The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1875, Page 3

OCEAN DISASTERS. Shipwrecks on the Coast Dur. ing the Fog. TOTAL LOSS OF THE VICKSBURG. The Cunard Steamer Parthia Ashore in the | Harbor. ————— FOUNDERING OF A SCHOONER | Further Particulars About the | Steamship The Queen. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM The foggy weather which has prevailed along the coast since the commencement of the present week has resulted not only in offering greac im- Pediments to navigation and bringing about de- lays in the arrival of the transatiantic steamers and other inward bound craft, but it bas unfor- tunately been tbe cause of considerabie loss, in the snape of stranded and wrecked vessels. First on the list of disasters of any importance was the grounding of the steamship The Queen, of the Na- tional tine, aud the France, of the French line, on the Jersey coast, Fortunateiy, however, both these vessels were got off without any serious damage the only loss sustained being from loss of time and the throwing overboard’ of a few tons or the cargo of the first named vessel. Yesterday, however, the record was more un favorable, for the total loss of the steamsntp Vicks. burg, belonging to tne Port Koyal and Fernandina line, the sinking of a schooner on Squan Beach, and the grounding of the Cunard steamer Parthia In the barvor, off Ellis Island, have to be chron. lcled. As timé elapses the probabilities are that this showing will be largely tocreased. It tnere- fore becomes apparent that the present appliances and instruments by whicn SUIPS CAN BE WARNED of their proximity to the shore and dangerous reefs, as weil ag those by which the posi- ion of ships can be determined in foggy and thick weather, need to be greatiy improved, if it is mot desired to see the record of losses increase in the future in a far greater ratio than at present: There also appears lo be @ nécessity of the passage of a law by which the captains or navigators of ocean-going crafts should be compelled to anchor when they fiud they have reached in shore to within a cer- tain distance of the land, which can be determined by soundings in thick or foggy weather. As itis At present the desire to make quick passages at all hagards, whether by European or coasting steamers, 18 made to override all considerations, and speed is kept on the ship inthe nope that by gome lucky circumstance port may be made. ‘the salety of the ship, the lives of the passengers and the properiy on _ board, in the snape of cargo, &c., 18 thus ignored, in order that @ reputation for quick voyages may be main- tained by the commanders. Masters o1 sailing veaseis, too, snouid oe compelled to pass » more rid examination as to thetr fitness to take charge of and navigate a ship, and certificates should only be granted to those who can show not only a theoretical but @ practical Knowiedge of their profession. and, above all, a capability of acting With judgment and covlness in cases of emergency, Which gione can be acqused by expe. Tience and iamilarity with the sea, THE LOSS OF THE VICKSBURG. Karly yesterday morning @ telegram Wap re- ceived to the effect that the Vicksburg, belonging to the Port Royal and Fernandina Itoe of steam- ships, bad gone asnore on Fire Island and wasa total wreck. Beyond this brief despatch no inior- mation couid be obtained for some time. It was, however, subsequently learned that allthe passen- gers and crew bad been saved, with the exception Of the chief cook, Tbeagent of the line, Mr. Her- man Gelpcke, was Visited by 9 HERALD reporter, in ordér that particulars and details might be obtained, This gentleman, however, stated thas he had received ont one teiegram, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. rising, soon covered the deck, rendering it impos- sible tor those On board to remain on the deck. AS A LAST RESORT | @move was made by ail hands tothe rigging, | whe! lodgment was effected, so pre surious however im-its vature that tuere was scarcely any telltl what moment any of the members o1 the Witte band mignt ve swept away, lor the sea broke over them and threateneu instant » destructiog. The Water, too, was excessively coid, 80 mach sO that often it was thought by some of the party that they would have to relin- quish taeir hold and quietly uroy into the waves | and thus end their suerings. One sea wuten vroke over the vessel as nigh as toe mast- head swept the cook away and he was drowned beiore his loss was known to nis com- panions, 1) Was impossiole to make any siznals | of aistress, for the siunai apparatus, which Was stured in the deck house, was washed overboard soon aller the first shock. | All night the crew aud passengers remained in the rigying, enduring the most leartul tortures, but fortunately the wind muderated toward morn- ing and the temperature became warmer. The | sea, tOo, also hecame }e33 boisterous, and hopes | were eniertained that help wouid ve sent them | position Was ovserved. It was a uappy circum. | stance that there were no Women on board, for | had there been any it is doudtiul whether they could have survived. THE RESCUE. At the first break of dawn the wrecked ship was observed by the men of the Lile Saving Station (No. 21), on Pire Island veacn, between Islip and Sa. » and &@ DOat Was at once manned and seut off to rescue th» peome who were seen chng- ing to the shrouds and riuging. Two trips were made, and ail bands were safely landed and fur- ished with restoratives aud dry clotning. As the morning advanced the sea suvsided and another voyage Wus made to the wreck, when, the ude being out, some littie baggage was got out. The vessel tnen began to go rapidly to pieces, and ali hopes Of saviag anything, except what might be washed upon the beach, was avandoned, ‘The cargo Was mostly composed of cotton and rosin. A large Dumber ot oales of the former are constantly coming on shore and wil be saved, but the rosiu and other articles wall be totally lost. ‘the Capcain aud ten of the officers and crew re- main ON the beach to 100K alter the salvage, Tne remamder, Consiating of twelve men and the purser, Came on 10 New York by the two o'clock train Irom Sayville yesterday atternvon. With Unis party were eight passengers, whose names could not be ascertained, ‘The whole party were poorly clad and had no effects but what they carried on their backs. One man had a bad cut on his ace, received im the capsizing of the iceboat in which the voyage Was made irom Fire [stand to Sayviile. All were more or ies3 bruised, and snowed un- mistakaole sigas of the rough usage they had un- dergone. remainder of the passengers are now salely housed ut the note! at Sayville, and will not come