The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1877, Page 3

THE WRECKED DAKOTA, Graphic Pen Pictures from the Herald’s Special Correspondent, MANNING THE LIFE LINE ? All the Passengers, Officers and Crew Saved. MORE WELSH HEROISM. [Bx CABLE TO THE RERALD.] Lonpox, May 11, 1877. The Williams & Gulon steamer Dakota, which flailed from Liverpool on Wednesday morning for New-York, ran upon the, East Monse Rock, a point on/ the! mainiand inside of the island of Angiesey, on the north coast of Wales, at half-past ten P. M. of the same aay, and has since proved a total. wreck. The night was very dark anda heavy ‘storm of thunder and light- ning was raging at the time. This is the storm which was announced in the London Papers, as a HEKALD warning, several days ago. As s00n am the Dakota struck distress rockets Were fited. Captain Hannan, of the Almwick Coast, guard, saw the rockets and fired the fignal gun of his station. The whole. of his crew responded within eleven min- utes, The life saving apparatus ‘was quickly got. out and transported over the moat rugged and intricate paths in the hills, until the company reached the summit of a desolate rock. From this a line rocket was discharged which Passed over the Dakota. The line was secured on ‘the vessel, and the large hawser was drawn on board and secured between the fore and main- masts. , A SCENE OF DISTRESS, On board the steamer the utmost silence reigned. Nothing could be heard on the shore except the word .of command irom the officers directing the proper securing of the life line. Pres entiy a boat was launched from the ship, Then the frenzied shrieks of women and children were heard. The passengers Werte , banded” down, one by one, from the’ vow of the steamer to the boats. Coming toward the shore, the current setting around ‘the projecting headland was found to be very strong. The position of the sufferers ‘in the boat, consisting principally of half dressed women and children, was full of peril. The boat wag borne on the breast of a huge billow and dashed violently against a rock. The screams of the women, as the boat struck, was awful to hear All supposed that the boat’s party were lost. .But the littic craft drifted back from the shore afew moments until it was finally flung high anddry, from the crest of a wave, on the top ot a high, broad and solitary clit 4 THE LIFE BUOY, , Meanwhile the wrecking party on shore had been Working with that wild energy inspired by the de- sire to save endangered human life. The “breeches buoy” had been attached to the line and sent out to the ship’s side. A score or more of strong hands on the shore now held the hawser while the women on the ship were lowered over the Vvessel’s side and secured in the buoy. A mo- ment later and the frail buoy and its precious cargo Were scetrsuspended im the air, seemingly over sharp crags; then like a shot it dashed into and through dangerous breakers, a¢ the men holding the towing line ran back from the shore. Finally the buoy was towed to the slippery rocks. The liv- ing cargo was released and carried to a place of safety by the strong armed wreckers. MORE WELSH HEROISM. Other boats put off from the steamer after the “breeches buoy’? had made several trips. They were filled with members of the crew and the male passengers. They landed on the rocks, from which the Welshmen risked their own lives in securing them. The rescued passengers were sent at once to hosteiries in Amlwich, where they were cared for in the kindest possible manner. By twenty minutes past three o’clock yesterday morning all the passengers had been landed eatire in the boats or by means of the “breeches buoy.” The Captain and a part of the crew remainedon the stranded vessel. ; A NARROW ESCAPE. With the coming of daylight the mist which had enveloped the steamer cleared away and another large steamship was observed passing close at hand. Rockets were at once set off from the Dakota, warning her off the const and thus probably averting another disaster. The total number of passengers on the Dakota was about 250 steerage and the crew. WHO 18 RESPONSIBLE? Nothing can be learned by the HERaLp's special vorrespondent, who sends this from Bangor, re- garding the cause of the disaster. The night was very dark, but the sea was not what would be called high. As a searching investigation will be instituted the responsible persons on the ship have maintained a rigid silence, THE LAST OF THE DAKOTA, At noon yesterday, after the vessel had been gradually swinging around stern out to sea, she suddenly parted amidships, great seams opening in | her sides, The stern was almost immediately lost from sight beneath the water. The captaiy and the mea who had remaimed with him saved themselves by springing into the foremast rigging until a boat could be sent to them, ‘Their escape Was narrow at best, and had the sea been even as high as it was during the early morn- ing it would have been almost impossibie to have taken them om. The tide had receded and leit a suail strip of beach on which a boat, was launched with some difficulty. The bow is now sticking high and dry over the projecting ledge of rocks, displaying ber bottom, which is seen to be stove in A Liverpool telegram from Lioyd’s states | that large quantities of baggage saved has been forwarded to that point with the passenyers by a special train, INSURANCE ON THE DAKOTA. The steamship Dakota aad ier cargo are heavily Insured in Liverpool and London. valued at £00,000, Itis the disaster Irom a monetary pointof view that has occurred for the past two years, The sup is must serious marine AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICES. When the vews was received yesterday morning that the steamer bad goue asuore, there wus 4 large Qum- | | 4 NEW ber of inquiried mt the office of Messrs, Williams & Guion, in this @ity, as to the fate of the passengers. Happily, a d followed shortly atter the