New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-31
SOME FORMER DISASTERS.

THE GREAT sHIPwRECKs OF THE CENTURY.
The greatest shipping disaster Of the century
was that Of the wreck OF the British frigate st.
George and Defence off the coast OF Jutland in ISL
In that wreck 20o men were drowned. The sink
ang Of the Royal George off Splthead in 49, when
Admiral Kempenfet went down with his so men.
was long celebrated in song and story as the great
est catastrophe by sea for many generations. Since
then these Of the sea with their frigh,ful
loss Of life have been growing more frequent with
the increase OF travel On the Pacific. which dis
appeared in 1885, there lS persons and on
the City OF Glasgow heard OF since 1854. there
$50. The awful mystery OF the city OF Bos-
ton. with her $50 souls. has never been solved.
The Amazon. a West India mail steamship left
Southampton on her nrs, voyage on January 2
1852, and on the morning OF January was destroyed
by fire at sea- about 10 miles west-southwest Of
Scilly. The accident ascribed TO spontaneous
ignition OF combustible matter placed near the en-
gne-room. OF the 16l persons on board. l persisted
BY fire or drowning. Twenty-one persons were
saved by the llfeboat Of the ship; twenty-five
were carried into Brest Harbor by Dutch
vessel. and thirteen others were picked up in the
Bay OF Biscay by 4 Dutch ga,liot.
The Arctic left Liverpool September 20 1884.
came into collision with the iron propeller Vesta
during dense fog September a. off Cape Race.
and went to the bottom. She built at New
York in 1850 by William H. Brown, at a cost Of
10000 and was insured. exclusive Of cargo for
about 500 600; the cargo was insured for 100000.
She was $500 tons register. and had boats sufficient
for 800 persons The passengers and crew numbered
%39 persons OF whom about 307 were lost
The Brkenhead. English troopship OF 566
horsepower sailed from Queenstown January Z.
1852 for the Cape of Good Hope. and struck upon
q pointed pinnacle rock off Simons Bay, South
Africa on or about February 26. She had on board
de,achments of the 18th Lancers o. 9Th. 18th. 43d
18th and Goth Rifles. 73d. 74th and 9lst Regiments.
making with the crew q total OF 638 persons. 454 OF
whom persisted.
The Pacific a Collins steamer left Liverpool for
New-York in January. 1885, with lSs persons on
board. and was never heard from she was sup
posed to have struck an iceberg
The Austria. British steam Immigrant SCOOP
sailed from Hamburg on September 2. 1853 with 5SS
persons on board. and was burned In the mddie OF
the Atlantic on the 18th. only slxtyeeven persons
being saved The fire originated through Careless
ness in fumlga,lng the vessel. The men heated the
chains too hot resulting In setting the tar on ilrc
when It was dipped into The chain was allowed to
fall. and tipping the bucket OF tar over the flames
spread rapidly. exploding the magazines and set
ting hre to everything combustble. French bark
the Maurice. passing. and succeeded In rescu-
ing sxty-seven persons
fhe ST. Paul. Captain Penard, an English vessel
from Hong Kong TO Sidney. Australia. with 81
Chinese emgrants. wrecked on the Island OF
Rossel September 90. 1855 The captain and eight
OF the crew left the island in search OF assistance.
and were picked up by the schooner Prince OF Den
mark The French steamer Styx was dispatched 10
tne Island. and brought away one Chinaman on
January %. 1859. All the others had been massacred
and drowned by the natives
The emigrant ship Northheet. which sailed from
London with E2 passengers board. exclusive Of