New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-17
LOST WITHOUT A SHOT FIRED.
MANY wARsHIPs AND HUNDREDS OF LIVES DE
sTROyED WITHIN A FEW YEARS
BIZ ACCTDENTs

There have bean Numerous losses Of warshps an
over the world within the last few years by
other than the casualties Of war. The losses Of
life on these occasions have been large Spain her
self hae lost two cruisers In Cuban waters since
The outbreak Of the Cuban war. both through &C
cidents The Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon
aground on Colorado Point. off Mantua, Cuba.
September e. 1895. and total loss. All the
crew were saved exo>pt three sailors. She was a
second-class cruiser Of Lilo tons.
The Spanish cruiser Sanchez Barcaiztegui was
struck by an incoming coastng steamer directly
off Moro Castle. in Havana Harbor. on September
le 1895 and sank almost instantly. Admiral Parejo,
Captain YbaneA three other officers and thirty
sailors were drowned. The Bareaztegui OF
e20 tons displacement.
FAR more terrible disaster was the wreck Of
the Spanish cruiser Reina Regente, somewhere off
the south coast Of Spain. In March 1885. with all
on board 40 souls. The Rena Regente
Of the three Spanish warbhips that towed the
caravels across the take part In the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. She was the largest
vessel IN Spanish Navy.
Tie Tnited States has been much more fortunate
or her commanders much more ski,ful. The last
vessel lost by the United States Navy before the
disaster 70 tho Maine the famous old corvette
Kearsarge. wrecked on the reef called Roncador
In the Caribbean Sea Oh February e. 1894 The
officers ana crew were all saved, with one excep-
Hayt JANUARY &c. for Biuenelds. Niearagud She
ran the reef. which Is Of the most danger
night The officers and crew got of IN good order
in small boats and reached reef called the tonca-
dor Cay AFTER exciting adventures. one sailor was
drowned In making landing. A boat was sent out
to Old Providence Island distant egniy miles Tor
theirs and took the party off. The Kearsarge was
4@ seas ana ~H She %a a n
Juua. 1901 when, under the command Of John An
bourg Harbor. France, The Confederate privateer
Alabama, that had done untold damage 10 the
commerce Of the United States during the Civil
The mon -of-war vand,la and Nipso Of the Pa
~ff Igev.a a Tesf In no
j.s5 Tae Vsadaiis los, four officers and thirty
one man fatally injured at tho sam time on board
injured. The British -hp Ceope and the German
vessels Adler. Olga and Eoer were also caught In
the hurricane a: the same time. out escaped serious
injury although the Adler was thrown upon reef
and the Olga was bcacned ,,.
was me loss ~ tie British batile-shp Victoria n
thc eastern Mediterranean Sea of TrPoil Syrian
drowned The Victoria, which was the flagship Of
HTvrns for pracse Win the Medi.orranS@n
Squadron and was run into almost a. right angles
ron She sank IN Gfteen minutes in eehteen fath-
oms Of water Twenty-nine oiGeps 2na 3eI mn
Trou himself Commander FeNicome. command
Eighty ives we're lost in September 1888. by tn.
sinking Of the Haytan warship Alexandra Potion,
lef Port au Prince September s. bound FOR San
Domingo with a number OF Hsytian diplomats Of
gh ak 6oo gong Csc 80 nes aa g1% T'
smooth sea. no cause for the disaster being known.
only one sailor was rescued.
on July % 1886 the German ginbO6t lite
wrecked on the Promontory Of Shan-Nng. China
Seventy five officers and men were lost, only eleven
OF her crew being saved. She was single-scrcw
steamer Of 80 tons.
The Russian cruiser Vitiaz wac wrecked of tho
Corean coast June u, 1893 Two officers and
fifteen " the drowned; the others were
saved. The vessel was wrecked In a great typhoon.
with which she had struggled for three days
finally having been thrown her beam-ends and
| disabled.
on July 90 1896, lightning struck the italian
coast-defence warship Roma and set fire 20 nor
/ The crew were unable 10 subdue the flames md
her commander. seeing that they were approach
/ ing the powder maGRzne. gave orders TO attach 4
torpedo 10 the huh q the vessel and then for ali
/ hands 10 abandon her When the small hoats
] containing the crew safe distance fhe
.orPeGo was discharged, and the Roma was sunk
. Nobody hurt
The Japanese warship Chishimarukan was SUNK
/ by collision with the British steamer Pay.nne lT
I November. 1892. In the Inland Sea T,iphfv-t w.
/ lives lost The vessel filled and sank 80
rapidly that there was no opportunity to lower the
on December p. 1896 the Chinese cruiser Kwop.
Pins was wrecked IF the Pcscadore Islands Mot
Of The officers who were IN charge OF ne deck and
.>'y men were l0st The Kwau-ping was IL vessel
ur i.nl tons She one - the vessels thar sur
rendered 40 'he Japancse a. Wei Hai-Wei n Feb.
rutiy. 1886
The Italian torpedo-boat Mongambano foundered
/ Of l-triH on November %. 1881 Her Was
saved.