarrack,Charles Sprague, and Augusta: Decker, one or more of whom saw deceased struck with » cart rung. The police slso wend promptly to work, and goon ascertained that William Finnegan, a workman at War- rall’s foundry, in Elm street, ard Owen Gillen, a ‘short boy” of unecviable notoriety, who Has frequently been arrested, had been ‘re the disturbance. Finnegan was at work w the police came after bim but he sui ly left it and fied out of a rear door, taking refuge im a mtsersble hovel im Ein street, the door ef which he clored and fa: ed, and them defied the police. who, however, soon captured ‘him. He, together with Gillen, were then locked up in Tombs. Several other men were also arrested a: sition to be held by the pai inflicted the fatal blow. This individual is yet at large, but the police are after him and will probabiy soon have him. "The deceased was @ tailor by trade, 27 years of nd ha¢ been in the country about two years. He was an unmarried man and is said to have been indus- trious and well disposed. The Boureicault Leetures. Last night M. Bourcicault held the last but eme of his “Winter Evenings,” at the MopeChapel. ‘he subject of the lecture was his own literary career, which comprised 60 long # string of anecdotes about literary and artiatic celebrities in London that it would be almost impossible to report the matter without printing this mont interest ing lecture at full length. Commencing with the hterary club convened at Eastcheap, where Shakspeare presided, he showed that the stamp of clubism, of cup conviviality, waa the characteristic of one part of literary society; while the other part he deduced from the Leemdaned who attached himself to a lordly patron and puifed hie praise toesrn his bread. After the first literary elub, organizo in the beck parlor in Kastcheap, the troubles of the som- monwealth scattered the social elements of literati This was a natural consequenoe ; for, said the lecture: “In troublous times men’s thoughts in their deeds. War is the welfare of kings, and the history of monarchy is written in blood ; but ink is the blood of eace. It is shed only in the struggle of monarch minds for the empire of thecommonweal”’ In passing over the phases of literary society to the reign of Queen Anne, he remarked that the Court of Charles had brought wit with them as a fashion from France. Wit became a cant; and everybody coaxed his brains fora clever thing. Ta- yerns were built to tals wit in— Hore,” observed the lecturer, ‘you observe again the ruling pasaij strong in drink.” Simultaneously, # picture of Fredth jiterary scciety waa drawn and compared with the vagabond char- acter of the same society in England. In France litera- ture was organized; an insitution called “Tho Academy’ ‘was prepared to receive it; it wes a corporation, an object in the eye cf the naticn amd the government. There is no such orgenizatioa in Eogland except the per, which is a power exerted by literary , but mot for their own advantege or that of their class, It never served those who served it so well; ita seltish principle ia in every sense of the term Times- serving. After a powerfal philippic upon the subier. viency and mean socis] position ef literature in England, Mr. Bourcicault observec—“ It may appear that I speak bitterly on this subject; I do so without prejadise. I could seek ro socie} preferment in the literary world. I éercended into it, having inherited a name tha was noble and honored in the bistory of France long before the Ba:taid of Normandy ghted his adventure in Fngland with the /ackland crew, who founced English sristocracy. If my language, therefore, has an edge upon it, itisonly by such mears that ! can obtain a tharpimprestioa in your min¢,; naving drawn my pic- ture there, it is only Gy acid that I can bite it in.’ After describing tne advent of the penny liverature and ihe extraordinary effects it produced, the new anthors ‘hae appeared at the call of the new race of readers, he arrived atthe period of Lis own appearance above the literary horizon. The anecdotes ani illustrations with which the lecturer irterspersed the first Vedas of the lecture, and which made it appear more like the repr sentation of s brilliant comedy than a lecture, now ga' wey to a thread of interest. In connection with his literary career, he introduced all the great celebrition at Gore House, describing the brilliant coirees of Laay Blea sington, the receptions at Holland Houve, and drawi portraits of many men and women of fashion ; from this glitterlog acene he plunged into descriptions of the misery of a literary existence, which is uaatiended with popu- larity. The next anecdote was the conccction of Punch, bow it waa fouaded, by whom, and the extraordinary ad- ventures that journal has paesed through. Mr. Bouret. cault apologized