New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-29
Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP VICTOR.
Ship and Cargo Total .Loss-Crew and
Passengers ali Saved.

Florida.
The steamship General Meade, Captain
Sampson, from New York, nineteenth in
slant, arrived last night with the passen-
gers from the Victor. The following is Cap
tain SIMPSONS report;
The steamship General Meade left New
York October 19, with a full freight and
passengers Had fine weather until the
twenty-second instant, when the wind blew
a strong gale from southeast, with thick,
rainy weather and a rough sea- The ship
rolled heavily and took great deal Of
water on deck. The weather moderated on
the twenty third. On the twenty-fourth,
at 3 =, NJ. when off Jupiter inlee, was
hailed by boat from shore, requesting US
to stop and take on board the Grew and
passengers Of the steamship Fzictor. Re
ceived them Oh board and proceeded on
our voyage.
I Captain Gates. OF che SctoG, reported
that on Sunday, October 20. at 7. NJ, the
ship was running along Che shore, with g
strong breeze from she eastward and her
fore and aft sails set, when the shaft Of her
! propeller suddenly broke off near che stern,
entirely disabling Che ship and causing her
TO take q large volume of water. The leak
vac partially stopped, che anchor let 90
and seventy-fve f@thoms Of ehain payed
out. without, however, bringing up the ship,
! she being thrown on the beach by Ehe force
OF the wind and waves.
J Che sea was so heavy char 40 attempt
was made 60 land until daylight che nexs
morning, when all hands, except the cap
tain and eight men, landed on the beach in
safety. At ii 4. NJ, finding chat the ship
was beginning 60 break up, and Che sea in
creasing, Capt. States and the eight others
! launched the only remaining boat, and sue
! eeeded in reaching the shore~ Fortunately,
no lives were lost During the afternoon and
evening of the tWenty-irst the wind and sea
continued to increase, and at 10 P. M. the
ship went TO pieces, and the fragments Of
the wreck and cargo were scattered along
the shore. Capt. Gates geports che ship
and cargo total loss.
On Friday, Swenty- fifth, az +. NJ, when
near Key West, the General Meade spoke the
steamship City Of Austin, Capt. Eldridge,
from Key West, bound TO New York, and
| transferred the officers and crew of the Vic
tor TO hero The passengers came to this port
on the General Meadeo The following is q
list OF the consignees pes steamship Victor:
lehman, Abrams s. Co., Alcus, Scherck
& Aatey, d. |. Adams & Co, H. Allison &
| Co., J. s. Athens & Son, r. Brisac, C. H.
| Bradshaw, I. Belden, D. Blum, Stern d
| Co, Braselman & Adams 6. BalleiO, Ball,
| Lyons & Co., J. Bugler 4 60, Briggs,
| Payne & Co., Bridge & Son =. Bauer, Bell,
& Woods G. M. Bayley & Pond, R. J.
| Buckner & Brother, A. Brosseau, A Bio
chef, CrameT, Bergman l. Co.. Clark &
Meader, II. Chauvant, Cochran & Gazeres,
A Chapslzye w. L. Gushing, 6. 8. Clarke, |
| S. C0hn, GIOtherman 4 Dayle. John Ghatfe, |
Brother ID Son, H. D. Coleman. B. s. w. !
Croner Z. L. Delbondic, Dayey & Wheeler, |
A. De}pit,o Damned Is Becale, s. Doussan,
j. F. Dittrich, EGstis s. Bourgeois, Charles |
Escotfier, phomas Gagan, y. u j. D. Ed |
wards, Q. Espenar Frank Haas & Go. !, |
Eorchemer & Haber, Frederickson X |
Harte, Flash, Lewis l. Co, G. A. Fosdicls |
& Co. L. H. Gardner Il Co, L. GrunewaId, |
Levy q Schuer, 4. j. Hart 81 60, ". Hack !
EFT, 8. W. Howell, Hoyt s. Wilcox, George |;
D. Hite, S Hernsheim Horter Peterson 4 |
Hill, w Holman, W. Henderson, j. 7. RaT-
die g. Go. Z. A. Raber Il Go, Hoffman,
Marks & Co, Isaacson, Seixas & Co, Jack. !
son d Manson, Jefferson City Gas Company, I
+. Janfroid, J. Janney, c. Jaubert q Co., !
j. H Keller Koch & Dreytus, G. L. K0uns
& Bro, Katz 4 Barnett, $. G. Kreeger,
Kern 81 Fellman. 7. lucas, J. II. Levy, !
Leeds & Co, Lord n McPeakc, W.
II. J.etchford s. So, NJ. Lobe &
Coz Lehman, GCdcheaux & Co,
Levi & Scheurer. l.. Levy, NJ. Levy,
McWilliams, Marvin & Co. McCracken q
Brewster, McGrath & Compton, NJ. Me-
Graw, Marinan & Refs, New Orleans, Jack:
man & Co. E. Offner & Co, order A. G..
Phelps, 6. B. Pahmeyer, Page q Moran
Pier5on & Hewes, B. Piffet, T. Paderas,
Peet, Male & Bowling, W. Partenze, F
Rckerts. Russell g. Hall C. r. Bayley q
Co, a. Ross & Co., w. Rienuth, Rice
Brothers Scherk 81 BerksOn, NJ W. Smith,
j. B. Solar & Son, r. Sombre, Simmons &
Pace Shakespeare, Smith & Co, Thomas
Simms & Levyo Fl. f. SwasGy, Stevens &
Seymour, S. Loeb & Joseph, Slo-
comb, Baldwin & Co.. Swarbricl1 & Co..
grois, A. Thomson & Co.. James Todd, B.
T. Theurer, E. +. Virgin, P. Werein, 7. 7.
White, C. A. Whitney & Co, Whelock,
Finley & Co.. Wolf, Brother Il Co., A. IL.
Wilkins, Meyer, Well & Co, Wallace &
Co, Bodet, Gueydan Brothers, g. B. Ban-
chard, l. j, =, BatchRl0r y. Nj Gould, l..
Stern u Brothers, T. P. Martinez, Everett,
Lane & Co.. NJ. Berwin, d. & A. Open.
henner, Z, Il L. Jacobs, j. II. Alden, E.
Roger & Co, s. S.Zelnicker Bell & Woods,
E. Marquee. E. Dreyfus & Co., John
Henry & Co, II. Frank, V, Oehmichen, j.
w. Platt, DIR, Benjamin, J. Levi & Co, E.
Levi & Co., +. X. Moore G. Lazard, c. H.
Lawrence & Co., D. MERCER. Meyer, Weis
& Co., Musson, Prestige & Co, j. Macheca
& Co., J. w. Madden, l.. Mouler, j. G.
Muller, Mitchell and Rammelsburg Furni-
ture Manufacturing Company S E.
Moore 4 Co., G.. McGibbon q Co, McStea
s. Value. McCandlsh, Christian & Co., w.
g. pompkins, Louisiana Savings Bank, P. P.
Tricon, 7. Bachman. Il. Huberwald,
VI. Bechet, Fineny & Byrness d. Fatio &
Sc
Meteorological and River Report.
The signal service. United States army.
reports. Cor the benefit of commerce, the
meteorological! record. and rise or fall Of
the tiyero at 343 P. NJ. local time. yester.
day. as follows:
Place. ThePo wind. Weather.
Shioago' y M. Clear:
Cincilna'i....... So T. Cloudy
Davenport .e.....o ~ 4. talr
.o...... - =. CIoudyo ]
Indiana s..oo.. ~ >. L. Cloudy
he0kuk. .......... A. D 70 FaIf