A Thrilling Story of Shipwreck
A TELEGRAM in the NEW YORK HERALD, dated Mobile, Ala., October 13, says:—Cantain Maillard of the French barque [?] the loss of his vessel and the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1881
13 stories in New England's papers
Wreck and Rescue
A REMARKABLE story of wreck and rescue comes from the Townsville correspondent of the BRISBANE COURIER. He writes, on Sunday, Jan. 30:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Daring Robbery of a Steamer
A WELL conceived and skilfully executed scheme to steal a steamer, and obtain a quantity of valuable goods by false pretences, has, there is every reason to believe, been thwarted by the…
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THE Wi[?]hamstown correspondent or the Daily Telegraph writes:--"Further examination of the steamer, on Saturday, disclosed that there was a quantity of type and a small printing press on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Week of the Tararua. Cause of the Wreck
Geo. [?]. Ganndres, on the application of Mr. Simpson. The police offering an objection to the application of Thomas Franey, for…
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PARTICULARS have been received of the suicide of four seamen belonging to the Ajace, which was wrecked near New York. It appears that a heavy storm, with high…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of the Steamer Teuton. 242 Persons Drowned
PARTICULARS are to hand by the Orient Co,'s steamer Potosi of the total loss of the Union Co.'s steamer Teuton and the drowning of 242 persons The quarter-master, Mr. Kromm, gives the…
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FROM files of the "Cape News[?] Orient Co.'s steamer Potosi, w[?] particulars of the loss of the U[?] steamer Teuton and the drow[?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mountain Steamer
STEAM navigation among the mountain ranges of Colorado is one of the peculiarities of that wonderful region. A Denver paper says: " A sail over the placid and translucent waters of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Barque Glimpse. Three Lvies Lost. Fearful Sufferings of Survivors. (From Friday's Echo.)
WE have to record another painful incident at sea, the result of the late fearful gales, which have already proved a source of disaster in more than one…
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THE Castle Mail Steam Packet Company's Royal mail steamer Dublin Castle arrived in Plymouth Sound from Capetown, on September 29, bringing the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wrecked Existence. (From the Brooklyn Eagle.)
"THE snow has drifted around my heart," sighed a fair young Boston girl, as she and her Brooklyn hostess sat on the floor, lacing their boots, the other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Odd Things That Have Been Found About the Wrecks of Vessels
THE Coast Wrecking Company has in its office, in New York, a curious collection of relics from old wrecks and other odd bits taken from the sea. The collection embraces quaint pieces…
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