, 1869-08-14
MARINE DISASTERS.


ING 4Crtunnthe
Fo7N Me .str York Herald, AuJus II.
u sn'snuio steamer CrrnaaEa Is ty this tin
Nc nofs, anu neither ittn nor .tea H. 1ie,1hcr Ii
slil. c1pcn*ncc a.d energy at hef ofrcerx nr
cfrF, nor nes wates-tlght comp7umenls con
Ehve htT from her tAlt, w"
Tie GtTnlalla VIII ttUtIt A. Greenert c,o,,,,
pl tne WeH knoFn mud successful builders Of irt
steamships, the Mr.srs Cairo i Ia. far ti,s tian
sas.. 61IE,Am. mean pacAc' Company, Of IiatnSur
9clmanf. Az ehe tte2mahips OF this company,
tEe.re IN hnMbGF-hute teen luiIt liz tha ~ -
nrm. The GtsmRnta wns sent to sea frnn -
snir yafa Of Calfd Co IN 1861 Al LloydS at
as Al: measured e,s1s to,ls, HAD ihrr+: drsss
drew q fert OF sater, WAS cous;Fucied OF tE,,,
@ ana *es @ considered a very last steamer Her {.
s1nfs Hefc direct acting. with r. tpcu cEIInder Rn
Ises e5aoEe Q! piston, her normal horsc powe
psinR ~; Aef tlu4cn.iOnR we're as fo!lows:-
Leeeetn 81 xees 3ls feet: breadth Of beam, Il feet
a1d def1b OF hold, &c feet tuehea She was bar
fleReo and fair sAl1er. She hat oil the modem
appliances Tor safety, such ns water tight coin
pas1NeotA lumrs aud The HE: utr aEa! CON
mandcr was Captain Eu.crs, afterwards captal'
echwensen took charge "f her, I'LL! laiteEl5 Cap
Tain IL. T. kter had con,trsIpd-
Alsrady once this splendid vessel came noAr do
slluetion by fire, during one Of aet earliest u7pi
1Eon llant.urg to New York II WIS ou the morn
Ing o, the 9Th u JANUARY, 15:.. when on New.
d1Ics OF floating ice, that the watch below otseFr
ca kEanhe 1Fsnlu1 from the lU~ef deck Into The
ta 9eensa .. The s;ssEafs r1sss9se Cap
lie EuInuloued the officers and crew to htk
ass!statlte- tftscFH we're given that nothing
ol the occurrence should he communicated tC
the cabin PassenRers. The people in thai pa11
the stteraxe leloW Which the fire WIS discovered
we're FetnoFed to another paFt and placed rntel
deck was then cut through, aud nre streams oi
water poured on the IRE IN the hold, and 1t was
tnus fortunately exttngushed oefore any person
~ ine cas1u had the least !n'tmat.oa TO what ter.
Ilh1e danger the5 had been exposed md thait hut
Tor The Prompt and energetic acton OF Catltniu
tnlefs 1ha bis suf,ordina1es, the fate Of the Aus
u1a. II 1aas, M1khs lAse bcea thtl1H.
The GeItaanta +aitcf fst,sa this tort for Cowrs
tsunsnln rtou) ana Hamburg, on Tuesiay Of last
rsr Me,I IT, - Of hugust 81 O'clock p the zg
Iolo" Ing Are tue LANES Ut The cab!n passengers
#iu tI.llf1see! Ut this city: Thomas EIcEtraon,
isa' an jpd Tsoz so Af;ss a-ksr @
Mss. r. Jane Parker. ClefeAnu; J0hn II. Wilson,
Chicago: Edwin yallattc, France: u. S;earns
Go.sfIrs. Massachusetts: !; G. liagnauer, Val
den. wife, children and .trrAnts; Charles LucaR,
Elte aid chld, New York; Captain Ehrhard,
G,er.nanE; William stlnous. halauazoo, Mitch.
wife. E. ]: Goelcr, Charles Render, An,on Nil
York; l. lsrr,ckmann. iiuhuqsc. iowa; Il Adoue,
Gal'Sslnn; Ars. JaeutIne Httg anu chlId: Caro-
linr Grill, New isk; lgna,z HOFFMAN. New Or
1eatIs lnefe also saltd III her . huull,er Of pas
FenEeI5 IN The htttrauf. hut list Of their uaMes
was rot obtained. csrtaiH Il. l. Ehlezs was in
com1psnu, with oll'cets aut crew 10 tie humber
1ncEs, especially thu CaptaIH.
lrr cargo conslSted of as3, ,asl pounds Of tallow.
