The New York herald., 1872-12-28
the CAPTAIN AND SIX MEN DROWNED.
Wreck of the Brig Meteor at Scituate and a
List Of Casualties Along the Coast.

some ldea OF the storms BeVerlty:-
ABSTRACT OF THE LOG OF THE STEAMSHIP BREMEN.
DECEMBER 12.--Left Southampton.
DECEMBER Is and l.-Hurricane from N. N. E.,
lasting from three A. NJ. to six A. M.
DECEMBER 15.-Heavy storm and very high seas.
DECEMBER 16.-Waves running over the deck.
Moderate weather for q few hours, when heavy
storm broke again from the N. W., the waves again
DECEMBER II and 1s.-violent northerly storm
until midnight. high winds and heavy seas.
DECEMBER 19--Terriblc hurricane from N. +. to
N, continuing from seven A. NJ. to IL A. NJ, with
high breaking sea- Hove to for six hours.
DECEMBER 20.-An0ther violent hurricane in the
morning lasting five hours, during which the ves-
sci was considerably damaged by wind and waves.
DECEMBER 2l.-Iight winds at midnight; the
mainder Of the day consisting OF rain, high winds
and seet.
DECEMBER 22-strong gales, with high seas.
DECEMBER 23.-Moderate weather during the
morning and afternoon, but extremely heavy
gales and high seas at night.
DECEMBER X-The same.
DECEMBER 25.-Strong breeze and nigh seas, mod.
Grating toward midnight.
DECEMBER 25.--Passed Sandy Hook.
STEAMSHIPS DIE AND OVERDUE.
Steamship Franklin (at Halifax.
Steamship Smidt, from Bremen November 80
steamship Erin, from London. December via
Steamship Thuringia, from Havre, December IA
Steamship Greece, from Liverpool 11th, via
Queenstown 18th.
steamship Oceanic, from Liverpool llth, Queens.
town 14th.
December IT, via Queenstown 18th
Steamship Cuba, from Liverpool December IL,
via Queenstown 18th.
Steamship Hevetia, London December 7, via
Havre 9TH
Steamship Arragon, from Bristol, England, De-
cemDer 13.
Fearful Catastrophe-Loss OF the Ameri.
can Bark Peruvian from Singapore,
. Valuable Cargo and All Hands ON
Board.
BOSTON, Dec. q, 1872.
Information has been received here Of the loss OF
fho Eaot Ind rl,t Darn TAIN MAJ
from Singapore for Boston, together with all hands
on board. The Peruvian was owned by Messrs.
william +. Weld h Co., OF this city. She was good
vessel Of l56 tons built at East Boston In 1857.
The loss OF this fine ship, accompanied by such
deplorabe loss Of life, created considerable excite
ment on State street to-day. Captain Van Nah
belonged In Maine, was unmarried and on his nrst
voyage as commander The names Of the other Off.
GERS and the crew are unknown, except that one OF
the snip FRANKLIN now due at this port from the East
indies. She carried about twenty men before the
mast, and the total number OF lives lost by this dis
aster will probably reach twenty-five.
She had on board one OF the most valuable
cargOes ever brought to this port consisting OF the
costly products OF the East fndies, and the vessel
and contents were valued at about $4O0, 600 The
property was insured in this city at the Washing.
ton, Boylston, American, Mercantile and other
Oflces.
The only particulars OF the disaster received
were contained IN despatch to the Merchants
The Peruvian was classed an Al ship. OF 1856
tons, built by Pratt Osgood at East Boston. in
1867. Of oak, with copper and iron iastenings, and
breadth, ss.2 feet and depth Of hold % feet. She
was owned by W. +. Weld Co., OF Boston.
The Bark Kadosh Ashore Between the
Bars Mt Point AIdcrton-Her aptain
and SIX Men Drowned.
Later dispatches from Boston state that the bark
Kadosh, Captain Matthews Of that port, bound
homeward from Manila, went ashore on the night
OF the 26th between the oars at Point Aldsrton.
The boats capsized before reaching the shore, and
the captain and six seamen were drowned. Eight
OF the crew got ashore, leaving the bark total
wreck.
The Kadosh was built at East Boston in 1866, OF
by
OF Boston. She had cargo OF hemp.
The beach at Nantasket Is reported as strewn
with wrecks.
The German Bark Francis, from sfnga.
pore, Ashore North OF the Highland
Light, Cape Cod-The Crew Safe.
The German bark Francis, Captain Kortting,
from Singapore for Boston, went ashore at
nine O'Clock on Thursday night during the
cspe COD the the crew n0 Is sare T1e vesse
lies easy on the inner bar In an exposed position.
The cargo c0nsits OF 1882 plcus OF sugar and
and thirty-nve thousand dollars, and owned by
several Boston parties. This is the unknown bark
previously reported ashore.
Schooner Driven Ashore.
The schooner George e. Thatcher. from Mobile,
anchored yesterday IN the Narrows, and drifted
on to Galloupes Island last night, but was got OF
this morning by tugs.
Total Loss OF the Brig Meteor.
A despatch from scituate states that the brig
Meteor, before reported as having dragged over
among the rocks OF Second CHI, is breaking up,
and win not be worth trying to save. Some Of the
cargo has been washed ashore.
The Bark Daniel Webster.
The bark Daniel Webster, Flynn, master. from