receipt ofthe first si that all the passengers, crew and baggage wero but that probably the cargo would be a total loss, | This allayea ail excitement, and very Little attention wag given to the disaster atter this announcement DESCRIPTION OF THE DAKOTA, The following is a description of the wrecked steamor:—Length over all, 425 feet; extremo breadth of beam, 43 feot's inches; extreme depth of hold, 41 foet. Sho Is brig rigged, with single topsall yards Her lower masteand topmasts aro one, having no tops, Her lower yards are rigged so that they can be dropped in a heavy head | , There are no gaffs, her trysuils ‘and gafftopsatls | combined—running up tothe topmast ® powertul sail to steaay the ship. She has four decks, all of tron, and there is no wood about her, gave for doors and bertha, She was. built at Jarrow-oh-Tyne, England, in 1874, by Palmer’s Shipbuilding and Iron Company. Her ines arc one inverted high pressare and two horizontal low pres- sure, with surface condensers. The diameter of the high pressure cylinder 1s sixty inches, the jow pressure is 113 inches, length of stroke forty-twoinches, Tho horso power is 905 nominal, but will work up to 8,000 effective, She has thirty-six furnaces, six tubular boilers of powerlul construction. The shaft is 22 inches in diameter. Her gross tonnage Is 4,331 tons, her register tonnage 2.482 tong. She bad eight lite. boats, capable of carrying filty souls cach, always kept provisioned at sea. Her cabin was remarkably handsome, being Juxuriantly fitted up. Tho berths were all fitted with spring . bottoms, which was a novelty in the transatlantic passenger trade, Her steerage was nearly nine fect in tho clear, while the arrangements of lavatories,’ &c., left but little to be desired. She could carry 80 saloon, 108 second and 1,200 steerage passonyors, The cabin galleys were arranged so that no smell of cooking reached the ealoon. A ladies’ boudoir, with settees upholstered in red velvet and numerous mirrors, was one of the clogunt features im the ship, The saloon, which extended from side to side, had 104 porte and was well venttlated at ull times, Shewas commanded by Captain James Price, Jr., formerly of the Manhattan, Wyoming and Ne- vada, She had made soveral splendid runs to this port, OBITUARY. WILLIAM FITCH. William Fitch, ex-Mayor of New Haven, Conn., diod at bis residemce in that city on tne evening of the 10th insh, to the groat rogret of a wide circlo of friends. Born of @ family honored in the community ho sustained bis name aud record, His father was Jobn Fitch, for many years President of the Mechan- ics’ bank, and roeggnizod us a man of the highest in- tegrity. The deosesed was in his youth fora time a clerk in the Mecbanics’ Bank, New Haven, and after- ward a clerk ia @ prominent hardware store, He was afterward omgaged in the hardware business. We next hear of him as engaged in manutacturing: car- riage springs in Westvillo, the Fitch establishment, as it was known, being located where the grist mill (formerly Hagrigon’s mills) pow stands, These shops.were destroyed by fire. ‘the business has been located in New Haven for many years paston East strect, and the shops of W. &. K. 1. Fiteh have long been noted eee the most enterprising and suc- iy cosstul in the city. TheJorce of employés of the estab- lshafent will journ the loss they have sus- tained, Mr. Fiteh served the State in a most important capacity during the.war, Large amounts of money passed through og hands as Paymaster Geveral on the staff ot Governor Buckingham, and witheat a stmdow upon bis. record, It was a position of greatrespopsi, ‘Dility 19 those days of marshalling und equipping troops and supplying other tunds for wur ‘purposes. He was commisaivued ou Governor Buckingham's staff early in 1862, and remained in service, con- tpuonsly uotil May 3, 1960. The yeur alter ‘his acces. sion to the position the rauk of the office was Talsed . major to colonel. Ho served the city as its Mayor. the year commencing Juno 1, 1869, and in the di: je of this office evidenced his customary tteution to duty anu executive capacity, and “without o ‘tiaw upon his record. ie was so- lictied to allow his name to ve put 1n pomination tor Mayor subsequently, av honor he declined. He also dechned to accept & nomination for Lieatenant Gov- ernor, _ The doveased had jor several yours past becn a Director in the Second Nattonal Bunk, and upon tho resignation of Heory White, about « year ago, was eleciod President of the New Huven Savings Bank, or rhe more popularly kuown us the Old savings JOHN BROOKS FELTON. Tho mail ‘from Califorois unuouoces that John Brooks Felton, one of the best known citizens of the Pacitic Coast territory, died at his residence in Oak. Jand on the 2d mst. after a Nngering illnesa, Mr, Felton was born in Saugus, Mags, io Juve, 1828 He was fitted for college in the public ‘wenools, and gradudted at Hutvird tn the ctaas of "1847. “He thon became a tutor im the college, and entered upon the law eebool course, taking the degree of LL.B. Soon aiterward he visited Europe and passed two years in the stuay of the modern languages, in which ho bo- camo very proficient, and in acquainting himself with the French law. Shortly after his return he emi- grated to Calitornia and | ed himself in San Fran- cisco, forming # law partnership with A, C. Waitcomy and &, J. Pringie, wader the tira: name of Whitcomb, Pringle & Felton. Almost immediately be tvok nigh rauk atthe Bar, Ot ull the cuses with which he was connected during bis long period of practice at tho Bar perhaps the Limautour grant case, involving the title to some of the most valuable property in the city, in which he represented the clanmant Litaantoar during w long course of hotly contested litigation, is best known, Hardly 0 heavy land suit in the state has occurred in which Mr. Felton wus not engaged. He familiarized himseit thoroughly with the old Spav- ish archives, and