Ss,S51 pounds Of hacon ~ plckaees Rew Wig ma
chlnes, e cases, 7G6 bales aid . hogaheads ii TO-
hacc". soo boxes extracts, l,355 barrels rostn,
Pack1ceb purpPf do hra@s, Zi.sysl ponds grease,
10u ''arTc's beef, bales 1urs, boxes CLOCKS, IS
LatTes IEa'zeIa, il b4.H HullIuts u1Ies skins 81
caseS cisurs, os casks asphui;um. tu Ill volued VI
s1! .e6 sne had also sA,sia IN specie on freight,
and The Tnitcd Sin'e+ mails for E1foue-
7 he drht Information ot her ~.is the RECENT
y the general Aecttn u lAe packet company.
AZ Me'sLs: = kaathartt @ Co. q nroa1 street rom
ts'r J.,1rSs, y. F., Augns. TO-
"Thc Germanta IL a totu loes Ut Ttepassey, OIL
Ills ceasf- The s1:LfsthEclB aud Crew have 5etn
saved steamer Las bcrn Hent there 10 bring
them 10 Ills port. II II. PRowsE"
The locality given In fhe n}tove despatch Is near
Cape kaCe and shmewh11 10 rhc northwest OF IL
on The southwestern culH line uf Newfoundland.
Ifepasacy Bay is situated III t,g1tudc IS 10 west
of Gretnwich taiNai . 6, cast af Wash:nston,.
and 4f1ut &c ~ 1IUr1E lat1tuhe- No particulars Of
ilte ssaHter, no prrc.se btltentn; OF 1e clusu Of
u. hase een rrcs cd, t,nt II Is presumed 1y some
rouudlnEs Of that Fart OF the Newfoundland
coa<t, ttat the Germaba u,u-t have run or Ia:hcs
been driven. upoa EucA during ule Light By tho
III tne II1ous ss7i jaht 1luw raging there
Nncn the above despatch became knn Tn ie ctc.
ater1 quite an excitement, Tor though affirming
Inst tae pas senEdts aud crew were slyed from The
crNmbDH wreck, 1t did moi stAtt whether they
were brought TO tue sfure stu Jeff TO tfIacAef.
Gus fortune upon the settllin- wares in open
!hn1s seeo1a dGspatch, however, dlspced all
"sr. JOINS, y. F., August n. 1869.
"Ihe passetEer& aLu crew were eucCe. afutlF
!an%ea a. i!elstssty, amt tuS has gone to their
This waa assurance that the cntsrp number Of
human heinga which flar! lrIt New YORK On the
Soon te taken cAre oi +, tue agents of tho COIL
nany. The apprehensi0ns, II any were felt hy
thofr Who hAn friends, rr1at'ses Or even acqua.n-
tALces On M1ard, wert. further queted by learning
Of the receipt OF the following:
:. 5uHSs. \. T., August 10-3:31 ?. n.
" z. fHhfaF.T Il ff.. -t.'4r Imt:
The pas senEers aud crew arc still at the scene
OI tbe "FecH- tug lett Tile m0rnlng tn bring
Rlat SIC Gun carry here !. II. pHowsE-"
III: latest iillog,l.aion is that The Germania IL
Complete wreck. thu: she Is hreaktng up anu fast
disappearing Under thr cOn1IEu0ls shocks OF the
lfeIAci!icus bloTs Of the "Asds breaking up
aalnet und oltr her. tb1e .s.sta;ch last evening
Expressed the k'ltf that ftsnlrs tie Iasseugrrs
and rev th.: mails Here aso hrDasht safely 10 |
and, fnr Dc'hlng 9lson when thls belief could ret
Fhs HeDtltnctl. 1hE I&>neL Cargo unt Ac4cfe arc
I total lbsf, aud ih Ill probability 4.so the has-
cage Of the ihsseAEerf WHO. II the disaster haR-
renrd u nist,t. as aEpsars tn have 1Hcn the fact
cou!i suTt tnt little o| Their warrlrotle-
. Irc s.1n'tT1a, belonging IL tie raIne coupauT-
he iiun!hurS- An4trtran-sard yesterday Vi = y.
r.. II truE hes rc.uiaT haIuh., tiay, The general
agents. Nctsrh. kufsntlarft 4 Gu., haze already I
eru advised 0f the I,s4 nf ihs tirrfnanla and iu-
naLt VI! possible sittd 10 St Johns, aud there !
akt oil trarri ihr passengers uI the lutte ermanla
te setst vr--t' oi tht' cttnnrta. an1 MT. rfo8se
he North tirrnan t'nnsnl at st. Johns was at |
lnce Informed vi ihir ttesf tn telegraph Atd he !
NUS requested hot nL1r cnnms1rlcae this TO the
,ast e:Srs aid In Ca1tnn Eier, hut 10 lin all In |
y power TO muEt tlrHl AZ comfortable hs poE5i-
dc, md spare no expense !n dning until the
y a. OF the cmhr1a 4 tpcclal agent. entrusted |
Ec,lt out Yesterday IN the game steamer 10 ST. !
fnhne. The passengers OF The wrecked steamer
Rtl! he nlaccn on hoard the C.mhr1a and conveyed
ii II, indeed, n fortunate circumstance that tho