The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-27
The STERN On the Seab0ard.-Torrfble Sui
fering and Loss Of Life.

II has been q showed under" for week.
The Storm On the Seaboard.-Torrfble6 SAT
fering and Loss Of Life.
The Norfolk papers of the past week came to
hand last night. The weather there was colder
than has been experienced for thirty years past.
Elizabeth river Is frozen entirely across and down
to Hampton Roads, and the Roads are thickly
frozen to Old Point Comfort. Persons are cross
ing ON foot from Norfolk to Portsmouth, and the
passengers of the steamer Roanoke were brought
ashore in sleighs. The veteran editor of the Nor
folk Herald says that the storm exceeded in vio>
lence that of 1886.
MARINE DISASTER AND Loss OF LIFE DURING
THE GALE OF SUNDAY NIGHT.-The Norfolk Ar.
gus SAYS, that about o'clock Sunday afternoon,
during the severe gale and snow storm, the schr.
Time of New York, Capt. John Binge, OF about
$50 tons was blown ashore on Willoughby g Point.
6 O'clock, she hogged and broke in two within 80
or 40 feet of the shore. The ice was very thick,
and a ridge of snow froth had formed along the
shore to which the vessel lay SO near that her
masts as they fell over reached to it. The mate,
Rankips and three men, stiff with cold rs they
WERE contrived to slide along upon one of the
masts and passed through the froth to the shore,
with scarcely life enough to exert themselves.
A boy about IA years old, belonging to the ves-
sel had also succeeded in reaching the shore; but
was found by the mate PROSTATE in the snow and
SO badly frosted as to be unable to rise. The
mate picked him up and shook him so as to restore
circulation, and then made the attempt to return
to the vessel to rescue the Captain, VINO was \
cripple and could not help himself but it was found
impossible to relieve him notwithstanding his en-.
treaties, and they were urged to seek the nearest
house for assistance.
They reached the house. but owing to the depth
of the snow drifts, the violence of the wind. and
the intense cold it was impossible to get cart or
any other aid to the shore, although close at hand
The captain had several hundred dollars with
him, and no one on board but himself and the
cook He had offered all his money if assistance
could be procured for his preservation.
The next morning early the mate though much
debilitsted by the cold and his efforts to the
boy returned to the wreck, where he found the
Door captain stiff in death, and mere icicle. His
mock ct book was gone. The mate then retraced
his steps to the house and on his way back found
the dead body of the cook in the snow, with the
rocket book which he had endeavored to save
The survivors have reached this city-Heratd.
In Norfolk city, the damage done was considerable
Several dwellings were injured by the violence Of
the wind, and the new custom house damaged to the
extent of $1,000
The ice in Norfolk harbor is eight inches and half
thick
death in Norfolk, Monday night, though he had fuel
or the 70 vessels in port at Norfolk, 40 dragged
their anchors considerable distance in tho storm on
Sunday night
The steamer Amazon, from Philadelphia. for Sa-
vaunah. Ga. went ashore at Lynhaven Inlet. There
are three ships, two barques and schooner ashore
between sewelrs Point and Lynhaven Inlet
All thu vessels in Hampton Roads dragged anchors
below Rip Raps, including ships, barques and
several schooners large steam propeller towed in
large side wheel steamer supposed to be the Black
Warrior, and on Ihursday the ship went ashore be-.
low the Rip Raps.
The bark Rainbow, bound from New York for
Richmond, 10 frozen 10 Hampton Roads.
oho maa
James R liver, hound to New York. was cot through
town LANDING. Crew all saved.
A man arrived in Norfolk Sunday night from
near Cape Henry, who reports that 6 vessels were
on shore when he left in the morning. The storm
of Sunday night without parallel in this section
DUG OUT.-The Danville (Va) Register states,
that family, consisting of an old man, his wife
aud daughter, were dug out of snow drift around
their cabin the opposite side of the river from
that place, on Monday morning week. When the
snow was removed, and an entrance to the cabin
effected the old man was found sitting on . stool,
venting hia executions on snow storms and land.