no lawyer was velter acquainted than he with the merits of the mapy Bercely contested land contests tnstituted through Spanish grants. The 160s which he received were us large as wore ever paid to any lawyer in the Uuited States, oue lee amounting to $100,000, Mr, Felton was a devoved friend of higher education, und to his labors is due much ot the pros- enjoyed by the State University, of the Bourd of ‘ats of Which Le Wus a tneraber fur several years preceding his death, ‘In politics he was a strong re- publican, aud was an elector on the Grunt ticket in 1368, us weil as on the Hayes and Wheeler ticket last year, Twice bo was a caudidate for United States Sen- lator before th caucus of Ins party, and f served as Mayor of Ouklaod, He mari 1862, Kate Baldwin, daughter of the late J, Justicw of the Supreme Court of Calitoruia, one term ho FATHER ¥. X. TSCHENHENS, REDEMPTOLIST, Rev, Father Francis Xavier Tachenhens died at Baltimore yesterday afternvon in tho seventy-sixth your of his age. The deceased was the founder of the Redemptorist Order im America, He w a native of Wurtemburg, Germavy, and first came to America in 1532 Lo establish missions, the tirse of | which he organized 4b Greon Bay, Wis; Rochester, N. Y.; Pittsburg and Baltimore, On Sunday last the ftteth auniversary of the alliance of Father ‘Techenbens — with the Redemptorists was celebrated at st Alphonse’s « wan = Cathe, olic = Chureb, Baltimore, with ~~ impressive ceremonies, Bishop Gross, of Savannan, assisted by a bumber of tho clergy trom various parts of the coun- try, celebrated a pontifical high mass, und Rev, Joseph Wirt, rector ot the Church ot (he Holy Redeemer, New York city, delive: of Father 1@chenbeur, tuen contined to nis ved, ‘Ti jurge church built by the deceased was filed to over- flowing wad devoraied with lowers, BRA BEAD, M. D. Dr. Ezra Read, the leading physician of Terre Haute, Ind,, died yesterday morning at the years, chiel surgeon in the Army of the Republic of Texas under Genoral Sam Houstoi and was attending surgeon at the duel ven General Albort Syduey Jouston and General #. Houston 11 1837, He uiso served three years in the federal army in the late war, and bas held several city Lrusts. -—— FRANCIs BACON, Francis Bocon, Presidentof the China Mutual In- surance Company, died at Barnstable, dase, yester- day, ugod seventy-three yeurs, SADLY BURNED, Catharine O'Brien, aged forty you East Tweoty-eighth street, was taken to Lellevuoe Hospital just night in @ dying condition trom her House, Somo days ago Mre, O'Brien, who was suffering from ricomatism, was told to bathe her swoolen Hibs in turpentine.” While thas eugaged im a stove the turpentine ignited and tire to mes could be extiuguisned she tthe voy, Sle was not properly attended tu, aud the buras svon became ale ceratud, Ler suilering bas been intense, , Of No, 922 A HOMt FOR OUR VETERANS, The Memorial Commities of the Grand Army of the Republic continues 18 praiseworthy oflurts to erect, in Lath, Stedben county, a bume tor the destitute sol- diers and sailors of our inte war, he citizens of Bath have contributed the price of 240 acres of land near tbat town ty the value of $40,500, aud about 4,000 acditioual to (his handsome sum, The committee now appeais WO @ sytnpattizing pablie for aid Lo eompleie the work. Savael G Adains, wuose oltioe is Wo Broadway, je chairman of tae dusncial commun da discourse On the lie and labors | 0 of sixty-six | He served in the United States Navy, was | ~~ YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinerax, May 10, 1877. © TUE ALLEGED CONFESSION O¥ PINNEY, CALIFORNIA 'DEFAULTER—PINESSING OF THE CENTRAL PACIVO RAILROAD RING. The lengthy story purporting to bo the California délaukter Pinuty’s contession, rocontly published simultaneously in New York, San Francisco and other cities, was the work of tho Central Pacific Mailroad Ring, who were anxious to retaliate upon Carr, the | pay. preseeetfaliy, &e., alleged confederate of the defauiter, Carr was for- merly an agent of the ruilroad in its lobbying schemes until he was turned oat of office tur some objectionable conduct, and was replaced by “Duke” Gwin, It is supposed that the Ring induced Pinney to reveal some | the pay officers of all st of the doings of tho persons with whom be was con- cerned in his operations, and that upon this frame- work they built the article which so savagely assails | Si! Carr, Senator Sargent, Congressman Vage apa Sec- retary Gorham. ‘the explanation is not intended to defend these gen- tlemen, persons with cleaner hands than the Central Paciflc Railroad Ring. The article was prepared in San Fran- cisco aud was duplicated and a copy given to the pa- | silcery pers thero to.be withheid until word was sent that it was also to bo published ip the East, whereupon it was to be fulminated on the same morning at the heads of Care & Co through the several newspapers in New York, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago which should be induced w publish /t, ‘The article was shown, around here in Washington a week or ten days ago and the question asked “how much it would cost” to get, 4 published in, the New York papers. It bears within itself the evidence that it was not the work of Pmney. Asa contession it ‘slops over’ and makes Pinney not only a knavo, but a simpleton and a fool of the most ridiculous kind, No wonder the San Fran- cisco papers say that Pinney protests the publication ‘was “premature,” GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasnrxatox, May 10, 1877. THE SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS—-HOW COUNTRY POSTMASTERS MANAGE TO INCREASE THEIR INCOME, . Since the law was passol giving to postmasters of the fourth class commissions on thor gales of postage stampe, envelopes and postal cards ‘in lipu of other compensation complaints to the department have beon constant and mumerous of postasters making sales outside the praper demands upon their respec- tive oflices. Every effort hus becn made to suppress this illegitmate traffic, and the department has been compelled to adopt.a rule removing every postmuster fully proven to have beon engaged in it; und a large number of small offices have been glowed because thero was nono but the offonding postmaster ,to accept the position, The toliowing, is an extract from ao report by one of the special ageats of the department recently sent West to investigate this class of frauds. 