for touching lightly on bis own lite, add- ing that he cid not desire to impress his subject with an egotistical character, but preferred to give his experience; what he had seen, and not whathe had done, He described his first interview with a London manager, and the cifficulties he had tocontend with. His portraits of two lordling critios were irresistibie, Amonget the pe- culiar phases cf London life, he explained a strange or- anization which existed there, calied the ‘Camaraderie.”” t wasa mutual pofling association for the maintenance of doubtful celebrity. It was com; d of a physician, lawyer, an actor, a painter, a novelist, a newspaper criti aud a dramatiet. Hach was bound to praise up ¢ merita of the others in society, and swear by his abilities. The organization was perfect, and it succeeded, While Mr. Bourcicault thus drew a brilliant picture of = suo- cesatal literary man’s career, he accompanied the relation with the life o' a schoolfellow of his own, whohad besome a literary man, ard lived with him for many years. The picture of this young man was exceedingly powerfally Grawn; it exhibited a depth of feeling whien touched the audience, and the final description of the author's death produced one of the most powerful effects that we have ever witmesced. The lecture extended to an hour and a half. It was decidedly the most brilliant of the course, Antl-Slavory Lecture. In consequence of the indispozition of Mr. Giddings, the Rey. Thomas K. Beccher, cf Williamsburg, delivered the third anti-slavery lecturejiast evening, in the Taber- nacle. Among the audience, which was small, we no- ticed a comparatively large mumber of colored persons present, The following is a sketch of the lecturer's re- marks :—He would take a view of the question of negro slavery, which would materially differ from the ordinary one, He held that it was not clear that when slavery had fallen that the slave would be any less oppressed. ‘Ihe history of the world was a continuous narrative o instttutions which have towered and topple¢é. With respect to the term slavery, it was difficult to defines it *o that bath parties could stand by the definition. Thus it was unnecessary to show that siavery wasat all times per te wrong. The first emotion of an anti-slavery sou! was rympaiby and sorrow for the oppressed. Bat men are rensitive if it 1s propsred to pity their black elav and they meet those who thus attempt sympathize, with “this ie our business.’ 0 Our comyathy, ihen, becomes cenunciation against the slave. bok er; for th . The conflict becomes one of attack and defence, in which the slave is the third party.) It becomes one cf crimination and recrimination, and the defence ofeach is contemptible The two contending hosts do not join irsue, Abolitionists could not gainsay the proposition that slavery is and always was ®@ wrorg; but this proposition pever reaches the tribunal of a Southern man’s consciencé One party talks about an in- stitution which enable eovetuous men to become Legrees —the other talks about an institation int which he sees nothing but happiness, A Southerner can no more look upon bis slave abstractly than a Nerthercer can look upon anab:tract father, mother, or #ife. Thus, these two poiats are to be observed in the question: first, that sympathy for the wronged is somstines turned into wrath against the oppressor, and the slave is forgotten; and secondly, the honest men on both sides have never fairly jolsed issue. The lecturer here took up the argument of his opponents to show that the charges hurled against Kog- land were irrelevant and proved nothing, though the cusationa were probably ftrue. The world was no doubt fall of evils; but im one thing slavery stood alone, for above each sufferer was 6 single man, and hence it 1s that sympathy for the slave vent in the just condemas- jon of that mas. It was that pev often reduces white men, even inthis country, to su a such as javes Jo not endure. In the vast catalogue of evils, a twin may be fourd for asf ‘woe that is a concomitant ofslavery. But great social evils work their own bideous stages are run through, and there {s no en they have finished their course. It is a common saying, that “things will be worse before they get better.’ The lec urer argued against sudden emancipation. lieved that no man was versed either in hi nature, who fancied that such a step the condition of the rlave. He advocated moral suasi a Christian energy, that must persevere to theend. thing needs reform; slavery is only one Christ laid the axe at the root of the tree when he inst him dcowna the feeling indignation » PRICE TWO CENTS. Incident in the Career of Captain Nye, of the Paelfic. [From the Liverpool Times. ] We had occasion, twelve months ago, to mention an incident in the career of Capt. Nye, of the Ame- rican mail steamship Pacific, which redounded highly to his honor and humanity, asd which awa- kened at the time a great deal of sympathy. It was the rescuing of a number of persons in mid ocose from a foundering vessel--ressuing them during a severe storm, and at no inconsiderable danger to the safety of his own vessel. In referring to thrill- ing incident, we observed at the time:— The part of the good Samsritam, when performed om land, is always beautiful, and when doze quietly acd um obtrusively becomes additionally ennobling. What ivf then, when acted amidst the howling of the tempest the fury of the waves; when death shrieks in the blast, and the elemental warfare threatens to engulph object—crew, passengers, vessel, cargo, all? Mr. in his jiarised impromptu on the Duke ef Wellingtom, from Thiers, dwelt in strong and icpressive terms om the necesnity for coolaess and judgment on the part of a great soldier, when bullets were whizzing about his ears, and one false movement might end 1 the destruction o! him- self and those under him. The same tatrepidity, the same presence of mind, the same ready adaptation te circumstances, and nearly the same scieatific genius, must be possessed by the successful commancer of the ccean. He has te face danger in a form quite as appall- and, it may be, quite as destructive; {or the war ef ‘are, in her wildest moods, cau only be overcome by ad rkill, But so accustomed are mem to ap- ial glory, and to undervalue risks not lees ssardous in the pure uit of the arts of peace, that we tee often look with indifference at events which really com- bine herotsra with glory. We quote this from our paper of December last year, because it will serve to exemplify what fol- lows. To the credit of the British government, the noble act to which we have referred was not suffered to go uprewarded. Soon after, the admiralty pre- sented Captain Nye with a souvenir, commemorative of,bis bravery and devotion to human life, i highly of the occurrence now noticed,and bearing a hi complimentary inscription, which he can hand down with pride to his children. His officers aud men received sums of money from the same source, ‘hie ortioned to the part which they performed on teresting occasion, and the circumstance elicited much commendatory criticism on both sides of the Atiantic.. These facts have been again vividly re- called to our mind by the arrival, this week, of the same steamer, and the same commander, from New York; for, as the vessel was pursuing her course, the peeients of the occurrence drew from the passen- gers the following address to Captain Nye:—~ Ke ee 8. M. Srramr Ls at bag 4th Des., 1868, :—Your on the Yo} that this is the fret® anal te aay, ts remem brance of which cannot fail to be cherished by you as ome of the most interesting (if not the proudest) of your lifs, they have called on me, as a countryman of those whose lives you then saved, to convey to you thelr congratula- tions oe Ne happy return, wl with my own, I mow at to you. Not deterred on that occasion by the danger to the abip from that hazardeus and difficult undertaking—stild less deterred by our own delicate atate of health, you rote from a bed of sickness, and by your cool and judt cious management amidst the fi of the gale, you brought your sbip alongside of = vearet 5 of Irvin, & watery grave—an act of isinterested humanity which, while it has brought to Jour ewn bosom its own reward, has been acknow! with admiration by the British government, the Liver pool Humepe Society, the London Fishermen and Mart ners’ Royal Humane Society, as well as by all who have heard of it. Bir, we knew we only express your own sentiments when wo recognise, in this event, the hand of a wise and kind Provicence employing you and your br the honored instruments for the accomplish merciful deliverance; and tossed, On ity ocean, near to the spot where the unfertunate perished, we think it becomes us, especially om sacred day (Sabbath), to acknowledge, at the same ve thi time, our entire dependence on ‘Him whose way is in the sea, and whose path is in tho mighty waters.’ And while we gratefully acknowledge His goodness to you and. ourselves. we conidently commit ourselves to His keep- ing, praying for « speedy and safe arrival in port. © paerengers also desire to convey, through yeu, te Jour officers and men, their hearty co ulations om the return of this auspicious day, of which may yousad they or bag} returns. Sign @ name, and by order of, the passengers. Carr. Nyx, WM. STEVENSON, Chairman. We were not previously aware that Captain Ny when he rercued the crew of the Jessie Stevens, re from a bed of sickness to superintend the operation, and this new fact has been brought out by the ad- dress which we have given above. As we saidon the first occasion, so we repeat on this,—“ that the whole affair, from first to last, was one of the moat humone aud most praiseworthy pieces of nautical daring which bas ocaurred since steamers first ploug ed the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing less ay could have been expected from the rateneay accomplished commander of the Pacific, whose friendship we have had the honor of enjoying for more,than twenty years. Some one has eaid with greaf truth that a valorous heart is not incompatible with a refined exterisr—a striking instance of whiok: is to be foumd in the case before us.” City Intelligence. Cmrismas Evenisa in Sr. Marrigw's Cavrce, WALEE srreeT.