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November, 1886 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
des, 30 miles southwest of Cape Flattery; 236 lives lost......Nov. 4, 1875 American schooner Sunshine stranded near Cape Foulweather, Or.; twenty lives lost......Nov. 18, 1875 American bark Malleville stranded on Vancouver Island; nineteen lives lost......Oct. 10, 1882 Grappler burned near Bute Inlet, Vancouver Island; about seventy lives lost......about May 3, 1883 American schooner Flying Scud, bound for Kadiak, Alaska, never heard from; twenty-four persons on board......November, 1886 American schooner Harvey Mills founders, 60 miles southwest of Cape Flattery, Wash.; twenty-three lives lost......Dec. 14, 1886 American bark Atlantic stranded at entrance to Golden Gate, Cal.; twenty-seven lives lost......Dec. 17, 1886 American ship St. Stephen, from Port Townsend to San Francisco, founders at sea; twenty-seven lives lost......April, 1887 British bark Abercorn stranded on Damon's Point, north of Gray's Harbor, Wash.; twenty-two lives lost......Jan. 30, 1888
January 27th, 1871 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
ec. 25, 1865 Steamer Evening Star, from New York to New Orleans, founders at sea; about 250 lives lost......Oct. 3, 1866 Steamship City of Boston, Inman line, 177 persons on board, never heard from after leaving port......Jan. 28, 1870 Steamer Varuna, New York for Galveston, founders off Florida coast with thirty-six passengers and all the crew except five......Oct. 20, 1870 Steamer Kensington collides with bark Templar off Cape Hatteras; both wrecked and many lives lost......Jan. 27, 1871 Staten Island ferry-boat Westfield explodes at New York; 100 lives lost, 200 persons injured......July 30, 1871 Steamer Metis sunk in collision on Long Island Sound; fifty lives lost......Aug. 30, 1872 Steamer Missouri, from New York to Havana, burned at sea; thirty-two lives lost......Oct. 22, 1872 White Star steamer Atlantic strikes on Marr's Rock, off Nova Scotia; 547 lives lost out of 976......April 1, 1873 French steamer Ville du Havre, from New York to Havre, sunk in
March 5th, 1854 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
wenty-three steamboats with their cargoes burned at St. Louis......May 17, 1849 Steamer Louisiana explodes at New Orleans; sixty killed, eighty injured, and twelve missing......Nov. 15, 1849 Steamer Anglo-Norman explodes at New Orleans; seventy-five to 100 killed, wounded, or missing......Dec. 13, 1850 Eight steamboats destroyed by fire at New Orleans; thirty-seven lives lost......Feb. 4, 1854 Steamer Caroline burned at the mouth of the White River; forty-five lives lost......March 5, 1854 Steamer Pennsylvania bursts her boiler 80 miles below Memphis; about 100 lives lost......June 13, 1858 Steamer Princess explodes boiler and burns near Baton Rouge; twenty-five killed, thirty-five injured......Feb. 27, 1859 Steamer Ben. W. Lewis bursts boiler at Cairo; fifty lives lost......June 24, 1860 Steamer Miami explodes boilers, burns, and sinks; 150 lives lost......Jan. 30, 1866 Steamer Stonewall burned below Cairo; 200 lives lost......Oct. 27, 1869 Steamer T. L.
January 28th, 1871 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
incess explodes boiler and burns near Baton Rouge; twenty-five killed, thirty-five injured......Feb. 27, 1859 Steamer Ben. W. Lewis bursts boiler at Cairo; fifty lives lost......June 24, 1860 Steamer Miami explodes boilers, burns, and sinks; 150 lives lost......Jan. 30, 1866 Steamer Stonewall burned below Cairo; 200 lives lost......Oct. 27, 1869 Steamer T. L. McGill burned; fifty-eight lives lost......Jan. 14, 1871 Steamer H. R. Arthur explodes; eightyseven lives lost......Jan. 28, 1871 Steamer Oceanus explodes; forty lives lost......April 11, 1872 Steamer George Wolfe explodes; thirty lives lost......Aug. 23, 1873 Steamer Golden City burned near Memphis; twenty lives lost......March 30, 1882 Steamer Robert E. Lee burned 30 miles below Vicksburg; twenty-one lives lost......Sept. 30, 1882 Steamer Yazoo strikes a log 35-mile point above New Orleans, and sinks; nineteen lives lost......March 4, 1883 Flues of steamer La Mascotte collapse and vessel burned
December 17th, 1886 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