to New York uniil to-day, ‘rhe Coast Wrecking Company have sent the steamer Relief aud two lighters to the scene ol the disaster im order to do all that ts pussibie to save the remnants of the wreck and cargo. DESOKIPTION OF THE VICKSBURG, The steamer Vicksburg was a wooden screw Steamer, of 782 tons burden. She was buili in 1864 at Mystic, Conn., and has been ou the Port Royal ( .) and Fernandina (fla) line stuce August last, She was 163 eetin length, 33 feet beam and had @ deptb of 9 :eet, she was owned by Chas, Knobiaucn, of tne firm of Kuoblauch, Lichtenstein & Lo., bankers, Of this city. Eiforts are making by the agent of the company to charter a steamer to take tue place o: tne Vicksourg, which was ud- vertised to sai to-morrow. If tue steamer ts not repiaced the passengers and treight tntended for shipment by vie steamer of to-worrow will be sent by otuer lines, ‘The Vicksburg was valued at $75,000 and is said to be only partly insured in some tive or six com- anies. ‘the cargo wan supposed to be worth 260,000. THE STEAMER THE QUEEN. HOW SHE WENT ASHORE AND HOW FLOATED OFF—HER SAFE ARRIVAL IN PORT. Squan Bgacu, Feb. 26, 1875, Expressions of deep regret seem universal this morning ali along the beacn and up in tue village. The faces of the matives are elongated and one would not be surprised to see tears rolling down their unpretending taces. They move about on the, shore with such +low, measured tread you would imagine that every man, Yoman and child had lost a iriend. Why all this despondency? Simply that the steamer The Queen, of the National line, left her position of forced detention on the bar very unceremoniously last night, and, instead Of becoming the prey of the hungry, waiting sea» her stanch aides will again plough the deep. To the inhabitants of this village of most primi- tive simplicity a vessel ashore on tnis treacherous coast is an event of the utmost significance, Noto- mg wal Up the Senermen, woo are dozing to compara"tre e*"\yeton at this@eason of the year, so quickly. So, When Tue Queen, in the dense fog of yesterday morning, touched and stayed on the outer edge of the bar 600 yards away, there was excitement among these ocean fisners, and they hasteued over to view their unwilling visitor, Tney had avivid realization of the peril that might overtake the vessel ir the winds and weather ‘Were not propitious, Ina woru, the “wreckera’’ of the coast thought the time had come for a big job, ama om convenient occasions snowed which bad been sent py tne telegraph opera | tor at Sayville, L. 1,, whicn simply an- | nounced the iact of the vessel having gone | ashore on Taursday night opposite that place, and | that every one had been saved except the cook, | as previously mentioned, He further stated that | he baa taxen no steps whatever to ascertain any | Of the details, and had not even sent a telegram | to the Captain advising him what to do with the | passengers, He thought that they would be taken | care of by the purser and Captain, and that there | was no necessity jor him to botner bimseli about them. All hands were, he thougnt, on Fire Island, where they might have to remain several flays, on account ot being uoabie to cross to the mainland by reason of the ice. He supposed the ship had some twelve persons on board besides the crew, Which consisted of twenty-four men, all told, besides the Capcain. They would, he thought, find some accommvudation on the island, and he did not see the use of sending any one to the spot to look after them. In fact, THIS MODEL AGENT seemed utterly careless of the whole affair, and “ecoraing to his own showing did not even troupie bimseif to send asimpie telegram, but preierred, Micawber like, to wait lor something to turo up. He even lett bis office snoruly after our o'clock for his comiortable uptown residence, ap- pareutly oblivious of tne Jact that otners ior whose weil being it was fla duty to look alter were alone gud uncured jor on the barren and inhospitable beaca vi Fire Islacd. Mr. Gelpexe is evidently a believer in the old motto. che sara surd, Finding that Do iuformation could be optained sro (he ollice Where it Was DUt natural to sup- Pose that all particulars coula be secured, the HiBRALD Feporter paid @ Visit to the owner 1 the Vessel, Mr. Charles Knoblauch, at No, 87 Broud wireel. Here, however, the @ apatoy in re- Gara to the condition of the passenyers and crew of the Vicksburg, a8 Well 48 in regard to tne loss of tue ship teelt, was fuuma lo exist. Every toquiry vuly orougbt Jorth answers that forcibly brought to mind the expertence 0: Daniel Doyce 10 tis visit to THE CIRCUMLOOUTION OFFICE, | described tm “Little Loriitt. No imformation , whatever coulu be gained, ‘Lhe story ct the wreck, however, is as tollows:— It aj pears that the Vicksburg leit Por nm the 22 1st, on ver return voyage to New York, and made u Jair average passage until Tuenday lust, Wien she became enveloped in a dense log, ‘The engives were slowed down to ball speed, and every precawiion taken by placing extru louk+ vuty On duty und making irequent soundings, All Tucsduy nigat, all Weanesday and througnous Toursuey fhe same condition Oo; weather existed, ‘No Ovservatious could be taken, ‘Ine Captain was unable to determine witer the first lew huurs 01 10g Where jie Was, wad as @ precaution he kepr, ashe Thougil, standing Of aad on with @ View of wi Mg util tue }Og should tit, whea be would able tu determine nis position, No such desired result occurred, nowever, and it be Matter of bitnd steering with the nope accident would occur, ALL WENT WELL Dotil adout one o'clock on Thuraday night, when the Wind rose and soou blew &@ yaie, Tails ca sue og iit 4 little, when Woodhull what he e Baruegat Li but which w. reality the igut on Island, Both these lights are | | Sidiar iD appe@rauce wud Quah tue same. Toink- Ing be bad at just ovtained @ lanam he steered | bis ship accordingly, made in | taking one light for the other was | jefal Oue, for the very vou i a th@ OLS Case Was certwin destruction ib The miata th Where one would lea bo the other Would result in sbipwreck. proved in this imatauce, ior sngrily ero! O'clock, Without the slightest Warning th ruck, stem on, the Fire isiand peach, avol foiles @ast o| Fire l#and light, and Sayville, At this time the wind 8 Diowing juriog ly apd the sea ruuning mountains higu. The noise of the breukers was unheard until the sui Was in their midst and tne aisaster cou With every incuming wave the &@ snd driven iarther on the tr beach, From the Arst moment it became appurent | t there Was no hope oi saving t) janel, Dat | WK #A9 MUxt oecome o total wr ‘The rea | every moment made & clean breaca over bP | polling her irom side