Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-11
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Missing ships.

Missing ships. ..
The mysterious disappearance in the Allan
tic OF the steamer City of Boston, with q large
number of passengers on board, recalls TO mind
many similar cases in the annals or ocean naVl-
cation. Two occurred in the eighteenth cen
tury which attracted general attention. The
first Of these was the disappearance, III 1869,
of the British fIigate Aurora, bound tor India,
which, after touching at the Cape Of Good
Hope, was never again heard OF. The poet
Falconer, author OF The Shipwreck,' was on
board of her as purser. he other instance
was that of La Perouse, the French navigator,
who, after a long voyage Of discovery in the
Pacific Ocean with the trigates Astroiabe and
Boussole, LETT Botany Bay early in 1888, and
was never again heard of, though i'll SO traces
of wrecks were found on the New HebrdcS,
which are now thought to haze been those OF
the missing squadron.
The disappearance Of the President in lS4l
caused the most unparalleled excltement-
Ocean steamers were novelties in those days,
for only few years had elapsed since we'll
known philosopher had pronounced it imposs-
BILE to cross the Atlantic by the aid OF steam
alone. The President left New York early iii
January, and was despared of in April. Ire
mendous weather had prevailed during the
interval, and unusual quantities of ice had
been seen in low latitudes. Among her pas
Duke of Richmond, and Tyrone Power, the
celebrated Irish actor. l.
In 1854 the screw propeller City Of Glasgow
left Liverpool for Philadelphia on the lst Ut
March, with four hundred and eighty persons
on board in all. She has never since been
heard Of, and no fragments which could be
identified have been discovered.
In 1856 the Collins Steamer Pacific left l4i
yerpool on the 23d Of January with one hun
cht rd
them Messrs. Eliot Warburton, and Gather
wood, the artist Nothing has since been
heard Of her and she is supposed to have
struck on an iceberg
n 1862 the steamer. Lifeguarl, which left
~no.a wcaste on the 10th of December disappear
Iaave ao,,eu md is supposed to have foundercd op
to ent M it off wi; discharged. '-iyts ''"N
little ca"sc to'ssaac acelored, fo9sNa awa,r XXX s.
w.s r Smith, sSSea soSsodf tor wantsnee ;v,f Ser
va" John hnsd and diSa diseSatgtSSr iSr improper SnE
"fs ssssd sesd Ed dSSSesss for s,
I p, SetSss Al'ne4 Fra1k Wasb;na .'1Se ne yss'i
fenced to diobert Ford ali IiSs9a coi5fs S;ans IN
tavorite ,numphries, color, ships. company
father oft was fined and disrId and thlrtysix per
vice ofian named Pruit, fGf:19 human tongue sur,
:tolored men for Jked She was discovered in
locked up in cocks near Cape Sable, Nova SEQ
examinai' though two hundred persons had been
III board, only three bodies were found while
the mailbags were reduced to pulp. 80. -
The Prussian corveste Amazon may doubt
less be enrolled in tho list ofmissng ships. In
1861 she disappeared from the ocean, and some
arm racks containing swords and guns, mark
ed IF w." (Frederick Wiham) found on
the sands of the Helder are the only proofs OF
her neutrality-suspicious. Journal
ELEPHANTS AT SEA-A cargo of elephants
sounds like fancy of Dean Swift or DeFOe,
but this, was what actually arrived at New
York day or two ago, direct from Ccylon,
imported by Barnum; There were eleven of
cautions taken for their proper feeding and
stabling, only one died on the passage, and the
remaining ten were hosted upon the New
York dock, in the best of health and spirits,
and to the great dcigt of a large aud cnthusl-
astic but respectful audience, Ceylon was left
on the 20th of March, and the weather re.
nlaiued favorable until passing the Cape Of
became sea- sick, and went through the agony
in the most orthodox fashion, recovering at last
like members of the human family. After
passing the Cape series Of terrific gales was
encountered. aud the situation OF the animals
Was rendered more uncomfortable but beyond
giving vent to fearful roaring, they endured
the ordeal with exemplary torttude. They
used 26,0o0 gallons Of water on the passage,
and l25 bales of hay averaging 2I5 pounds per
day, which food was in addition to two bushels
of gramm and paddy the last rolled up IN
the form OF little balls or cakes, aud ted them
from the hands of their Singhalese keepers.
Those on board would occasionally give them
sea-biscuit, which was esteemed by the ee-
plants great luxury. They seemed to coul-
prehend and mourn over the decease OF their
companion, and in various ways gave token OF
that wonderful intelligence so long noticed as
being possessed by this noble animal.
A Doc BITE E-Persons having pet dogs will
read with interest the following from Chicago
man: The writer of this was bitten by a small
dog some eighteen months ago. The bite was
washed as soon rs possible with vinegar and
salt; subsequently cauterzed with murlatlc
acid. Those who have known me know that
am not a man to succumb TO any disease or diff
Guilty. and should my name be signed to this,
would be astonished that should be so weak
as to yield to the bite of mad dog. Never
theleSs if not in furtherance of physical science
as q matter of curiosity and inquiry, let me
state my impressions. There is not moment
when my mind is disengaged but what it recurs
not to the dog. but to the bite. | never wake
in the morning but the first impulse ist scratch
the bitten part while before going to sleep
have something of the nature of para lySlS not,
be it understood a cramp or contraction OF the
muscles. Inasmuch as had as soon die with
hydrophobia as in any other way or manner, it
cannot be fear that produces these impressions;
Yet it has often occurred to me that ii, should
lose control of my mental faculties | should be-
come under the control Of rabies; " hlle on
the subject let ME state the case Of -, who
for ten years lived in dread Of the hydrophoola
and did die Of what physicians termed rabies
when 70 nv mind I was satisfied that the dread
of the disease brought it on.
CTATE RACK ROARDS