New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-02

| port In England however, the longltuulnai Duik-
heads do not reach to the keelson "a prescribed AS
to the shipment of grain In bags, as at present mace,
1t is unsafe as all bulk cargoes In general the
bags used to carry gram are badly sea- ed u e
are used until longer strong often for years %
per cent more grain IS forced into them IMAM !ney
should be expected to hold and by tile necesslles
of the they are often improperly slowed 30 tne
the cargo shifts like bulk grain. The bag is Haue
by machinery and when filed with three DusheS
of grain two bushels considered safer carried
by the Ongshoreman aud thrown down WIN suc1 y
force that the seams are frequently torn open ana
the grain escapes. In some cases the Dags are cuc
that more grain may be carried. owing 10 tne
men to store the grain properly, and the cOnse-
ouence u.s. when the vessel puts to sea- the bags are
slack and at the first touch OF rough weather. tneS
shift. .
DANGER FROM COAL CARG0Es.
The loss of many coal vessels at sea, and the fire.
quency of spontaneous combustion in steamer Dins'
ST ggest extra precautions. Next in Importance 10
the efficient stowage of grain is the safe handling OF
coal All coal contains more or less of suphlde Of
iron, which dccomposes, producing heat that gene
rates gas, and thus leads not infrequcntly to de-
structve explosions. Anthracite coal however, has
very little of the sulphde Of iron, and there Is CON-
paratively little danger from it, But, even II this
be put into an almost air-tight compartment IN
damp state, spontaneous combustion If possible
from il. BtumnOus coal contains q large perceh-
tage OF the decompOsing material, ana might become
heated bV the decomposition to the point oil lgnltOn
but 1t is probable that the majority ot disasters IRON
coal slnpbOard IS traceabe to the eHpi sloh Oh
generated gas coming In contact WIN u halDe vi
spark. When bltumlnOus coal Is on nre, uainPnes5
often seems to increase the cushion suphlde oil
iron accomplishing i'll moisture Means Ought 10 DO
taken to prevent the ACCUMULATION Oh gases III ',e
hold where coal is slowed; the coal Ougnt 10 pS
thoroughly screened. and If kept in dry air the
chances OF combustion wOull be diminished -,
Waer-baaSt. 50 frequently found III Brltlsl-nullt
vessels is condemned BY many constructors. Others
Object TO the cellular, or dOublc-ootton vessels anu
ecu lend IN their stead the use OF l0ngIt ainai
central bnlkheadS. Structural weakness ana me
deterioration OF materials III the STRUCTURES are also
eau IS OF unseaworthlncss. but tine later is being
Owe by English ship builders by the use Oh So
called steel. homogeneous iron.
THE LIST OF LOST v@ssrLS
III following is list OF the steamship disasters Tor
fine ear. obtained fr M the records of the Bureau
yerias and other sources. The records Of few are
Ut AZ complete as others. owing to the lack OF IA
rilites. |, is possible that when later returns for
,ccmjcr are received from remote points few
liore may be added TO the list
4 ,l,urs-Ian,sn; ir,n; tons: sailed rom Hoosa
VITA cargo OF cattle principally stranded at Far
AcTY"Dausl: iron screw vessel; $50 tons built at
Glasgow. 1S12 owned b. nuris steamship ON
pauy, Randcr-, Den; from hUniSsb ig Tor bergen !;
sunK near Bergen, by coils on, April IL.
ADELE British: iron; screw: BIZ tons; pnit AT Green
eek. scot 1861; sunk by collision of Mddlesbro',
NarcI & fom ilibIo for MldIle.rro with IRON ore
AFRIQuE-flrrch; ron screw 80 tons; Gn MI A.
SON Malseiles; from COnstlntuole io dar,cllle>
stranded on rocks November -.
AGNts IRvISG-Bnusn; iron wrecked ~ the entrance
OF the Miceay River n. s. ", December 20, 1879.
AHsA-Brl is iron screw; Ozo ,1n' pun az Eas
Bristol Tor Glasgow; lot near -. Governs Head
welsh coast. November II. ,,..,
1861 owned by r. Wilson, sons Co., Hull; IRON
| London for Berwick; sunk by collision.
| ALFR, u ENTIiALIE-Frcnch; Iron from Mltdl'6hro
Tor L4rcnt; wrecked near Caps Fustcrre, March 10
ALLEMANIA-I HAMBURG iron SS,eT 2G9o toIS DG MT
In 1SGj; nom 81. Tomas Tor Hayrc; lost Ia the
Sinc, February IT, 900 1880
ALNwIcK CAsrIE-liriush; Iron ,crGw llsO tons
Northumberland steam.np Comrmny' Norln
shields Hamburg for valparaiso with cargo OF
coal gum Ciotn aud ANN .ni,iun; destroyed by nIo
AZ per, Hamburg, ApIh 10.