to. side like @ corp, sue | Pine vod eo Gaul wituin agi an hour | uter Hest striking tuo anore by ams Lexan to | | open and the Water poure: 0 + ¥OUy | ve (by the board, und whi tied. uw von | bioroly Water-logaed, Tue tide, Which Was tuen | | @mgines, she floated cuasily and gently | her oed of | grand system o1 li a | BUT! Doate were alongside. | Was iasteued by @ sand ancuor, their appreciation of the main chance, They pictured that the pieasant work of @irting goods, and rendering the thousand and one ways of assistance tney 80 faily understand, would be a source of mnch pecuniary gain. No doubt this would have been the case nad she stuck on the bar; but she didn’t, ana therelore the prevailing disappo:mtment. Soperly, the floating off of this monstrous cratt trom ner periious position seems almost a miracle, When Mr. Hurst, the New York manager of the line, and Captain Young, special agent of the un- Gerwriters, arrived here last night tne prospects looked everything but encouraging. The wind hauled to the westward about eight o'clock and BLEW A GALE, This was the steamer’s salvation. When the gale | tore through her rigging, witb a roar and whistie that was appalling, the saiety of the ship was being assured. Broadside on to the beaca, witn Sea ancuors out and sails ail aback, the | gale struck her with @ power not easily | Understood, and, aided by the poweriul from Sand twelve ieet in depth, aud glided into deeper water in such a wanner that Captain Bragg Was not aware of it ior a lew mo- meuis, Wito cbeering-cries of triumph the vessel Was aga.n heaved ior New York, without a slight | Temeudrauce of her Visit ieit beuind. ‘This was in | the Noating boxes aud casks thrown overboard | during ¢.@ three Gr iour hours preceding her re- | leaze, which occurred at Dau-past ten P.M. Futy tous of cargo, much of it of a valuable nature, Juugiog irom that @ireaay recovered, is along tae b euch. sf HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. You have aireauy given w very correct version Ol tae accident, Stewming slowly ior two days in ohe of the densest iogs which tue residente of Squan ever experienced, and while going “ueud slow” the mighty monster toucued buw on, and at once swung up and down the beach, heading southwest, Up to ine tame of becoming enVe.oped iu the lug the voyage | bad been ove o1 the usuai varied character ay tuis | vi tue yeur, Laouyl on two or three days | Wrathiui Waves fluug themseives against the tron sides of tue ciait With a force tual uweo ail | oD buurd at the majesty Of excited naiure, Mauy | Of the “knowing Oues’? in Squan will have it tial | Captain bragg got lost and was “poking about’ the beach during the entire period of tuck Weatner, buc those who KooW tals true sailor don't belleve anything Ol the kind, Observations, | 1b is true, Were Lot possible, but soundings Were | praciicabie und easily uccompushed, When the | UUth is KNOWN tt is a ir Wager tbat the lead was | being heaved at tue time ou Loe ver upg on, Tt was } CAPTAIN BRAGG'S JUDGMENT, Or ao it sees, ut iia t.me of peru to pat the Sengers asuore, toetuer with tueir lucgage, then, af wor ame tu Worse, HOLE Dut the eoty: Jur MeN beludRing tO Lue Crall, paid ser Vante Ov: the company, Wouid be exposed to iurtner peri. Lhe Vinx stations on our coast | MavIed TUS to De ui 0 sooner had (he Queen | SWuck tue bar Leiore soue oO: the mmates oi the | Oceau Houge, vppo-ite to which tue vi knew oi lt, tuouga tue 10g Was 80 dens Dave veeu “chopped luto blocks,” aw tie "wreck: era’? 20 @xpressiveiy descrive it. This waa at la past Dine A. M., dud ‘n less than an hour alter Her position was two south ot Sauan imier, aud oue mile and | further souta 1s life-saving station 10, The arrangements, voth by the crew oi the imoepencent surf crews, od aa Rnd mil Ro, Cpon this, later mm the Way, Was Lung @ itie var, asa Doceseary pres | cautionary meusure, | SIX SURF BOATS it Were AOOD On Hand; but to tue seven sturdy men comprising Ub: Flewming's WwW is given the praise ol Urat reaching the suip and extending that sGccor sO greatly uesired atthe time, thr e ie ) a8 the result OF the trip, and Ven the work wos gallantly and gioriousiy con> tinued with the utm sth this admane 8 Were The folio: DORIS I * Flemming’s crew, seven men, Maxom's crew, % Lie Saving Station Wiistata Chad wick’ Samuel: P, Curis rhe ra uting the work of receiving and Jani marvellous, Ino rh wi Bverythiug 18 io iage, begets coufidence, 'Y Tequisite ior ud they ar oa Bd © ha men WhO Dien them ae | the specially dangerous seas which tn inshore g: sturdy, fine specimens of brawn and muscle. Tranks oO! iron they have, and ‘aces brown as a berry or @& glass of old ale; legs compact and sinewy, and snoulders capaoie o holding a cask ot brown stout. complete. bawling, no shouting, nO contusio: gency of the case wil Of dril will wccomelish, Not a soui—neitd map, Woman nor chiid—ol tre euure lot was Irivniened, nor were they wet in being land through the suri, GREAT CREDIT 18 DUE to these men, | Would be recreant to my auty did J not give unqualified praise to the attacnés of Lite Saving Station No. 10, These men are an honor toa node. service. Untortunately 1 do not know their names, but I think that the keeper 1s Mr. Joon R, Clayton, The crew have a goud boat, yet what would be the vaiue o! even such voats Wwithour daring courage and | When the character of this ser |. and ihe emer- suow Waal tne advantages 8 considered, f. of wind break Wildly uver the bar, running from Sandy Hook ail along the coast, and the distance | on the beach, which ataii times must he patrolied, it will be readily concetved that it wonld be dim- irom the shore a$% soon as day broke and their | cult to speak in too high terms of the nobie courage | and nardibood of tue brave ‘ellows by whom the work of reaching distressed vessels and rescutn passengers is periormed, The government shoul provide meaais tor the braver memvers of the Ivfe-saving band, and nothing snouid be left un- done to make them ali see| they are appreciated, When The Queen SUCCEEDED IN FLOATING, the big hawser reaching to the snore was parted ana the atiached lie car was elther taken on board or cut adrift. Two of the surf crews, th se ot Charles Maxom and William Chauwick, Were on board the steamer with their boats, and conse- quenily were carried to New York, a little trip quite unexpected under toe circumstances, ‘rhts country is not very impressive. ‘They say’? that the summers hereabout are charming and comfort can be had for the asking; and when upon the cheeks of pailid beaaty old’ Ocean sets his briny smack there retu:ns the hue o! health, can imagine that when the serenity of a cloud- less sky broods ali over