—The children of the United German Lutheram cburches in New York” had a grand festival on Christmas evening in their church. About 600 e@eildren from the Sunday and the parochial schools, after having received presente in the basement of the church, were lod by thelz teachers, at 7 o'clock in the ning, into the church. A splendid tree, ornamented with candler, &., brought A to the hearts of young and old. After the children sung hyw the pra‘se of the Saviour, and the twe ministers had offered thanks and delivered appropriate addresses, and the benediction being pronousce, the whole assembly went home, their hearts filled with j and adcration. Although the church was perfectly with human beings, the greatest cecoram prevailed; an® the parents declared that the view of the deeply moved aud thackfol children raised im their own hearts the lovely dreams and visions of bygone days, Convention oF LirgRARY AND DxnATING SOCTETIEY.—A meete ing of Celegetes appointed from the various literary and debating societies of this city and suburbs was held last even‘ng, at the hall of the Board of Education, corner of Fim and Grand streets, for the ‘purpose of forming & new association, to be called the American Literary Uisom. t thirty delegates present. The con association was presented Poy Mr. D Leftingwell, of the Everett Debsting Society of this city, and unanimeusl sopted, The following officers were elected for the New York City Literary Union, which ia intended to be subsid'ary to the larger project:—President —Douglas Lefiingwell, of the Clinton Union. Vice-Preal- dent—S. Harvey Melis, Irving Literary Union. Corres ponding Secretary—lsasc beds Mane Hebrew Young Men’s Literary Aseosiation. Record og. Secretary —E. Boole, Everett Club. Treasurer—R, C. McCormick, ar., of the Irving Literary Union. A Viranovs Act.—A young gitl, named Mary Wash- barn, late hour on Sunday night, found wam- Gexir reets of the Eighth ward, by officer Undew- stiller. She was conducted to the police station, and there stated that she had been induced, by promise of obtaining a food situation, to accompany ® man named Ches Concklin from the home of her parents, at Plea- sontyille, N. Y., to this city; that having perfeet io him, ske had entrusted to his care $7, all the she had, and that he had deserted her and left wander about the streets. She a a strong to go home, and Capt. Turnbull, of the Eighth ward lice, yesterday procured her a free passage on the Railroad, and sent her safely on her return, Fina.—This morning about half past one o'clock, s fire was discovered on the landing of the second floor of the four story brick building, No. 79 John street, on Sha Sexe sloor by James 3 Moore, for the sale of iron 8, and on the upper floors by Pudney & a+ a printing office, and Ge Moore, as a book q The leer arcended the ste to the third and fourde stories, which, with their contents, were considerably da- maged both by fire and water. io [ i Personal Intelligence. Among the late arrivals at the Cooper House we notice the names of Hon. C. P. Holcomb, Delaware; Osptaim Gilbert, Mobile; T. Briggs Smith, Massachusetts; Genera Luther, Canada; T. Burr, Boston, and M. Hersey, New Orleans. J Philndelphte Page ath ti Rae A. Jack. son, Philadelphia: ‘W. ., Boston; Hammond, Feq., Roxbury, Masa.: E. J. Moore, adeou, New York; and John A. Harris, Philadelphia, arrived at the Presoott gr Apt aw, London Houston, Glasgow: Geer wr, ; William How 3 F, M. Benjamin, Patia; Hon. R. C. Brooks, Pennsylvania; J. A. Norris, Philadelphia; W. B. Richmond, U. 8 A Judge Bart, Wostcherter’ county; and B.C Oorneliag, Philadelphia, arrived at the Mctropolitan Hotel yes'orday. he steamship Crescen® i Lobenstei: Mrs’ Lovelana aren, Br neve end een pe Hien ere infant, G H Howard, Jose Gonzales Hughes, Dr Dorningham and servant, A Mol L— § Feet Cr Clark ‘and lady, Jacob Luryst, J dermong, Mra Goler aod infant, Thos Ford, James eee Bi Soht Mr Nammur, Jas Stewart, Gardner, BGoven. AF D Costa, A Simon, W H Row! Ramon Artecht, W Bosworth, JBI . L Oltver, oli ‘Traci lonta, ior + J Thomp- von, W Roberts, N Rock, John Cheox, Ralph Hol, © Reoom- tone, Jacob Roberts, Martin W% or S°Rtong, Samual