New-York tribune., 1879-05-09
VESSELS LOST AT SEA.

NO TIDINGS OF SIXTEEN MlSSlNG SHlfc'
SIX STEAMSHIPS AND TEN SAILING VESSELS MISS
ING-HEAvY LOSSES ~ GRAIN-IMpRoNEhENi
IN SLOWING CARGOEs OF GRAIN.
The probable loss of the steamship Bernlha'
Of the Great Western Steamship Company. which sailed
from this port for Bristol England on harch ~ anu
la. not been heard from since, awakens memories o.
other steasips whch sailed from port ana were never
heard OF again. Among are the steamship Tresi-
dent which sailed from NewYork for Liverpool March
IL 1910: the steamship Pacific, OF the CoihS Lne'
which left Liverpool for New-YOrk January ZS' iooo
aNd the steamship City OF Boston, which saed from
New-York by way of Halifax for Liverpool IN January
1870 Hundreds of people besides the were lost
ON these three vessels and not single person was res
cued to tell the story OF the wreck
Five steamships-four British and one Germnn-carry-
ing freight but passengers, which sailed from tue
United States last winter, and one which sailed
from England are missing. Another became lcaky
and was abandoned. Four OF these vessels we've
from New-York one from Boston one from Philadelphia
and one from England bound Montreal SIX of these
were loaded with miscellaneous cargoes, principally
grain aud it is thought that the grain, and the manner
in which IL is slowed, may have had something 10 10
with their loss From the marine records 1t appears
that ship and nine berks beside number oil prgs
with cargoes of grain are also missing. Two steamers
and several sailing vessels have been obliged TO return
to port because cargoes had shifted in Storm max
ing the voyage dangerous. There is law which directs
that in loading vessels with grain limited qhanuV
shall be slowed in bulk and the rest IN bags. When the
grain slowed in bulk the underwriters require the IN
spectors have ceilings and shifting boards but ainlu
ships OIL line with the keel 10 prevent the cargo from
shifting when tho ship rolls heavily. But 1t is claimed
that many ships employ "IDdepcndent " Inspectors
and that in suc cases the shiftngboards so light
that they give the first time the vessel rolls then
the cargo shifts and the centre OF gravity Is displaced
II this occurs in very storm the ship is almost
certain 70 he wrecked
The first steamship missing this season was the Co
pa, from Barrow, England bound to Montreal. She
sailed from Barrow September IL, for Montreal, and
has not since been heard The number of persons
on board and the quality of the cargo are not known
here She was an iron vessel, built in 1876.
The Herman Ludwig which sailed from New-York
for Antwerp on September %, with a miscellaneous
cargo, has disappeared without leaving trace She
WAS an iron screw steamer of 951 net tonnage built in
1870, and owned by steinman Ludwig, of Antwerp
The steamship Homer sailed from Boston for Liver
poo on December 49, with 43 900 bushels Of wheat and
other cargo ard OF ber has ever been obtained
The next steamship which disappeared was the Zanzi
bar This was one vessels OF the Fruit Merchants
Shipping Association. employed in bringing fruit from
the Mediterranean. She belonged to what ia called the
Unicorn Line and chartered by the State Line TO
take the place OF the steamship state Louisiana,
which was wrecked in December. She sailed from New
York January IL for Glasgow, with g. 03 barrels and
6753 sacks Of -four 593 bushels Of wheat and other
miscellaneous cargo. She iron propeller,
of 400 TONS built in 1877. and was owned by W.
Glynn, OF West HartlepOol, England.
The steamship Aberfelly sailed from Philadelphia for
Ipswich February 49, with 10000 bushels OF corn, and
IN a heavy storm the vessel sprung leak, the
sweed and the vessel abandoned. She was iron
screw propeller of s62 tons. built in 1879 and
owned by Groves, Macean g. Co.. of West HartlepOol.
The steamship SurDitOn left New-York for Rotterdam
vvitb mis- llaue n
part Of being grain. The only clew OF any Kind con-
cerriug her was brought by the ship Regent. which
pickcd up "A boat on March with the name Surblton
Iontcd on the stern. The SlrbtOn an iron screw
steamer built in 1871 Of Ss3 tons burden, ana owned
by Watts, Mburn d Co, of Newcastle.
The steamship Bernna of the Great Western Stcam-
shp Company which sailed from this port March 20 Tor
Bristol England, carried miscellaneous cargo, mclud
ing sc $50 bushels OF grain. The BCrRna wa- built az
Newcastle England, ~ 1876, aud was owned In south
Shields. She was of l. | 81 tons burden.
Peculiar features IN the loss OF these vessels Hre that
none OF them carried passengers; thar they were Ing
sh built steamships, with water-itght compartments
and comparatively new, and that they were All OF less
than 800 tons in carrying capacity The los Oi prop
ry caused by these disasters is estimated at $780,
600
The sailing vessels with grain cargoos from the United
States which, the past season. have been missing
long shat doubt Of their loss entertained, ship
Nuova Rattlcr from Ncw-York for Cette, with grain;
barks-Rockw0od, NcW-YOrk FOR LOndOn, Fdente. New
York for COnstlntinople; PrOsJrplne, NeW-Nork Tor
Bordeaux; Eroe, NeW-YOrk for Cctte; GiuseppnO
COcurullo NewYork for Marseillcs Ruben s, PEadcl
phia for Queenstown; RvadeO. Baltimore Tor SaDles "a
Orennes Sunlight, Baltimore Tor Newcastle; NIgiant,
Baltimore for OpOrtO al OF these vessels were OF wood
with the except OF the RlyddcO, which was o! lion
aud built IN 1888.