A Steamer Wrecked. Ten Persons Drowned. London
A steamer has been wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. There were 108 persons on board, and attempting to swim ashore tea were drowned…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895
25 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Terrible Shipping Disaster a Vessel Foundered with 400 Souls on Board. Only 20 Persons Saved. London
The Atlantic liner Elbe, of the North German Lloyd Company, with four hundred souls on board, has foundered with nearly all bands. The vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Snowstorm in England. Safe Arrival of a Missing Lifeboat. London
Further heavy snowstorms are reported in London and the provinces. The Ramsgate lifeboat, which it was feared had been lost, is safe. The crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sinking of the German Mail Steamer. Steamer Crathie Detained. Officers Arrested. London
The steamer Crathie, which collided with the Elbe, has been detained at Rotterdam. The chief officers have been arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Elbe. Bodies and Mailbags Recovered. London
Bodies and mailbags are being recovered in the vicinity of the wreck of the steamer Elbe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Overdue. Fears Entertained for Her Safery. Sydney
The steamer Gabo, from Western Australia to Adelaide, is overdue, and fears are entertained for her safety…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Piring on an American Steamer. London
The United States Government has demanded an apology from Spain for the action of the Spanish warship in [?] on an American steamer off the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newspaper Offices Wrecked. London
In consequence of [?] comments made on the army be two newspapers in Madrid, three hundred suhalle[?] wracked the [?] and malter[?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cablegrams. Seizure of a British Steamer by the Japanese. London, Wednesday
The Japanese seized the British steamer Yung Sand at Kiku for carrying contraband for war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) a Vessel Ashore. Likely to Become a Total Wreck. Sydney
The barque Devonport, which is ashore at Circular Head, is now full of water and likely to become a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sinking of the Steamer Elbe. the Mate of the Crathie at Fault. London
The inquiry into the sinking of the steamship Elbe found that the disaster was caused by the gross negligence of the mate of the ship Crathie, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Wrecked. 168 Lives Lost. London, Wednesday
The Spanish steamer Graviea has been wrecked on the Philipine Islands. 168 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cablegrams. Wreck of a Steamer. Terrible Loss of Life. London
The Pacific Mill Steamship Companyâs steamer Colima has been wrecked on the Mexican coast. One hundred and seventy persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwreck. Off the N.s.w. Coast
THE Eastern and Australian S. S. Companyâs steamship Catterthun, 2200 tons burden, left the Companyâs wh[?] Millerâs Point, Sydney, on Wednesday, at 4 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Shipping Disaster Steamer Catterthun Wrecked. 55 Lives Lost
The steamer Catterthuu was wrecked at Seal Rocks on Wednesday night. She struck on the rocks, and foundered in nine minutes. Fifty-four lives were lost. There…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Marine Catastrophe. the Steamer Catterthun Shipwrecked
ONCE more the cruel sea has claimed for its own a number of precious lives, and today there is sorrow in the hearts of those who but a very few days ago were wish…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.)WRECK of the Catterthun. Statement by Survivors. Sydney
The survivors of the steamer Catterthun arrived at Sydney yesterday morning. The Chinese sailors and stewards tell a terrible story of the fate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Catterthun. Adjournment of the Inquest. Salvage Operations. Sydney
The inquest upon the victims of the Catterthun disaster has been adjourned till next Wednesday. The underwriters are hopeful of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cablegrams. Collision in the English Channel. One Vessel Foundered. London
The Lyon-Seaford collision in the English Channel occurred twenty five miles from the coast, during a fog. The latter foundered in forty minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Catterthun Wreck
CAPTAIN HALL, marine surveyor to the Sydney Underwritersâ Association, was on Monday in consultation with a number of gentleman representing varied inter[?] in…
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