1t shows the mode in which some of the swindlors condugt their business:— It sooms that ono Swisher and two others, whose names I was unable to get, followed the occupation of pediers, and gold such articles as are usually kept in cOuntry stores, ibe» arriving in w town goes to the Post Oilice, which Kopt in connection with a store, and buys some stamps, envelopes ‘and postal cards, perhaps $40 or $60 worth, paying, or pretending to pay, cash, Ho immediately sélly.some,goods to the postmaster, receiv- rag money for the goeds at least to tho amount patd for tho stamps, &c, buta tow minutes betore, The pro~ coeds of a pedier’s trip are generally «large quantity of stamps, envelopes and postal cards, sud must be The department ts no doubt iIn- 8 dodyes in this kind of swine dling, which is demoralizing to the service, and if con- Unued* robs the dopartment of millions of dollars. Patent medicine men understand it, and many: of them buy all their stamps of country: post- masters to induce them to sell their iedicine, Ib would be impossible even for a large agent to stop it. Those who purchuse stumpa im that manner nearly always refuse to give information. 1 find that the sw ndle ts well understood among country podiers, A sure and apeedy remedy 14 needed, ‘The highest commission paid is sixty por cent on the first $100, and so down to forty per cent, averaging wbout fifty percent. This large commission ts a great inducoment to postmasters of small ollices to incroase their incomes through these and other disreputable meang. BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY. ‘Tho President has appormted the following named geutlemon as tho Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy to attend the annual examination in June:— Commodore R, H. Wyman, Captain 3. R. Franklyn and Pay Director Goorge F. Cutler, United States Navy; Brigadier General William H. Emery, United States | Army; General R. P. Buckland, Ubio; Hon, Caleb AJ Curtis, Massachusetts; Vrotessor W. G. Hammond, Iowa; Bishop William J. Kip, California; Protessor 8. F. Quimby, New York; Hon. L, C. Houk, Tennes- seo; Hon. James A, Leouard, Minnesota, 1a generally REDUCTION OF THE ARMY, INSTRUCTIONS FURNISHED BY THE ORDER OF GENERAL SHERMAN, Wasutnatox, May 10, 1877, An order by Genera! Sherman announces the follow. ing imstructions to be followed im reducing the army to 25,000 men, as directed by the Secretary of War yesterday :— All recruiting to be stopped immediately, except that non-commissioned oflicers tay be re-entisted mm thelr own vided they re-enlist at the thine of the expira- at the posts whe ts below the stu: nder may preseribed the compa Soudier of hig company whore term expiry done xt the due of discharge trom previous eniistinent, on the expiration of ith term and at the station of the com- pany. THE STANDARD FIXED, ‘To bring the army down to the standard of 25,000 men in accordance with the terms of thy net of August 15, 1876, 0 Joliowing is the stundurd fixed tur all organizations ox- pt cavalry 2 inen of engineers, 200; enlisted mon of ordnance, wer) at posts, 114; comimisvary ser: ital stew West Point an A8y hep yeants ut post detuchments, 2% 600; yeunrd ne anil butter listed school, 2405 of artillery’ and stall at ench of per battery for five batteries BR enlisted meu por vattory for Dity batter | | | | | | enlisted m eweh of tis wadquarters of tn- y. 9.97 tantry ny commanders will forward through rogimontal tment headquarters recomase ev to have them take effect by or betore mbor wa will by that date reduce wndurd ‘Ihe ro.om- disehrges int 6 15, 187, in Ail Absvlutely discharged, so as to got pay nts s dliers kuown to be minors and to have been improperly enti dau felt rotuined yay under a tor the forte hall have of discharge th—Koldiors wivo desire thelr discharge, whieh, In tho y of their company commander, may be granted with: shnent to the service, ders will give orders for dise! This author ¢ wt at dune, 1877, e recruiting parties will bo We depots with their arnie clothing, fags, Ae, will be depot of tue ordered to the wand equipu 4 appropriation property wil be sold, Such of the officers on recruiting service us are needed oF cau be quartered at the depot will be ordered there. The others w at on waiting orders wutil the recruiting service can be resumed. By command of ral Sherman, . TOWN ‘he total force of all organizations in the army © cept cavalry as fixed by the above standard i# 14,067 men, and the cavalry force numbers 10,049, making a Lota! of 25,000. The companies of cavalry will still bo composed of 100 eotisted men each, as the act of August 5, 1876, empowering the President to enlist )ineD, to increase cavairy companies to 100 wen during Indian hostilities aiso provided that in ging Men Upon tho cessation of Indian bos. to reduce the army to 25.000 men, nathorized by the act of July 24, 176, (he cavalry regiments should oot be distarbed, the number of men to be d | charged to be taken Irom other brancues of the urmy. PAY OF NAVAL OFFICERS, THE DEFICIENCY OWING 10 WANT OF AN AP- PROPRIATION—INSTRUCTIONS TO PAY OF¥I- | ERS FROM THR SECRETARY OF THE NAVY Wasuinatoy, May 10, 1 Tho Secretary of the Navy has issued the following eireulars SeFVICE p= to pay officers of that branch of the “Navy DeeantM nyt, Wasmusatow, D. U., May Y, 1977, ry buble en burt but the accusation oyght to have come from | mon are indovted to the governme: rout ts for the months