New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29
DISASTERS AT SEA,

SEVERE GALES on THE FLORIDA COAsT-THE
STEAMER VICTOR WRECKED.
A dispatch from New-0rleans announces the
arrival OF the steamship Gen. Meade, Capt Sampson,
from New-York, with the information that the steamer
Victor Capt. Gates which cleared from this port for
New-Oreans Oct. &C. broke her shaft in gale on the
st and went ashore at Jupiter Inlet, about 96 miles
north Cape Florida The vessel and cargo is consd-
cred total loss the crew and passengers saved.
The Victor had board a Of assorted merchan-
disc which, with the vessel swell the loss to S250O0O.
The VictoA belongs TO c. H. Mallory & Co., who owned
the Ladona which was wrecked at the same place I'm
October OF last year. The steamer Geo. w. Clyde Of
the same line, arrived yesterday and Capt Cole states
that he encountered the gale in which the Victor
was disabled and that it exceeded IN violence though
not in DURATION the hurricane OF last year. He said that
II the Victor had gone ashore at Jupiter Inlet she had
certainly broken up but that the passengers could be
landed at the Inlet ne-bOats The disasters in that
part Of the Atlantic have been The Benvle
burned at sea in about the same latitude The under
writer's will probably small portion Of the cargo.
The Victor Capt Gates, was built at Mystic, Conn.,, in
1863 for c. H. Mallory Co.. and is Of 1927 tuns register
she was a doube-decked, screwsteaIner OF topsail-
schooner rig built of oak and chestnut with iron
enings and drew "a feet of water She thoroughly
repaired 10 August, 1862 and was graded Il by the
Board OF Marine Underwriters.
LOSS OF THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER GUATB-
MALA.
The reported wreck of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Companys vessel Guatemala OFF the bar at
Sanala Chispas, Mexico, with attendant loss OF %
lives was the subject Of general conversation in Wast,
Yesterday. Tie Pacific Mail Steamship Company has
been particularly unfortunate the Guatemala being the
third within few months. The Guatemala was about
fourteen years old, and of thousand tuns'
burden It formerly belonged to the old Central Ameri-
can and Mexican line owned by the Panama Railroad
Company recently into possession Of the Pacific
Mail steamship Company, by whom it was valued at
pany state that they have no adyiees eoneer1ng the
disaster Inc price OF racine NAL sooeh asc me Gn inc
uuOtatiOn on Saturday, TO 94i yesterday morning. 1t
reached again OCT, and closed at y3s 10 v5s.
LOSS OF THE BRIG ANGLo-NORMAN.
The brig Anglo-Norman, Capt Hawking,
sank at about latitude 80 49, longitude 60 g., on
oct &c. She sailed from Oct. T. for Ports
mouth England, with a cargo OF guano She had fine
weather fol- the first days after which gales
from all points OF the compass experienced. On Oct
49, In latitude 2so 49, longitude 700 l0 she encountered
severe gale from the which carried away foremast
head and iu-topgallantmast, with everything
attached The wind then veered from 5. g. f. TO g. W.
On the following day another gale from 8 g. W. carried
away the second maln-topmast which, In falling,
cansed the mainmast 20 20 by the board five feet
below the deck ripping up the pankng from the main 10
the after hatch The pumps below deck were broken by
All the spare sails were taken below IN order to
stop the leak Al hands were kept esiling until P M
when the steamer Cyphrenes. Capt Train was sighted
The leak was h increasing and the water hoOding the
cabin floor, and the vessel abandoned. The crew
were taken on hoard the steamer. The Anglo Norman
built in 1866 for g. j. Cole Co. oil Guernsey and
was OF 277 tuns.
LOSS OF THE SHIP CHINA.
The captain of the ship Tantallon Castle
reports that on Aug 49, latitude $50 81 south. onG
tude 500 To- east she spoke the ship Star OF Denmark
from Calcutta for London leaking badly. The captain
expressed his intention Of returning 10 Maurtus II the
leak could not be stopped The captain OF the Tantaon
Castle also reports that Aug 49, latitude $50 a. SOUTH
longitude 27o east he took board the captain and
crew Of the snip China, from Havana for Hong Kong,
having been left in sinking condition, after being
eight days at the pumps.
TIE bark East Lothian from Auckland, reports mat on
the Cape sbe experienced heavy gale, lasting three
days She was struck by enormous sea- which broke
her wheel stove the buwarks aud smashed the after
skyght nling the cabin with water and at the same
time washing overheard Edward Thate, age 49, native
OF Germany, and John Coops 70 years, native OF
Germany, seamcn, both OF whom were drowned.
The schooner Mary A. Witham, from Hayu, reports
terrible washer and many vessels disabled.