the land, within and with- out the pines of Squan, the village picture is tempting. ladeed, 1 know it; for this mourning, when the stars were iast fading beiore the day, dawn and the East Opened on Neptunus with its fair bright gleains, Turning into yellow gold his salt green streants, 1 was walking about the beach, ana never did morniug break fairer on earth, 1s was a strange contrast 10 the weather of yesterday and tne ad- ventures that belell the manager of the National line, a iriend well kaown to the yacnting com. munity, the special underwriters’ agent and two otners, THR STRANDED SHIP was the objective point. It was night when Squan village was left tor the beacn, six mtles away. Maxom’s oid-fashtoned, but, nevertheless, comiort+ able stage, Was the vehicle ol transportation, The road was terribly muddy. ‘ihe darkness intense. Those On the iront seats Of the stage could not tell the color of the norses. Tue driver could be de- pended upon and he vowed the road could be seen, but that was accepted with much mental reservation. The road 18 tortuous and the grim branches of the hardy pines stretched into the stage ac frequent intervals; bridges were to be crossed, ditches to be avoided, vut at last faith and tue instinct of the horses carried the party a portion Ol the distance—ioar miles and a half—to Captain Chariey Maxom’s house. Here the good lady soon invited the weary travellers to a savory supper. Fresh horses were obtained and the ob- jecuuve point pursued. A quaint driver, who thought he “hadn't drinked whiskey ‘nough 10 give him the biccups,” heid the ribbons. The wind suifted to the westward, yet the heavens opened and rained with such venemence upon Squan that there was lear it wouid be washea into the sea. The wind whistled, then howled, still the party continued on its wearisome way. The beach must be reached! Lf it was dark vetore, it Was worse now. Ever and anon the squalls would iit oue side of the stage, and only for the ballast within the contents would have been lost fo the mud aoa mire veneuth. “Wheels up or wheels down, 1’! take you,’ said the driver; and he did at last, wet through and more than @ litile sick of the journey THE STEAMER’S LIGHTS could De discerned, the westerly gale clearing away the log; but it wonla have been at the risk Ol lile to attempt boarding at such a thu G Was unwillingiy avandoned. The gale grew more violent untii it blew witn such iuteusity that the Stranded snip was aided in quitting her bondage. Leaving at nalf-past ten P. M., but few oi tne dis- appointed “wreckers” knew Of 1t until this morn- Ang, as, Vata eit to the beach in scores waen the silence 01 God was yet upon lorest and ocean, they .saw their orignt areams of weulth had vanished. Teams could be counted by the twos and threes hurrying to the scene, anxious and ready to do yeoman’s service, but their owners soon turned back, sick aud sore at heart. ‘Taint olten we get such & big telier here, and she might have stayed a waiie.”’ At hali-past three o’ciock inis morning 1 Jeit star tion house No, 10, and at five o’ciock, seven miles apprised the manager of The or more away, Queen's luck, ‘twenty-four pemvenicss a) lett, this meal mn ior New York, in charge of s. T. Lack, cer of the National Oompaay. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN. Captain Bragg had no further trouble with The Queen after leaving Squan Beach, She passed in by Sandy Hook at @ quarter past two A. M., three hours and three-quarters after floating off, arrived at Quarantine at half-past three A. M., but remained there until eight o’clock. Tyen sne proceeded to # point in the North River, opposite the company’s piers, where she now ifes at aucuor, Captain Bragg avers that two minutes before striking they obtained eleven iathoms with the lead. Fifty tons of cargo were thrown overboard, a portion of it being dry goods, When the steamer floated she was em- bedded fully twelve sect in the sand, Oaptain Bragg thinks that without the ald of the wesierly gale be could lave succeeaed in getting off the game. Perhups tig may be so, Dut there are no doaots that that wicked tempest saved the Na- tional line fully $500,000, and it cam be attributed to luck, CARGO COMING ASHORE. Squan BEACH, Feb, 26, 1875. Some valuable cases of dry goods cume ashore to-day, supposed to bave been thrown of of The Queen after she floated of on Thursday night. Nearly all of these cases came ashore two | Miles nortn of where the vessel stranded. They were promptly turned over to the Custom House officers, wao Will torward them to New York. About ten tons of goods, which were taken off of The Queen on Thursday, will be forwarded by rail, A CUNARDER ASHORE. The steamer Parthia, of the Cunard line, which should nave sailed Wednesday alternoon, was dae- jayed by the fog until Thursday evening, She then Started dowa the bay in charge of a Sandy Hook pilot, but tn consequence of the thickness of the jog the sieamer ran aground on the flats: Elits’ Island. No damage was done to the veasel, as the flats ure or suit mud. several tags were empioyea yesterday in the endeavor to tow the steamer into deep water, but without success, The opinion of | tue pilots is that it will be necessary to iuhten the a of part of her cargo be.ore she will again oat. WRECK OF A SCHOONER. Shortly after ten o’clock yesterday morning a ‘vhree-masted schooner, whose name could not pe ascertained, woen off Squan Beach, near the spot where the steamer Queen went asuore on the night previous, was caught in a sudden sqaall and thrown on her veam ends and for some moments it wast ought that she would not right again, She. however, cume up and wus rounded to, with her head to the sea, iu which position she labored | heavily. A lew minutes only eiapsed wheu sne waenly foundered. Two pllet boats and a eanier, seeing the accident, bore dowa to the ene, but could not reuch her betore ane sun he crew succeeded in getttag into their sma boats and thus saved themselves, ‘thi Hualiy rescued by one of the pilot boats, fhe sel les about half a mile distant trom the be: Her masts stand above the water some fit jeet. None oi her fittings or cargo were ariited | asnore. ANOTHER BROOKLYN SENSATION. & WEALTHY MANUFACTURER ARRESTED FOR BLACKMAIL. Detectives Butts and Williams, of the Brooklyn Central Ofice squad, last evening arrested Wil liam Easiman, a wealthy resident of Carlton ave- nue, on A oc! Ofaitempting to extort money from tne wife of Mr. Charles Denin, @ draggist at No, 383 Court street, corner of Second piace, | From the tacts in po: ion of the police it would Appoar that the accused bas not only attempted to blackmail a respectable lady, but, if the cuarge be true, did it in