The New York herald., 1879-02-10
List of Vessels Wrecked During the
Recent Storms.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
A Terrible Record or the Perils
.. OF the Deep.

Vessels WrcckoQ
riously damaged in the gale of December 10. The
loss to the merchant marine in the four principal
gaes of the autumn and winter is estimated at over
$4,000 000 and has proved heavy drain upon marino
underwriters of this and other cities Tho loss OF
life attendant upon shipwrecks has been unusually
great and has been swelled by several prominent dis
asters. among which those Of the Pommerania
and Emily B. Souder. both plying from this port.
In the storms of December 10 and October % lot
persons are known to have lost their lives at sea-
These storms. well the storms of January 7, 8
and Q. were foretold by the HERALDs Weather
Bureau Reports. As in previous winters, tho
smaller vessels suffered most. few that were at sea
escaping damage. On the coasts Of Maine and Massa-
chusetts small fishing craft were destroyed by these
storms in great numbers and the loss of life In those
localities surpasses that of any previous winter
The December gales also very destructive
the Irish coast. in the English Channel and in the
Mediterranean.
The following list shows the number and class
Of vessels that were totally wrecked damaged
during tho present winter:- f .
STEAMERS.
Mary c., American; sunk ut Norfolk December H.
Ferdinand British; sunk by collision in crosby Chan
mel December IA. Thomas Jefferson, American; sunk
of Norfolk December 2S. Forie. American; beached
on Deering Shore December 2j. Laurislina. British;
stranded near Stockton December 81. vindicator
American; stranded at Smiths Point January t.
Bayard. British; foundered in gale of December TO-
Kate, Br fish; foundered December 10. Homer. Brit
ish; lost in gale OF December 10. Helen Brown:
American; sunk at Boston january 8. Kate, Ameri-
cam sunk in fuckers Town Bay December /. Ma
tional. American; sunk near South Breaker Decem-
Der 10. Hoogly, Fronch; wrccked coast Of
at Lough Larne December 10. United. American;
sunk of Cedar Point December ~. Queen of
the LAKE, o.mA American burned at sOasr Gotta
ish foundered of Hattcras December IL.
L. Markle. American; sunk in Hell Gate by collision
November u. Matilda Ann. American; sunk in Rap
paLanock River December Z. Poinmerania. German;
sunk by collision in English Channel November 25.
j. j. Austen, American; sunk in Buttermilk Channel
December 23. darlington. british; wrecked on Ber-
muda reefs December II. Bramall British; beached
on Little Gull October 49, yenezia, British; foun-
ican wrecked on Barren Island. Narragansctt,
American; sunk at Tiverton. II. L. October y. City
October ss General Barnes American; fonndered of
Hatteras October 20. Nora American; stranded
Cobb Island October &C. Lake Megantic. British;
cam wrecked on Punta Arenas October 23 Cock
burn. British: sunk in Lake Huron October 81.
yember 4. Dreamland, British; lost on passage to
Malaga October copi. British. lost on passage
burned at Galveston November 10.
J. p. Wheeler. British; foundered October TO- A. T.
Anglo saxon. British; stranded in latitude 40 deg,
longitude IS deg, October II. Fifeshire British;
foundered November st. Enoch British Lost on
wrecked in Columbia River, d. A.. November T..
juliet, British wrecked In Straits Of Magellan. Oc-
tober =. Southminiser, British; wrecked on Cape
Campbell December B. Ouryo, British wrecked IN
storm Of December ut West Quoddy. Maine. Pichc.
British; burned at pernambuco November l6. Mes
senger, British; abandoned at Ma1ritiRs December
0. Spey, British; sunk in the Tyne December l6.
County Of pictou. British lgnndered at sea Desem,
December 10. Thomas w. Reed. American; wrecked
IN Freshwater Bay January H. Augnenot. Aneri-
landt. Norwegian abandoned at sea.
III Banks.
Adolph Tielerman. Norwegian; stranded at Dun
kirk January g. Francisco Gorgiulo Italian stranded
at entrance Sagua January 3. Curicw, British;
ashore near Bayonne January 5. Giueseppina~ ~Ac-
cuma; foundercd December II. Lord Clarendon Brit
ish; toundercd January z. vandcrhyat, American;
wrecked in gale Of December 27 CyIiateur French;
Abandoned of walcs January Luigi Oivari, Ital-
ian; wrecked near Whieham January 13 Gen. Caui-
hcl,i. British; wrecked January H. Chilli, British;
abandoned at sen january g. L. De v. Chapman.
wegian; ashore at Kitty Hawk January l5 Isolina,
British; sunk in gallo OF January IL. Southport.
