The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-27
OUR oLp-TImg CLIPPERS.
what Has Become OF the Great Ma
rIne Record Bre akers2.
New York MaIl and Express.l ]

New York Mall and Express.l
There are thousands Of old deep water
sailors still alive who remember the good old
clippers which made the Yankee ensign IA
nous on the ocean forty years ago. But
there are few who can recall the fate Of these
greyhounds Of early commerce.
The majority Of the craft have gene to
Davy Jones' locker. but there are number
stlll "alive," doing degrading service under
foreign flags and owners. Few now sport
the American flag. The year 1868 was IA
nous for the great number OF beautiful clip
per ships that were engaged in the trade be-
tween here aud the Pacific Ocean. Lacking
beam they lacked stability, and 1t is no small
wonder that many fell before the ravages Of
the ocean and went down to its dark, deep
caves.
OF those still afioat. the David Crockett,
built at Mystic, Conn, In 1853, Is perhaps
the most famous. Her passage Of eighty
nine days from San Francisco TO this city,
and dozen other wonderful trips. made her
name household word In the last OF the
ffties. When last heard from the David
Crockett was carrying petroleum for Ger
man firm. The Dashlng Wave, under the
command Of Capt j. w. Reynolds, VINO Is
now In charge of the new Ward Line steam
ship Yucatan, Is another still afloat that used
to make the passage between Sandy Hook
and the Golden Gate inside Of 100 days. The
Dashing Wave, at last advices, was engaged
In the lumber business between Puget Sound
and San Francisco. The Challenger and
Ocean Express were both sold 10 Peru TO en-
gage In the transportation OF coolies between
China and Callao, and are still skimmlng the
deep, the Ocean Express sailing under the
German flag
The Herald Of the Morning was sold to for
eigners for the oil trade, as were the ". 3
Palmer and Thatcher Magoun. The Slerr
Nevada, another record breaker, was sold
England and rechristened the Royal Dane
The Young America, which made over fifteen
passages between Frisco and this city inside
OF ninety-eight days, was sold to Austria to
carry barrel oil. or the others the Andrew
Jackson. with record Of eight. five days to
Frisco, was sold TO England and afterward
cast away. The Flying Dutchman was lost
on Long Island, January 20, 1858, after hav-
ing come from San Francisco In eighty days.
The Commonwealth was burned by the Ala
bama, April "a, 1868.
The Da1id Brown was lost with all hands
on passage to Liverpool from the Pacific In
lSS2; SS Inc Bald Eagle was lost win all hands
cleo In 1861. The Carrier Dove was totally
lost at Tybee In 1876. The Hornet, and
eighty nine day boat, was burned at sea on
May 8, 1866. The Golden Hind and Dread.
the last named In 1869 and the former In 1872
The Kingfsher and the Golden Fleece were
condemned at Monteyideo. The former il
still trading under the Argentine flag. The
1867.
The Asterion, the Lady Washington, the
st. Charles, the Mary l.. Sutton and the
Robin Hood were lost at Bakers Island,
November 20, 1854. and February 0, 1869, re-
spectively. The MONDAY was lost on Noon
day Rock, January 3, 1868. The Telegraph,
the first vessel to take merchandise from San
BY fire. The Red Rover was sold to Aus
tralia, renamed the Young Australia and
was sunk In Brisbane Harbor. The Queen
Of the Pacific was lost September, 1850 of
Pernambueo. The Harvey Birch was burned
The Julia Castner capsIzed In San Fran
cisco HARDER and drifted to sea June 2S 1859.
The Romance Of the Sea was lest at sea In
1862, and all Of her crew were drowned
The Undaunted was condemned at Rio
Janeiro In 1868, and the Medf0rd at the same
place In 1853. The Express was destroyed
by the Alabama In July. 1868. The Dictator
was burned by the Florida. The Electric
Spark was sold to Germany, and went to
pieces on the Irish coast In 1869.
The Great Republic went under a foreign
flag. and was afterward abandoned off the
porter, the Fannie 5. Periey and % the 0xnard
were lost of Cape Horn. The Northern
Eagle was burned at Esqulmault, subsequent
lly rebuilt and renamed the William III. CAV
ley, and was finally lost In San Francisco
harbor. The Autocrat and Flying Dragon
we're lost on Arcn Rock In the same port.
The Johs Bright became wreck on Rocls
Reef In 1874.
1870. The Endeavor was burned In Japan.
rhe Dorne was abandoned at sea In 1864.
The Black Prince, the Lucky Star, the Fly
ing Fish and the Sam'l Russell were lost
near China. The Great Admiral went TO the
bottom of Patagonia. The Mastin was
burned at sea September Is, 1850. The Pan
anna, with record Of eghty-six days be-
tween San Francisco and Liverpool, was
sold to Peru to carry coolies, and was finally
cast away. The Napier was sold TO Ger
many, and foundered a. sea with q cargo OF
guanO. The Ringlsader was lost on Pes
cadores, China. May, 1868.
The Snow Squall was condemned at the
Falkland Islands, July II, 1864. The Sonora
was sunk Dy collision In the English Channel
September 3, 1876. The Tycoon was burned
by the Alabama, March 20, 1864. The Eliza
beth Kimban lett her bones on Easter Island.
The Fleetwood struck an iceburg of Cape
Horn, and was lost 10 May, 159. The Fly
ing Cloud, one Of the best Of the racers, was
sold TO England and stranded at st. John, N.
B., June, 1874.
The Grace Darling was lost between De-
partIlent Bay and the Golden Gate. The
Jennie Ford was lost on Point Bonita, New
Years Eve, 1868. The John Marshall was
deathtrap for her crew on Vancouver IS
land. The Kate Hooper was burned at Mel
bourne, December 20, 1868. The j. O. FIRE.
mont was wrecked ON Christmas Island In
1854 The Nabob was lost at Apart, Novem-
b9r 6, 1852. The Polynesia burned at San
Francisco, March 8, 1862. The Pantom put
an end to her existence on Pratas Shoals In
1852.
The War Hawk was burned at Port Dis
covery in 1888. The Viking was lost az
Samoda, June 4, 1888. The Vaquero sank In
1854, while going to Melbourne from San
Francisco. The Susan Rowland proved food
for the flames at PernambucO, December z,
1864. The Panther was lost between
Nanaimo and Victoria. The Mary Robinson
was burned TO the waters edge at Howland
Island, 1864. The j. r. Thayer burned at
Elide Island, 1860. The Helen A. Miller
was lost on theFalklaud Islands In 1859. The
Lookout was lost on the Pacific Coast.
OF the old timers still ahOat The Intrepid,
built at Bath, Me-, by E. and A. Sewell In
1864, Is now under the Swedish dag, and
known as the Sally. The Ocean Telegraph,
built at MedfOrd, Mass, In 1852, Is under the
English flag and called the Light brigade, her
hailiDg port being Cork. The famous Sea
Serpent is called the Progress and now flies
the Norwegian flag. She was built at Ports
mouth. N. H., In 1850. The renowned Sow
eretgn Of the Seas now bears another name,
the Elvira. She was launched from East
Boston in 1868, and Is now owned In Bremen.
The North American, which was built at
Damarsc0tta in 1852, sports the Portuguese
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