The New York herald., 1879-11-14
THE MISSING STEAMERS.

NO TIDINGs RECEIVED OF THE JOSEPH PEAsE
OR TELFoRD-ALL HOPES OF THEIR SAFETY
ABANDONED BY THEIR AGENTS.
No tidings have yet been received OF the two
steamships which left this port in the beginning
OF October. and which reported overdue
in yesterday HERALD. 1t is believed by their
agents in this city that both vessels have gone
down in a storm which prevailed off the Banks Of
Newfoundland short time after they sailed. The
steamship Joseph Pease. of the vessels is an
extra steamer in the Bed Cross line. of which Bow
ring & Archibald are the American agents.
When she last arrived here o regular steamer
of line lying in port and the agents decided
to load the Joseph Pease for Marselles France. with
cargo Of wheat aud coru. Mr.. Bowring, OF the
firm of her American agents. said yesterday after
noon -"I am positive that the vessel is lost. for
she is forty-foNr days. 1t is her custom to
90 across in about thirteen days. Her longest pas
sage was fifteen days. 1 felt at first, when the in
formation Of the delay reached me- that the vessel
had met with some mishap in the violent storms
prevailing on the Atlantic after she left here and
was probably making her way tosome haven under
canvas. Even il that were the enough
time would have elapsed since she left for her
to have reached the other side before November /.
But If she were disabled we would have heard from
her before this. Some OF the many steamers now
travelling between this country and from Europe
would have brought the news that she was making
her way under difficulties. We are almost assured
that she has gone down. Her crow are OF course in
that event. all lost for information would have been
sent our London agents their safe arrival
at any port in any vessel Tho captain, Joseph Park
man. who commanded the Joseph Pease, an able
and well skilled IN the management of steam
ships and had been in the Joseph Pease three years
The crew were shipped in Newcastle. England, just
previous to her coming here with cargo Of tin. Tho
Joseph Pease is an iron vessel built in Stockton.
England, in 1876 and is of 1,75l tons displacement.
She was the property Of Dixon Harris our London
agents.
The other vessel. whose arrival in the port OF Ant
werp is awaited with much anxiety, is the Teford,
OF Newcastle She was an extra steamer in the
line-Joshua 8. Tucker & Co.-have been uneasy as
to her safety since the 2Oth OF October On that day
allowing her sixteen days to complete her passage.
Her agents sent cablegram to Antwerp yesterday
aud also to their office at Newcastle asking If any
returned to them. except that the Lloyds had
put the vessel down in the list Of miss
before they will begin to pay insurance
losses. Mr.. Joshua 8. Tucker said of the
Teford yesterday There Is not the sightest & hope
the way of the Benina, OF the Hull line. and the
Zanzibar. She went down undoubtedly and left no
reasons that would account for the accident Grain
is very difficult to place in vessel The heavy
wnen waSn o IN a the ars ama o.
the case. it would have swelled aud caused her
sides to give way. The strength Of her iron plates
would have gone for nsught against the
force of the swelling cereals and tho
openings thus made In her sides would admit
more water to add to the distresses OF the ship.
At any rate the Teford complied with the legal
srctions in the loading of the grain it being placed
three-q uarters IN bulk and ope-qusrter in bags.
Another circumstance that would affect q vessel
loaded with grain III violent storm is the shifting
of her cargo. II she were thrown her beam ends
1t would be q most diflicult task to right her. The
vessel not heavily laden for when she leav-
ing port her "Plimsall" mark was above the
water line. was thinking among other
things that might have occurred to the Tel
ford that she might have overtaken the
Joseph Pease, OF the Red Cross line, and ran into
her. The Telford manned by crew Of twen-
ty-three men and commanded by Robert Wilson.
He was specially genial and agreeable gentleman.
and q most careful seaman. The disaster that
caused the loss Of his vessel must have been one
that could not have been prevented by skill. We
have not the names OF the crew, as they came here
from Newport England, in the vessel. She was
owned by Mr. j. Wait, Of London, and Is of f.7&7
tons burden and hiss carrying capacity OF 1131 tons