American wrecked on Mock Island October 10.
Orion, Norwegian; wrecked in latitude ~ deg. lon
gitude ~ deg, October Is. Martha. British; aban
doned in longitude 66 deg. October H. Free Trade.
British; sbandoned in the Straits of Fuca October
30. Norsk Flag Norwegian; abandoned at sea October
-. Stanley, Norwegian; abandoned 1T October23.
Graf Moltkc, German; abandoned at sea October %.
Monitor, British foundered in Atlantic October %.
Clarence. American; foundered October "a. virgcn
dc lus Nicvcs. Spanish fourderod OF Florida Octo-
Der IL. Ambrosa. Norwcglan; sunk in latitude
40 deg Is mn longitude "A deg 80 min., October ID.
embcr ,. Viking. British; foundered In caribbean
Soa November IL. Petor Arker. Norwegian; sunk
in malta, Atlantic Novsmosr - D. h. Moods Woodsworth British;
doncd in latitude II deg. - mn.. longitude 80 deg.
AZ min.. November .. r. Lanscn. Norwegian; abaIi-
doncd in latitude 81 dcg longitude So deg. October
II. John Piele, Br.ish abandoned on santa Cruz
November ls. Wilhelminc. German; stranded In Lit
tie Egg Harbor December 4. Recovery, British;
Dccr M llcr q. Cor
British: abandoned at sea November =. Iindc Alb
bott. British; stranded. December 10 of coast of
North Carolina Belle keith, British stranded,
December TO- of coast of North Carolina. Thaa.
British; foundered in Pacific December Venice.
British; ran ashore Vt Maxwell Point December -.
Joseph II. Myrick. British; abandoned ut jan
uary7 ptt
I. Briggs
Gerassemo, British; foundered at sea October IL.
Angola, British; abandoned of Irish coast Octo-
bcr D. Gugliclno Tomassino, Italian; found
4g deg. 'Octobcr Is. san Carlos. Spanish:
sunk by collision at sea October Columbus
er H. Francis. British: f"unsersd /" Of WILMINGTON
November 10. Walloon British; foundered in Allan
tic November =. raloma. Hawaiian went ashore ON
Atlantic October II. III Tucker. British; found
cred in North Atlantic November Is. Mclean,
British; foundercd ut sen October 10. Ada Ful.
ton. British; lost In south Atlantic Dccem-
bcr Ida. British; foundcred October q.
Echo, American; lost on ~. Kits November =. w.
III. Tucker. British foundcrcd in Atlantic November
o. Harry American; lost in passage Atlantic
November -. wm Mallory, American; wrecked of
Cape Hstteras december 10. wm Donney, British;
lost ut Trcpassey November ~. q. II. Burgess,
British; lost Atlantic November =. Helen,
British; boached at Wood End December 10. @. r..
d.. Fronch; foupdcrcd December ~. Don Quixote,
british; foundcred oil Island of Arran January 3.
Panscy. British; foundered January 3. Rock, Brit
ish; ashore on cape Justias January T. /. W. Baird,
british stranded at st. Jean de Luz January H. Fader
norsndct. Norwegian; abandoned Mt sea December.
scfooNRIss.
Frank W. Emery. Amcrcan foundcrcd in Atlantic
january .. N. w. Mc(sec. American; foundercd in
Atlantic December 70. Welcome Homo, American;
sunk December as. Lizzie u. Stewart, American;
wrecked in gallo of December TO- Janet 81 American;
wrockod at New London December .. Susie johnson,
American; stranded OF Albion, in North Pacific, De-
cember q Albert Story, American; stranded at Deer
Cove December 2. Peerless. British; stranded
Cape Charles December 2. Caledonia American;
stranded on Lbbey Island December 2. EVELYN
American; foundcrcd In gale Of October z3. Tim
Pickering, American; wrecked OF bavon Island De-
cember = Mary Ann Gricr. American; wrecked on
Fire Island December 25 n. n q. Brooks.
Amcrican; wrecked on Drgantine Beach De,
conbcr "a. Mary Susnon, American; burned
1T AHpnWall December ~. VIM. r.. 0arr1sOn,