Further information of the accident which occurred to Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co,'s steamer, the Suian, is to the eff-ct that coming down the river from Hankow, which place she left on the last day of June, and when near Husugehou, in the night time, a very strong current caught: her port side. B fore she could waniye to clear she was carried on to the cable vf a Chinese man-of-war. The cable carried away a lure j art of the guard deck on the starboard side, but fortunately the hull did not sustain' any damage: Ov Thursday afternoon she went into the Old Dock for repairs The steamship is commanded by Captain Fublers.
the China Merchants' steamship Hoihow, just arrived from Newehwa'y, went aground near the Public Garden yesterday morning, as she was rounding the bund off the Soochow Creek. After remaining stationary for a considerable time, during which she was watched with interest by a great many foreigners and Chinese, she was got off into deep water, but was caught by the tide again and would have ne ashore again had not the bow anchor been promptly atopped. Captain Dawson is the skipper.
Yesterday afternoon, ubout five o'clock, a seam' ug was pulling number of junks from the creek tu the river when the wulage rope parted inthe middle. Before mishap could be remedied the junks drifted back some distance, and the bridge footway was closed for the time being to pedestrian trafic by the g.thering of large crowds of Chinese spectators of the occurrence. the C. N.S. Szechuen was going down, river on the Pootung side yesterday morning she went aground off Puotung Point, but soon steamed off and was able to proceed to Swatow.
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