Shipwreck in South Seas
The Union S.S. Co.'s Matai, en route to San Francisco, while at anchorage at Raratonga, was carried by a strong tide and high winds on to a reef, where…
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Steamer Maitai Ashore at Rarotonga
The Union Steamship (Co's. San Francisco mail steamer, Maitai, 3393 tons, has been wrecked at Rarotonga, in the Cook Group. News of the disaster, was received…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Queensland Floods. a Desolate Picture. Wreckage and Filth Every-where
Clermont is the scene of the most utter desolation. The lower portion of the town, which is situated between Sandy Creek and the lagoon, looks as if it had…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →American Warship Ashore
The United States armored cruiser Milwaukee, 9700 tons, went ashore in California, and may become a total loss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Steamer's Trip
According to a message from Amsterdam, the German, steamer Ursula Fisiber (1283 tons), flying the German flag, entered Mushing Harbour, and ascended the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →World's Latest Cargo Steamer
The largest steamer ever built for cargo-carrying is (says a London paper) the Milazzo, a new Italian merchant ship. She is built as no other ship has ever been…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Today's Latest. Germany's Announcement Causing Anxiety and Excitement. the New York "Tribune" on the Position. Sailings From New York Cancelled. Wild Scenes in Wall Street. a German Steamer Scuttled at Charleston
Competent circles in Amsterdam regard Germany's announcement of ruthless submarine war with grave anxiety…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →United States Steamer Sunk
News has been received in the United States from London that the United States steamship Honsatonic (3143 tons, owned by the Housatonic Steamship Company…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →An Australian Steamer Torpedoed. Wellington, N.Z., February 6
The New Zealand manager of the Commonwealth and Dominion line has been advised that the twin-screw steamer Port Adelaide, 8181 tons, has been sunk. The…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →On the Seas. the Huns' Frightfulness. Two British Steamers Sunk. Women and Children the Victims. American Seamen Killed. Dutch Steamer Fired on and Sunk. Holland Wants an Explanation
The survivors of the British steamer Eaveston report that the ship was sunk by gunfire from a submarine. The crew abandoned the sinking ship…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An American Schooner Wrecked
The American schooner E. B. Jackson went ashore and was wrecked at Apia Harbor. All hands were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. American Schooner Bombed. Vancouver, February 13
The American Consul at Rome cables that the American schooner, Lymanlaw, was bombed by an Austrian submarine. The crew of the schooner were landed…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →An American Schooner Sunk. in the Mediterranean. the Crew Landed
The American schooner Lyman Law has been sunk in the Mediterranean by an Austrian submarine. The crew were landed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Later Details. the Schooner Set on Fire. Austria Making Desperate Efforts to Pacify America
It has transpired that the Lyman Law was set on fire by bombs, off Sardinia. The submarine stood on guard, while the crew of ten,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late War News. American Steamer Sunk. Sydney, Thursday, 11.30 a.m
The American steamer Lyman Law has been sunk in the Mediterranean. No further details are to hand. SYDNEY, Thursday, 3.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bishop on Torpedoed Steamer
Archbishop Riley, of Perth, when interviewed at Fremantle, said he left here on a ship with troops. His object in going home was to see as many Australian troops…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Enemy Submarine Ashore
News has boon received from Amsterdam of the stranding of the German submarine 830 on the Zeeland coast. The vessel, which had sustained no damage, was towed to…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Kaiser a Wreck
Mr. Edgar Moore, who has returned from Germany, says the Kaiser is considered a, madman, and is a physical wreck. He is hopelessly addicted, to drugs, because…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Robbery on a Mail Steamer
On the arrival of the steamer Indarra at Albany, a man was found concealed in a big basket in No. 2 hold. It was, subsequently discovered that the steamer's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Devastation of War 754 Wrecked Villages Recovered 46,263 Houses Destroyed. Paris
An official report in the "Journal" stated that 754 of the Communes have been liberated from the enemy, in which 46,263 houses were partially…
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