of April, May and Juno, but I f unwtle, without violating the expross of tho law, to ‘alford thom any-roliet in an oiteisl form. IfT postossed the power it would gratify me tu ex- eroive It fur their protection, ‘The law prohibits all the dey from expending in uny fveal your wny eum appropriations for that your, or from iuvolving meot in any contract for the fui ayment of money in excess of Ppropriations Lt, moreover, subjects any Violate it to indictment and punishment. ine without #0, At the expiration of each the go! furnished by you with « certificate due bias by tho xoverument. If the permitted to Le attached to this a promise by the Secretary of she Navy that the money would be paid out of any fuiure appropria- thon at is believed there would be no dificulsy in procurt0} money upon ft, but ie impossible, as that under tho av al further trausactious must be conducted sulely betweon the holding e the certificate aud the person advancing K. W. PHOMPSON, Secretary of the Navy. ‘Heralso issued a gencral circular announcing that— ‘The department having decided that it will not be proper to pe. the balances remaining due to officers ry “Puy of the Navy’ at the close of the pri year from the appropriation made for the next jons and vessels are nereb: Hot to curry their balances forward to their pay rolls for the third quarter of 1577, bat to leave them as “remain- ing @ue and unpaid’? on their rolls, ending June 30. 1877, they wi col a * ons turned Fourth Auditor of the Tri und settlement when an approp for vy Congress, ing their pi quarter of 1577 pay oflicers will trans All the porsous ou their books as us auces “remaining due and unpal al Your sari the pay accounts of nly omitting the bal- but where offi balances 0 shall be transtorred and taken up on & In order to enuble the departueus euriiest practicable moi y will make up and forward their accounts ending 80, 1877, as soon ua they possibly cun alter the close of the guartor. ik, W. THOM i N,. Secretary of the Navy. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, MOVEMENTS OF NATIONAL VESSELS, Wasutxaroy, May 10, 1877, The Navy Departmont has received tutormation of tho arrival of the United States steamer Ossipee at Key West this morning. Alter coaling shoe was to pro- ceed to Port Royal All are well on board, The monitor Ajax ulso arrived at Port Royal this morning trom Savannah Riv despatch irom Rear Adwiral Tronchard, command- ing the North Atiantic tloet, aunounces that the United States steamer Hartford was at Bridgetown, Barbados, on tho 21st of April, FOREIGN TRADE OF THE COUNTRY. BEPORT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS, Wasiuxatox, Muy 10, 187%. ‘The Uhiet of tho Bureau of Statistics furnishes the following statement of tho foreigu trado of the coun- $47,544,954 3317, 595 wn exports .. 816,030 MERCHANDISK. For the nine months rts (domestic) . + $459, 727,088 tw (Loreigu) , + 9,897,610 + $469, 625,598 + $314,911,871 o00$164,713, 727 + $30,749,290 81,486,350 + $6,262,940 jEixcess of exports over imports, j SPECIE AND BULLIOS. excess of imports over exports, AMUSEMENTS. MASTER RIETZEL’S CONCERT, Yesterday afternoon Master Horman Rietzel made Bis appourance at Steinway Hall us o professioual Pianist. He camo bofore the public commended as ‘‘a Young artist of the most distinguished talent” by Mra. J. J. Astor, Mrs. G. 1. Strong, Mrs. G. Kemp, Mra, Dr. Doremus and Mrs, W. C. Schermerhorn, The Madorsement of these ladies, although rather cmpnatic, f# nevertheless deserved by Master Rietzel, who showed at this concert that ho bas a brilliant musical future before him. Ho is the son of F, Rietzel, the flute player, formerly of Thomas’ orchestra and now ofthe Philbarmouic Society. He is now but fourteen yours old, and bas been tor the last three years studying Bnder 8. B. Mills, Attuis concort ho had the assis ance of Mme, Pappenteim, soprano; Mr. Ad. Sobst, Daritone;. Mr. S. B, Mills, pianist; Mr. Fr, Bergner, violoncellist; Mr. H, Brandt, violinist, and a tull or- ehestra under tho leadership of Dr, Damrosch, ‘Phe concert commenced with a tair portormanco of Mondelssohn’s overture, ‘* Midsummer Night’s Dream.”” Wo have heard this beautitul composition wo often played vy Thomas’ men in such an iocom- le manner thats performance that would bave ven considered good sinks deeply by comparison. Foliowing this came Mastur Rietzvl, who played with orchestral accompaniment tue romanza and rondo trom Chopin's E uinor concerto ina mauner that av Quce awakened tho enthusiasm of tho audieuce, Master Rictzet has a flextbie finger and his technique is admirable, He plainly shows the severe traiuing of iw master. Ho 16 grucelul st the piauo und plays with expression ond understunding, and tf ho continues to improve tn the future us he bus in the past will une douviodly rauk bigh as a virguose. Air, Adolpt Sulst divides bis pubiic appearances be- twevn hjs bassoon and his voice. We wmiinney fer him as an instramentaliss than as a vocalist. As w bassouw player be i unrivalicd; a8 a vuritono singer Shere ure many who surpass Lin, He gang a dull and uninteresting arta trom Lisz’s new oratoriv, “At. Elizabeth’? Mr, Brandt then played Spobr’s ‘Ges- ubys-Seena,” after which Masier Kictzel followed with a vatlude, by Bendel, which was rather too much for him. Then followed the larghetto from Boetho- veu’s Second Symphony, by the orchestra; a sony, “O Santissuna Virgiue,” by Sine Papponoeim, which wus encored, to Which aie responded vy singiag AbUs “Verlegenheit;” then Mr. Bergner played aa adagio for violoncello, by Golterman, aud the concert closed witha ine perlormance of Chopin's rondo for two pianos, opus 73, by Mr. Mills und Master Ketzel, ‘The audience was large and highly enjoyed the portorm- ance, aid the applause was lrequeut aod eutuusi- astic. STEINWAY HALL, Tho last subscription concert of the Now York Mozart Club took place last night at Steinway Hall. ‘The attendance was