Evening star., 1898-07-08
DISASTERS AT SEA.
Record of Ten Years. Covering Some
of the Greatest Maritime Wrecks.

Record of Ten Years. Covering Some
of the Greatest Maritime Wrecks.
Those of 1888:
February 1.-The British bark Abercorn
foundered off the coast of Washington ter
ritory; 20 lives lost.
March 2-The French schooner Fleur de
la Mer foundered off Cayenne; 60 lost.
April 2-The bark Princess foundered off
Portugal; % lost.
April THE loss Of the steamer Rio ia
metro. with 120 passengers, was reported.
April 29-Ship Smyrna and steamer Motor
in collision off the Isle of Wight; 13 lost.
June ia German steamer (name un-
known, with 1,1OO pilgrims on board, was
lost.
August 1.-THE steamer Geiser sunk off
the coast of Nova Scotia by the steamer
Thingvalla: III lost.
August 22-Steamers City of Chester and
Oceanic in collision off San Francisco; 20
lest.
August 31-Steau;ers Snareshrook and
Cairo collided off Tarifa, Spain; II lost.
September 13-Steamers Sud America and
La France collided off Canary Islands; 40
lost.
october 5-Frcnch fishing bark Madeline
run down by steamer Queen, p lost.
November 4-Steamer SaXmHndian found
cred off Cowes; % lost. November Ferry
boat sunk near Calcutta; CD lost. Novem-
ber 10-Steamer Iberia sunk near New York
by steamer Umbria. November 16-Steam-
or (name unknown) sunk off coast OF In
Ola; $50 lost. December G-BritiSh steamer
Hartlepoole foundered off Norway; II lost,
February 4-Spanish steamer Remus
fOundered off Philippines; all lost. British
bark Largo Bay sunk British steamer
Glencoe off Beachy Head; 81 lost. Collision
off Dungeness, England, between British
steamer Nereid and British ship Killochan;
"a lost.
February l-Hurricane in Apia bay. Sa-
moa caused loss of American men-of-war
Trenton and Vandalia and German men-of-
war Adler and Eber, with several mer-
chantmen; LAT lost.
February 23-Bark Josie Troop foundered
off North Carolina coast; IL lost.
March 16-American bark Pettingill foun-
dered off Virginia capes; IA lost.
May 17-American steamer Alaska foun-
dered off coast of Oregon; 80 lost.
November 1-American ship Cheesbor-
ough foundered eff japanese coast; IS lost.
November American steamer Manhat-
tan sunk off coast of Delaware by schooner
Agnes Manning; 10 lost.
1890: February 17-British steamer Du-
burg foundered in China sea; 400 lost
February 19-British steamer Highgate
lost in collision off Welsh coast; 6 lost.
February 21-British ship Sovereign sunk;
30 lost.
Calcutta in collision.
September 16-Austrian man-of-war foIn-
der ed in Black sea.
November 11-Ferry boat sunk off Dan
ube; 10 lost,
November 24-Collision between British
steamer Calypso and Spanish schooner;
both saved; no lives lost.
December 15-British steamer Phyapeket
sunk in collision; AZ lost.
1S91-February 22-Ship Elizabeth sunk off
San Francisco; IS lost.
March 1S-Steamer Utopia sunk in coIli-
sion with British ironclad off Gibraltar; $40
lost
March 25-Steamer Stratnairly lost off
North Carolina coast; 10 lost.
April 17-British steamer st. Catherfs lost
off Caroline Islands; 90 lost.
August 2S-Steamers Easily and Gambler
coilided at sea near Sidney: 26 lost.
September 11-Steamers Tourmania Utal-
lam and Thessalia Greek in collision off
Greek coast; TouTmanfa sunk; "a lost
November 29-Unnamed brig lost al sea
2T0 lost.
December 14-Ship Enterkin foundered Off
English coast; 30 lost.
1s92-January 3-British bark Chidwell
foundered in collision; 15 lost.
January 13-Steamer NamchoW foundered
in China sea; Ala lost.
February 1-Steemer Elder wrecked off
Isle of Wight.