New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-11
TIE SOUTHERN ATLANTIC,


TiE SOUTHERN ATLANTIC.
The New Iork I!s.u'd. in placing
,neritei responsibility upo, the captain
who recently ran his vessel upon the rock.
bound shores Of the Northern ocsan. de.
clare, tina. the passage h:ween Liver
pool and New York. by way Of f4.iiffaS.
was one of tie most tcmpestuous in the
world. J: was shown that during the
w;ute. months short Passages wese ex-
sre:nely rare. and it is we!! known that
many steamships have been lost with
g.ea: distress 70 both sides Of the ATTAIN
tie. Hu. ,he.e comes a confirmation Of
this rafayosab.e report in coasmunica.
ton. read by Mr.. Fry. Of Quebec. before
the annual meeting Of the Dominion
Board 81 Trade. He states that. during
tie season Of 1872. 40 less than sixty
two large ships and nine iron ships. al
engaged il, the !:nhes and grain trades
between the ::yey ST. Lawrence and Great
Britain had been totally lost: tia: the
ra.ue 0: those vessels. their carsoes anu
;.e;ghts. amounts 20 more than tour mil.
lions Of dollars. and aio'e all, over two
hundred and fifty valuable lives have bee:.
LOST. .: these six.y..vo ships Only thir-
teen we:s wrecked on the outward pas.
sage: ;o:,y.n;as we've hon,cxar1 Bound
Two steamers were outward and screa in.
ward bound. Mos: Of the outward bound
ships were lost by ice or fog. These ves-
se!. were chiefly Jos, in the terrific gales
o: the eighth, sixteenth ani .wenty.eishth
Of November. 1872. OF the seven steam.
ships Lost during the fall o: 1872, one run
ashore in fog. another cars;zed; the
other FIVE have re.ss been heard Of. but
are believed 70 have pe!islled in the san,s
way. aud that every sou! Oh board per.
ishei. All these steamers were heavily
:oadei with graf. In bulk. They were
boats o: small power bu. great carrying
capacity. The grain being in bulk and
loaded very rapidly by elevators. naturally
settled at sea. anl with heavy roll i:
would shift. and carse the ship to cars:ze.
This we believe to have been the Uniform
cause 0: the loss Of six OF: Of the seven.
Now When We contrast the navigation
o: the Southern Atlantic witt. thi, tale Of
te:yor. it be seen that there has been no
..sse! lost Between New Orleans and I.:v.
! e:?oo! by fog. iceberg. s:oy.a 9: eas,,altyr
:: :;aes than ~ tire The m:!iress AID
! safe:: 8! this winter voyage. then. should
.:ete:n.ine the line o: corn commerce and
immigration by way OF New O.!ssa.
.a:.ss ti.ai. b: way Of Quebec.
ASSASSINATION.
;::.:s i, neither al, English a..d still less
ar American crime. In tia: which wc co:s.
slider the s: casest play INA: Shaicsrea:. ia.
ever writer: the lor.o. AMI adherence 0:
the aud;ens. is concentrate! upon the
| :n:l;r:sn: c.u.t:er Q: a king tia: another
nay inhe:i; His Office. endless essays have
been written % prove that this great crime
was committed for ambition. or %. love.
:,.: both t:.c g.e..! perpetrators wee ovez-
; wAe:a:e.! with relnoyse. One exe!a::.:s
Bette, ~ .i.. ,:~ dad
::''n Ne :" gain Oh: place, nav" ..''i to :'-Ase.
Tran ia She ;.G;uSs %: t.~ nIiH's 81 80
l.. .-.;.ess eestss..
::.e c:i!e: cries in her visions.
1877. damned spot.
~: ~. Perfume. .. A.. ..S val 20: ~. e;-a i:s
tai. .;::.. HAND
Never was s.c.i le:arss": :l:ver su..,
Urea; that '..he assassination might 10.
;,ama.e.rp the consequences. Nothing
! is SO rational. Nothing 80 unanimous in
| the English race as their de:estation 0! Sc.
c:e. and sU:!epti.iocs murder. rs a means
; OF acquiring office o. property. A,sas.
| s:na:iin. as remedy belongs to other
ages and other nations. There las been
il this vas: range o: American politics bu,
one &C: Of violence don: upon the persons
o: high officers Of State. The assass:na.
| ton o: Mr.. Lincoln shocked IL. whole
American people. and tue authorities and
; people "e tie Southern STATES fastened 10
,ind;"a:s ,le:lss!ve. Q: all suspicion.
Fair play Is :. jewel '.Do 10. s!r:k. !:
; mar willie he IS down." 1.-Two AGAINST enc
i. eo"ardice:" such are the proverbs Of the
Eag.:sa aud American people. and those