The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-05
MARINE DISASTERS.
PAST FOUR MoNTHs-LIsT OF VESSELS
WRECKED AND DAMAGED THE LOSSES EsTI-

PAST FOUR MoNTHs-LIsT OF VESSELS
WRECKED AND DAMAGED THE LOSSES EsTI-
MATED AT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
The gales OF the past tour months the Atlantic,
and particularly along the North American seaboard,
have been the scvercst and most destructive COM
merce have been experienced in many Hun
drcds sailing vessels have been dsnastcd and badly
injured; have been wrecked their cargoes do
siroycd and crews drowned many steamers have been
disabled and delayed; seven were wrecked TOUR were
burned, and the fate OF one (the Colombo) Will in
all probability forever remain mystery-lke
that OF the City OF Boston, the Arctic and
the President The losses to and vessels have
been immense and, according to estimate, will exceed
81 000 000 The number Of persons who found watery
graves placed 400 and the number OF shipowners
who have been utterly ruined Mt $500 Tho first storm
Of the season which felt along the and Tar
in the Atlantic began the 18th Of December and
left destruction in Its path; Others equally severe,
followed rapid succession, and continued at inter-
up to last week, when the equinoctia gale set in
and after creating fresh havoc subsidized and hence
forward mariners expect fair weather and prosperous
voyages.
THE WAKE TIKI STORMS
The following table embraces list Of vessels that
were wrecked during December, January. February
and March
Name o. Vessel.
Steamer Na,i9ss,sy snns ~ wnsn y he.
Facon ........... American. SINK At Annapolis Jan
Alice American Burned Virginia waters J an
George Johnson. British Burned Jane !.
PERT. American Wrecked Oh Cape CodJ an ~
F. A. Nichols American sunk - pssnnsyvAnia wa
Geo. Washing Lost OF Mistaken Point.
Yorue.. ....... British Los. of Cape Pama. $. A.
Bavaria. ....... British Burned at sea. Feb. 8.
German Wrecked OF Bergen. Holland
corienne American sunk OH Hereford Light, Feb
Geo. Cromwell. American Wrecked on Newfoundland
L'Amenque - French :. Stranded OF Sea Bright
Rusland Bel gian... Ashore Long Branch March
IL
American wr free e. Of Cape Fassery
George American Wrecked of Dsvonshrs coast
Linda .... American. Wrecked near Barnegat In
Ambassador - British s%aad.ssd in Indian Ocean,
Lord Northbrook British Lost in Indian Ocean, Dec 20
Spectator. British. Wrecked OF Florida coast,
Ada Iredse =. British =. Burned ut sea. Dec
Dakota .....American Struck BY lightning of Azores,
Ellen Goudy British Lost OF Society Islands :
aibina british. Wrecked at Cape drOsnez.
Maryland. German Sunk off Portsmouth Mar 8.
Bethany. British. wrecked of Hereford Inlet,
Rjakan Norwegian Wrecked 1T Ocean Grove. Ian.
Astrca Russian Lost In Atlantic. Dec. !.
Clara Wrecked in Atlantic. Dec 81.
Disco Wrecked Southern coast,
Everett Gray American Foundsrsd in gale in Allan
Gen.oo. American. Wrecked on Neptune Shoals,
Id. British - wrscssa at Brighton. Eng
land. Jan. g.
Isnazio Spanish Wrecked on Colorado Reefs,
Leandor British Fonndercd in Atlantic, Dec.
Milo American. recKed IN indah oceah'
Minerva British Wrecked Atlantic coast.
Ba.,isina .. Italian Wrecked English coast,
Mary f. Ward British Abandoned at sen. Jan. 10
Mar.eilies Scotch !. Sunk Ia Atlantic, Dec
Nancy Bry sson.. British Abandoned ut sea- Jam 10
Sisters.... .....Amercan..W reckea near D"'tmore'
u4mvar......... British .wsscsea in Bay OF BiscAy,
ri,s Spanish. !. Wrecked of Irish coast Dec.
Lila. Italian. !. Wrecked of Cape Henry, Jan.
Merca.or .Berisn. Wrecked of Staten Land.
Assacurador British Wrecked on Irish coast, Dec
Bep,ah British Wrecked at Tahiti, Dec 49,
O. q. American Wrecked in China Sea- Dec. O.
Galveston American Wrecked Florida coast.
Njsa Dutch sunk oil Bawdsy island. Jan.
Sea Belle. British Wrecked on Birds Island
Idene. .Norwe gan Wrecked on Mexican coast,
James Cofl British Wrecked in the Atlantic Dec.
Richmond American. VIZ cked on Scramble Bank,
Boxso Italian Sunk off Bcachy Head Feb T.
LELAND .......Nor. Wrecked on Georgia const,
Kronprn.en.. German wrecked on Colorado Reefs
Feb. H.
S. Fitzgerald American rocked on African coast,
Dec IA.
Z. Mclaughlin. British Wrecsed on Holland coast
Feb ~
Franklin German :. Wrecked In Atlantic, Feb. 10.
Lief - Nor 49,. Wrecked on hunters Island,
Feb -.
ANGLIA British - Burned In the Atlantic Feb. 2
Rierstadt mericau Wrecked Oft New England
coast, March q.
w. f. Marshall. British. Wrecked on Nantucket
" Shoals. March 8.
Papa Luigi .... Italian Wrecked on Nantucket
"' shoals, March 81.
Pantser German !. Wrecked off Cape Henry
March IS.
Sunny Region American Wrecked on Eastern coast
- March 20
The number OF briggs wrecked was % and the num-
Der oil schooncrs that met similar tate was IS Fiji
Of the briggs were owned and sailed by Americans
and SO OF the schooners were also the property OF c
OF this country.
DAMAGED.
The vessels damaged by the storms greatly outnum.
Der those injured In former years. Some lost I'LL
their sails, others their yards and mas,s and bow
SPIRITS, and large number sustained injuries to their