The Shipwrecks of the World
WE hear much of many finely modelled ships that are built from time to time, but little of the many vessels that are lost. Occasionally public interest is excited by…
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33 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2
Poem for Recitation. the Dead of the Wreck
"As soon as the boat struck, the bell commenced tolling, probably from the action of the wind upon it, and continued to toll, slowly and mournfully, as long as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the French Mail Steamer Niemen. London, January 25
Intelligence has been received of the total wreck of the Messageries-Maritimes Co.’s mall steamer Niemen, 1814 tons, bound from Marseilles to Colombo. The malls were lost, but…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of a Steamer. London, February 11
The steamer Trinaeria, 2256 tons, belonging to Messrs. Henderson Bros., of London and Glasgow (Anchor line), been totally lost off Coronna, on the northwest…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Wreck of the Roumania. London, February 23
The Marine Court of Inquiry engaged in investigating the disaster to the Anchor Line steamer Roumania, which was wrecked on the Portuguese coast in October last…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The World's Largest Cargo Steamer
The largest vessel yet built on the Wear, in England, and said to be the greatest cargo vessel in the world, was successfully launched last month. The vessel, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sufferings of a Shipp-wrecked Crew. Nine Days Without Food or Water. London
Information is to hand from Honolulu that the barque Lady Lampson, which left Sydney for Hawaii on 1st December last, under the command…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A White Star Steamer Over Due. London, March 20
Great alarm is felt for the safety of the new cargo steamer the Naroaic, owned by Ismay, Imrie, and Co. (the White Star line). The Naronic is several weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Shipwreck in the Pacific. London, March 19
News has been received of the loss in the Pacific of the ship Templemore, from Wallaroo, South Australia. The whole of the crew escaped safely from the vessel,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Missing Steamer Naronic. London, April 1
Another beat which belonged to the missing steamer Naronic has been found in the Atlantic. The Naronic, which is a new cargo steamer of 6000 tons, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Sinking of a Steamer at Constantinople. London, April 5
A palace steamer has been sunk at Constantinople. Sixty persons who were on board were drowned. There is apparently some mystery connected with the sinking…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A New P. AND O. Steamer Ordered. London, April 15
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company has entered., into a contract with a shipbuilding firm at Greenock to build a steamer of 7500 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Wreck of the Temple- More. Loudon, April 29
The crew of the ship Templemore, from Wallaroo, South Australia, which was wrecked in the Pacific, have arrived at Southampton. The men, who escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Novelist. The Sea Recreant. the Romances of an Honored and a Dishonored Name. Chapter X. the Sea Recreant Ashore
When Ronaldo, the Sea Recreant, saw that his vessel was in the hands of his foes, and that his new captive was going to be wrested from him, he bounded down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Collision at Sea. a Steamer Run Down Off English Coast. the Twenty-four of the Passengers and Crew Drowned. London, May 13
News has been received of a disastrous collision at sea off the northern coast of Devonshire. The s.s. City of Hamburg, 1174 tons, of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of a Brazilian Cruiser. London, May 23
The Brazilian man-of-war Almirante Ba[?] an unarmoured cruiser of 1960 tons, 14 guns, has been totally wrecked in the Red Sea[?] The Almirante B[?]rroso was built in Brazil,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bank Wreckers and the Government
THE wrecking of banks may be an amusing matter to those whose minds are warped with hatred of everything that is good and useful in the colony, but is has proved a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burning of Manila Steamer, London, July 8
The steamer Don Joan, 482 tons, belonging to Senor Francisco L. Roxas, of has been destroyed by fire off that port One hundred and forty-five Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Sea Recreant. the Romance of an Honored and a Dishonored Name. Chapter Li. a Storm and a Wreck
Both the prize-ship and brig were fair sailers, and they went along at an even pace on their course northward. Several days had [?]ifey been on the way…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sketcher. WRECKS
Many Harbor Boards hare their own wreck removing plant, and then their divers make a preliminary examination of the sunken vessel with the view of ascertaining…
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