The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-11
Disasters of the Nineteenth Century.


The dreadful shipwreck that has just
occurred on the cast of Nova Scotia, re-
sulting in the loss of hundreds of lives,
is not on parallel with any like dis
aster of this century. The following list
of great wrecks will be interesting at
this time
In February, 1906, the Abergavenny
was lost on the Bill of Portland; 300
persisted.
In October, same year, the Ameas,
lost off Newfoundland $40 persisted.
December, 1906, the Aurora foundered
on the Goodwin ands 800 lives lost.
October, 1906, the Athenian, lost near
Tunis BAT persisted.
February, 1907, the Ajax was burned
off Teredos $50 lost
December, 1910, Minotaur, lost on the
Haak bank $50 persisted
December, 1911, Saldanha, lost on the
Irish csast 800 persisted.
December, 1912, the st. George, De-
fence, and Hero, lost on the coast OF
Jutland 1900 persisted.
January, 1916, Seahorse, lost near Ira
more Bay 800 soldiers OF the 9Th regi-
ment persisted
August, 1881, Lady Sherbroke, lost
near Cape Ray 273 persisted.
August, 1888, Amphitrite, filled with
female convicts, lost on Boulogne sands;
all lost.
November, 1888, Protector IT'S per-
March, 1S4l, the President, of New
York, lost in gale, never heard from.
December, 1S47, the Avenger, lost on
the coast of Africa 200 persisted.
April, 1S47, the Exmouth, bound for
Quebec, lost, with $40 drowned.
March 1850, Royal Adelaide, lost on
the Tongue sands, off Margrate over
400 persisted.
February, 1852, the Birkenhead, troop
ship, lost on the coast of South Africa
454 persisted,
February, 1853, the Independence,
lost on the coast of California 40 per-
sons drowned or burned to death.
September, 1858, the Annie Jane, lost
west of Scotland 348 lives lost.
January, 1853, the Tayleur lost, with
$50 persons.
April, 1854, the Favourite lost in a
collision 20l drowned.
MAY, 1854, the Lady Nugent, lost in
hurricane, with 400 persons.
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Arctic, lost off New Newfoundland, with
800 lives.
In the same year the City of Glasgow
disappeared, with all on board.
January, 1856, the Collins steamer
Pacific disappeared with all on board.
Never since heard of.
August, 1857 the Central America
foundered at see lost 450 persons.
September, 1858, the Austria burnt in
mid-ocean All lives lost.
April, 1859, the Pomona wrecked on
Blackwater bank, through the master
installing the light 400 lost.
October, 1858, the Royal Charter,
wrecked on Anglesca coast 446 lives
lost.
February, 1860, the Hungarian,
wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia,
with all on board (205) lost.
September, 1860, the Lady Elgin lost
on Lake Michigan, with 2S7 persons.
April, 1868, the Anglo-Saxon, wrecked
on reef off Cape Race, Newfoundland,
about 237 out of 446 lives lost.
January, 1866, the London foundered
in the Bay of Biscay, about 800 persisted.
In February, 1870, the City of Boston
disappeared, and never heard from.
February, 1873. the emigrant ship
Northfeet, lost by collision, with 800
lives.
1t will be seen from the foregoing that
if the report be true as to the loss of life
by the wreck of the Atlantic at Halifax,
it is a calamity that has but few parallels
in the course of over 20 years.