The New York herald., 1874-10-20
ANOTHER STEAMER MISSING.
The Coast Wrecking Company's Steam
OK A. Winants Supposed TO Have

The Coast yvrecking COmpany,s steam
or A. Winunts Supposed 70 Have
Foundered at Sea with All ON Board.
Tut little doubt exists in the minds OF people In
this city connected with shipping interests that
the siuen heel steamer A. Winnnts, with an on
board, has been lost The vessel In question
was the property OF the Coast wrecking
Company and started on the Esd OF last
month for her winter headquarters, VIZ, Key
West. where the Company proposed 10 keep
her TIL next April. Yesterday afternoon a HERALD
reporter, In his search Tor Information regarding
the missing vessel, called at the once OF veteran
insurance president whose opinion in such mat
tiers is generally reliable. He said :--'I unhes-
itangy give 1t as my opinion that she is lost. The
steamer Georgia has arrived here from Bermuda
bringing no idings OF the Winants and every thing
points TO the conclusion that she is lost.n
The A. W1nants left the company's wharf at
Staten Island, on the 23d OF September last, bound
for Key West, ana provisioned for over two
months. so that should she still be anoat there is
no possibility OF those board being short OF
food. The vessel reached Fortress Monroe on the
2otn September, and the following dag, viz the
27th she was spoken by passing vessel twenty
five miles northeast OF Fry ng Pan Shoals, North
carolina. She was expected to have called in at
Wilmington. N. c.. and Savannah. but since she
left Fortress Monroe no tidings have been heard
OF her, ana It Is believed that she was caught of
Charleston in the fearful gale OF the 2Stn Septem-
Der and Ioundefed.
The names OF those on board the vessel are as
foows:-John A. Brown. agent OF the company,
about 0rty-fve years OF age, married.
c. NJ. Quinn. master, aged about lOrty, Is a wild
over; has commanded the vessel since the COM
pany bought her.
W. Clemen nshaw cook, has been several years in
the company's employ
Timothy Donahue, deck hand, single.
William Gray. deck hand.
STEPHEN Denarlo, deck hand, recently cabin boy.
Joseph Inslee, chief engineer, been connected
with the A. Winants, like Captain Quinn, since the
John Morgan, fireman, also an old hand. resides
on Staten Island.
George B. May, fireman. new nand.
Mike McHugn, fireman, old hand.
ing taken OF wrecks by the company's steamers,
having on two occasions eft wrecked vessels TO
join the company's employ. He was once taken
on the steamer Circassia, and at the commence
ment OF the year he was taken OF the schooner
James Mccarthy. OF Philadelphia, now lying
stranded at Sandy Hook.
James Stanton. an old wrecker from Cape Cod
aged about thlrfy-sIx, consumptve.
Irving Newbury 'wrecker" ~, OF Barnegat
aged about eighteen years, went for pleasure
trip; had been residing IN Jersey City.
W. Martin, wrecker.
John Haggerty wrecker, OF Staten Island,
SINGLE about twenty-five years Of age, il reported
to have considerable money through MS fathers
death.
The steamer in question was about 1877 tons
burden, and was built at Keyport, N. J. She had
new boilers inserted two years ago. She bore q
striking resemblance to the well known steamer
seth Low. Her engines were built by Fletcher.
Harrison d Co. In 1872 she hauled the steamer
Mississippi or the Florida coast. 1t Is thought
possible that it was her hull, bottom up, sighted
by the Grace Bradley on the l4th INST.