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Show THE WRECKED " GUATEMALA." GUATEMA-LA." New York, 12. A 1-tter from (the I wrecked steamer Guittcmaln says : "Some ten tons of treight were j thrown overboard after Lhe vessel j struck, with a view to lighten her, j but as this did no good thvy diacon-' diacon-' tinned the throwing over of the cargo, i i.nd some 370 tons were saved by the ! wreckers in s pretty good coi.dition. The Uuattmali first struck under her bow, which knock al a hole in her; afterwards, she was forced forward by a sea until she laid on the. rocks just underneath the engines, where she now has a large- hole, and is firmly imbedded on rocks with Afteen feet ol water in her. There is no possible 'chance of her ever being floated with the winds as they are now, and they ! generally continue for a month tc come on this coast. ' There may bt .some chnnce of stripping the ship, . but should the wind change to tne I nortnward, the Guatemala would soon jdisappear. Her water compattmente i were not worth a continental. The i firemen and engineers remained man-: man-: fully at their posts, iu water up tc I their necks, until ordered by the chie. engineer to leave the fires. |