LIVERPOOL JOURNAL 1st January 1881
Bude, Dec 31st, the STUCLEY, Port Talbot for this port is ashore at the back of the breakwater – crew saved
Flushing, Dec 31st, The AURA, Baltic for Malaga [timber] put in here leaky.
The Schooner HERALD, from Sunderland has arrived at Leith leaky, will have to discharge cargo for repair.
Vigo, Dec 30th, The Steamer JUBILEE has been towed in here by the BUSY BEE, her crankshaft broken.
Hornsea, Dec 31st, The MACBETH has got off and been taken to Grimsby
St Thomas, Dec 30th, The SAMUEL CARLETON in here rudder head sprung
Lisbon, Dec 31st, The Steamer THUNDERER, Newcastle for Barletta put in here pump choked.
Perriambuco, Dec 31st, The PETUNIA, Swansea for Algoa Bay arrived here leaking in upper works
Malta, Dec 31st, Danish Steamer KNUD, Cardiff for Ancona put in here rudder sprung
Dover, Dec 31st, The HETTY ELLEN, for Bristol aground near Summerside, Prince Edward Island, has got off and is safe alongside the wharf at Summerside.
The MARY of Ipswich, Boulogne for Ipswich assisted into Bridlington Quay having lost foretopmast in a squall.
Capetown, Dec 28th, EUGEN, Newcastle for Bombay put into Simons Bay, 24th inst, rudderhead sprung and loss of bullwarks and stanchions
Copenhagan, Dec 30th, The Steamer LENA, Tyne for Newfairwater ashore at Falsterbo full of water, contract made with Svitzer for 33%.
Stralsund, Dec 25th, CECEILIE, Dantzic for Devonport put into Ulvescind Norway on the 16th, with loss of sails through heavy weather.
Vigo, Dec 31st, The Steamer BEN NEVIS, from Marseilles has been towed here by the Steamer WILTSHIRE, with loss of propellor
The Steamer WESTMINSTER in proceeding down the Tyne on the 28th ran into the tiers and caused some damage to a wooden barque, the steamer seriously damaged.
The ALIDA, Riga for Brake was abandoned on the 27th, crew saved by the HERCULES – Dantzic for St Nazaire, which vessel put into the coxhaven leaky and bulwalks damaged.
The BENGAIRN, vessel fills with the tide and strained. May be saved if the weather keeps moderate.
Hull, Dec 31st, The SAPPHIRE, Philadelphia for this port ran into the INGMAR, Goole for Demerara, at anchor in these roads. The former sustained slight damage, the latter lost bowspirit and headgear, docked for repairs.
The Steamer ALPHA, Baltic for Caein was run into this morning when at anchor in the Downs by the Barque GLADSTONE, of and for Swansea, from Dunkirk in ballast, the former has put into Dover with considerable damage to upper works and rigging, also leaky.
H. M. Consul, Palmero, 29th Dec, The ROBERT GODFREY, is a total wreck, Vice Consul asks authority to sell the hulk before it breaks up, ROBERT GODFREY, from New York arrived Naples 28th Nov
Liverpool Journal 8th Jan 1881
Shipping
Scarborough, received Thurs from Lloyds, the TERRIBLE, Steam Trawler of North Sheilds, Charles BOG, Master, took fire at 3am, she was scuttled and is now sunk.
A large German ship from Bremerhaven the EMMA and SARAH, lying in the East Bute dock Cardiff was found to be on fire on Thurs afternoon. The fire broke out in the fore part of the vessel, a large wooden craft capable of carrying 1,800 tons of coal. The ship had previously carried a cargo of petroleum benzoline which had saturated the timbers. A man lighting a candle caused the flames, the extent of the fire caused the vessel to be scuttled.
Later snippet refers to German ship IDA and EMMA took fire in Cardiff docks
Yesterday morning the steamer IDLE WILD from Cardiff to Ipswich with coal, ran into the JOHN ZITTLOSEN off Folkestone and sank, her 10 men including the Capt escaped in a boat, but 4 men and the pilot are supposed drowned. The steamer is docked at Dover with bows stove and fore apartments full of water.
