The sun., 1872-03-14
THE GREAT REPUBLIC LOST
rorNDERTD ~ : rvRRTCINE orr
IIfE VID4s.


quc.hip Great Pcpublic was abandoned
t.aNu,h3, r.ni On her boam-enls fun 81
v.,,r -.c duuhtc.s iouudercd during a gale
,h,hs,t iu ON the same night.
Th, Dua' Republic was the largest sailing ship
,o.t Shcva- ~ about 400 tons burden, old
r,a.uromcnt and her length was $50 feet She
a.. modelled hy the lamentcd Donald Mckay,
rdb.n.t in his yard ut Eaat Boston In l'52. She
a.. thc gando-t exponent ~ that new era In
Auc. au shipbuiidn2 II which the famous
..lt America was the signal triumph. She was
,m.r,cI uf marine architecture. Her immense
Uy,. bcr light -pars- ih such striking contrast to
be- .umey mast- and yards ~ foreign ships
:tfsurcrh model, and her wonderful speed all
hose merits made her the subject of the aimi-
alton and envy of the -caRoing men Of all mari
imc nations and into whatever port she sailed
she reflected honor ON the nag she noated. Her
model was rlmost unrivallcd Ga the present time.
She was the pioneer of clipper ships, and has
frequently made o.lhtcJn knots an hour Her
advent was followed by the appearance II many
.'her American clipper ships, which for long
urice u years sailed without competition from
.'hor nations, and which gave to this country an
tctlal supremacy OF the seas until the late war
and rs results, coupled with the employment of
dcom. practically drove American scagoing
ihp- from the ocean.
Ilt Nl NNlN' VI liE NhENiiNl VIZ fHNANs
IN ls,} while lyin- in a Ncw York dock, her
utr,r deck was burned oir She was rebuilt.
without the addition OK her upper deck. She
suhscuucntly made several splendid trips To- san
Francisco aud other ports. During the Crimean
war she was chartered by the Allies TO transport
iroop. ~ the Crimea, and she was for some time
,imlllrly employed by the United States Gov
crnuott during the war Of the Rebellion. At
the time Il the famine in Ireland she carried a
.arpo 81 provisions from this city-thc gift Of
New York Tor the relief of the sufferers some
year. ago she was sold to an English shipping
house. Her name was changed to Denmark
and -hc hailed from Liverpool.
Cart :. B. Ingham and First Ohi'er Ariel
Cameron late Of the Denmark, arrived at this
port Yesterday in the steamship san Francis o,
from Bermuda.
The captain Is brother Of Mr.. Ingham Of the
0rm Of samuels lnrham. paper manufacturers
4 this city Capt. In-ham gave SrN reporter
the following narrative Of the ships last voy-
rIE GREAT SNIP ~ THE DEVILS CORNER.
We left Liverpool July Q, ISL, with a cargo of
coat hound for Bombay. Early In September'
when IN the Cape Of Good Hope. we encoun-
made souc water conn clling us To change our
course. We arrived at Rio Jauciro late ia sop
NM, n'nkinr repairs We had orders to proceed
t. st. Johns. y. r., in ballast. We sailed lium
hn Jan, De- ana nai UE.l W',ilHyI "" Wv, ,la,'v "a @
tDM4r,h l. We were then lu latitude -. north.
s.l hs' s''uue u'''v W',,' M '',' '~,p ~
h''., S1,,-,i y ti,, 'i,'.. l..I ,.'u 49,, sion. of
s,ra Mug, and She did not mal.' DOB rc tA.n six
u. he- oi water iu tweuty-fuur . .urs.
AtuIlu-ht of March 10 Wa perfectly calm.
ut and ilc -hIp being light. rolled heavily.
Sa, VJ. then tight but soon after she made
sune water We tr'd our windmill Iump; 10
s' " was ~ M.INlns "Iu'I' anu NJ l."nI" li."nI" IL ~
a,,".u' of her rolling. We carried sixteen
horsc engine Tor h"i,ting and pumping pur-
ireli working there WA three feet ,t water iu
uet ~, rurpcd her CIV. and tn' "'er-
L,.. N. hni. D. D l.,lr N,Ilu the steam l...l.
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gig h' $50 To-. VII. ,....il, il u N''l' N'.'l'
Atta- tur the Ell. .." q" ".r and Yer, i,-,.
gi. '.ar''d ih'' 100" l.-, part "i me th ie
.aa used .i.t ''' -a'lh l'.. i.t VIZ , lI', J, !.
Ah- y. a r.lIHN .,'. ~ .i.t.''.l' l@'"' car vac @
.,.,.,.I I.. r.',r 'f The r,l.' ,.ldtr,d her
,u.r-c l, l north. hoping a. c- aur.
Afiotlu,L th, barometer had ial,au to 2o1o
gr. tuc ..I ra1 'uc.ca. .cI 90 a very Ica,, yale.
Iut -ea V.t- running feariuIly. and tnreHftuir-
clouds t.lsd thr alr. We aealn reduced sail o. %
u..,.l"'.ri iurtop-al, uH.usul and iurci"p-
T8-t -tatHaIl, and put the ship dead before thc
w.u. AZ fuuu the Barometer iell TO- @p]u. Then
ra Dau'Sny. the ship ", aid not steer the
.v.d 4l the lower maiuior-1i just rs This
..d '.Du dule the wind came ont from tl,
tnr 'r,.u,r,yo or THE u,.sp,c,sr
~.r..,,, ,,l,,,I ,,or,. Ii,,,,, s,..,,. ,l.,f,
y ne nous, as though they NAG been shol