Show The Wrecked Independent New York 13A number of passengers pas-sengers of the steamship Independent Independ-ent have arrived here from Freeport Free-port It seems the Independent had pleasant weather until she entered the sound Last night there was a dense fog and a heavy sea with big waves dashing against the ship About Sam there was a loud crash and the captain said the ship was aground A rocket M as sent up but no assistance came untl 6 a m when a lifeboat came and took off all the passengers without accident The Independent is the seventh vessel which has gone ashore at this point The Independent is a new vessel built on the Clyde the early part of the year This is her maiden voyage She sailed from Italy July 26th She has a tonnage of 4502 tons She belongs to the Italian General Navigation company She has accommodations for sixty cabis and 800 steerage passengers Her commander ia Captain Pierandello commodore of the line The Independent Inde-pendent has on board white cattle sent as a present by the King of Italy to President Garrett of the Baltimore Ohio |