The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-27
A STEAMSHIP ASHORE.
THE OLD BRITISH TRADER BELLoNA GOES
ASHORE IN LAKE ST. PETER, HAVING
ON BOARD A CARGO WORTH FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS


ON BOARD CARGO WORTH FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
MONTREAL Nov. 26, 1873.
The steamship Bellona the last to leave this port,
is reported ''hard and fast at Lake St. Peter short
distance from Three Rivers and underwriters repre-
sented in her by very valuable cargo of wheat and
provisions for Liverpool very anxious as to her
prospects for getting through to open water at this
season of the year. j. A. Polexfen is in charge OF
her. She Is an iron vessel. four-masted and very
old. and belongs to Holt. of Liverpool. J. G..
Sidey being her agent in. Montreal. There
are all sorts of to her actual
condition. number of her crew deserted her be-
fore she left port They tell the following history
About month ago the vessel arrived at Neville,
Ireland where the entire crew. with the exception
OF the engineers and two of the mates. deserted her
because they considered her unseaworthy. The
vessel was repaired new crew procured. and ON
the 23d of last month she cleared from Neville for
Montreal. During the passage out some exceed
ingly rough weather experienced. and. owing
to her bad condition. it almost impossibility
to stand on the decks. she pitched and rolled to
such extent.
AN ACCIDENT BoAnD.
The second engineer the fifteenth day out re-
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boiler having been burst. scalding the legs and
lower portions of the unfortunate man. 1t was ut
first thought that he could not recover. but owing
to the strenuous efforts made by the surgeon the
poor fellows life prolonged until this port
reached when he sent to the Montreal General
Hospital. where he lies. The boiler was very
old, the vessel having boon twenty-seven years in
service. 1t patched up and repaired several
times. yet the and some of the en-
gineers considered her unsafe. 1t
principally for this reason that the
deserted her in Neville. Those who had shipped
on board afterward received extra pay &C
count, as is alleged Of the danger they risked
In coming across the ocean in ''such an old tub.
Ono OF the officers. who was formerly third mate.
promoted be the second officer for the simple
reason that he stayed board. While former cap
tain has expressed the opinion that she could
again cross the her agent says there is not
stronger vessel in the Montreal trade than the Bel
Iona. A number Of insurance men who refused to
risk doubt the possibility of her reaching port
on the other side.
The steamer drew nineteen feet Of water when she
left here and in charge of Pilot Labranch. who
is blamed by the ships broker for the mishap The
distance between Three Rivers and the vessel herself
prevents all communication from here and all that
be learned from her agent is that she received
assistance from Three Rivers that she has pros
poets Of getting of tonight and that she is certain
Of reaching port in safety. She was formerly owned
by Mr.. Fl. N. Hughes, and was sold for $25000-not
large price for iron vessel. Her cargo is esti-
mated to be worth 100000, and is nearly all insured
in Canadian companies. At present the weather is
exceedingly mild. but it may change in half hour
at this of the year. and should hard frost
set in tonight and continue for day or two she
would likely end her where she Is.
LArER.-Fifty men have been engaged in tightening
the Bellona in Lake st. Peter She is afoat and
is expected to leave tomorrow.