New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-22

disoo4cra or the total losses TO steam
vessels tbirty-two were sunk by collision
Durine the year 1881. 0S steam vessels were
wrecked and 450 lives LOST. Thirty of these vessels
were sunk by collision. OF the general disasters OF
that wear that Of the excursion steamer Victoria IN
the river Thames, near London, Ont, by wh'ch
over 200 lives were lost the principal one upon
the ocean the Trenton. bound from southampton
for Cape Town, which stranded near the cape Oh
Good Hope on August 80, carried down Zoo persons
On February @ the steamer Bohemian, of the Ley
land Steamship Line, b'und from Boston TO LIVER
nool was driven ashore in dense fog at Donlough
Raw. on the Irish coast. and became total wreck
OF those on BOARD thirty-t persons were drowned
In the forenoon of May 81, 1878, while the
weather was bright and the sen calm. the
great German ironcad Grosser kurinfst was
struck Oft Folkes one in the English Channel
by the ironolad KONG Wilhelm. of the same fleet,
and SINK almost Immediately, although
there were numerous boats and yes
Sc in sight. Nearly 800 lives were lost by the
collision As soon as the vessel struck, all on board
rushed on deck and plunged into the sea- Inc
Kong Wilhelm had her bow stove, but the leak
was stopped with hammncks. The Grossen knriurst
was of 6,55S tons burden, and was divided INTO
twelve wa;er-tight compartments. She was trying
to avoid merchantman when struck, and she sank
so quickly as to render help of little avali.
The steamer Metropolis. from Philadelphia for
Para. Brazil, went ashore on January 81 1873, IN
a violent gale ON Currituck Beach, North Caro-
lima. The vessel had sprung aleak soon
after leaving port and the fires were put out.
When the vessel struck panic ensued, creating the
widest cons ernaiion. All order and disc pine
were at an end The Metropolis had 2G0 pa5sen-
gers and 80 were saved by beng washed
ashore. The vessel went TO pieces in a short time
The excursion steamer Princess Alice, returning
from Graycsend to London, England, on Septcm-
Der 3. 1873, with about 500 passengers on board,
was run down off Bar King by tine Byweli Castle,
and about 600 lives were lost most OF them women
aud children. The accident occurred early
IN the evening. The Princess Ahce
sank in deep water in five minutes after the collision
took place. As the boat went down tho shrlehs
were f. arul but nothing could be done 10 save lie
The Arizona, of the Guon Line, ran INTO all ice
berg on her way from New-iOrk 10 Liverpool on
November 7. 1879. Al hough she was consider
ably damaged and was Obliged to Put in at StJohn's,
n. f., there was no loss Of life. On
tho same day. the steamship Cham
plon which sailed from This Guy for Charl on.
:. c., was sunk by a col sion Win the LarN Lazy
OcUdyia, about thirty miles from Cape llrni0Deh.
lbtrty- wo out of hfiy-s persons on b. ard were
lost. he night WAS clear. aud the accident was
the result OF no having careful lookout: The SUI
vIvOfs bare Y es 'dp d with tuor ilVrS rive WON
en- and ali the other passengers except iOuT were
The steamship Pommcrania of the Hamburg Line.
while on her voyage from this cliy IA Ngyembrr.
IA,S MS run down ana sunk 10y tue Noel ElIan.
,iQ vessel near Doyor Englan J. The lC .ld0gt
occurred, on very dark NIGHT, aud the
Ponn rama sank inside OF twenty ninhies. lhcrr
wcic ~ per5Das on board, ana ol Ia $ hunDtr ~
1cr. saved i've Oolts being successfully launched
m the darkness and confusion. Ihir y-srYcn pds-
snscr, and eighteen o. the crew were lost, Captain
N...
,Isned himself b. great bravery. lie went down
Nj n tno vessel bu he ross to the surface, aud by
catcnlup hold OF plank was saved. On nl- arriyd.
