The New York herald., 1872-12-08
An ENGLISH STEAMER MISSING.
No Hdings OF the Steamer Scandcria,
Which Sailed from New York for
Queenstown on Sth Of October.
Names Of the Crew Shipped in New York-No
Passengers Taken-A Full Description Of tho
Vessel, Her Dimensions and Cargo
Her Insurance British-A Parallel
Case to the City Of Boston.

At the present moment, in all human probability,
the British screw steamship Scanderia, which left
this port on the sth OF October last for Queens
town. is reposng fathoms deep under the waters
OF the Atlantic Ocean. She was commanded by
captain upton, fine specimen OF British sailor,
ana respected 10y all who knew him. The officers
and crew all told numbered about forty five men.
Five new hands were taken on at this port. The
following particulars have been CLEANED from
Messrs. Harper Lafey, shipping agents in South
street,
THE STEAMERS cREw.s
]. II. Allen, sailor, aged twenty three, from
New England (BostonD; residing while here at
r. Madden's boarding house, in Dover street.
Edward Jorenssen sailor, and a native OF swe-
den, aged twenty; boarded with A. Swenson,
steyedore, who works for Hail h Co., at pier II
East River.
Andrew Quinn, fireman, an Irishman, who had
arrived in this port English bark, aged
twenty eight, and resided while here with John
Leason at 37s Water street.
Charles JACKSON, assistant cook, aged twenty
three an Englisnman and Il native OF London, who
boarded while in this city awaiting shipment, at
FRANK Murray's boarding house at the corner ol
south street ana James slip.
DESCRIPTION or THE VESSEL.
The Scanderla built in Glasgow in 1868 for
the Anglo Egyptian Navigation Company, OF Lon
don whose onices are situated AT 90 fhreadneede
at Liverpool and was classed by Lloyds' surveyors
as Al tor nineteen years. she was bark rugged and
had two direct acting engines, built by the Liver
pool ana Glasgow Engineering Works, OF Glasgow.
er length WAS 32S feet and tlnches, her breadth OF
beam 80 leet and the depth OF mold IS eet was d.
yided into four bukheads, and her Custom House
measurement was l,3js tons.
THE SrEAMER'S CARGO.
Her cargo consisted ~, 900 bushels OF In
conversation with the agents OF the vessel, Messrs
+. =. Morgan's Sons, partner OF the firm stated =
\ eve think undoubtedly that the vessel must be
\ lost or we should nave heard OF her ere now, FOR
she Is nearly slXty days out.n
kEroRrER-But, MIR. Morgan, that notoriously
slow German steamer the Slndt once took as long
10 cross the Atlantic and turned up oil the Bahia
SAIL
rs SHE LosTg
Mr.. MoRGAN-Wcll, such IA contingency IS posi-.
bic, but not probable. As before said cannot help
looking upon her loss certain.
REPoRTER--l heard IRON leading shipbrOker
that she was very deeply laden, dangerously so in
lactf
Mr.. MORGAN-rhat is incorrect Tor she was laden
under the supcrlntendence of Mr.. Mackie, u part
ner OF the firm OF Barclay Livingstone, VINO acted
on behalf Oi the English insurance companies
wnere the vessel IS insured, and he failed to load
her within six inches Of the depth allowed by
Lloyds iOr vessel OF tile dimensions OF the Scan
deria.
REPoRTER-Can you tell me nything about the
antecedents OF the missing steamer
Mr. MoRGAN-Only this, that she was engaged
formerly as tender to the Great Eastern IN nelp
ing to lay submarine cable IN the Indian Ocean,
between Alden ana Pointe de Gale In the Island OF
Ceyon since that she has been employed by her
owners, the ngl0-Egy ptian Company, III the Medi-
terranean trade.
RBPoRTER--Dd she carry any passengers3
Mr. MoRGAN-None, ! am happy to say All we
had to do was to that her captain employed
respectable furnlshers, oil good standing who
would not try to vctinize him, and, in short, To
l superintend the financial affairs for the vessel
while here. am unable TO tell you where 0u can
obtain u crew list.
Thanking him, the reporter then withdrew.