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FEARED LOSS OF A LIVERPOOL STEAMER

LIST OF THE CREW.

Liverpool Mercury Monday May 24 1897

Should no further tidings be received up to next Wednesday of the Liverpool steamer Hydarnes, she will be posted at Lloyd's as “missing”, which means lost, with all on board – that is, 31 people. The Hydarnes, an iron screw steamer of 2774 tons, belonging to Messrs. R.P. Houston's line to the River Plate, left Liverpool on the 27th February last, with a general cargo. Since then nothing has been heard of her, and she is believed to have foundered. Soon after the Hydarnes sailed a succession of heavy gales set in, which doubtless have overwhelmed the unfortunate ship and crew. The Hydarnes was under the command of Captain Ogden. She was a regular trader to the River Plate. The following is a list of those who sailed in the steamer from Liverpool:-

William Ogden, master, Newport, Salop
Alf. F. Packe, mate, Liverpool
Sam Bartlett, second mate, Liverpool
Fred. White, third mate, Clare
George Panein, carpenter, Aberdeen
James Morell, boatswain, Jersey
James Ball, steward, Cheshire
R. Whittam, second steward, Liverpool
William Soper, cook, Devon
W. Beaumont, second cook, Liverpool
George Phillips, able seaman, Dublin
G. Erikssen, able seaman, Sweden
Richard Bond, able seaman, Liverpool
F.K. Jenkins, able seaman, Yarmouth (N.S.)
John Armstrong, able seaman, Manchester
Arthur Royle, ordinary seaman, Chester
Walter Dalzell, ordinary seaman, Liverpool
Ernest Johnson, Chief Engineer, Isle of Man
Thomas Cowley, second engineer, Liverpool
Archibald Hamilton, third engineer, Glasgow
James P. Douglas, fourth engineer, Liverpool
Richard Owens, engineer, Maryport
Richard Dyer, storekeeper, Southampton
Benjamin Williams, Liverpool
Thomas Reeves, fireman, Liverpool
John McDonald, fireman, Liverpool
Thomas McCarthy, fireman, Dublin
John Cox, fireman, Belfast
William Callighan, fireman, Cork
Maurice Lynch, fireman, Cork
William Toner, trimmer, Liverpool

Four others named Crosbie, Roberts, O'Brien, and Price signed articles to proceed in the vessel, but did not join her.

WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS.

1897.

JAMES PATON DOUGLAS of Everton Valley Liverpool Marine Engineer died 2 March 1897 at sea Administration Liverpool 15 July to William Matthew Douglas Shipsmith Effects £404 10s 1d.

ALFRED FOSTER PACKE of Whitaker Street Liverpool died 27 February 1897 at sea Probate Liverpool 30 July to Harriet Packe widow Effects £100.

ERNEST ALBERT JOHNSON of Roxburgh Street Walton Liverpool died 27 February 1897 at sea Administration Liverpool 31 July to Thomas Alfred Johnson Saw Mill Foreman Effects £369 1s 5d.

WILLIAM OGDEN of Fern Grove Sefton Park Liverpool Master Mariner died on or since 27 February 1897 at sea Administration Liverpool 9 August to Isabella Ogden widow Effects £199 5s.

RICHARD OWENS of Tetlow Street Liverpool Engineer died on or since 27 February 1897 at sea Administration Liverpool 26 August to Elizabeth Jane Owens widow Effects £120.

Revised list of the 43 men on SS Hydarnes lost at sea on or since 27 February 1897

Crew

William Ogden, 34, master, Newport, Shropshire, 31 Fern Grove Liverpool
Alfred Foster Packe, 30, mate, Liverpool, 3 Whitaker Street Liverpool
Samuel Bartlett, 40, second mate, Liverpool, 43 Red Rock Street Liverpool
Frederick Whyte, 44, third mate, Milltown Malbay, County Clare, 71 Berkeley Street Liverpool
George Paulin, 48, carpenter, Aberdeen, 37 St. John’s Road Kirkdale
James Morrell, 42, boatswain, Jersey, Sailors’ Home Liverpool
Joseph Ball, 25, steward, Bebington, 36 Town Row West Derby
Richard Whittam, 22, second steward, Liverpool, 73 Boundary Lane Liverpool
Arthur Wilson, 20, Leeds, messroom steward, 6 Gibralter Row Liverpool
William Soper, 52, cook, Devon, 25 Fernie Street Liverpool
William Beaumont, 24, second cook, Liverpool, 17 Elwy Street Liverpool
George Phillips, 55, able seaman, Dublin, 11 Goring Street Liverpool
G. Eriksson, 35, able seaman, Sweden, 7 Frederick Street Liverpool
Richard Bond, 26, able seaman, Liverpool, 3 Letitia Street Liverpool
Frank Jenkins, 39, able seaman, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 113 Great Howard Street Liverpool
John Armstrong, 37, able seaman, Manchester, 38 Warwick Street Liverpool
James Ryan, 22, able seaman, Newry, 6 Gibralter Row Liverpool
Arthur Royle, 17, ordinary seaman, Chester, 21 Job Street Liverpool
Walter Dalsell, 17, ordinary seaman, Liverpool, 6 Gibralter Row Liverpool
Ernest Albert Johnson, 30, Chief Engineer, Patrick, Isle of Man, 37 Roxburgh Street Liverpool
Thomas Cowley, 38, second engineer, Liverpool, 375 Edge Lane Liverpool
Archibald Hamilton, 39, third engineer, Glasgow, 142 Orwell Road Liverpool
James Paton Douglas, 22, fourth engineer, Liverpool, 38 Everton Valley Liverpool
Richard Owens, 35, refrigerating engineer, Maryport, 42 Tetlow Street Liverpool
Richard Dyer, 27, storekeeper, Southampton, 6 Upper Mason Street Liverpool
Benjamin Williams, 40, refrigeration man, Liverpool, 128 Harlow Street Liverpool
Thomas Reeves, 36, fireman, Liverpool, 26 Vaughan Street Liverpool
John McDonald, 27, fireman, Liverpool, 32ct 4h Hornby Street Liverpool
Thomas McCarthy, 25, fireman, Dublin, 18 Millard Street Liverpool
John Cox, 26, fireman, Belfast, 16 Kent Street Liverpool
William Callaghan, 35, fireman, Cork, 25 Steel Street Liverpool
Maurice Lynch, 34, fireman, Cork, 34 Porter Street Liverpool
Richard Nagle, 27, fireman, Cork, 6 Gibralter Row Liverpool
William Toner, 43, trimmer, Liverpool, 6 Florence Road Walton
Joseph Doyle, 54, trimmer, Dublin, 6 Gibralter Row Liverpool
John Mulholland, 28, trimmer, Liverpool, 6ct 12h Whitley Street Liverpool
Samuel Laird, 18, boy, Glasgow, 11 Collins Street Liverpool

“Crosbie, Roberts, O'Brien, and Price signed articles to proceed in the vessel, but did not join her.”

Passengers

R. Barber, cattleman
L. R. Ray, cattleman
H. Lavery, cattleman
J. Lavery, cattleman
G. Stansfield, cattleman
C. Pinnell, gentleman







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Thanks for posting that, really interesting, I hope those names prove useful to somebody.