n lives lost......Oct. 10, 1882 Grappler burned near Bute Inlet, Vancouver Island; about seventy lives lost......about May 3, 1883 American schooner Flying Scud, bound for Kadiak, Alaska, never heard from; twenty-four persons on board......November, 1886 American schooner Harvey Mills founders, 60 miles southwest of Cape Flattery, Wash.; twenty-three lives lost......Dec. 14, 1886 American bark Atlantic stranded at entrance to Golden Gate, Cal.; twenty-seven lives lost......Dec. 17, 1886 American ship St. Stephen, from Port Townsend to San Francisco, founders at sea; twenty-seven lives lost......April, 1887 British bark Abercorn stranded on Damon's Point, north of Gray's Harbor, Wash.; twenty-two lives lost......Jan. 30, 1888 American ferry-boat Julia explodes her boiler at South Vallejo, Cal.; thirty lives lost......Feb. 27, 1888 American bark Ohio stranded near Point Hope, Alaska; twenty-five lives lost......Oct. 3, 1888 United States steamers Trenton an
November 15th, 1849 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
De Soto and Buckeye collide; the latter sinks and more than sixty persons are drowned......Feb. 28, 1844 Steamer Belle of Clarksville run down by the Louisiana and sunk; more than thirty drowned......Dec. 14, 1844 Steamer Edward Bates collapses two boiler flues; twenty-eight killed......Aug. 12, 1848 Twenty-three steamboats with their cargoes burned at St. Louis......May 17, 1849 Steamer Louisiana explodes at New Orleans; sixty killed, eighty injured, and twelve missing......Nov. 15, 1849 Steamer Anglo-Norman explodes at New Orleans; seventy-five to 100 killed, wounded, or missing......Dec. 13, 1850 Eight steamboats destroyed by fire at New Orleans; thirty-seven lives lost......Feb. 4, 1854 Steamer Caroline burned at the mouth of the White River; forty-five lives lost......March 5, 1854 Steamer Pennsylvania bursts her boiler 80 miles below Memphis; about 100 lives lost......June 13, 1858 Steamer Princess explodes boiler and burns near Baton Rouge; twenty-fi
December 26th, 1885 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
...about Dec. 19, 1882 Six American schooners founder off St. George's bank; seventy-six lives lost......November, 1883 American steamship City of Columbus wrecked on Devil's Bridge, off Gay Head light, Mass.; ninety-nine lives lost......Jan. 18, 1884 Belgian White Cross line steamship Daniel Steinman struck on rock off Sambro Head, N. S.; 131 lives lost......April 3, 1884 Three American schooners lost at sea between Gloucester and St. George's Bank; forty-two lives lost......Dec. 26, 1885 Cunard steamer Oregon, from Liverpool to New York, run into by an unknown schooner, 18 miles east of Long Island; all the passengers (631) and crew (205) taken off in safety, the ship sinking eight hours afterwards......March 14, 1886 Three Atlantic steamers stranded in one day: the Persian Monarch on the Portland breakwater, the Cunard steamer Pavonia on High Pine Ledge, Massachusetts Bay, and the Beaver line steamer Lake Huron on Madame Island, 7 miles below Quebec; each owing t
December 14th, 1886 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
her, Or.; twenty lives lost......Nov. 18, 1875 American bark Malleville stranded on Vancouver Island; nineteen lives lost......Oct. 10, 1882 Grappler burned near Bute Inlet, Vancouver Island; about seventy lives lost......about May 3, 1883 American schooner Flying Scud, bound for Kadiak, Alaska, never heard from; twenty-four persons on board......November, 1886 American schooner Harvey Mills founders, 60 miles southwest of Cape Flattery, Wash.; twenty-three lives lost......Dec. 14, 1886 American bark Atlantic stranded at entrance to Golden Gate, Cal.; twenty-seven lives lost......Dec. 17, 1886 American ship St. Stephen, from Port Townsend to San Francisco, founders at sea; twenty-seven lives lost......April, 1887 British bark Abercorn stranded on Damon's Point, north of Gray's Harbor, Wash.; twenty-two lives lost......Jan. 30, 1888 American ferry-boat Julia explodes her boiler at South Vallejo, Cal.; thirty lives lost......Feb. 27, 1888 American bark Ohio
August 19th, 1831 AD (search for this): entry wrecks
f Newfoundland; 340 lives lost......Oct. 23, 1805 Transport Harpooner wrecked near Newfoundland; 200 lives lost......Nov. 10, 1816 Magazine of steam-frigate Fulton explodes at Brooklyn navy-yard; vessel entirely destroyed; twenty-six lives lost......June 4, 1829 Brig Billow lost in storm on Ragged Island, N. S.; all on board, 137 in number, perish......April 9, 1831 Lady Sherbrooke, from Londonderry to Quebec; lost near Cape Ray; 273 persons perish; thirty-two only saved......Aug. 19, 1831 Ship Lady of the Lake, on passage to Quebec, wrecked on an iceberg; 215 lives lost......May 11, 1833 Steamboat Royal Tar, of St. John's, N. B., destroyed by fire in Penobscot Bay; thirty-two lives lost......Oct. 25, 1836 Ship Bristol, on passage from Liverpool to New York, wrecked near Rockaway, L. I.; seventy lives lost......Nov. 20, 1836 Ship Mexico, from Liverpool, wrecked on Hempstead Beach, L. I.; 108 lives lost......Jan. 3, 1837 Steamboat Home, on passage from New
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