French Steamer Ashore. Vancouver, October 21
The steamer Louisiane, 5000 tons, belonging to the Compaigne Transatlantic, went ashore 30 miles east of Key West. The passengers were rescued, but the vessel will…
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274 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 14
A Steamer in the Mud. Brisbane
The N.Z. Shipping Company's steamer Rangatira, which left Bulimba this morning for London with a valuable cargo of beef, tallow hides and other produce, ran into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mammoth Steamer. the Largest Afloat. London, October 21
The new White Star liner Olympic, which, with her sister steamer, the Titanic, will be the largest vessel ever constructed, has been launched at Messrs. Harland and…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Revenue Cutter Wrecked. Only Two Men Saved. Vancouver, October 22
The American revenue cutter Cespedes has been wrecked off the Cuban coast. All hands were lost except two. The steamer Bluefields,, which has 28…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →The Steamer Wyoming a Wreck
The coasting steamer Wyoming, of Sydney, which ran on the rocks at Kiola, south of [?] on Friday night, has now become a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Australia Refloated
The Superintendent of Navigation this morning received a telegram form the pilot at Nambucca Heads stating that the schooner Australia, which ran ashore on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Power Station Wrecked Electric Current Runs Amok. Paris
At Vitry-sur-Seine hooligans wrecked the power station and the electric current ran amok. Three persons were in consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Wrecked. Grew Splendidly Rescued
The cargo steamer Wimbourne, unable to withstand the stress of the weather, was wrecked off Lands End, the celebrated headland which forms the westernmost land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Thrilling Wreck Scenes Lifeboat Tossed Like Cork. Hazardous Guff Descent. London
Terrible weather is being experienced on the Soutfh-East coast of England and several shipping casualties have occurred. Pouring rain marked the early hours of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Preussen Men Brought Ashore Safely. London
With the establishment of communication between the shore and the stranded, ship Preussen. and the moderation of the weather, the position of the men on board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riots in Wales Panorama of Wreckage Welsh Goal Trouble. Mob Imprison Fifty Men. London
Ihe position in South Wales created by the violence of the coal strikers is fraught with grave possibilities. The 18th Hussars have, now arrived and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge-ship Ashore. Wreck Follows Collision. Gallant Attempts at Rescue. London, November 7
The mail steamer Brighton, bound from Newhaven for Dieppe, was seriously damaged yesterday in a collision with the five-masted steel ship Preussen, 5081 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Passenger Steamer for Australian Trade
The famous Blue Funnel line (Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co), which has been established over half a century, and comprises 66 steamers, is about to be extended by the inauguration of an Australian passenger service through the medium of three specially-designed screw steamers. The first of these, the Aeneas, was launched on August 23rd. The liners will sail from Glasgow, calling at Fishguard on the outward voyage, and will each be over 10,000 tons register…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Passenger Steamer for Australian Trade the New Blue Funnel Liner Aeneas
The famous Blue Funnel line (Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co) which has been established over and a country, and comprises do steamers is about to bo extended by the inauguration of an Australian passenger service through the medium of three specially-designed screw steamers. The first of those, the Aeneas, was launched on August 23rd. The liners will sail from Glasgow, calling at Fishgua[?]d or the outward voyage, and will each [?]s over 10,000 tons register…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Year's Wrecks. Increase Over 1908
The statistical summary of ships totally lost, broken up condemned, &c., published by Lloyd's Register, shows that during 1909 such vessels numbered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fishing Boats Wrecked. Paris
Eight fishing boats have been wrecked during a gale off Boulogne. In all 37 fishermen were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Shipwreck 100 Lives Lost. Rio De Janeiro
On October 23 news was received that the steamer Wally while on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Sweden bad been wrecked off the coast of Para, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Evolution of the Steamer. From Jouffroy to the Dennys
The history of steamships comprises little more than a hundred years. But the rapidity and movement of its evolution render the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Biograh Show Wrecked at Fiji. Sydney
The steamer Suva arrived from Fiji the morning, mishap to a biograph show, Perry's biograph company was travelling from Fiji…
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