ALvARADo-spHn,sn irou sunk In Barcelona 0arbor'
nuIy 30. ,
AMELlA- Br,n.n; iron; screw 900 tons bqiIt "a, az
ruu,h Shields. England. ls73; owned by j. Nc
iI.ids of the L1ccadinr group, about 100 miles
rom tie Ma abLr coast a ri.
ANEnic,x-Bnrl. II iron: screw; 1860 tons; built at
Gr.euock, Scotland, 1868 owueI D. E.wt African
ST Si ~ S,t TO- Tape of Good Hope broke screw
shafr near tue rqu ,tOr AMI f0undcrrd. April %
Wps lirricpo" Eneind s7s; c~Hed by William
Gray. West HaLIrpooi l. yorpool I Tor L'Shorn;
isGo. nwrrd bt Ancu" Sfrainsbip Line
from Bos CA Tor Liverpool with 33S i've cattle ana
general cargo; sunk 10y col sion ON toe Banks Oh
NrNlouudl aud. September u; all lnnds saved.
ARpTSC TON-Bri' All iron screw 1873 tons bum In
y wcis'ic, 1879; owned by go. Finch x Co.. Cur
oil; sunk ~ cu.lslon near Car haseni; bIuari ~.
owned by Edwara carr hamburg; from Cana Tor
New York yauanc cafgO OF tea; wrecked on
I.ic OF 5ocotrh, September 2S.'
AURoEA-lritish; iron; screw; los tons; built III
1873; from Oporto t. southampton; SUM- Lear iSo
cpgc, September 10.
AvEYgOS-Frrnch; iron; screw; from Bilrao FOR
France; cargo vi iron; fuundcrcd ~ Bilbao, MAJ ca -
BAETA-Bntisb: IRON; screw 7i7 tOSs; built % sun
dcrlaud, England, 1873; owurd by Portcous &
sencr. London LOnd Il for Malta with general
cargo; sunk By cohlsiUn i've miles from G,uiZ.
BARON PAHLtE-Germau ron from -. Petersburg Tor
DunkIk caDsizeh IN Dunkrk llarOor. October L.
BEANER-BllSu. iron piutllt Mhtel - tOnHs Dullt
at GLASGOW. 1879 owned by Frazer q Co.. Quebec;
siralded on Hare Islanl, November 10.
BElGNON-Bnush; IRON; scre%; llCO tons ouiit at =.
1850; owned By Morel Bros. CarGlh; Bilbao to
Cirdih; carg' OF iron ore; stranded on locks near
BESAco-sPanlsh; iron stranded at PantO Faresna,
January 3.
BESALLA-BrItish iron: screw; g tons built at
Sunderland, 1874; owned ny j. Robinson ~ Co..
North shields Port Eads for Marsellles with $1,000
bushels Of wheat; wrecked In hdrbor Of ST. MchacIs
DESGORE-Brirish: iron; screw; 767 tons; built at
Liverpool, 1867; owned by j. hout, Liverpool;
Penartn Tor GIBRALTAR. cargo Of coal fOundcred 100
miles of Cape FIulserre. January ~; fourteen lives
BJoRSsrrRNE BJoRSsES--Norwegian; iron; screw:
4Ol ions; bul,t II. Bergen. 1873: owned by p q.
H.hvorscn, Bcrgen; Newcastle for Droutneim, De-
cembcr - 1879; never heard from; thriy-tW0
lives lost.
BnAEMEs CASTLE British; iron; screw; 2,1s3 tons
Du.t Ht GiRsgOw, 1873; owned by 4. skinner Go.
Glasgow; from LOndon for Penang; sunk by coils
ION at Penang, August
huIlt ut Greenock, 1872 owned by the Sorth German
BTSeg NJ seq os 1Sas but a
Brkenhead. 1873; owned by Pacific steam Nayiga-
tIOn Company Liverpool; az Antwerp from Ham
burg; stranded ana broke IN two a wharf, March H.
BRoOMnAuGH-Bri,ish; iron; screw; l,352 TONS; built
Moran snIeos, 1871; owned by Elliott d Co., New
castle; from Black Sea FOR LOnuOn; wrecked In
Uphant Roads. September 3.
CARnAM-British; iron; padde-wheel; 100 tons; buht
Glasgow. 1864; owned by Highland Railway
V,rnessnire. March 81 afterward raised
CERwYNBr ilal: Iron screw 20O tons; built AT South
Shields. 1873 owned by f. Handbook & Co., Fal-
mouth Bilbao for Newport cargo OI irOn ore; Oun-
dered of Cape Fnlsterre, March 20: ten VI crew
lost.
CITY OF NEW YoRK-Amercan; wooden; screw; 1850
tOns built at Green Point, l., l., 1873; owned ny T.
Alexandra Sons. New York camgat fire at pier In
brooklyn, and sank In East RIVER June.
CITY CAIIERiNES-Sunk by COLLISION II September
CITY OF VERA CRUz-AmerIcan; wooden; screw 1874
IONS; buIlt AL GTennpOInt. L. J.. 1874 owned ny r.