The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-04
Melancholy Marine Disasters.
wRIcK OF THE SHIP sTAFFoRDsHIRH, OF BOSTON,
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED LIvIs LOST.

WhxCk OF THE SHIT STAFFORDSH1Rx, OF BOSTON,
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED LIvRs LOSr
HALIFAX, Jan. g. 1854.
The clipper ship Staforcshirs Captain Richardson a
and for Boston from Liverpool struck Blond Rock south
of Cape sabls about O'Clock Friday morning. ths
30th ult, and almost Immediately went down. carrying
with her about cne hundred and eighty persons. TAs
Sta6ordshre had valuable cargo, and was insured sur
$780, ooo about equally divided between New York and
Boston.
The following dsspatch relative to ths loss Of s was
received by Messrs. Train Co., Of Boston, the owss 4
the vessel
The nrs and second mates and sevsntssu sssmsu rsas
ed Cape Sable. The third mate boaswain and twelve
others, we're picked and landed st Shebourns NJ g.
and Captain Richsrdson ard tho remainder on board.
about one hundred and eighty persons mostly ilish
emigrants, went dewn in the wreck immsdiatsy sft9
striking.
VESSELS DESTROYED AT HALIPAx-sUFFmrNaa Xc
HALIFAX, January 8, 1854
violent gale prevailed here 22d and morning az
the 2Sd sinking and destroying number Of vessels q
ther wharves In the hArbor The loss Ia computed %
The Merlin arrived hsrs on the Goth from New
southwest Of sAmbro, dismastsd and her dsck WITH
fell in With the schooner Forreet jehnson Of Addsou
No. on SUNDAY, took Eft "a the sspsan three msn and
Sr.si oosns or o.Rs s.S and
sambro light, she fell in with the Mary Augusta oe
Maobias with her main deck under water and deserted
the intention Of bringing her In but when Eve miles o6th
hArbor she cspsized. The hands board mass their
espsin's ehss containing clothes &C. Tns opinion .
that the captain and crew had besn washed ovsbsArd
II. III thrss % n.sted brissntins Ch.rss Ksss Chass.
put in here lssky, and win discharge hsr cargo.
FURTHER RELATIVE TO THE pIsAsTRRoUs GALE AT
THn EAsr-LARss SunBna or LIVES LOST.
We continue ia reoeve aoeounts ~ rrsrt.a d.sssr. n;
the lats gale and It Ia feared that further accounts to
come from Cape Cod win show large loss Of Ma.
gentleman from Provinoetown Saturday, my1
there are vessls ashore on AL parts Of the CAps anA
that twenty lives are known to b lost Parts Of wrecks
been swsmpsd In the gale, and vhoss crews doubtls
psrshed There has never before bssn known such a.
The schooner Lowell from Philadslphia for Bostos,
total wreck, and three sssmsn pershsd
The schooner Nancy Crosby, from New YorA, ashoss
Brig Mar1 Stanton, hsn's for Baltimore, Ashore %
Eastham.
The brig Poster, from Alexandria and the schooasss
william A. G Pennmap, have been towsd into Province
town.
Later accounts from Barnstsbs say that ths sehoonse
s ss
- board 1t Il supposed that Al haads psahsd. fAe
is total but part Of the cargo Of cor. a.
-four viii 10 saved in . damaged state.
The packet schooner Commodore Ksexny, from New
York for Boston, sahors Dsnai whioh bsforsrs
and Win probably b got Oh After dischsreisS fhs srcc
saved The cargo Ia damaged.
LOSS or THE sCHooNm HoxHLLR AND ALL HANDS
DROwNHD.
PRovrpNcn, Jan. 4 1854
The schooner Nossllc, Of wsiasst Captain Daytoa,
from Boston for vesia wrecked last night Brsa
on rsef, Of Newport and all hands lost Oss BODY was
drifted ashore.
The following the Of the Of the sshoonse
Mosells who were lost-Capt Jos. Rich, 0 wen0est;
Rufus W. Rich, Of Wsllnsss VIM. Wool Of Northsn New
York, and the cook, said to ~ from lowell.
me crsw Of the lost schooner Enms Brsnsa hsvs ~.
rived 81 Newport
Captain Nyss Of thu sehoonss Asn ard oasan Il New
Yosk arrived At this port from Moba Spsts thas -
ne 2sth sit, IN ut "a Ion. "a slsks Ne Srlg ossys
hsviDg sprung lsak the day bsore ~ - ~ 1xtvsa.
y fcGr kours, whea As captain ae ~ bsAx anee -
~ haA suesseded h ssDg ~ usn voeos. o. eoo1t4
CApasin hyss sAesA thAS - uyssDeod vlso1n1 gsS
q @vtne, Which - fsAsu. nsst havs bsss Haan0s0 -
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