Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-28
VESSELS LOST ar SEA.
Steamers and Other Graft that Have
Sailed and Meyer Reached Their Desti-

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nation.
FTop1 the Y@S York Stdr.
This years list of vessels which have
disappeared without leaving single trace
or tiding behind, bids fair to outnumber
that OF former years.
The Norwegian bark NordenskiOld,
Capt. Abrahamsen, which sailed from
Bremen on Dec. % last, was reported as
being bound for New Orleans. After
many months had elapsed, and when
hope Of hearing from her was almost at
an emo, 10 was found that after leaving
Bremen she took wood from an out-of-the-
way harb0r in Norway, and after dispos-
ing OF it In England, sailed with cargo
of coal for st. Thomas. Here she was
once more heard from, much to the sur
prise OF every one.
On Jan. 20 last two steamefs of the Ar
row line, of which Messrs. Simpson,
Spence Il Co. are the agents, sailed under
pleasant auspices from this city for Avon
mouth. They were the Preston, Of 1,641
tons. commanded by Capt. Rookie, and
the FernwOOd, of 1908 tons, in charge of
Capt. Roberts. Each steamer was manned
by crew of trusted, experienced and
! courageous sailors; and as both vessels
lett the bay together the men were buoy
ant over the thought that they would be
in each others company during the voy-
age. The pilots who guided them down
the channel are the last known to have
seen them; and to this day no trace-not
even piece of wood--has been recovered
to tell how they met their fate.
Two DAYS after them steamed another
vessel of the same line, and with the same
| description of general cargo. She was the
Clandon, Capt. Pettick, bound for Leith.
Nothing more definite is known of any
of them than that they must have foun-
dered in the bOisterOus weather that pre-
vailed about the end Of that month and
the beginning Of February.
Equally mysterious is the disappear
ance of the steamer ConistOn, Capt.
Owens, which left Liverpool for New
York on Dec. "a. She was never heard of
afterwards.
The steamer Humber, 1,52s tons, Capt.
Lawson, belonged to the Wilson line,
whose agents are Messrs. Sand rson g.
Co., sailed from this city for London on
Feb. 10, and of her, like the others, no
tidings have ever come to her owners.
A telegram was received in this city
from Quebec on July2 announcing that
the schooner d. d. Winchester passed on
the Grand Banks a vessel named the Bon
Elsinore, having in tow boat with the
name S. s. Cohanim, Newcastle, painted
on the side. She had picked it up drift
ing few days before. 1t was all that re-
manned to tell the fate of the handsome
steamer Cohanim, Capt. Steele, which
sailed just three months before from Coo
saw, s. c., for Hamburg, with cargo Of
1900 barrels of -four, 23,9SI bushels of
peas, Il, 952 bushels Of wheat, $4,000 feet
of lumber, 1891 pounds of cheese, and Du-
merOus other articles of export. The
steamer Standard, Capt. Darnell, began a
voyage from Boston to Liverpool on Jan.
81. How far she had proceeded on her
way, or by what misfortune she sank be-
meath the waves with every member Of
her crew, will ever remain mystery.
1t would seem that the storms encOun-
tered by shipping during the beginning OF
the year were especially disastrous. In
addition to those already reported the
Spanish steamer Apollo, Capt. Lieal, from
Clenfuegos. Jan. 10. for Cadiz, and the
German steamer Vorsetzen, Capt. Lin
gems, from Portland for Hamburg, were
never heard from after sailing. The sail
ing vessels which have gone down with
all hands are the British bark David &.
Worth, Capt. Williams, from Whining
ton, N. c.. Jan. 6, for Liverpool; the Ame-
rican bark Mary E. Rowland, Capt. We
theirs, from Portland, Jan. 20, for Maya
guez; the schooner William II. BoardmaD,
Capt. Richardson, from Sagua, Feb. 6,
| with a cargo of MOlasses for Philadel-
phia; the British schooner MellO. Capt.
Bell. from Halifax, Jan. -, for New York;
the British bark Live Oak, Capt. Stillwell,
from Liverpool, Jan. Is, for Rosario; the
French bark st. Louis, Capt. Eymere,
from SYDNEY, NJ 3. W., Jan. IS, for New
York. and the British bark Ogmore, Capt.
Davies, from Darien, Jan. 20, for Llanelly,
Wales.
Vessels missing for a longer time in
clude the following: The British ship
Grassendale, 1900 tons burden, built Of
iron at WOrthington, Eng, in 1882, and
carving a crew of 80 men all told, sailed
from New York on May II, 1884, in charge
of Capt. Richardson, for Shanghai. Her
cargo consisted of petroleum. She was
met with on Oct. 30 of the same year
within 800 miles of her destination, but
since then has never been heard of. Her
agents were Messrs. B0wring Il Archi-
bald. of this city. The schooner j. II.
Evans left South Amboy with a cargo Of
coal for MedfOrd, Mass, on Dec. 10, and
nothing has ever since been heard OF her.
The brig Mary e. Thayer sailed from
wilmington, N. c., on Oct. I, 1884, for
Cape Haytien, and was never seen more.
The American bark Emerald. Capt. Cat
ter. from Port Gamble, Dec. Y, for Homo
lulu, was spoken about 100 miles west OF
san Francisco In March following, but
since then no trace OF her could ever be
found.
For the same port, San Francisco, sailed
the British ship, Lew q. Wade, Capt.
Bagley, from Manila, July 3; the Italian
bark Primo, Capt. Chilsa, from Monte
videO. July 3;-tbe. ship So. Lucie, Capt.
Williams, from Philadelphia, Aug. 20,
but none Of them ever arrived. The
American schooner Nellie OF Barnstable,
from ST. johns, n. f., for Oporto, Nov.
4, is missing ever since.
The latest vessel reported OF which
there Is no hope OF ever again seeing is
the Norwegian ship sichar Capt. Steen,
which sailed from Hull on April 10, with
coal for Quebec. The vessels papers.
which were In th6hands Of the consignee,
have been transmitted 70 the under
writers,
From the sisters % Charity
PRoyIDENcE HOSPITAL, }