steh @ manner as to excite @ {eoiing 0: disguat among respectable people. Nearly tWo weeks ago Mrs, Denin received. an insuiting letter, in which the writer threatened to make certain exp Ul Bae did not send nim $100 to yay te expenses Of a trip to Californim@, the lane guage in tue letter being obscene, The poiic Were hotified and a! the author of the leiter wa: Mra, Di Derects pectably ap) years, ‘The de mau into custoay, but faned to reoogaine the prisoner at Poit HMeadquariere, je nocus Ci al Wiliam Baatinan, bis residence AVELNG, ANG stated that he wai empuaticaiiy a ter, aud stated that @ lad hewavoy to bring 16 iver itto ner. The Pespectaoly connected, au his futherineiaw 16 Wore $6, ae pr ‘alsa to-i O caurnest attempt to A hse 0) nied kno y eave nigh him, rr mh i suse to disciu! @rraigneu vetuie Jus! ne! ba ful man, gement ? | CATCHING COUNTERPEITERS. | Arrest of the Scamps Infesting New England and New York, DISTRIBUTION OF THE “QUEER.” | | Plates, Presses, Paper and Tools Captured. | | Precautionary Surroundings of the Criminal Workshop. Boston, Feb. 26, 1879. Concerning the gang of counterteiters lately arrested in Massachusetts, it appears that the Orst intimation that money was being made tn the Treasury Department at Washington, who were @ware that a large quantity of counterfeit cur- rency was in circulation in New England and New York ana in the West. The North Attleboro National Bank seem to have given the tnjormation that led to the move ment for discovery in that vicinity. The officer engaged in working up the case quietly visited the towns of Wrentoam and Attleboro, where be found a Jarge quantity of counterfeit scrip in ci> culation of the denomination of filty-cent bills with the Dexter head upon the face. Some of this | money was also found in Providence and more in Springfleld. The store of W. R. Powers, in Attleboro, was ascertained to be. 4 favorite place for disposing of the “queer,” it be. ing given in exchange for goods. Mr. Powers was directed by the ofMicera to take all the scrip and note the parties offering it. It was subse- quentiy ascertained that Joseph White and Ru- doiph Myers, two of the parties now under arrest, were inthe habit of going back and forward between New York and Attleboro, ana were also in Irequent correspondence with parties in both piaces, William Young, an employé of P. S. Bacon & Co., jewellers in Attleboro, was tue person who spent most of the money in Powers? store, but it was only a few days ago that the latter had taken sufficient to be used as evidence, SHADOWING THE “KONIACKERS.”” William Young went to New York while he was under surveillance, taking with him a quantity of evergreen, Which was probably only “stall? to avoid suspicion. While in New York he was shadowed by officers, who were in datly correspondence with the officers in Bos- ton. sosepn White, who ia an old “Koni- acker,” or maker of counterfeit money, was ascertained to be Young’s brother-in-law, and it was learned that the two were in close commu- nication, George Young, a brother of William, living in Sheparasvilie, was also watched, and so Was the young man Myers, who was a friend of the Youngs, and who went to New York several times, but returned and resumea his work in the atop. THE ARREST OF YOUNG. Upon suficient evidence being obtained the om- cers went to William Young’s house in Wrentham, two miles from Plainvilie, where they arrived in the night. Young was arrested and the house Searched, and a more poverty-stricken place was rarely seen, His wile was sick, with @ child a week old. There were two goats, four cats and several other auimais in the room, but hardiy any clotming and no food. So deplorable & condition was tne place in that Officer Kent provided the wie with a sum of money beiore leaving. Young wanted to see Har- ley acon, that he be __ bailea, ig! bus that xentleman refused to ball him ifhe oad been eugaged 1n the crime charged. Tho officers took Young to @ uotel, Where they remained all night in.a room. Young at first was very reticent, but early in the morning he gave way completely, bh ig to the officers, ‘You seem to know some- thing about me, andl may as well tell you what you don’t know. I think I can tage you to a Place where the plates and toois Sire from which the money was maae.’’ The three proceeded to the nonse oi George Young, in Sheparasville; but Meeting Dim on the way; Some distance irom nis bouse, they took him into acarriage and returned With bim to the house. THE PLATES FOUND. Upon searching nis house a set of four currency Plates were found, One o! these plates was for printing the iront, another for the back, a third Yor the seal und a fourth for the hair lines, Tnere were also found a set o! steel plates jor the making of ten-doliar national bank | bills, one of which ws nearly finished | and a press for printing the bill was also cap~ | tured, u.on which there ‘Wasa quautity of fresh greenink. The shears used to cut the paper and a linen ie fhe stiffened witn 10k were in tne room, andin the centre was a heater ior drying the paper alter printing. ‘Ibis heater was aiso adapted | a8 @ means o1 precaution, ior with @ strong fre It wonld be an easy matter tu destroy ail the mone: in@ moment ti he was surprised by the approaci 1 anyone; but in this respect Le was wel: gua:ded, | a8 the Douse sat On a Nill, looking quite a distance | mM three ways, abd the operating room was in toe | upper part, inaccessible save bya barrow stair- case out ofa kitchen, It was alsu arranged that be could escape oy @ Winuow if surprised. THE OTHER OFFENDERS CaPTURED. ‘The arrest of Ruchen and of Myers was subse- quentiy made. Woile arresting Racuen on Wed- nesday, tae officer received iniormation from | New York that White would be in Aitleboro tnat | night, he Raving leit New York ibat moruing, and he being the most wanted, ail’ tue detectives in the case set about louking jor him, White was too Qld @ bird to travel on eX ress trains, his racket betog to take slow trains, stop at statiuns “and then proceed on the vext train, Attleboro aud Was Waiking irom the station to | wbere he worked, wnen ne wet two meno in a | wagon, He asked tiem for @ ride, woicn wi giveo him, Wh-n the men, not knowing wuo hi | Was, parrated tae whole stury about the arrest of Young and Kachen, and the 1act tnat officers were aiter White. WHITE'S ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE. This was enough for White, and alter riding awnile be concluded to get v which he did, tuk- ing bis Valise witn nim, As ne knew now for the rst ume that he was wanted, he destroyed or pus away the entire Contents of his vailse, it being ; periectly empty when he was arrested. He of course