The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-10
DISASTERS AT SEA.
Record of Ten Years, Covering Some
of the Greatest Maritime Wrecks.

Oh TIE OTedDeSL WTeCkS.
Those of 1888:
February 1.-The British bark Abercorn
foundered off the coast of Washington
territory; 20 lives lost.
March 2-The French schooner Fleur de
la Mer foundered off Cayenne; GO lost.
April 2-The bark Princess foundered off
Portugal ;23 lost.
April 7--The loss of the steamer Rio ia
neiro, with 120 passengers, was reported
April 29-Ship Smyrna and steamer Mo-
tor in collision off the Isle of Wight; l3
lost.
June IA German steamer (name un-
known, with 1,1O0 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; 80
lost.
August 31-Steamers Snaresbrook and
Cairo colided off Tarifa, Spain; IL lost.
September 13-Steamers Sud America
and La France collided off Canary
Islands; 40 lost.
October 5-French fishing bark Made
line run down by steamer Queen; u lost.
November 4-Steamer Saxmundan foun-
dered off Cowes, % lost. November =
Ferry boat sunk near Calcutta; 80 lost.
New York by steamer Umbria. Novem-
ber 16-Steamer (name unknown) sunk off
coast of India; 900 lost December C.
British steamer Hartleroole foundered off
Norway; II lost.
February 4-Spanish steamer Remus
foundered off Philippines; all lost. British
barge Largo Bay sunk British steamer
Glencoe off Beachy Head; 81 lost. Colli-
sion off Dungeness England, between
British steamer Nereld and British ship
killochan; "a lost.
February 1i--Hurricane in Apia bay
Samoa. caused loss of American men-of-
war Trenton and Vandalia and German
men-of-war Adler and Eber, with several
merchantmen; 141 lost.
February 23-Bark Josie Troop foun-
| dered off North Carolina coast; II lost.
March 16-American bark Pettingill
| foundercd 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 off Japanese coast; 10
| lost.
November 1-American steamer Man
| haitian sunk off coast of Delaware by
| schooner Agnes Manning; 10 lost.
Those of 1890:
February 17-British steamer Duburg
| foundered in China sea; 400 lost.
| February 19-British steamer Highgate
| lost in collision off Welsh coast; lost.
| February 21-British ship Sovereign
| sunk; 80 lost.
July 4-British steamer Regius sunk off
| Calcutta in collision.
September 16-Austrian man-of-war
foundered in Black sea.
| November 11-Ferry boat sunk off DAN
ube; So lost
November 2t-Collision between British
steamer Calypso and Spanish schooner;
both saved; no lives lost.
December 15-British steamer Phyapek-
ct sunk in collision; AZ lost.
Those of 1891:
February 22-Ship Elizabeth sunk off
San Francisco; Is lost.
March 1S-Steamer Utopia sunk in COLI.
sion with British ironclad off Gibraltar
$50 lost.
March 25-Steamer Strathairly lost of
| North Carolina coast; 10 lost.
April 17-British steamer ST. Gathers
lost off Caroline Islands; 80 lost.
| August 2S-Steamers Easily and Gam
bier collided at sea near Sidney; 26 lost.
| September II - Steamers Tourmania
Utaliam and Thessalia (Greek) in COLI
sion off Greek coast; Tourmania sunk; q
lost.
270 lost.
December 1i-Ship Enterkin founderec
off English coast; 30 lost.
Those of 1892:
January 3-British bark Chidwell foun
dered in collision; 15 lost
January 13-Steamer Namchow foun
| dered in China sea; Ala lost.
February 1-Steamer Elder wrecked of
Isle of Wight.
February 2i-Unknown steamer lost of
Cornish coast, with all hands
May 22-BraZilian man-of-war lost II
river La Plata; 12O lost.
July 7-Steamer Marechal Canrober
foundered al sea; lost.
| August 30-Steamer Western Reserve
broke in two in Lake Superior; 26 lost.
October 16-Steamcr Bokhara foundereC
in China sea over 100 lost
October 27-Steamer Roumania foun
dered off Portuguese coast; ll3 lost
November 30-Japanese man-of-wa
sunk in collision.
| December 17-American sunk a Spanish
steamer in Manila bay.
Those of 1898:
January 25-Britsh steamer Cinconi
sunk by German bark Lake Ontario il
English channel.
April 1.-The sultan's steam yacht foun
dered near Constantinpole; sixty lost
May 22-Brazilian man-of-war Amir
ante Barossa foundered.
June 23-British battle ship Victorii
sunk by battle ship Camperdown during
manouvers in Mediterranean sea; 400 lost
| September 25-Russian steamer AfOn
Zeevecke burned at sea; 90 lost
October 17-French steamer Marseille
foundered; all hands lost.
December 3l-British steamer Cythar
enes sunk by La Flandre.
Those of 1894:
February-U. s. S. Kearsarge sunk ci
Roncador Reef, Caribbean sea; none lost
Those of 1885,
January 2ESteamer Chicora sunk II
Lake Michigan; 27 lost,
January 3O-North German Lloyd steam
er Elbe sunk in North sea in collision
with British steamer Crathie; 325 lost 2
saved
March 1-Spanish man-of-war Reina Re