A Tug Wrecked. Strikes Submerged Wreck. Lifeboat Overturns. New York
Exciting scenes were witnessed on Monday on the New Jersey coast, when the tug Margaret met with disaster. The tug struck a submerged wreek, and…
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The Christmas Gales. Steamer Struck by Huge Wave. London
The Italian steamer Trento has been towed to [?] being in a crippled condition resembling that of the P. and [?] branch liner Narrung. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Steamer Fooers. 98 Passengers and Cresaved. London
The Canard liner Syria pickup seven boats containing 98 of the pages and crew of the French steamer Augustin, near Bona, a seaport of Algeron a bay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck in the Indian Ocean Passengers Land on a Lonely Island. Rescued by a Passing Steamer. London
The French steamer, Salazie, experienced a fearful cyclone on the voyage from Diego Suarez to Marseilles. Eight boats were swept overboard…
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A tiny leak in a big ship can c[?] be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her beneath the sea. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamship Ashore. Rio De Janeiro, January 6
The steamship Workman (6116 tons), one of the fleet of the Charente Steamship Company Liverpool, has gone ashore, and it is feared will become a total loss. The…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Australian Bound Steamer Safe
The Australian Shipping Company's steamer Ajana, 7770 tons, which encountered the gale that did so much damage to the P. and O. steamer Narrung, has passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disasters at Sea. Steamer Goes to Bottom. Twenty Sailors Missing. New York, January 4
A message has just been received from Newport News, in Virginia, conveying the tragic intelligence that the steamer Julia Luckenback (3100 tons), owned by E. F…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Lifeboat Experiences. How Two Crews Were Saved
One of the earliest lifeboat experiences of Lieutenant Williams [?] It happened…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Steamer Founders. Seven Dead; Others Missing. New York
A message from Tampa, in Florida, states that the steamer Future, laden with humber, has foundered off Cape Hatterus. Seven bodies have been washed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire in Mid-ocean. Damage £2000. New York
The steamer Carthagenian caught on fire in mid-ocean. The flames were extinguished by pumping large quantities of water into the hold. There was no panic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blizzard in Great Britain Many Wrecks. London
A fierce blizzard prevails in Scotland, Wales and the North of England. The roads and passes are blocked with snow. Many weeks are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danish Steamer Wrecked. Seven Lives Lost. London
Another shipping disaster during tho blizzard in Scotland was reported last night. The Danish steamer Gkosch has become a total wreck off Cape Girdle Ness, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Blizzard in the British Isles. a Number of Ships Wrecked. Heavy Loss of Life. LONDON
A fierce blizzard is raging in Scotland, Wales, and the North of England. Railway and telegraph services have been seriously interrupted, and great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Atlantic Liner Wrecked. Eight Hundred Passengers Safely Transhipped. London
The Atlantic liner Uranium struck a rock ten miles from Halifax. There were eight hundred passengers aboard, but there was no panic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Steamer Strikes Rocky Ledge. 800 Passengers on Board. Vancouver
The S.S. Cranium, 5183 tons, a British steamer belonging to the Uranium S.S. Company, has met with disaster 10 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia…
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The steamer Snowden Range anchored at the outer entrance to Queenstown. The towing steamer and tugs were compelled to leave her owing to a terrific gale. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foundered Off Cape Hatteras. Tampa (Florida), January 3
The steamer Future laden with lumber foundered during a gale of Cape Harteras. Seven of her crow were drow[?] but the fate of the others is not known…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Steamer Sinks with All Hands
The Swedish steamer Neptunis has foundered on Dogger bank, with all hands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blizzard in British Isles. Coast Strewn with Wrecks. Exceptional Fall of Snow. London, January 13
Extremely severe weather throughout a large part of the North of England Wales, and the south of Scotland continues. A violent gale is raging…
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