Collins

Edward K., an American shipowner: born in Truro, Ma .. Aug. 5, 1802. He early entered the shipping busine , and after serving as superintendent of a packet line, he established in 1836 the Dramatic Packet Line from New York to Liverpool. In 1849 the Collins line between the same ports was inaugurated. The “ Arctic” and the “ Pacific” of this line are memorable in_the his. tory of marine disasters. The government having withdrawn mail subsidies, ‘the line ceased operations ir 1858. He died in New York City Jan. 22,1878 = Collins, Patrick Andrew, an ‘American politician: born in Fermoy.