New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-02
SOME NOTABLE WRECKS OF LATE YEARS
The Amazon, q West India mail steamship


left Southampton, her first voyage. the I'd Of
January, 1852. and the morning OF January was
destroyed by fire at sea, about ITO miles
w. g. W. OF sciy. The accident ascrbed TO
the spontaneous ignition of combustible matter
placed near the engne-room or the l61 persons
board, 1O2 persisted by fire or downing 81 persons
saved by the feboat Of the ship IS carried
into Brest harbor by Dutch vessel and 10 others
picked up in the Bay of Biscay by Dutch gal
hot. Eliot Washburton, distinguished writer
in general literature, was among the lost.
The Arctic left Liverpool Sept 90 1884, and came into
the iron propeller Yesta during dense fog the nth
of Sept, of Cape Race. She built at NewYork in
1885, by VIM. II. Brown, at cost OF s70OOC0 and was In
sured exclusive OF cargo, for about 100000; the cargo
insured for 100000 She OF $500 tons register,
and had boats sufficient for 800 persons Tho passengers
and numbered i99 persons Of whom about SCI were
lost.
The Birkenhead. English troop-shp, iron paddle.
wheeled, and Of $50 horse power, sailed from Queens
town. Eng jan 1884, for the Cape OF Good Hope, and
struck upon q pointed pinnacle rock of Simon's Bay,
South Africa on about the 26h OF February follow
Ing She had on board detachments of the 2th Lancers
ID 6h I2th 49, 5th and Goth Rifles 1884, 7ith, and 9ist
Regiments making with the crew. total OF 63s persons
I54 of whom persisted.
The Pacific, Collins steamer. left Liverpool for New
York in January. 1885, with persons board, and
was never heard from She supposed to have struck
an iceberg.
The Austria, British steam-emigrant ship. sailed
from Hamburg the I'd and Southampton the ih OF
September. 1885, with 53s persons on board, and was
burned in the middle OF the Atlantic the 18th I;
only 81 persons saved. The fire originated
through carelessness in umigatng the vessel The men
heated their chain too hot resulting In setting the tar on
fire when dipped into it. The chain allowed to fall
and tipping the bucket OF tar over, the flames spread
rapidly exploding the magazines and setting fire TO
everything combustibe. A French bark, the Maurice,
was passing, and succeeded in rescung Ct persons.
The 81. Paul, Capt. Pennard an English vessel from
Hong Kong TO Sidney. Australia with 327 Chinese emf
grants was wrecked the island OF Rossel sept go
1885, The captain and eight Of the crew left the island
in search OF assistance, and were picked up by the
schooner Prince Of Denmark. The French steamer
syx was dispatched TO the island and brought
Chnaman on the 25h OF January 1889 All the rect had
been massacred and devoured by the natives.
The Pomona, American ship Capt Merrihew, left
Liverpool April o. 1885, for NewYork with crew OF 40
men and 997 passengers and early the merit morning. be-
fore daybreak struck Backwater Bank the Irish
coast mistakng a revolving light at that point for the
Tuskar light or the 37 persons on board only "a were
saved "a
The Royal Charter. British screw-steamer, Capt.
Taylor was totally wrecked OF Moera on the Angesea
coast on the night OF Oct 1885, 1882 6 lives being lost
The Lima America bark, with emigrants, was
wrecked of Bareur the nth of February 1850 above
100 lives being lost The Blanche Nef containing the
children OF Henry l. OF England and large number Of
children was wrecked the rock Now 49, 1l?O 1863
lives being lost at that time.
The Luna, an American emlgrant vessel was wrecked
on the rocks of Bareur Feb 49, 1860 and about 100 lives
were lost.
The Hungarian, a British mail steamer. was
wrecked of the coast OF Nova Scot on the night OF Feb
10 1850 and all on board, 205 persons, were lost.
The Anglo-Saxon British mail steamer was wrecked
in dense fog the reef off Cape Race. Newfoundland,
April a. 1868 about 237 out of 46 lives were lost
The London, o British steamer, on her way to Mel
bourne foundered in the Bay OF Biscay on the 18th OF
January 1856, and $40 persons were lost among whom
were Capt Martin, DIR. Wooley, Principal OF the Uni
yersity OF Sidney, and q. " Brooke, the traeedan.
This magnificent steamer OF the White Star Line adds
one more the long OF noble vessels which have
been lost along our Atlantic coast among the more
prominent OF which in late years. from the appalling
circumstances attending their destruction and the sad
fate Of 30 many Of their will be remembered
the Evening Star, the Central America, the City OF
Boston, and the San Francisco