The New York herald., 1869-06-12
THE STEAMSHIP UNITED KINGDOM
Not Heard from for Fifty-fOur
Days.
Hopes for Her Safety and Fears
of Her Loss.
List Of Her Passengers and Schedr
ule of Her Cargo.


this port on Saturday, the 18th Of last April. She
sailed early Monday the 10th OF the same month,
and she has not yet arrived in her port OF destina
tion which was Glasgow, In Scotland nor has she
been heard from at any other place, nor was she
sspokenn by any vessel that has since made port in
Europe or America 30 far as known From the 10TH
Of April to the 18th Of June is long time for q
steamer TO be at sea on trip from New York to-
Glasgow and serious apprehensions are being felt
that she has either foundered at sea in gale or was
wrecked on an iceberg met with some other fatal
accident in mid-ocean, where help and assistance
were out Of the question. These were the reports
ancat yesterday. But the Messrs Henderson
Brothers, agents for the Anchor line to which the
steamer belongs-drect inquiry being made Oh
them-expressed themselves still hopeful OF the
safety Of the vessel and that in their opinion and
with their knowledge OF the resisting qualities OF the
ship 1t was far from certain, and even exceedingly
doubtful tnat the United Kingdom had met with
any fatal disaster at sea. rs
The vessel is an iron screw steamer OF 1900 TONS
built at Greenock, in Scotland, for the Anchor line
OF steamships, in 1857. She was rated at Lloyd's al
Al for twelve years. and, being especially designed
for service across the Atlantic, she was built with
view to stand the hardshps of winter travel She was
2eO feet long, 80 feet inches breadth OF beam and
% feet depth OF hold, with engines rated Of
800 horse power. In charge Of her was Captain
employ of the company having first entered It's ser.
vice as second officer and advancing gradually TO Ms
present position of master, which he has held foi
several years. He haa followed the occupation Of
seafarer for more than twenty-five years, and hence
| has had experience as a seaman, and was consid-
cred a very reliable captain. Tne nrst olncer on
Was James Clark and the second oncer E. F. Bra
gill both experienced seamen, who had been en5
poyed this line for many years: Inc vessei @ mers
|
built for transatlantic service, ana mas lnaue vves
to ali on board list OF the crew could not be OBJ
tanned in this CITY, as the record Is kept IL Sjs cv
and ads on at pSara sast be beua SGps pesscsssibe %
none shonId ~ be- mentioned that the United Kingdom
sow ensn a. s port on the night
Of the 18th OF last Apr-she MADE In II days ianu
% seerags sarv at ce aT on when oas shs
cleared for her outward passage, not salinX now low
ever, until the 10TH the Monday oow1ng Ins ,ol
here on the 10th Of February last The last landing
she made at port before that was on the 2oth o
December, 1853, occupying 22 days, bringing log
steerage and Is cabin passengers The last last nms
having come over from glasgow to this port In lSH
days With 13s seerage and cabin passengers ne,
Upited RngSom made trip to the Medterranean
and was then for quite length OF time In Ha tns ia,
Se sd Of that month she arrived here with saa pas
sengers in steerage and In tpe caon, .aking n .a
| Glasgow
fore that she made this port quite swiftly in l7A
days. with So in steerage ana 10 IN tne caon. dnesa
Of " e n Gays saa
still slower vessel under SAIL in In osss. case
o her macnHery # the captain was compelled By
some accident to stop the engines and TO rlsort ta
wS % S aavs sn
the dragging Of the screw and also IN tne Steering
Of the ship as the screw neered a Win ne kee ss
power OF the rudder as TO give the vessel more or
These are given as some Of the reasons why 1t Is
probable that the United Kingdom Is stll aioat and
or haSor e w an an % me- past
OF the vessel is, as matter OF course out OF the
question Having once In March, ls9s IsKen twe2-
II is believed by the agents that even the extra
ordinary long time OF fty-four days out may be &C.
counted for by the reasons given above; and as the
| vessel had full supply Of provisions and but few
passengers and as the cargo consisted IN large part o
provisions the persons on board, II Is said, could be
subjected to great suffering, even If the voyage Of
the ship be stil longer protracted by misfortune.
| But there some circumstances which lessen the
hone SO sanguiney expressed and, undoubtedly.
felt by Messrs. Henderson Brothers for the safety Of
| the vessel. The United Kingdom sailed, as stated
above. on April l9 on the GOTH the DAY after.
she was spoken by the steamship Mammalian,
| l5O miles east OF Sandy Hook. on the Goth
of Apr tile City OF Paris arrived here and reported
| that In the neighborhood OF cape Race she expert
~ Ing saes gned
before the wind In those very gales with those ice
right before & her and ,s m s not BEYOND Ro
with no record left OF her loss. This, however, Is
possibility, and the supposltion stlll remains
that she may have changed her course 10 evade dam
gerous contact with the icy. giants from North,
and may thus have exceeded double her longest run
ming time on record.
Tie following is her passenger list on her last trip
TO Eufepe:-
CABIx-whtmord Pearce, Clark Wilson, Mr.. M. Ryan,
c. Rathy, John Binson, Ely Bnson, Emma Bnson j. b.
| Thompson =.
INrEENEpIATE--wm. Forrest, John Ayscough, Owen Mo-
Cosky. Jas. whitby, Philip Dodweli Agnes Dodwe, d.
| Kerr. .
| STEERAGE-Bernard Arianson, Nathl. Danagh Marion
Mccall Pat Carney Mary Cannon, Jane Paul. CATH Foster,
John Doherty, Mary Montgomery Pat Eaney, Ann Pagan
r. s. Orr Thos Lees Jas Scott, W. Anderson, Isabella
Nesbiit Mary Colvin Ellen Colvin Jacob Michael, WIN.
Borgnholze.
And the following comprises her cargo, from which
| It will be seen that "Yankee notions,p such az
''patent lemon squeezers,n 'patent pinsn patent
carpet sweepcrs" patent ice cream freezers" wero
| well represented
boxes lemon sqreczers 10 fscks buckeia
cases "a racks buckets carpet Ice
745 OF cotton waste; i2i orcea beef
OO barrels q bacon 80 hoashoads shoulders
25 barrels pork u boxes hams % 90
sewing machncs cases knitting machnes 800 bushes
wheat 2lO0 bushels corn; 500 barrels hour; AV0o pcces