New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-25
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY g. 1854
MARINE DISASTERS ON THE PACIYAC COAST yOR i'ss
SlS FRAsoisco. Saturday, Dec. 81, 1851

MAHihE DlSANIlkr ON IHE EaaAfso 49, fNa -
sIs FpAscisco. Saturday. Dee 81. i'Si
ELLwO0D NALIIR, ESQ,
sin: theoretically submit % the Board Of Uate-grers
Of NewYork my AnIual Report OF Marine Disasters t1s
have occurred within ny knoyriedee dufing "a,
as yeer this Coast anl other items that my be Of
The number Of marine disls.ers Is n.
Estimated value OF vessels, carsoes All freight
sasC0c00.
Estimates for repors savsgo ard tolslosses Sl35io1o
Numbor of certificates ssaei At this agency BY ms o'
damaged goods, 5is.
lie seen'. OF boston Philadelphia and Dilmore Tn
derVrtcls hare given a proPoronsie number OF GER
tfca.cs in addition to which many vessels from Europe
have landed their carCoes in bad cond There he.
been large amount Of cargo damaged by bad stOwagc,
which has been paid for by toe vessel and mach by src
the los. incident TO which has been BY hs owners
Of Il goods am happy to state ttat ships recently
rived al This port have landed their carg0es in cOmnarl
lively Good condition exhibiting much care IN stow.
ing and erton has been paid 20 the proper
sioH of shiVs well 20 not loading them ton deeply
or subecug ther 10 iuornae straning by heavy deck
loads We have had In this pot during tae yeit many
shine badly bui--of green wood, insuiceny ca1kel.
too heavily spared bgL standing rigging, bad iron work
and general weakness about the bows which has occG
The completion Of light houses on this coast is Of
importance 10 c5n rce but no progress has Oeen
made dugng the pas feg months and when Government
shall have iuled its intention Of placing lights on tue
F0raoues Point Bonita and another on the Island
AcatrGsse in this laIbo there wal still exist the GeceS
sty Of having light ship moored IN iiteen ie'homs
water outside the bar, with fog bell also ca boa u
There are several buoys required in this harbOr par
tculay one Oh Blossom Rock which il from four q I'VE
feet Under water at low tide and on which several vessels
have struck. $500
there ISIS feet of water at low tide the bar which is
EIGHT miles from the city. The entrance to the bay II
miles in wiGth ut the narroaest point.
The ides are irregular the greatest yeoc'y being .
miles Ter hour.
From A,ril to November strong winds prevail from
". n W AID n. W. and during the winter severe gales
from the T.. not OF UnfreqUent occurrence. At
Mare Island some - miles up the Day thee Is now sec
tio no dock Of sufficient capacy to receive the largest
shIs and steam vessels aud in this city there Is every
thing REQUISITE fOT heayng Oft vessels Of any size, anu
machine shops and boundaries with every facility for re
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company have al Benicia
very extensive works for eectbg repairs 90 engines boil
ers, &c, &c they have twelve steamers running semi
moLtbly to Panama and Oregon carrying the L. mails
freight and PASSENGERS snd the value of their property
this side cannot fall short Of s3,OOO0OO
The Nicaragua steamship Company have four steamers
running to San Juan twice month, and the indepondnt
Lire have present steamer the Uncle sam plying
between here and Panama. .
In addition to the above the steam propeller Peyona
INNS TO OREGON twice month aud the steamers southern
or GoIinh. and propeller Moi Tompkins engaged in
conveying freight and passengers between this and Monte
rev, Santa Cruz, San Pedro and San Diego
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
joins c. HoYT.
Tic principal losses during tie year were
March-Sieamor Iennesst, ircl Psnama,ran ashore on
the noI ide OF Tie entrance 10 tins IarD3r IN og ana
total loss par OF tho cargo ana mails 5ayed; 49,.
April-SiCantr Independence, from san Juan Tor TINS
port rGn ashore on Naearca Island, aud was totally lost
also about oig hiy persons drowned IN attempting 10
land from the boa which took fire.
June Ship Caner Pigeon, from Boston for this port
ran ashore in fog north Of AuO Nueyo, aud vessel anu
Becenbcr~Britsh slip Ienny Lind for Callao in beat
in out missed steys In calm drilled ashore on north
side of tie outer harbor, and was total loss.
Steamship Winfield Scott for Panama ran ashore on
Apacapa Island, and was total loss