very slim, owing, in part, perhaps, to the unsottied stute of the weathor and also to the unattractive nature of the programme, which was be: | ter calculated to plouse musicians than to catch the popatar taste, There was but one vocalist, Mra, Jo, hanoa Lebinann, who acquitted herselt very well and secured the largest share of applause, Her singing of “In questa tomba’’ lett much to be desired, but the audience woicomed it as a relief from the purely classical tausic of tho IMsteuMentaniste Cho openoy quartet, in B flat, by Sannt-suens, Was, perhaps, the wost interesting mor- cvau of the evening. The suyject of tuis composition is well defined. [yi fail of delightiul cautaviie pas- Mayes und the arpeggio hartuony for the pianotorto 16 kept subordinate to the other iustraments, There is w good deal of ortyinuwity in the final cus dence, und a pleasing elfect 18 produced by tne echoing trom one mmtrament to auother of fragments of ihe theme, It was admirably executed by Messrs, Boscovitz, Arnoi, Gramm aod Keimeccius, A very charming duet lor two pianos, by tho same com posor, Was executed with excelieut cilect by Messen. Husco- Vita und Dulcken, The evening’s programme con+ cluded With Schumann's Quintet in E iat, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Mrs, Prisctlia Cooper Goodwin, u lady who has won @ high reputation in the South as a successiul reader, will give adraimatic eutertainment in Chickering Hall this evening. Miss Arabella Root will give another of her charming concerts on Monday evening at Chickering Hall, the proceuds to be devoted to the benefit of the poor or- phuns of New York, During the season pleasure has been given to the public wand touch assistunco tur- nished to the poor by these entortainments, Ole Bull was greeted by a very largo audience last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, several hundred poople finding seats ou tho staga The great Violinist was received with enthusiasm. Miss Emma Thursby was also the recipient of many tokens of favor, Ule Ball positively givea tia last concort to- hight at Booth'’s Theatre, assisted by several popular artists, THE RUSSIAN FLEET, Admiral Boutakoff, uccompaniod by Flag Com- mauder AlexieN and Flag Lieutenant Prince Stchirba- toff, commencod the taspection of the corvette Boga. tyr yesterday, Tho Admiral loft the flagship Svetlana shortly before nino o’clock and was received on board the corvette by Captain Shatroif and the officers with the usual ceremonies, The inspection was the sumo ag on hoard the Svetlana ‘Ihe Admiral roturned to the flagship with the flag officers for breakiast and once more bourded the Bogatyr to continue the in- spection tn the afternoon, returning to whe Svetlana at balt-past tour, The mspection of the Bogatyr will bo jnued to morrow, jain His tmperiat Highness the Grand Duke Alexis leit the flagship for the shore after midday aud spent the afternoon aud e in the city, His Im portal Highness the Grand Duke Constantine was also nshore duriog the day and returned to the Svetiana at five o'clock, HE SURROGATE'S CONTEST, ‘The contest over the Surrogateship of Kings county, which hag occupied the attention of the Supremo Court, betore Judye Gilbert and a jury, for the past two was resumed yesterday, ‘ihe case will be given to the Jury today, THE CLY OF BRUSSELS. No Tidings Yet of the Over- due Steamer. INCREASED INSURANCE RATES The Probabilities of Her Safety. LIST OF PASSENGERS. Anxiety as to the missing steamer City of Brussels, now twenty days out from this port, was considerably increased yesterday. This wus mainly occasioned by a cable despatch received from London (England) that rates for reimsurauce on the vessel were fftecn guineas per centum premium. At the Hexaxp office, and also at the offices of the Inman line, many friends of, the passengers called to tn- quire if anything bad been heard or seen of the Brussels. Mr, Dalo, the agent of the line, is still confident that uo other accident has befallen her than that of damaged machinery, and that she will be beard from at the latest in a tow days Mr, Dale is fortified in this opinion, be says, by what bap- pened to this verse! in 1870, when the winds were more tuvorable to her than they are now. He does hot attach much importance to the fact that sho has not been sighted, because she would be driven when sailing out of the course of steamers and the sailing vossels that may havo sighted her have not yet had time to reach any port, Against this encouraging view, which is entertained by nearly all experts in navigation, may be set the expression of tears as to her having encountered ice and that sho bas beon unable to extricate herself, It 1s also stated on reliuble authority that her machinery was under re- pair for two or three days during her stay in this port, and that when she le(t it was a remark of many porsons who watched her departuro that sho was very dooply laden, No doubt the signiticanco of these cir- cumstances are greatly exaggerateu by the foars of those who have relatives and triends on board, and thereforo must bo recelved with considerable allow- ance, DESCRIPTION OF THR VESSEL. The steamer City of Brussels was launched from tho shipbuilding yard of Messrs, Tod & McGregor at Pat- tick, Glasgow, August 11, 1869. Her first trip was made in October of the samo year. She sailed from Queenstown on Friday, October 15, and arrived at this port on October 23—a passage of eight daysand thirteen hours, Hor dimonsions are:—Length, 406 feet; beam, 40 feet; deptb, 28 feet 6 inches; burden, 3,000 tors. Sho had four decks, divided by watertight bulkheads, having sliding water-tight doors, worked from tho upper or spar dock, The forccastic, round house and poop decks are inaline fore and aft tho ship's length und are constructed of iron framing and sub- stantial woodwork. Tho steam and ship’s galloys baker's shop and butchor’s shambles are considered fireproof, ‘Ine spar