Evening journal., 1900-03-22


rescued by the Winter, which put into
port next day with her bow stove in.
The British steamer Bath City found
cred of Lundy's Island February a.
The Bath City, which was a big steel
screw steamer, with a net tonnage CT
2515, left New York February fer
Bristol. England, under command Of
Captain Jones. She struck a rock eff
Lundy's Island. and, in backing of, en-
larged the break and sank a few hours
later. The captain, the first and second
mates, the third engineer and ten Of
the crew were rescued. The rest are
reported missing. but It is believed they
will turn up alive.
STRUCK A ROCK.
The German steamer Remus left Phil
adelphia, January 4, with a general
cargo. bound for Aarhuus, Denmark. On
January 30, when only a few hours out
from port, she struck a reef at Horns
rim, one Of the most dangerous places
on the Danish coat. Her cargo was
a total loss, and Captain H. Willems.
together with thirteen of the crew, was
drowned.
There are eleven other steamers re-
ported either lost or missing since jan
uary i, 1900. The Gate City, an iron
screw steamer, perished on the second
of this month. The German steamer
Liyadia Captain j. Bendfeldt went
ashore at Terschilling, January p, on
her way back from Hamburg for the
Delaware Breakwater. The crew were
saved, but on January 26, the Livadia
went to pieces and the cargo was lost.
The Miami which left San Francisco,
January 16, for Nanaimo, was totally
wrecked on the morning of January 25,
near Oyster Bay. British Columbia. The
British steamer Sutton is also reported
missing.
Within the last week four large
steamers have been lost The British
steamer Windsor, which arrived at
Calais, France, from Leith, Scotland, on
March 8, reported that the Cuvier. a
large British freighter, was sunk in
collision with an unknown steamer.The
Windsor picked up the second officer
and two of the seamen, but the rest
Of the crew were drowned The Cuyier
was under command Of Captain Quin-
ton and was bound for Brazil, from
Antwerp. The collision occurred some
where in the stormy North Sea The
Cuvier was built Of steel in 1888 and
was owned by W. Holland and w.
Jones. Her gross tonnage was register
ed at 2299 and she carried a crew Of
fifty men.
The United Fruit Companys steam
ship, the Admiral Schley, Captain Bot
man, which arrived in Philadelphia,
March l3, reported the rescue of the
chief officer and four sailors Of the
wrecked steamship Frammes. The
Frammes left Philadelphia, on Febru-
airy l9, for Santiago, via Norfolk, Feb
ruary %. under command of Captain
Thorbjorsen. She carried a crew Of
fourteen men and cargo Of steel rails
and spars. On the evening of March 2,
the Frammes ran ashore on Hogsty
reef, a barren tract of sand. half way
between Great Inagua and Crooked Is
land. The crew set out in a boat to
seek aid. They were picked up by the
Admiral Schley and landed at Fortune
Island, where they chartered a schooner
and went back after their comrades.
They reported the Frammes to be a
total wreck.
On March TO- the Norwegian steamer
Franklin, carrying a general cargo. was
reported wrecked on Chinchora banks.
dangerous line OF rocks, about one
Thousand miles north OF Belize. Hondu-
ras. The entire crew escaped. The
Franklin was owned by Orr & Lauben-
heimer, Of Mobile. On March 9 the
steamer Delaware, which carried
freight and passengers between Phila-
delphia and Milford, Del, was burned
at her dock in Milford. The steamer,
which was valued at 10000, was to-
tai loss. She was partially covered by
insurance.
The most mysterious case among the
missing vessels is that of the German
steamer Ida, which left Blyth, Eng
land, on December "A for Bordeaux and
which has not been heard of since. At
the longest, the voyage would take
only two days, so that there can be no
doubt that the Ida is lost. It is the gen
eral opinion that she sprang a leak
and went down with all hands on
board. The other important steamers
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