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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 51, 19 April 1895, Page 13

The greatest miairy and despera'iun prevails in Sicily, which io the old Roman d <ys uspd to be n yarded as the granary of Italy, Aichbihhop Ireland of Minnesota, when addressing a large audience in Chicng < on Waahi pfton's Birthday, on "American Citizenship," said : '' Tin Republic of America wa^ n miprerae net; of co fi leDce in man, a confession sui % h as had n ver been heard before of buniAn dignity and human atiility. Its creation was the boldest act recorded in hinUry." This is truly a magn flcent tribute to the beroUm and genius cf the founder of our gre .t nation Many ships have a\iled tc their doom in recmt years, tbe moat noUb'p (c 83-s brine the followinsr :— The City of Boston left New York January 25, 1870, for Liverpool, dhe had 110 passengers on board, and was never seen again. A hoard waa found a month later on which was written tbe news that she was sinking. The British ironclad Cap'ain capsizad apd sank off Gape F\nisterre September 20, 1870, with 472 on board. The steamer Ella sailed from L nloiii the autumn of 1873, w s never hear 1 of. The steamer Oitv of Glasgow sailed from Liverpool f r P iladelpbia March 5, 1854, with 480 oo b>ard, and was never haard of. The steamer Pac tic left Liverp ol January 23 1856, for Nnw York, with 186 p issergep, arsd was uev>r heard of. The steamer President left Nyw Yoik for Liveno)l March 11, 1841. with many passengers, all of whom were lost. Among the-n was asn of the Duke of Richmond. The ironclad Atlanth, rechnsteaed Triumpho, sailed from Philade phia for Port au Piince December 1, 1889, with 120 persons, all of whom w^re lost. Lloyds estimated in 1800 that 365 Bbips were loßt in tbat year, at d in 1830 677 British vessels alone were wrecked. In the 25 years following the disastrous year 1852 it was estimated tbat 60,000 wrecks occurred.