New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-04
THE PERlIlS OF THE SEA.
Marine Losses for 1S7O-Pr0perty Worth
Seventeen and n Half Millions Of DOL
lars DESTROYED.

ASOSNNo
Seventeen and n Half Millions of DOL
lars Destroyed.
Prom the New York Timee.l
The marine losses of the United States
during the year just passed away have
| reached the heavy figures Of over $H 500,
GOO, inclusive Of the values Of the several
cargOes of the vessels lost or missing. The
last quarter OF the year is always the hard
est upon shipping, and the month Of Octo-
ber was the most disastrous OF the three, SO
far reported. Ii has to answer for sixtv-six
vessels los! or missing. Of the lost ones,
fOrty-tw0 were burned at sea-an eX,raor-
dinary number to be- thus destroyed, and a
fact which almost forces upon the mind a
suspicion OF very great carelessness among
. those who go down to the sea in ships. OF
the remainder iincluding so much as is re-
ported for the month Of Decembcr), a5,0:wcre
wrecked, tifty-siX were abandoned, twenty
i've from one cause or another We're sunk.
twenty-scyen tOundered. and forty-tive were
missing, some of which, however. arrived at
port safely during some part Of the year.
Annexed is i: monthly list of the marine
losses.
JAM AIRY Wrecked, 81: burned. >: aban-
doned, 3; sunk and foundered, 6: missing,
:; total, u. OF these TWO were steamers
the Euterpe, from Galveston, Texas, for
New York, burned a. sea, and the Shetucket,
from Philadelphia for New York, missing.
There We're. besides, 6ships, barks. 6 bligs.
and 10 schooners; total, 81. The value OF
those vessels. exclusive OF cargoes, was 81
50S.00O
FEBRUARy--Wrecked, IL: burned at sea,
3: abandoned, ); sunk and toundered, ::
missing, =: total. :2. OF these 5 were steam
ers, ships. 8 harks, ? brigs, and ii schoon-
ers. The steamtug SUntiower was sunk by
collision in Southwest Pass, near New Or
leans: the steamer Two Boys. from Dublin,
Georgia for Savannah, was Abandoned; the
steamer Brunette from New orll for Pi.!.l-
dclphia. was sunk by collision: the Rein
deer was wrecked on Aransas Bar, Texas.
and the steamship New jersey. from Bal,i-
more for Norfolk, Virginia. was burned.
The aggregate value ot those vessels, ex-
elusive OF cargoes, was Sl,375.000.
HARCH-NWeked, "a: abandoned, 5:
foundered 8: abandoned after collision, |:
burnt, |; missing. s: total, 40. Three were
steamers: The Golden City. from San
Francisco to Panama. wrecked; the Eagle.
from New York. To Havana, wrecked, and
the City OF Boston, from New York, for
Liverpool. missing, with all on board.
There were also ships, 9 barks. = brigs t4
value. exclusive Of cargo, was So l2l.Oo0.
A.IIL.-Wrecsei -; abandoned. 3:
burnt, ;; fOundered, |; missing. c: total, s..
OF these, 4 were ships, harks, briggs. Il
schooners and sloOp. of the aggrrs gate
value OF S2,575,G00. There were no A,neri-
can steamships lost during this month.
MAY.-Wrechcd, 10; burned. 4; tounde-ed
and capslzed. !; missing, i: total, -. UI
these. one was the steamer Loui-hurr
burned at Cedar Keys, Florida. ships, 8
barks. brigs and lG scnooners, all together
valued at S5300oN, without cargoes. This
mon tn has the Mii.st record OF The whole
year.
JUNE.-Wrcched, II; abandoned, 3: tosssn-
dered. sunk and capsized, 4; missing, !:
total, %. There We're 3 ships, 6 barks. ]
brigs and II schooners. all of the aggregate
are no steamers reported lost this month.
JULY.-Wreckea, IL; foundered. capsizea
and sunk, i; burned. |; missing L. total. 20.
Two Were steamers-the Tennessee from
Charleston, South Carolina, for New York,
burned, and the Chilian, from Liverpool for
New Orleans, wrecked; ship, 5 barks, S
briggs, and schooners, Of the aggregate
value of S1Q300Os exclusive OF carg0o were
also losts
doned. sunk and roun,lered =; total. o., One
OF these was the steamer Parthenia, from
Hartford for New York, burned; the others
We're 3 shipss barks, , brigs, and 22schooue
ers. Of the aggregate value of $Sll 400
SEPTEMBER. Wrecked, I3; burned, %:
abandoned, y toundereS, g. missing. I:
total, Ste Or these the steamyacht Alice
Rosa was wrecked at Ipswich. MassachU-
setts and the steamship Alexander Petion,
Two ships. 8 barka. Is brigs, and schooners
were also lOsts Their aggregate value, exc
elusive of cargOes, was 81 ,029 800.
OCTOBER-Wrecked. 81: abandoned, IS:
burned, 4s sunk after collision, ,; found
cred, ., and missing, 9; total, 72s Here$ye
have an evidence OF the fury of the winds
and the waves when they sweep around
hapless vessel at sea. No less than nine
steamers of different kinds were lost during
this month, as follows: The Cambria. from
New York to Glasgow. wrecked off the
Irish c"ast9 the Lily, burned at Portland.
Maints the ting Triumph. burned on the
James river: the Continental from Mazats
Ian for San Francisco, foundered: the Mare
pOsas from New Orleans for New York.
wrecked: the Washington, from Wilninss
ton, Delaware for New York. burned; the
Sapphire. from Liverpool for New Orleans.
wreckedp the Key West. from New York for
South Carolina, wrecked. and
the tteantug Samson, lost off Indian lsycr.
Florida, Besides these there were s ships, 8 |
barks, Is brigs and 80 schoonerss sd valued: |
1T S3,505, 500; exclusive of cargoa
NovEMBERs-Wrecked. 35; burnsds 81
abandoned, l'.t foundered. 4; sunk hs col |
lisiona 81 missing % total. "a OF thfs |
number si' were steamers. namel%. the car |
lington. 3. lighter at Mobile burne,lg tbs
Eitginia, from New York fos Galveston. |
tount'sredi the Commodore, from New I!
Yorl tog Oregon E5reckeds sho Wi?f |
Pigeon. wrecked OF. Stewart's ;efntp Cal!s =,
lofnia She. C;ty ot Budgetownr burned Hs 4
Philadelphia and The Union tronq Brs,nea |
fo. New York, wrecked Besides these,
there were ! ships. > barks, Is briSss &: !
Fchoone~s, aggregate value. S;3.395 0OCs
A II capitulat.on o. the losses for the g>sal.
$40. hs compared with some pre- sious ys.rss
viii show tl...to while 1t has been more de
sstrous tnan some Is has not been ',ui:s' 20
bad as others;
1870 .ess.sa y,lus
Cota. for Januarvs.sssssossssss.sss Sc EHS,O3 oeo
Total for February.o. - s:T5UO
Total for March, rch,s,..seeo..o........aA ~ s,l24A,O
Total for April rie.s.eoe...oo.e...oeos, % RsS5ON
Total for MAY. ..s.e..oo.o.so..ss.e % $50 500 1
total for June uiesso...oo..so.eo,o,.a2I 2I s99 500 \
Total for July s.o,.oo..e...soeoeo..o. 20 sO30OO |