New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-25
DISASTERS REPORTED AT SEA.

Tto,o ,v,.o 1orye Aeet of vessels which arrived
yesterday, among hem several tfahsatiantlo %
ships that were overdue. having been uetaihtu Wy
bad weather. They all reported having mao sIonE
head gales aud seas dnrng the voyage mo o'NoV S
of Pennsy lvanIa. from Glasgow biOughG he"s VI
the Anchor Line steamship DevOnia winch was uuo
here on Wednesday. The DevOnla was slghOen On
Tuesday at A. H., in latitude ~ ~ nQrtli IoiEi
tude no 81 west under saIl. She had broken mel
main shaft but refused assistance ne CnI'ohms,
of tho Crnard Line, also passed tie DeVonla uhue1
sail on the same day. All on board were wen anu
in good spirits and as u strong westerly wind was
blowing she was healing toward HahiaN ono "i1
about 300 miles TO the southwark oil haill9A, anu
about 700 miles to the eastward oil New ork' l.
The steamship City of Merida, of the Ale1ahuto
Line arrived from Havana twenty-tour hours oe-
hind time Captain Rettig reports that on MonaaV
last, in latitude 800 30 north. tho Vcssel eHcoun
tered a strong easterly gale with heavy ram ana
sea- lasting twelve hours. The sea continued hlsh
aud was followed on Tuesday by strong north
northeast gale blowing with Grcnt force ana ra'is.
ing heavy confused sea ] lie vessel was run a'
slow speed for seveni ytwo hours.
The steamship Plata from Rio Janelro, had strong
northwest gales from November to November ~
accompanied with mountainous seas. She also en-
cOuntered the Same gaze as the CITY OF Merloa on
Tuesday. and OH Thursday. off Cape Hatterns, she
passed n small vessel, bottom up. With quantity OF
lumber floating abont Appearances indicated that
she bail been recently wrecked bnt IL was not pcs
sible TO learn her name. "a -
The schooner Ada +. Shorthand. from st. Do
mingo on November s. on Savannah. met with a
terrific gale and had TO scud for nine hours. The
bark ClytIe reports having lost her captain WINE ~
IN
for Kew Francis in a small boat Fears of his
raiety being apprehendc |, search was made. aud the
empty boat was found about half way to Key
Francis The steamship IIty of san Antonio from
the West Indies. reports that the brlgantne ,; v.
Merrick of Philadelphia, from Cardenas wl.h "a
cargo of SUGAR, sprung leak aud was run ashore On
the Grand Bahama. portion of the cargo. lt was
said, would be saved, but the vessel would be
total wreck.
The steamship Catalonia naa on board Captain
Hrerma and wife and the crow of tire German brig
Helene. Tue Helene sailed from Greenock, scot
Ian , ON October 7, with a cargo of coal ana pig
iron Tor ST. Johns ~ L. she encountered a success
sion Of hurricanes ana mountainous seas: On Oc,,
tobrF , the brig sprung alcak. All hands worker
at tie pumps continuously, but from she constant
stralning and abOring IN the heavy sea the leak
gained. The port pumps became chOked on No
yenIbeI | !, AMI consequently wrrp OF no use mo
CAPTAIN fell ill., artl the crew became exhausted by
their efforts to keep the vessel atOat. on NO
vember 10. IN latitude 49, 23 north, longitude ~ =
~ west, soon after sunrise the CATALONIA siguteu
the Signals of distress and rescued the crew from
the ship.