The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-11
DERELICTS.
The photographic Offices
Report.
List of Vessels Lost by Collisions
With Wrecks During Period
of Seven Years.

The United States Hydrographic Office has
published some very useful and interesting
data concerning vessels lost or badly damaged
through collisions with derellcts In the North
Atlantic Ocean. The list covers period Of
seven years. and Is prefaced by the following
explanations:
These collisions have taken place on the
North Atlantic during The rast seven years
All those that have occurred within bays
harbors and oher waters tributary to the
Atlantic have been omitted from the list.
The number Of fatal collisions would doubt
less Prove o be larger If details could be ha
of the fate OF the steamer Naronic and other
vessels reported missing and never heard of.
But the list IS large enough as 1t stands TO
prove the dangerous nature OF derelicis and the
urgent need for their prompt removal"
The list Of collisions with North Pacific
Ocean derelicls has not yet been compiled. in
deed Il is doubtful If many OF importance have
occurred. However, as the subject OF derellet
destroying has recently been much dgltated,
all seafarIng meu will be interested by reading
the photographic Ohiee's report. Following is
the list:
Totally lost: February %. 1897 Schooner
Baylies Wood struck wreck OF 5. 5. BTiDkburn
of FenwIck Island and was capsiZed.
June 49,, 1SS7-ScbOOneT Joseph BaymoTe
struck derehct of the coast OF North Caro-
lima. became wateTlUgg. d, ana was abandoned q.
June s, 1SS9-Spanish gunbOat Pax struck a
Gereict of Taufa and sunk.
March IS. 1S9O-SchuOner Francis L. God.
frey struck a defect Of Fenwick Island, stove
in her bow and filed.
October 1, 199O-Steamsbip Genrath struck
q wreck of Cape Lookout and sank.
February 10, 1S91-Schooner Seagull struck
a wrech of the coast of New Jersey and sank.
December %. 1S9l-SchOOneT Orrie Y. Disco
struck deIehcl in Tie Gulf of Mexico and was
wrecked on The coast OF Florida.
February p, lS92-Bark Jan PieteTsZOOu-
koen struck an unknown object. filled, and was
abandoned in latitude "a deg. 10 min. north,
longitude 90 deg. IS niIn. west.
May 20, 1S93-SIeamship Crag>ide struck a
derelcJ on " hiiehead y. ), and sunk.
Damage considerable: January 16. 1887
Barge Gardner Colby struck derelict OF Fen
wick Island. causing a leak.
November 90. IsSS-Bark Patagonia struck
a derelict 10 latitude 80 deg. so min. north,
longitude II deg. west. causing 4 leak.
May PC 1SS9-SchOOner Arabella struck a
derelct OF Sandy Hook and had TO be lowed In
leaking.
October 10. 1SS9-Schooner Forest Fairy
struck and passed over a derelict in latitude 40
deg. 80 min. north, longitude 33 deg. 40 min.
west.
December 16. 16S9-Schooner Cornelius Har-
gIeayes struck a deTellct of Cape Henry. put
into Norfolk ana discharged coal
January !, 1SS0-Steamshlp Seminole struck
a derelict of Charleston and had 10 return TO
port.
January %, 1S9O-Scbooner W. B. Merrick
struck a dereict IN latitude "a deg. 40 min.
noTtb,7l deg. 20 min.west, and sacrificed dec--
load TO save ship.
july Is. ! 89O-Schooner J. y. Harlow struck
a eielicJ of fenwick Island aud was towed
Into Norfolk.
September 10, 189O-Schooner Joseph /.
PhoTa struck derellct OH FenW!ck ISLAND and
was lowed in Norfolk.
October 13, 1s9O-Steamship Grace struck
wreck of Cape Henry and was towed into
Hampton Roads
August 80. 1891 - Steamship Dubbledam
struck deTshct in latitude - deg. north, lou
etude p deg. west, and put back 10 Plymouth
for epdrS.
MAY 30, 1893-Bark San Giovanni f. struck
wreck ge IN Latitude 40 deg 80 min. north, lon
eltude 81 deg. vest, broke rudder gear aud
came near sinking.
October Is 1S9S-Steamship Empire struck
a submerged deTeiict of Frying / an Shoals and
nearly listed her cargo.
December Is. 1898 - Schooner Max cut
through submerged derelict of Cape Hat
teTas. Rudder bro en- leaking badly.
Besides these there are seven cases reported
as slightly damaged and twelve listed as
dam &c not Known" making total OF forty
TWO accidents by collisions with wrecks IN tie
period OF time mentioned.