Lloyds agent at Lisbon, telegraph, Jan 6th, The British steamer HARLEDA bound from Palmero to London and the Spanish steamer LEON bound from Liverpool to Manilla was in collision, 12 miles off Cape Roca Both vessels sank,, 9 Englishmen and 14 Spaniards landed here.
The LEON was an Iron Screw steamer of 2555 tons, belonging to Bilbao, built in Sunderland in 1873 and owned by Messers Olano Larrinaga and Co of Bilbao, she was the highest of her class.
In the disaster of the FARNLEY of Newcastle, 26 lives have been lost, she sailed from Liverpool on the 20th Oct last, the crew signed articles 2 days previous. Information from Lemvig states, two boats with the name FARNLEY have been found washed up at Bjerregaard, in one were 2 bodies, a number of cotton bales have also come ashore
The INDIAN CHIEF of Liverpool, 1,257 tons burden, Capt FRASER, bound from Middlesborough to Yokohama with a general cargo, has been wrecked on Long Sands near the entrance to the Thames, during a gale from E.N.E, with loss of the Master , 2nd Mate and 16 crew, 4 life boats put off from shore, namely boats from, Ramsgate, Clacton, Harwich and Aldborough, but in the darkness could not find the wreck. At daybreak it was found by the Ramsgate Lifeboat which had been cruising all night around the Kentish knock and Long Sands.
She at once slipped from the harbour steamer which was in tow and saved the mate, 2nd Mate, Pilot and 9 Seamen who were in a most exhausted state. Before landing the 2nd Mate perished, the Capt and 16 crew were washed away during the night. The vessel went ashore at 2-30am.
An inquest was held on FRASER, the 2nd Mate, who died on board the Ramsgate Lifeboat after being rescued from the Indian Chief. The vessel was piloted by a Hartlepool Pilot, everything possible was done to save the men, the crew of the Lifeboat will be commended. Death was due to exhaustion and exposure to cold.
Thursday from Queenstown, It appears the vessel ST JEAN, which left the Mersey, Sat last, for Bordeaux has been sunk by a collision, three lives lost. The vessel 588 tons, Commanded by Capt GUIGNON, had a full cargo, when off the Wolf Rock on Weds, collided with the vessel PRIVATEER going to New York, she sank in 5 mins taking 3 crew. The PRIVATEER put into Queenstown with bows damaged and loss of jibboom, she was manned by a French crew.
On Thurs a shrimping boat was upset coming up the Mersey in a strong breeze. The accident was witnessed by those on the Woodside Ferry Steamer, Mr BLOOR, Master, on seeing a Man in the water directed his steamer towards him, buoys were thrown in, Mr BLOOR has saved 30 people on one occasion and was ready with his coat off to jump in on seeing the man struggling, at this juncture the tug UNITED STATES came up and one of its crew jumped in.
He put the man in the Ferry steamers small boat and transferred him to the tug. The occurrence caused great excitement to those on the ferry, the action of the tug man was the subject of universal commendation. The occupant of the shrimping boat was, Henry SMEDLEY, of Holt Rd, Lower Tranmere, after receiving attention from Mr ROWLANDS, he proceeded home.
Thurs Ramsgate, the Harwich lifeboat went out to assist the Spanish Schooner ROSITA, which had gone ashore on the Halliday Flats, and rescued the crew, if the present strong winds persist there will be no hope of saving the ship.
Intelligence on Tues the steamer BRAZILIAN belonging to Messers FERNIE and Co, struck the Burbo Bank at high water, the vessel was from Boston to this port and had a cargo of grain, 708 cattle and 200 pigs. Three tugs proceeded to the bank to disembark the crew and livestock. The CRUIZER and KNIGHT TEMPLAR were engaged in this service and landed at Birkenhead. The BRAZILIAN was under the command of Capt WORTHINGTON and is likely to become a total wreck, all crew saved, 2 beasts injured. The ship is lying in the same place as did Messers LEYLAND’S, ANATOLIAN when she was wrecked some time ago.
The Steam STATE of PENNSYLVANIA of the State Line which left Glasgow on the 10th,ult and reached New York on the 12th, ult, had a rough passage. Mr Charles A. SCOTT, Chief Officer, while heaving the log, was struck by a heavy sea and washed overboard, all attempts to find him failed and he was lost.
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