attempted to get away, but it was night @hd 1. would ve jatal for him to hire a team. So he walked torougn the mud and slush tu Bast Attleboro, Woere be took the first train in tne | morning, which passed there at iwenty-seven minutes past six o'clock. ‘Lue detectives knew that he was abuut somewhere, and all tne roads and branches were watcned. ‘Ine officer Was onthe very train that White took passage | on, and as he passed into the smoking car ne wai | Seized by the osticerand arrested. I'ne-oficer had | received ades,atch stating that Lizzie White, | wiie ol Josepn, Wag arrested ia New York, una | that otoer arrests were made, the names being witnneld for the present. [tis also probabie tnat j some arrests vave been made in North Uarolina by this tim! The breaking up of this gang is one of tne most | important pieces of detective work that has een Goue th this part of the couutry for a great while. William Young, Rachen, White and Meyers will | be arraigned in the United states Court to-mor- | row. | | DELIBERATE MURDER. 4 MAN KILLED WITH 4 KNIFE AND HIS SON STABBED—ARREST OF THE MURDERER. Coroner Croker was yesterday morning re Quested to hold an inqui upon George Huffer, aged lorty-two yeara, a carpenter, letely residing Qt No, 608 West Thirty-eighth street, who was killed by Joseph Jordan, a butener, during an al- } 1 | | | what can be ascertained of the terrivie tragedy that Hamer and Jordan met late on Thursday night | im Owen Grapam’s apartments, also of No, 608 | Weat Tuirty-eigntn stre whi they drank con- Miderable liquor and became very quarrelsome, \s ‘ward they vegan aispating about $2, claimed Jordan owea him ior ser: An gour aiter tars quarrel Jordan Graham's room whettiog 2 kuile; and, Z a by Graham what he intenged t do, he replied inat he was going to kill some one, Grabam inqdired woo toe Victim Was, and he was told by Jordan to mind hia own bueinesa, Shor! Jordan went to Rufer's roow and kno t and, on Hutter presenting dim: made @ thrust at him with a ou! the point of which entered the | pie. | jell to the Moor unconsor nd on his son Frank going to his tance Jor. | @bbed bim in the breast, inflicting @ police were notitied nd Rougdsman Carmick Oi, BAhIgied by some OF the neig bors, removed the wounded M to the Thirty-aventh street police where be hortly waiter expired, Jordan surrendered bim- it, AOd Was lOvked Up CO await the \eault of the Toners investigation, Frauk Hufter, alter hav. Wound dressed, Was taken home, a poat> at evening by Dr. MacWaion! ng 0 mortem made vicinity of Attleboro or Wrentham came from the | that was offered him, to mark it for identification | He arrived in | tercation at the above address. it appears trom | . | AMUSEMENTS. LYCEUM THEATRE. Mr. J. L, Toole laat night changed comp! bill. He appeared as Billy Lackaday in hearts aod Wives," and afterward in tne laugh- able tarce, “Ici on Parle Francais,” in which be sustained his original réle of Spriggins, As the avaricious old Englishman Mr, Toole was irresist- 1bly funny, and kept Lis audience in good humor i during the performance. At | bis burlesque lectures and imitations | guished English actors, w ; their trarhfulness and tve com which Mr. foole manages to tn $ close he repeated nt distine them, close of these tmitations Mr. foo. appeared be- | fore the curtain. 1m answer to vigor: | ons demand from the auaie and made u short but pungent speech, Hav- ing thanked the American pubic aud press Jor the untiorm Kindness with which he lad be: treated, at the same time he took occasion to re- | mind some critics who had ch 1 him with being too English im is style of ent Mens that he did not sau under false color He nad | come betore them as au Eng nedian, and | Dotin any other character. mipaed them Winkie he had never been twitted with American, t surd to play Rip Van Winkle as a Yorksnireman. He thought, thereiore, that it would be equally absurd for him to play English characiers in uer- | man or Dutch, (his sally at the expense ot some of Mr. Toole’s critics was very mneh enjoyed by the audience, who recetved with sarisiaction the an- pouncement that Mr. Toole Would re-appear tor a short ume tn New York before his return to his native land. eing tao | DE GARMO HALL—AN EVENING OF POETRY. The entertainment given by Miss E. V. Proud- | foot and Mr, J, R. Thomas at the little hall on Fifth avenue last evening was very enjoyable and de- served the rather flowery title selected for it Mizs Proudfoot is an experienced reader, and in the scene between Marie Stuart and Hlizabeth in Schiller’s play, she proved herseif an actress capadie of giving expressivn to the strongest feel- ings of the human heart. Such a lady would be a MUSIC AND | The favorite baritone, Mr, Standard Bearer” ana other songs with the finish and cultivation to be looked for in such an ac- complished artist. The programme was weil di- Neranea and orought out both artists in the best ight. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Edwin Booth and Minnie Conway are playing together at Baltimore. Mr. Barry Palmer, of Booth’s, will leave for Europe to-day to bring Bitlow, the celebrated pianist, to this country. The young Italian school, of which such sanguine hopes Were entertained in italy, has subsided, and they are going back again to Cimarosa. Itis well that Mme. Arabella Goddard visited the Eastern portion of our country before she made the acquaintance of the Pacific slope, to jJuage from the pecaliar style of musical criticism in vogue there, The celebrated legend of “Rip Van Winkle,” which has been rendered so popular by Mr. Jeffer- son, 1s now, for the first time, to be brougnt out at the Theatre de Famile, Paris, under the title of “Le Monde des Esprits.” “M. Alexandre Lemoine is to play the rdle of Rip Van Winkle, and Mme. Elise Picard, the excellent comedienne of the Odeon, will personate that of Gretchen. OBITUARY. GEORGE H. KYLE. Major George K. Kyle, a well known Baltimore merchant, died in that city on Wednesday. He was a son of Adam B, Kyle, one oi the tounders of the firm of Dinsmore & Kyle, and was olmseif ® member of the house for many years. During the relorm movement in the local politica of Baltimore in 1859, Mayor Kyle, then about thirty years of age, took an active part with the demo- cratic masses in rescuing the city irom the hand- ful of lawless men whose acts ol tyranny and crime created a reign of terror, A murderous assault was made upon him act the polls at that time, during which he received seven bullets in his coat and bis brother was kuled, At the. break- ing out of the late war be was @ member of the old Maryland Guard, and went 10 Virginia, and on account of nis well known integrity aud_ bust- ness