deck is covered with heavy steel plates across its whole breadth, Under the poop deck is fitted a steam gearing apparatus, The City of Brussels bad accommodations for 200 first clnss passengers and 600 second and third class passengers. The engines, which were constructed on the horizontal trunk plan, were of 600 nominal horse power, Thore were six boilers and twenty-eight fur- naces ranged fore and aft on each side of the ship and fired athwart-ships, Provision was made for the ex- tinguisbing of fire by the fitting up of acentrifugal puwp, capable of lilting over 2,000 gallons ot water per minute, Thero was also in the ongine room ono large pumping engine to which steam could be applied from the main boilers as woll as from the donkey boiler on the spar deck, Thero wero steam winches on the round house deck, fitted with all the recent improvements and connected with pumps having access to the lower cargo holds, Ample provision had thus been made for such contine gencies us would endanger the safety of the vessel in the event of a fire, or the sudden inflow of water from collision, loakage or any other cause, The cargo holds were well supped with pumps and steam tire extin- guishors. On her return to Europe last Juno the vessel was laid up for repaire, Sho was thoroughly overhauled and refitted. Now engines of the compound type and now botlers were erected, Mapy new staterooms wero also put up. Several of tho latter wore very larse, somo of them contuimng wardrubes, yory room wus turotshad with heat, water and cloctrio, belts commu- Bicuting with the steward’s quarters, The City of Brussels next appearod in New York in the early part of March last, S@e sailed from this port for the tirst time after these extensive alteratious on March 17. Tho trip on which tho pilgrims went out was tho second trip the renovated vessel had made from this side, CABIN PASSENGERS. The following ts @ list of the cabin passengers who left on her on tho 21st ult. :— Austin, Miss, Montroal. Austin, Miss Alice, Montreal, Anderson, Mr. and Mrs, Theodore, Brien, P. F. 0., Brooklyn, Bannon, Rev. J. 't., Detroit. Brennan, Mr. and “irs. W., Montrea’, Barry, Rev. Thowas F., New Eranswict Bratuie, David, Oatario. Carolin, Miss Jane, Now York. Cromblehowe, Rev. M., Montreas Cioran, Mra, Joseph, Montrea!, Cooper, Mrs, H. P, and maid, Cooper, Misses (two). Cooper, Martin Bortie, Carroll, M., Mr, Dowd, ev. P., Montreal. Dodin, M., Mr. Dowling, Rev. T. J. Egan, Kev. Juha, Montreal, Galt, Mr Ginea, Mr. G. Hanber, Rev. Joseph, Brookiya Longbottom, J. E, Longbottom, Mrs, Lewis, Longbottom, Miss Itachel Mellor, Rovert, New York, Mahon, Miss A., Lyn, Mass. Mangan, Thomas, Pittston, Pa, Meager, Rev. SL, Philadelphia, McKenna, Mr. and Mrs. T. B., Montreal. Mullarkey, Mr, MI. C., and two daughters, Montreal Morris, Sire. E., Brookly a, MeGovraa, Mon, J. W. Mollun, Mr. J. bE. Meredith, Mr. Albert. Meredith, Miss Isabel, Newton, Jobn, Major Goneral, Now York, O'Gorman, Mr. O'Gorman, Kev, James Porteus, Mr. James, Rico, Mise Mary L., New York. Rabault, Mr. and Mrs. G P., Detroit, Reese, Mra, D., Montreal. Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs, J,, Montreal, Shoridan, Miss, Moutreal, Smith, Mr, Fraok, two sous and throe daughters: Torouto. Schwanck, Mr. H. Sheohy, Rov, Father. stera, Mr, C Toute, Rev, Thomas, Brooklyn, ‘Tansey, Mr. Bernard, Montreal Waist, William, ox-County Clerk, Now York. Waish, James J., New York. Wotmore, dirs, and two children, Zoepprita, a, Hy STRERAGE PASSENGERS. Lacey, Emma, Lavezzo, Dominico, Lilie, David, Lee, Fanny 3, Murphy, 3. A., and infant, MeMarrow, Bridget. Morgan, Mary, Mullan, Jobn, Moran, Thomas Moran, Bridget, and ebild. Murphy, Bridget. Murphy, Edward, Murpuy, Margaret, Murphy, Patrick. Anderson, N, Bhint, Bagnell, Kate, Backloy, Mra. Buckley, Henry, Byrue, VJ. Brown, John. Baskock, George, Birbeck, Joseph, Bangs, Frederick. Booth, James, Curran, M.A 4. Carly, Mary, Crowe, J. McLelian, Eliza, Crowe, E. Mortbersen, L, Crowe, Catharine, Morthersen, 0., and four Carroll, L., and children, children, Casey, Johp. McCaffrey, Patrick, Chartou, Anna. McCaffrey, Rose, Carvill, Patrick, Carvill, Jane, and two ebildre! Cunningham, Ellen, Evard, Mary. Ellis, Thomas H. Ellis, M. C. Flanagan, James, wi(o and two ebildrea, Mulligan, Mary. McLaughlin, William Neil, Mary, Nasb, Johan. O'Brien, Bridget, Rowlatone, W. H. Rush, Maria. Rasmussen, Julia, Kors, Alexander, Fay, Joby. Reddington, Mary Ford, Samuel. Rimmer, Avo Fogarty, Joho, Roach, Ellen, Gritfn, George. Riley, Phitip. Gaughran, James, Rowan, Thomas, and wite Grave, Thomas, God intanh | i Guurager, Arthar, Reynolds, Ana, Gitlagan, John, Ryan, Jutta, Gorst, John, wite and two Schellinger, Otto, children, Svhrayne, Thomas Hanegan, Anthooy, and Swan, Edward wile, Shipley, Thomas, Johuson, Frederick. Johnson, Elizavesh, Smith, James, Sheyaban, James. Jobason, Ann, ‘Tippit, soseph. Jobnsoa, Eliza, ‘Travers, Charles, Jengen, William, “Wren, Joba. Kiheen, Peter, Waish, John, Lawler, Anna, Ward, Mary, ‘THK OFFICERS, Captain—Fredrick Watkins. Purser—Heury Mata. Surgeon—J. G. Waters. Cufer Stoward—George Dent, Stewardess—Mrs. Mortimer, Firat Officer—SacDowell, Second Otficer—Tralton, Third Otticer—Somers. Fourth Oteer—Cumminga Chiet Engineer—Sharrock. ‘The captain was formerly chief officer o: ene City of , Berlin. TUM Canco, Tho following 1a a list of the cargo:-~130 tons carcasa fresh beef tn refrigerator, 24,943 husbels wheat, bushels peas, 962 boxes bacon, 104 tierces lard, 524 tierces be 81 hogshoads tallow, 200 barrels tallow, 266 packages butter, 191 bales cotton, 112 bules hair, 300 tubs butter, 704 barrels apples, 20 tierces pro. visions, 67 pieces spelter, 700 boxes canned goods, INCREASED RATES FOR REINSURANCE, (px CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Loxpox, May 10, 1877. The Daily Telegraph announces that reinsurances art being effected on tho overdue Inmagiline steamer City