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

ser ser crew was run into al Tnidnght on January o.
did d, not attempt to save any passengers.
tne Meagher Rocks. west OF Sambro. near Halifax.
S ON Apr bs 1873 About 40 peOpe were lost AZ in
peop:e in the rigging pershed from cold and ex-
The VIE de Havre. a French Atlantic mall
steamer of 100 tons burden. sailed from New-lork
for Hayre Noyember l5 1873 She was run into by
n. Tn Glasgow clipper Iochearn about o.cock a. N
s Bss;Sns q
nns cArdn sink Sy The
crew, who were subsequently rescued
WRECKED IN the on Tan mail ,b sny s
on May / 1875 There We're 81 oeop.e drowned
In the forenoon Of May 81. 1873 whiie the weather
foncad Grosser Kurfirst was struck off Folke-
stone in the English Channei by the ronclad KONG
mediately. although there were numerous boats and
As h fs struck wsfe all on board
rushed Sn;a on deck and plunged into the sea The
was stopped with hammochs The Grosser Kur-
firs: was of s;5Ss tons burden. and was divided into
to avoid merchantmen when struck. and she sank
so quickly as to render help Of little avail.
The steamer Metropolis. from Philadelphia for
r aT o wen aaSre On 81 @ In
The vessel had sprung aeak after leaving port.
and the fires were put out When the vessel struck
tr9pois had 2sc passengers S and . Were saved by
a short time.
The excursion steamer Princess Alice returning
3. 1878. with about 800 passengers board. run
COO lives we're lost most Of hem Women and c6ii-
dren The accident occurred early In the evening.
1 took ssp As s Ss 1a
went down the shrieks were fearful. but nothing
The arizona. of the Guion Line. ran into Ice
berg S her 0m S to on
damaged and obliged to put in at ST. Johns,
y r.; there was no loss of Ne On the same day
city for Charleston. S. c. sunk by collision
Cape Henopen. Thirty-two out of ffty-seven per-
sons on board were lost. The night was clear. and
the accident was the result of not having careful
lookout The survivors barely escaped with their
Line while on her voyage from this city in Sovem,
Rs @ sn run sS~n near and aya BY h %
accident occurred on very dark night. and the
we're 81 on i board and Of ihs number IL
saved. five boats being successfully launched
sengers ard eighteen Of the crew were lost Captain
swensen. who commanded the Pommerania dis
DOWN WITH the vessel but he rose to the surface
and by catching held Of plank was saved on MIL, his
a reception by the Board Of Aldermen Captain
The Westphalla also OF the Hamburg Line came
in collision with another steamer on Hcachy Hea9'
1882 Although she sustained serious damage, there
loss OF life.
to Stonington was run into by the stoning;on. OF
the same line. the mouth OF the Connecticut
River. at midnight June IL. 1850. heavy fog
rested on the water at the time. and the steamers
did sight each other until too late 10 prevent
the accident The side of the Narragansett was
crushed in and the boilers and furnaces upset The
boat took fire and burned furiously. but soon sank
leaving the water full Of struggling people who
had themselves as best they could In total
darkness Thirty-four passengers were lost and 3ol
saved
During the year 1882 2s4 steamships and large
river steanbo me: with disaster. showing an in
in the number OF marine losses over pre-
vious years. There were 2.0G2 lives lost by these
disasters. OF the total losses TO steam vessels
thirty-two sunk by collision. During the year
lost. Thirty of these vessels were sunk by COLL
sion OF the general disasters OF that year that OF
the excursion steamer Victoria in the river Thames
near London. Ont, by which 200 lives were lost
the principal one. Upon the ocean the Trenton
bound from Southampton for Cape Town. which
co. carried down 300 persons on February the
steamer bohemian. OF the Leyland steamship Line.
bound from Boston to Liverpool. was driven ashore
In dense fog a; Donlough Bay. on the Irish Coast
and became a total wreck or those on board
thirty-two persons were drowned.
The Cmbria. a Hamburg steamer. was sunk by
collision with the British steamer Sultan OF the
coast Holland January 10. 1883: about 45f people
perished
The sinking of the Cunard steamer Oregon of
membered. though happily II was accompanied by
no loss of life
One Of the most dreadful disasters Of years
was the sinking OF the great British warship Vie
tora. by collision with the Camperdown of the
coast OF Syria June o. 1893 The ship turned
turtle and wen, down within fifteen minutes after
the collision. carrying with her Admiral Sir George
Tryon and about 100 men,