Yesterday Lloyds posted as lost with all hands, the screw steamer JAMES MASON. She sailed from Cardiff with a cargo of coals for Gibraltar, she was 870 tons gross, 99hp, built at Middlesborough in 1872, and classed 100 A1 at Lloyds. She was owned by Messers DIXON and HARRIS of London and worth, £18,000, her cargo £1,200.
Her crew of 20:-
Master Capt John HARWOOD, aged 45, of London
John FINLAY, aged 33, of Liverpool, mate
Timothy REARDEN, aged 35, of Cork, boatswain
John BURGE, aged 44, Poole, AB
W. ROWE, aged 23, Penzance, AB
William ROGERS, aged 22, Penzance, AB
E. PUDDY, [?PADDY] aged 20, Penzance, AB
George BARRETT, aged 34, London, 1st engineer
Robert SIDNEY, aged 26, South Shields, 2nd engineer
J. P. CULPECK, aged 21, Grimsby, 3rd engineer
John LOCK, aged 30, Plymouth, donkey engineer
Joseph GRAHAM, aged 25, North Shields, fireman
Anthony STEVENSON, aged 26, North Shields, fireman
Alexander BLAKEY, aged 24, Blyth, fireman
Dennis COGHLAN, aged 53, Cork, fireman
David CHAPMAN, aged 36, Whitby, steward
Thomas CUMMINGS, aged 52, St John’s, AB
William JOHNSON, aged 24, Cornwall
John TENERY, aged 18, Cornwall
The last two were engaged in place of Daniel FRANKLIN and Thomas WALTERS who deserted the ship before she left British waters.
Copyright 2002 / To date