New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
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losing 80.

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losing 80.
.,., rorr1.rr or cATTLE At siN'
- .oo.aor lava Of the Warren Line. No''' H.
,od IN awful time with a cargo oil -"
H., nn'' ga r. -, his line are nearly as ''>' ~
-. cleaners. making Liverpool III "'''
30 a,1 ,o- . number OF gears their l'S''N III
aa..,o l.,.o ma, exceeded onc-iourth oil pr
,r,, o,,,o,,. has its own inspectors WHO S'' ''''
49,. , NOT overloaded. Oh the '''''
na,,s ,,o Iowa encountered unush"lN ~"
,,oa,l,cr Foy two days She rolcl an" P''
,,o ,,iru,o standing on her beam cn's ''' "'
I,,,.inc bcr nose ont of sight III the r'-'"-
1ror dcckload of bullocks. crazcd WIN '''
o.ld WIG tlrov-n from side 20 side. i""'' '''
co,ld stand oorcd each other with 'h'H '''
Those tho, fell were trampcd - dc''"'
norshed in this way. Their maj p''io"'"-
hoard ohoyc the roar Of the storm. ~ '''
urea, wave broke over the ship ana NV '''''
decl, structure. with lis mass 81 H'l"|' "' 10
dead cattle was washc into the s'a. J" W.
ships hold on temporary platforms '"'' oo
each side. were the rest Of the c''"'' sum-
head In their struggles 10 escape "' '''-''
pi,cAine and rolling. the s'a-i"- CIV
and the whole herd fell in a confused '"S"'
writing. dcaih-strickcn heap 10 'h' ""''''' W
tlc hold For while pandcmonium r'l-n'"
thc tortured brutcs beloved ana a'r"~~"" }"
their dying agonics. trampilng ana Sorim1 'r ~,
others lives out Finally all was SUI ,''
survivors had sunk exhausted on 'he pu'''''"7
flesh Of the dead. 49,,
The vessel then Law on her beam ends, an" l"
tho storm continued would surely have gone down.
But the wind subsidized. and after all 'h"' he"P ~
dead and DIVING cattle was thrown overheard she
i.nc1 and continued FER
voyaac. The number of cattle lost was over 'oo
The loss Of the Santiago was more hcar'Ic""-
inc still Beside tie usual dcckload Of cattle she
carried several passcngcrs. among them yoan-
u,;fe and her first born. The vessel was DHfHc'
n sea. and most OF the cattle were roasted 10
death in their stalls When it became evident
that the shin was doomed t. destruction INT
Messengers and crew took 20 the boats ana an"h-
doucd her Bat n dancer bcsct them ne
sea all about the ship was filed Win "nl'o'N''
which had lcapcd overheard to escape 'he "",'',s'
These swan for the boats and were WIN u'l'-
Guilty beaten off with ha,chets and oars ne
LITTLE craft, Heavy laden with their human
freight. barely escaped swampins by the ie'r-
crazel animals, and none on board ic' SAFE ''l'
the last &C. the brutcs had sunk out of SIGHT 20 oe
come food for tie fishes The boats were event
ually picked up
Insurance companies charge premium OF )
per cent on cattle shipped between decks ana
4 per cent on those carried on the upper dccR'
4 load Of 900 cattle is worth on this side about
SG5. 600 and in Liverpool about 100000 lie
freight is sol a head. Shippers feed their own
stock al sea and send along men to look after II.
A thousand cattle require the attention OF forty
men. and consume several tons Of hay and grain
on the voyage The shipments last year eN-
cecdcd l?5, 900 head, worth some Ss,ooo'ooo
Never Goldsmith alone shipped 10000 head.
The revenue which the steamship companies dc-
rive from this traffic is over $500, 600 annually
The lines most extensively engaged in the trade
are the National, Anchor Wilson, Hill, State and
Warren. When business is brisk tramp steamers
are picked up and pressed into service.
MANS INHUMANITY TO BRUTEs