of Brussels for (itteen guineas per cent pretium, The Times says the rate of insurance. on the steamship City of Brussels has now reached forty guineas per cent premium WHAT MESSRS. INMAN SAY, [B¥ CABLE TO THE HERALD, Liverroor, May 10, 187% The Mesars, Inman bellove that the steamer City of Brussels has broken her shaft, They say with the pre- vailing winds 1 would not be surprising ifshe does not arrive ina week or ten days yet. The same winds would account for her not being spoken, as they would drive hor out of the course of steamers, UNHEARD OF STEAMERS, Tho following particulars in referonce to the three principal European stenrmers that undoubtedly have been lost at sea without anything having been hoard from or of them: will be read with considerable Interest by those who are estimating the probabilities of tho fate of the City of Brussels. It will bo manifest from these narratives that the twenticth day Is far too early a period to lose faith in she ultimate safety of the Brussels, THR PRESIDENT. ‘Tho steamship President, of New York, loft this port on the 9thof Murcb, 1841, with passongors and cargo, aud was never heard of, Captain Roberts was the first man to cross the AUantic in a steamship, and was the ‘Orst to fail a victim to thiy noble enterprise, THY PACITIC. Tho steamship Pacitic, of tho Collina line, which lett Liverpool on her return to New York on January 19, 1856, had forty-tive passengers on board, Tho officers andcrew numbered 141. Her cargo consisted ot 600 or 700 tons of merchandise, and was valued at about $2,000,000 The AUantic bad some short timo before been missing for forty-nine days on a voyage from England, and then arrived tn port at New York, This encouraged the beliwt that the Pacific might oniy be disabled. The English government sent out two stoamers im search of hor, but sho was never heara of THK CITY OF HORTON, Tho City of Boston, of the Inman line, left this port on tho 25th of January, 1870, and cleared at Halifax on the 28th for Queentown and Liverpool. In addition to her tull crew she carried 112 cabin and steorage passengers. On the 24th of Fobruary the undor- writers in London charged iifty per cont premium on the missing steamer, Tho anxicty, not only of the reja- tives and friends of the passengers, but of the general public was very gr and went so far in sowe in- stances as the consultation of clairvoyants, who all announced her ultimate safety, It was not until tho 4th of June that the Company unwillingly admitted that her entire loss could not be gainsaid, Mr, Will- jam Loman, of the Inman line of steamers, in a com- munication, about this date, to the Secrotary of the Marine Department of tho Board of Trado in London, says as to the cause of the loss:—“' The steamer Etna, with tho outward mails for Halitax, arrived at that port on the 25th of January and reported clear weather and no ico visible on the northern track. I think that Captain Holcross, upoa this report, took the northern track, By all accounts the ice broke up suddenly this year, and I can only come to the conciusion that the vessel foundered in consequence of getting among I My company’s steamer City of Antwerp, which le(t New York the day after the City of Boston left Halifax, was aware of tho ico to the northward, although it was not seon,”” THE WADESVILLE HORROR. FUNERAL HONORS TO THE VICTIMSB—THE WHOLE COMMUNITY MOURNING—PROGRESS OF THR CORONER'S INVESTIGATION, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Porrsvitnz, May 10, 1877. Tho terrible accident at the Wadesville shaft yester- day basin measure cast a gloom over this region, whore the victiins had many friends and relatives, and hos plunged the borough of St Ciatr and its viewity into deep mourning. FUNERAL CEREMONIES, Durkin and Quirk were members of the Soventh regiment, National Guard, of Ponnaylvania, and of tho local Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, They will receive the soldiers’ burial to.morrow. Moore was & prominest member of the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Druids, and will be buried by those s0- ciotics to-morrow. The other victims will be buried on Saturday, Darkip was a gallant soldier in the war for the Union, ‘The wounded men will ail reeover. COMORES INQUEST NRAUN. The inquest began to-day in a public hall at St, Clair, tn the presence of a large num of mim id other citizens, who & deop interest in the proceedings. ‘The Coroner's jury ts composed of some of the most prominent citizens of $1, Clair, among thom being Jobo Siney, for ly President of the M. and L. B. A. and of the Bf. B.A. A number of witnesses wore examined, inefading miners aod bosses. NO GAS IN THR MINK WHEN INSPROTRD, They all agree that the colliery was visited regularly on Wednesday morning by the fire bosses, and that there was no gas in the breasts a which Were not abandoned, Some of the were not isflod with tho reports of the fire bos d tested their working places with safoty I Not one of them found any gas. uit was good and pure,” the ii Was not contradicted, ‘He also had immediately diown out their hgbts when thoy beard the tal! of rock, as they have been instructed do always, there woula bave been no explosion. '” VATAL MISTAKE OF THU MINKRA. Their negiecs to biow out the hghts was thus ex lained. Moore, when he heard tho tali, ered out, and Mosely replied that it was “only a smail fail peat him,’ thus lulling bis companions into @ false so. curity. All things constderod, It seems certain that the acci- dent cannot be laid at the door of any man, and that it Was One Of the fow anavoidable accidents by whick cou) miners lose their lives. A YXGLIGENT OFFICER. ‘The inquest will be resumed this morning, and the Mine Luspeccor will be put upon the stand, It is has been negligent, and that he hae hot visited this colli last November. Quite a feeling exists agains ong the working miner bod lua explauations age awaited with impatienaa