The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-29


abandoned, 173; burned, II.
There liz tois loss for the given period every twenty
two houra sHs stranded every thirty three hours one
abandoned every seventy Eve hours enc never heard
from every ten days.
This latter plies serI,u loss Of fs Is do more or
less those abandoned; a1d OF them deub less
BY the uaeesvorhy condition they were ia when
1t ID wen known fact that tho franss Of vessels con.
strucsd Of wood begin to dsc.yn periods OF from
three TO yeaIs sccsdBg TO the kind and quality OF
the wood Usea mostly. Whin these frame smbsrs are
secayed, the plsnbpy without and wiha may be sound
crdinsr, Inspection win disclose this defect.
So sBg insurance be readily effected thefe Will Be
,sst efforts na6s to seprch out hidden defects and
there are eNnsr1 OF vessels whose interests Lead thsA to
ccrcss ITEM The insurance panies do all they can
70 stcrte the Character Of the vessels thsy insure but
they have power 30 au.borizs such inspection
vii prove eua ia the Gases referred to. thorough
extDisatsn would require plAsk and Gel Ing to be
moved End go one he's authority 70 DO this.
Accident at present commonly exposes tbs ur,ound
conditisa of vessels frams, exposed at all colii
sion pelha2s opess the The sound Of the csulkng
way q ndrg defess but these conpss s'aan portion
of the vessels which in ound state, sad thsir
story Is tild in the abandoned" and "rsSsr head
There doub. Dot vessels are sometimes sent to
zee, known 10 be In 3 bad c5Ddi ion. / have bsen In
fofE cd that yesrs ago snip dispatched from
this port the bad condition OF which was so generally
Known, that wnen abs left port the very boys On the
wharf swung their cAps In the cir crying gosdhys old
mo- ThiB chip reached her degtnatioo-through
peril, hoTsve--but returned She condensed
abroad as unseaworthy. Not many years sincs case
came partly WITHIN my Own ocSerytton, WAers q AMP
examined by boring into her tinbers, and two or
three eonfecuvs frames found entirely rotten, and
ehou the eossisssee and color Of DOCK mud This sh
vent her voSsgs round the Cape OF Good Hope safely
netwithstauoins but thu next voyage her out
rsro passage fhs was abandoned full Of water. No
drowned, bscaue the vessel was lumber loaded, and
could rot tiuE
Cues Of similar character might ss multiplied and
there doubt TIA. many lives would DO aayed II
tei.nt Jergors we're authorized under suitable
sriotions to enforce fun aud thorough survey Of all
VESSELS 1t certain periods CT tasr sge, according to cir
crRttErces.
The late law h,s done sorrsthing for tho protection 81
life 10 certain cases, fer certain clauses OF vessels but
the work OF humanity is bat half accom- plished Loss u
ls the ocean, from sailing vessois by wanton expo
sure, is great perhaps from sanaeys Though moi
apparent. Tao latter mostly 10 midst, II
veren our Iivers and shores where tie life
struggle may often be scen the grosns Of the dying
heard and where, nothing be done, the life
less body be rescued Ard buried among his kindred
but the former, me neysr heard FROM, far away. Ga
helpless of eli aid,
49, Sink into oceans depth, with busblisg groan,
Without grave, unkeneed, uncoffntd ard unknown y
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