The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-25
! BURIEpIN ANGRY SEAS.
one Hundred Sailors Lest with Three Yes
sells in Recent Hurricanes. 4gg

One Hundred Sailors Lost with Three vel
sells In Recent Hurricanes.
NEW YoRx, Feb. 24.-1n all probabilit
the officers and crews Of at least thre
ocean steamers which sailed from Ne,
York last month, and should have reache,
their ports OF destination some timesaso
will never relate their experiences in th,
terrific hurricanes Of January "a and %
which have been yividly described b!
those who crossed the ocean on the Ser
via, Alaska and other staunch vessels o
the regular lines. These three steamer
belong to the class termed "0cear
Tramps,H = vessels that run to and from
ports where freight can be obtained anC
have no regular haven. They are the
Clandon, which sailed for Leith and Bris.
tol on January %, and the Preston and
Fernwood, which sailed for Avonmoutl
or Bristol two days prior to the Clandon
None Of these vessels carried passengers
but each carried large and miscellaneous
cargo.
The Fernyood was an iron, waterfall.
last vessel, divided into five presumably
water-tight compartments, with iron bulk.
heads. In addition TO steam power she
was rigged with three masts for fore and
aft sails, as an, auxiliary in case OF de.
rangement 10 her machinery. She was
built at Newcastle, England, in 1877, and
was owned by .,E. Wilburn, OF London.
She was $50 feet in length, OF 81 feet
beam, "a! feet in depth Of hold and Of
], $50 tons gross measurement. She was
commanded By. Captain Roberts, and had
acrew OF thirty.one others. Her cargo
consisted OF q, 100 bushels Of wheat, 5,76S
sacks OF Aopr, l5 barrels OF sperm oil, $50
barrels and 25 tierces OF pork, 20 barrels OF
beef, l54 packages Of woodward, 2S3, eli
pounds OF bacon, 200 barrels Of sugar,
0S3, ,07S'pounds OF oil cake and q, 900 bush.
els Of corn. The vessel was valued at
about 100000, and was partly insured, as
was also the cargo. Fl II
The Preston was also water.ballast
iron vessel with six bulkheads Of seven
transverse compartments. She was COM
by Captain Rookie aud had q crew
Of thirty.tllree. She was built at West
in 1882, and was owned by r.
Ropner & Co., OF that port. Her rig was
half brigantine and her dimensions were
as follows: Three hundred feet in length,
10 feet beam. 2il feet depth OF hold and
!, $50 tons measurement. She had cargo
Of 9l,al4 bushels Of wheat, 1850 sacks Of
Hour and 1870, ,499 pounds OF oil cake. She
was valued at S2G0, 900.
The Clandon was commanded by Cap
lain Fittick and has crew OF about forty
others. This vessel was likewise Of the
water ballast type, built OF iron, with five
.ransverse bulEheads. She was construct
ed at Low Walker, England, in 1878 and
was owned by ]. E. Milburn, Of London.
Her Dimensions were 2S5 feet in length,
IS feet beam, 24i depth Of hold, ,70l tons
measurement, and she was halfbrigantipc
rigged. She had large assorted cargo,
consisting OF g. .9S3 bushels OF wheat, 1000
barrels Of sugar, 700cases OF canned goods,
!, 400 slaves, 200 barrels OF lubricating oil,
258 packages OF wooden ware, 10 packages
of manufactured wood. package Of hard
ware, 4 packages OF furniture, 10 wheels,
) cases OF agricultural implements, 227, ,SS7
pounds Of tallow, p, oil bushels Of corn,
1886 sacks OF flour. 100 barrels OF pork
aud 10 bags Of clover seed. The vessel was
valued at about $2g9QlQ and her cargo
sas partly insured, ~ .fhl -