IN mis- city In April following. ne wac given "a
recrution 10y tho Board OF Aldermen. Captain
,wen,,n al on5 time commanded Tue CImDr,a
fine N estpnal. "a also o. the Hduburt Line, came 10
coli 1ou with another steamer OH Beac Head
aoutnwrst OF Dover, England, on November -
InoA Although she sustained 5ciiOus damage,
t.cre was no loss OF mo-
10 StDnlngtOA, was run INTO by mo otonlngtOn of
The "A .e nue. near the mouth of the Conuccucut
X yei al mdn CHI ON June II, 1881 hcaY! fox
r. ei on the watcr at tuc time. ana
tn. steamers did not sight eacn othei
until 100 late TO prevent the acciIen3
tn. nuliers and fun {. upset. The boat took nr-
aud banned tunousy nut soon sahK leaving tJr
water ull OF struggling PeoPo wno hal
total darkness. thirty our passengers were
ns Am lon.a West India mail steamship. lett
Duu uAAlpNOH WI ~ 'Ny"o~ -
ISL ana on the rn'ng OF in
uIrv 1 was de troyed by ire at sco.
abodt 40 mlics si-Sonih"r't OF ocly. The
.cciaent was ascuDrd To sp"nianr II. IInl lOu
of coubustibe matter placed near tho engine rUru.
o. the lOl persons On board, 40 peIsons puflsh
lv me- or dtOwning twenty one pcTsOus were
s,yed by the lie boat tho shp. tWou,y ave were
carried into BGcst harbOr by Dutoh vessel. aud
thirteen otneis pched up IN tho bag al Discay
- Ins Acne lett Liverpool September 20. 1891.
cams mo collision WIN the non propeller Neatd
duling a den . log on Sciuubcr -. Oh Cape Race.
ana vent 10 tue bottom. hAo Was built at New
\ vTk IN 1870, by William II. BIOAn, al "a cost o
p1Uo, 900 ami Was insured, oAclus.Vc OI cargo for
ABOUT @DUU.UUU lilo cargo was Insured lOr
q3UJ.O0O oho Was 800" tons rrgi'tei' and had
Duats hutiicicnt Tor 500 PERSONS. no pass, nscfs
ana crew numbered iJ0 persons, OF whom ABOUT
'Tbe Birkenhead an Engl sh troop-ship of 900
bor,e. power, SAL ed IRON Queenstown, January
l. I552 Tor the cape OF Good Hops. ana btru
upon "A pointed pinnacle rock OH SlmOu bay, Suuth
Atfica on or about FeOfuary.2G. Sho had on BOARD
dolschneut, OF tho l2th Lancers, ma, oth, I-th.
i:{d 10th aud 6Uth kinor. I'D tith. hnd DIST
Regiments. making with the crew tOiai OF too
rsDun IJI OF whom persisted.
r. 80 parIic a Collins steamer left Liverpool for
New York IN JANUARY. l9Ju, with lHO peisOns on
BOARD and was never heard lrt AZ ono was sup
,nsed 10 hav, struck an iceberg.
Tue Austria "A BrltI-h steam immigrant slO0p,
,aIieJ tom Hamburg on september z,ioJS. with
5Bs persons on board and was burned III the middle
of the Atlantic ON tho IJth only siAty-seVen per
sons we're saved The lire originated through care
lessnesb ia lumigatlug tho vessel Inc non heated
the chains too hot, resulting IN setting tho tar ON
fire WHEN 10 was dipped INTO. The chain Has nj
lowed t. TALL and tipping tho bucket of tar over,
the naues spread rapidly exploding the magazines
aud settIug lire TO everything cOmbustibio. A
French bark the Maurice, was passing. and sue
ceeued ie9cuing % persona
The It, Paul. Captain PenaId. an English
vessel from Hong Kong TO Sidney. Australia
with 327 Churse emigrants. was wrecked
ON the island OF ROsse September 30, IoJo.
The captain ana eight o. tue crew lei h island IN
search OF assistance, and were picked up ~ The
schooner Prince OF Denmark. The French steamer
styx was dispatched to the island, aud brought
away one Chnaman on January 20. 1899 All the
otners h9d been massacred and drowned by tine
natives "a "
LondOn with - passengers board, exclusive o.
ii r crew wa. run into at midnight on January - |
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