qualifications was selected by General George A. Svuart as the Commissary of the Marylaud line upon its organization. He was in many bard- fought battles and received eleven wounds. He served With the Maryland line until after the bat. tle of Cold Harvor, June 8, 1864, when ne was as- signed to the staifoi General Breckiuridge, aiter- Ward of General J. B. Gordon, and was desperately Cet in three places at the battie o: Cedar Jree CYPRIAN WILLCOX. Cyprian Willcox, one of the oldest citizens of Wednesday. and consequently was in his eightieth year, | Went to New Haven eariy in ite and estavlished | Rimseli in the tron business, being one of the first, At not the Orst, iron 1ounders im the state, He was for several years first Selectman oi tne town, mak- ing a caretul, prudent officer, and was at one period Judge of Probate, He was born September 22, 1795, } JOSEPH E. RICHARDSON. Joseph E, Richardson died of consumption on have since arrived at his family’s residence, No. | 90 Ulason avenue, in Brooklyn, from whence they | Will be butied to-morrow afternoon. Mr. Richard- | son, who was @ native of New York, was about the Busine | since 1868, @ period of seventeen years, deductin an intervai 01 nearly three years waich with sixty | Other empluyés of Unis establishment he gave to the service Of tne country. From sep!ember, 1862, until July, 1865, he served with tne 195th regiment New York state Volunteers, During his connec. tion with rhe HERALD, woich continued up tthe | time of nis death, he iormed @ large acquaintance With the patrons of the gaveriising department, and his gentlemantly deportment and business | tact won jor bim tue kindly teeling of ali wuo came in communication with him, LIEUTENANT DOMINICK LYNCH, JB. Firat Lieatenant Dominick Lynch, Jr., of the Fourth cavairy, died at Fort Ularke, Texas, on the 2st inst., in the twenty-eignth year of his age. He was born in Virginia, but entered the army from this State, as secoud neutenant, in Sep em- Ba and Was promoted to be first lieutenant in 1871, THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH. Ata meeting of the committee on the proposed imternational ride match, held at No. 194 Broad- way, yesterday, aletter wis read addressed by Captain Edmond St. John Mildmay, Secretary ot | the National Rifle Association, to Colonel G. W. Wingate, announcing the pieasure of the National Association in view o! the contemplated visit to them at Wimbledon of a number of American rifemen. The Committee On the Amateur Per- formance at tue Academy o1 Music, teadered in aid | Of tue international maico, reported having sold $600 Worth of tickets and boxes since last meet- ing. | . Ata meeting of the Executive Committee of the | Amareur Kifle Ciub, heid on the adjournment of | the Juint Commitiee,it wus decived to nottiy J. | d. Mason, ol Outario, Canada, whose chalienge hag | Deem puolisned, that the cluo would accept @ | Challenge to suoot a matcn on the terms be pro- posed at Creedmoor, at any time prior to May 15, and would provide @ team for thut purpose: vut that they couid not aripaiate tuut the Interna. tional Team Would participute as » team (they Rot paving been selected as yet), altuough muny of them undoubtedly Would do so, THE TAPPAN BANQUET. | | A banquet in honor of Mr. Tappan, the recently appointed City Chamberlain, took place at Del- | monico’s last evening, Among the large oumber of au present mw Mayor Wickbam and the following sureties on Mr. Tappan’s bond to the city:—Wititam L. Andrews, Siegmund 11, Meyei, Kthogoam H. Nichol-, Solomon Meurbach, Wiinain R. Garrisen, William Laior, Rdward Kearse | © ney, Jordan L. Mott, Jona W, MM SB. fhayer, ‘a Louts 3. asury, doin Hoey, Wullam B, Dinsmore, Grito Philips, fhe aga Rowe most enjoyadie character, and did not t till @ late hour. dragk with plied to thi ‘POLICH BRIEFS. Thomas Murphy, of No, 141 Washington street, | Brooklyn, a new driver on a Bleecker street car, fell rom his stand yesterday and bad a rib broken, Be was sent to Bellevue Hospital. Robert Bramager, of Jersey City, bad his right |THEST | of our law-makers, that when Jefferson played in London as Kip Van | because every one fet it Would be abe | valuable acquisition to any dramatic company. | Thomas, sang “The | New Haven, died at Itnaca, in this State, on | He | last Saturday at Aiken, S.C., and his remains | thirty-four years of age, and was connected with | Department of tue HERALD office | ATE CAPITAL i] | More Schemes for Rapid Transit in | New York City. | CITY RSHALS AND THE MARINE COURT. PES | Failure of the Bill for Limiting the Charges of Judges. ALBANY, Feb, 26, 1875, The Legisiature nas to-day taken its usual reces# until Monday evening, and we are allowed a reat from the exercise of the lynx-eyea vigilance conse- quent upon acareful watching of the movements Next week will probably bring back Mr. Woodin, the leader of the repubit can party in the Senate, and until then all must remain quiet as tar as political legtsiation is com cerned, A RAPID TRANSIT DAY. The main ferture of to-day’s legislative procee& ings in both bouses was the tutroduction of twa aiming to secure to the people of New Yorm city the much coveted boon of rapid transit. would be disastrous if an introduction of so many scnemes should result in the defeat of a measure that would give to the people of New York city @ system of rapid transit, Can it be pose sible there exists a preconcerted action by opponents of rapid transit in thus pushing upon the attention of our legisiators a mass of bills 80 cumbersome and lengthy that they may be crowded into the last Lours of the session and thus. | lost? Are the street railroad companies of New York city thus adroitly working behind the scenes to defeat so general an expression of the popular will? Time alone can determine an answer, and the present Legislature had better at once make up its mind to what are its duties in this connetes tion, ANOTHER RAPID TRANSIT BILL. Senator Robertson introduced auother rapid transit bill in the Senate to-day, the main points of which are as follows: Any number of persons, not less than thirty, are authorized to assoclute themselves together for the purpose of constructing an elevated rail | road in a city where they reside, They are directed, among other things, to execute articles of association, 1 which shall be stated the num- ver of years they are to continue, the length of proposed railroad and the location of the intended termini, 98 near a3 may be, and the amount of capital stock, which is not to be less than $300,000 i per mile for every mile of railroad proposed to be constructed. Persons becoming stockholders can constitute a corporation and possess ali the