581

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH OCTOBER, 1874.

MEMO. of CASUALTIES to the SHIPPING in HONGKONG HARBOR on the Morning of the 23rd September, 1874, between the hours of 12,80 and 4 a.m.

NAME OF SHIP.

OFFICIAL TON-

No. NAGE.

FLAG & RIG. NO. OF CREW.

No.

No. SAVED. MISSING.

WHERE CASUALTIES

HAPPENED.

REMARKS.

Sea Bird,...

64,116

104 Brit. schr.,

6

5

1

Flamer, H.M.G.-b.,

Royal Navy,

Lizzie H.,

Leonor,

896

Am. barque,

16

16

None.

Near Commissariat Wharf. Stranded, but is now afloat.

Stranded, Government Pier.

Near Lane Crawford & Co.'s | Stranded, but is now afloat.

[Pier.

52

48

4

408

Span. str.,

& 95 Chinese

Do.

Sunk, (Captain drowned.)

31

64

Passengers

45

2 Eu. & 4

260

Albay,

51

None.

Do.

Do.

Chinese

Passengers

Maury,

389 Germ. b'que,

13

12

1

N. N. W. 2 miles from

Green Island.

Do., (Captain drowned.)

Mindanao,

23,956 426 Brit. barque,

22

21

1

}

Pacific Mail Wharf.

Do.

Courier,

47,084

385

16

30

6

A

(South side of Sulphur

Channel.

Do., (Capt., Mate, 1 European,

& 3 Malays drowned.

Imogen,

58,122

383

21

21

None.

West Point.

Do.

22

Malvern,

20,782

410

14

None.

15

24

Quarter mile North of

Possession Point.

Do., (All lost, Captain's wife

was on board.)

Aldebaran,

305

Germ. b'que,

13

11

2

(N. N. W 2 miles from

Green Island.

Do.

Seaforth,

311

Siam, barque,

39

32

7

Smaller Green Island.

Went to pieces.

Dudu,

322

24

2

22

Near Green Isl. Lt. House,

Do.

Amoy,

262

Siam, brig,

28

None.

28

Do.

Do.

On Cheung Chow Ching 24|

Lowtoe,

575

Siam. schr.,

41

8

33

Do.

miles W. of Green Isl.,

21

Macao,

603

Peru, ship,

& 10 Chinese

15

16

$

Off S.W, Point of Chung

Hue.

Sunk.

Passengers

Everhard,

692

Germ. b'que,

16

16

None.

N.E. Point of Lantao.

Stranded.

Lizzie & Rosa,.

59,538

380

Brit, barque,

22

22

West Point.

Do.

37

Blue Bell,

64,098 27

Brit. str.,

6

6

Belcher's Bay,

Do.,

but is now afloat.

"

800 yards W. of Aberdeen

Alaska,......

4,011

Am. str.,

110

110

Stranded.

"

Docks,

Early Bird,

64,103

16

Brit. str.,

6

6

Not known.

"1

Furra Noorfol,

360 Siam. barque,

40

40

Sulphur Channel.

Sunk.

Dismasted.

A. E. Vidal,

339

Germ, b'que,

14

14

"

Off S. end of Chung Hue,

Do

Ta Lee,

385

14

14

In Harbor.

Do., and Hull badly damaged.

13

"

""

Carmelita & Ida, .

421

14

14

Off W. end of Stone Cutters'

Do,

22

[Island.

Morning Light,... 34,939 2,377 | Brit. ship,

42

42

In Harbor.

Do.

25

Pawtuxet,

280

Am. str.,

12

12

Do.

Do.

""

Ardent,

58,106

358

Brit. barque,

11

11

Do.

Do., and Stern damaged.

""

Charlotte Andrews, 44,927

355

14

14

"

"

Off W. end of Stone Cutters'

Island.

Do.

Courier,

9,528

320

14

14

Near Cow-ee Chow.

Do.

"

35

Radama,

700

Fr. ship,

20

20

In Harbor.

Do.

Matilda Atheling, 18,584

676 Brit. barque,

16

16

Off Chung Hue.

Stern damaged,

**

Maria y Vicenta,...

384 Span. barque,

18

18

Belcher's Bay.

Stern stove in,

Total 33 Vessels.

Hongkong, 1st October, 1874.

871

672

200

H. G. THOMSett, r.n., Harbor Master, §c.

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