The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-25
the LATE DISASTROUS GALES.

THE LATE DISASTROUS GALES.
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Loss or the ship Benjamin Adams and
Ten or Her Crew-The ship Thomas
Durham Ashore--L0ss OF the Ship Psps-
ma-Wrcck OF the British Brig Peterei-
Disaster to the Briggs Triton and Mazat-
lan-The Steamship Vera Crus In I"
Gale, &c.
LOSS OF THE SHIP BENJAMIN ADAMS.
The ship Benjamin Adams, commanded by Captain y
j. Chase, sailed from Beaufort N. c. on tho 18th uIt
for Mobile and encountered the terrific gales which
swept coast and destroyed many valuable vessels be-
tween the 18TH and Goth OF October On the 23d the
Benjamin Adams wrecked on Spanish Key, Abaco
and the second officer and OF the crew. including
Charles T. Chase, a nephew Of the captain, found .
watery grave Captain Chase and his wife were saved
The vessel was total loss. sa ir8 4as60s
The following is list OF the seamen belonging TO the
ship Benjamin Adams who were unfortunately drowned
at the time Of the wreck rsf 81 I4Aa eiNua
George FackreI second mate M
carpenter &f
William Pike, sailmaker csA
Julius Smith, steward. n VI 2
Peter u. Lang, cook.
George Paine, John Ford, James Roe and James
CLANCY, seamen; and Charles T. Chase, boy.
The Benjamin Adams was owned In this city by J. 7.
Tapscot and Others and well known in the European
trade in which she had bean engaged for number Of
years She good ship built at Bath, Me-, in 1852
registered ITO TONS and rated AIN. bn NiH
THE SHIP THOMAS DUNHAM ASHORE.
Tho ship Thomas Durham commanded by Captain J. G.
Young sailed from London the 2sth Of September for
New York. with valuable general cargo on board and
at five o'clock yesterday morning she went ashore on
Jones' Beach New Inlet Long Island She lays in
an easy position had not blgcd when informant left
her and there good prospect of getting her or espe
cally as the wind yesterday of Shore which would
tend to keep down the The steamship Gladiator
Captain Hazard has gone 10 her assistance
The Thomas Durham is very fine ship OF l,os6 tons
register built at Bath, Me-, in 1892 rates as Al, and Is
owned in this city by Thomas Dunham after whom she
Is named
LOSS OF THE SHIP PANAMA.
The ship Panama, Captain Hanson, from Now York
bound to Galveston Texas with cargo Of hay salt and
lumber, wrecked three NJ. on the Gath Of 0cto-
Der, at Memory Rock, Grand Bahama. The boats being
washed away, the captain and saved themselves by
launching the deck house of the vessel They arrived
at Nassau p on the I'd instant IN one OF the wreck
ing vessels.
The Panama was built in this city in 1914 by VIM H.
Webb, Esq, and owned by uessrs. Hennngs Cos
ling She registered six hundred and ten TONS and rated
as AZ. sh M
THR BRITISH BRIG PFTERsL WRECKED.
The Nova scotia brig Petcrc, from New York. bound
To ST. Domingo, Jamaica with assorted cargo, four
hundred barrels and sailed provisions got ashore
the northwest point Of Great lnagua the evening OF
Monday, 30th nit The government schooner Electric
Captain johnson, went Immediately TO her assistance
Tho principal part OF her cargo was saved and taken to
Mathewtown, Inagua a
DISASTER TO THE BRIG TRITON. ss
The brig Triton Charles w. Bent master, bound from
Porto Rico to New York with cargo OF sugar and
moasses met with hurricane on the 18th nit in ati.
ndc 80 degrees 30 minutes longitude ~ degrees which
swept OF her deck load and everything dock but the
manmast and afterwards capHized her. The mainmast
bong cut away she rghted, and arrived " Nassau, n
Of the weather two OF the washed overheard
but were saved by the returning wave.
THE BRIG MAzATLAN IN DISTRESS
Tho brig Mazatian, Captain Leland, Of and from Port
land bound TO Cuba, with shocks, &C put into Nassau,
~ in distress on the I'd inst, having lost her nam
mast IN the gale.
THE srEAMsriP VERA CRUZ IN hAGArE.
ON BOARD STEAMSHIP vEHA CRuz
HARRoR or HAVANA, Nov 10, 1866.
This vessel arrived here yesterday. ON Sunday last
according % nautc time) encountered fresh gale
which sprang up from the north northeast The wind
Increased until IL terribly severe. In the storm
wo damaged wheel and whcclhouse, and de
ayed hero repairs. On Monday afternoon the storm
abated Vessels going the northward must have suf
fered considerably While skirting the Florida coast
We wrecks which seemed very oncs, and there
were many OF them
WRECKS orr BIMINI, BAHAMAS.
[From the Nassau Guardian, Nov. Al
Captain Stuart reports that there sixteen wreck
ing vessels ashore the south side OF South Bmni
| some Of which were totally lost One schooner was
driven out to and II is supposed all hands lost
Twenty wreckes went ashore at Bimini harbo but
AL Oh tnefn got on DlslnaSteu slilps
which had encountered the hurricane passing by
and the island app AIRED II great rc had visited It
Loss Of the Schooner Antietam.
Igsros, Nov "a, 1885.
| The schooner Antietam, Of Harrington from Calais
| for Washington, abandoned November g. fifty
miles from Cape Ann, being in a sinking condition and
dsmasted from thu effects OF gale Captain Chandler
was lost overheard and drowned The crew were saved
| and brought 10 this port