pow: ers aud privileges granted to and be sunject to all the restrictions and provisions of law imposed upon railroad corporations organizea under the general laws of this State, Such articies 01 @s80- Clation are uot to be fied until at least $30,000 of stock for every mile of elevated railroad proposed to be constructed are subscribed, and ten per cent paid thereon in cash to the directors named in the articles. Every company iormed under the act, beiore constructing any part of its elevated ratl- | road in any city, is directed to make a map and | elevation of the route intended to be agopted, and fileitin the oftice of the Common Council. Written notice 1s to be given to the owners of property affected on the route of such railroad. Any person 1¢eling aggrieved by the proposed lo- cation may, witun fifteen days alter receiving | suen notice, appy to a Justice of the Supreme | Court by petition, and the said Justice may ap- point three commissioners, oue of Whom must ve @ practical engineer, to examine tne route. No part of the route of any such railroad im the city of New York can be located aiong Broadway or Filth avenue, or the Central Park, nor shalt any part, except the termmus and the ap- roaches thereto, be located within two | hundrea feet o: Broadway, Filth avenue or the Central Park. Whenever the route js located the | Mayor and Common Council have the right to | open and lay out a public nignway for rapid tran- | sivalong suca route, and to locate and establish | the lines thereof. and to make maps and certif- cates delining such lines, which shall be filed in | the County Clerk's office, and such filing shall be | finaland conclusive as to the extent und boun- | i} t daries of sucn improvements, The Corporation | Counsel is tuen aut.orized to acquire title to the | property in the nme of the city, ana to aj wo | the Supreme Court tor appoiniment of three com. | Missioners of estimate and assessment for such rapid transit railway. These commissioners areem- powered to make aesessmeuts und awards for the Work, to report within six Monts alter tueir ap- pointment, and designate ibereim toe time ior the actual opening 01 the railway. ‘The Mayor ana Cowmon Council are then authorized, Upon ac- quiring title to the property, to lease the same to Suid company lor the term oi its corporate exist- | ence, ‘Ine company shall have no right to charge more toan two cents per mile tor each ger, and shail issae comuutation tickets at rates to be fixed by tne Mayor aud Commun Council; and shall run fonr trains cach way morniog and even- log @t bull tare, aud operate their road at an aver- age speed of not less than eighteen miles per hour. PROPOSITION OF MR. DESSAR. Mr. Leo C. Dessar, of New York, introauced @ rapid transit bill to-day. Unaer tuis enactment it | a3 proposed to autuorize the Mayor and Board uf Aldermen to designate certain streets upon, over | or beneath the surfaces of wnicn railways may be construcied, Itempowers them to grant to any | corporation the right to construct a rapid | transit railway, aud also the right ta prescribe toe plan of the same and tne terms and conditions upon Which it is to be operated, Toe Mayor 1s authorized to appoint nine commissioners ior the desiguvauion Of @ ratle way between any two soecified points in the city, | such commissioners to Lave the same power aud | autuority which are con erred upon the Mayor and | Aldermen by vie operations of this act. | O1 course voth bills ace gene al in their charac ter and apply to (he waole staie, | THE JUDICLaRY COMMITTEE AND THE MARINE COURT, Tne Judiciary Committee, through their chatr- mun, Mr. Waenner, to-day handed in a lavorabie Feport in the matter of the uisposition of the Murine court process. The bill will now be debated in Committee of tne Whole, There ia | ttle doubt of its de.eat if @ proper explanation ia | made of its coaracier and aims, unieas unialt means are used to control legislation in its in- terest, Whica now appears eviaenc. THE ORGANIZATION OF SAVINGS BANKS. ‘The Committee on Baoks to-day reported for the conside: anon of the House @ bul “Lo Coniorm toe charters Ot all savings banks or in-titutious for savings to @& Uniformity Of powers, rights and = labities, aud to provide ior the | organization of savings banks, for the supervision and for tae administration of tae | affairs.’’ ‘Lois isa very voinminous bill, and goes | into all the numerous details in cConnectivn with | the busiuess vi savings banks, inree waonared eXtra copies have been ordered printed, and the Dil! will no dount receive @ thoroaga examination be.ore passage. H RESTRICLING THE CHARGES OF JUDGES. | | | | Ting up eviuence, report was agreed THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP ROBBERS. ONE OF THEM SENT TO STATE PRISON FoOd FIVE YEARS, The fret of the gang of thieves who have bees | committing depredations on the Cunard steamere by breaging into the staterooms and stealung pas sengers’ effects, Was brought up for sentence yesterday in the Court of Quarter Sessions, at to. | | His name is Wilkam Rey- dhe is sixty years of age. He was arrested on the steamer and our | glars’ tools and skeleton keys were found in possession. He also had a listo: the different ere arriving in New York. Wut he bad to say he re) | reside in Brookiyn an are w | Geserted him, and be was compelled tu resort t¢ | some method @ living. Jadge Homan | administered a severe rebuke and sentenced pim to five years in the state Prison, | The two ot thieves arrestéd on the same charge Were brought up in the First Distriot P: Court, Wiliam Powers, alias Patriok MeDonai | Was first calied up, Tue Justice said that while rigoner himself admitted he Was @ notorious thiel, yetit was to be He ficient to warrant his Ww thy, had was not Sorthoomi a » He was there charged, and eft the court room. in the society of three New York plage. "id com: Danion, Willam Paxton, was next called and the Justice remarked that his Case was not | similar to that oi Powers, and ne would pl Jugly femanued till further inquiry be made | regarding nim. OUR LONELY GOVERNOR. [From the Rochester Democrat and Chrontele,) Sam Tilden leit and looked ven years loneliee | directly aiter his interview with the girl at Va» arm mangiea by being caught in the windiass S@f College. The saucy creatures made fun While iastening & boa: to Loe bridge at Pavonia | hit. One wanted a list of nis wrinkles, another @ : phen i tyoa, a ors hen H. Tyna, Jr, of ee at me Ware ene tiaen Ae tel bat | No. Si agivon avenue, while Reading wiosded | venerable becd, “And alte te Hope Indu revolver jast ni; aimsei 1 Beet f oy ut Nie residence agcidentauy | With the most onar | Boaith of Mia, Guden pale