The evening world., 1891-12-22

dred thousand dollars. The exact figures
cannot yet be given.
There was a large quantity OF cotton In the
hold. and 1t Is believed that this may have
taken fire from spark while the vessel was
being loaded in this port, ana smoudered
until II broke out at sea.
The steamship itself was valued at
S25O,OOO, and was insured In English COM
panies.
The Abyssinia was built In Glasgow In
1870 by J. q @. Thompson, the builders o.
the City Of New York and the city OF Paris
She had a single screw propeller
In rig she was Il three-mastcd bark, with
single funnel and a straight prov.
BUILT FOR A CuNARpER.
she was built originally for the Cunard
steamship Company, but was afterwards
purchased by the Guior line.
She IL registered at Lloyds as a flrst class
vessel In every respect, though she was the
smallest and slowest OF the Guion line fleet
which Includes the Alaska, Arizona and Wy
ominS.
She was provided with seven water-tight
bulkheads-
PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER UNKNOWN.
General Passenger Manager i. ". Gibson
said this morning that the agents here have
not yet received particulars of the disaster.
All that Is known Is that the vessel and
cargo are totally lost, and that all the pas
sengers and crew have been rescued. now
they were rescued or by what vessel Is not
known.
SPOKEN WHEN FOUR DAYS OUT.
The Abyssinia was spoken by the City OF
Chester on Dec. II, 1870 north latitude and
50.l5 west longitude. She was then four
days out from New York and all was well
aboard.
Mr. Gibson says that for the past i've
years the Abyssinia has been chartered
by the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
and has been employed to carry mails, passen-
gers and freight between Yokohama, Hong
Kong and Vancouvers.
Last Summer the Duke and Duchess OF Con-
naught, OF the English royal family, took
passage In her from Yokohama 10 VAN
couvers.
The Ably ssinia was taken on the Pacific SER
vice last Fail, and was put on the transatlan-
tic leet, to take the place Of the Alaska and
Arizona, both Of which are now laid up at
Liverpool for their regular Winter overhaul
ing.
This was her first trip from this side for the
present season.
She arrived In this port last october with II
cargo OF teas from Hong Kong Her cargo on
her outward trip Included besides cotton
and grain, a large assortment OF general
merchandise. II was all insured It Is said by
the shippers, most oil 1t In New York CON,
psnies
THE ABYssISIA's CARGO.
A complete list Of the cargo carried by the
Abyssinia, and its proposed destination, was
obtained from the agents. II shows as GDi-
lows:
For africa, six organs, - wagons, nry
bales domestics, one case harness, three cases
sample goods.
For Belfast, 4@5 packages Of soar
| For Buenos Ayres, IA bales OF domestics.
For Constantlnople, IA packages Of pumps.
For Dublin, 425 packages soap.
For Halifax, Eng, | cases OF hardware.
For Liverpool, l,.27 bales OF cotton
1870 pounds OF cheese, 1896 pounds OF
ham. 80 cases pork ribs, cases OF
iurs, 1877 logs sabien wood. AZ bar.
rels zinc ashes, $500 pounds OF grease
20 cases OF oecf extract, lSi handsplkes, | j
cases Of wheels, 20 organs, 81 packages oi
machinery, cases OF stationery, %
cases OF iron scraps, 10 cases OF
Pampss plumes, II cases OF notions, :!
cases OF printed matter, l case Of candy
| package print, case electrical material,
| l,760 bags copper matte, 3 barrels oysters
10000 bushels wheat, jo9, 800 pounds bacon,
100 pounds lard, $50 barrels luoricat-
ing oil, 10 tons satinwood, $40 barrels
leather, 452 barrels hops, 100 cases canned
goods, case advertising material,
| packages manufactured iron, 4,4O0 stoves
A. cases clocks, 9s cases hardware, IL
cases OF drugs, SOB barrels Of apples
SO packages OF agricultural implements
thirteen cases sample goods, two cases
pictures, four cases effects, case furniture
three cases toys, case OF books, Ares pound
butter
| For London, 3o4 bales Of hops.
| For Melbourne, radiator, u cases printed
! matter, case photograph material
| For Molendo, % barrels d1meStics.
THE LOSS on CARGO ESTIMATED AT s750,ooo
The cargo carried by the Aoyssinla was tht
had ever taken out OF this port.
The value OF the goods is no; stated by th'
shippers IN the bills of iading, but a conSeTva
i've estimate places lue lJss on Soous 4