The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
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our FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENTS.

More TidtnGs of Ship Disnsters-Seyen Men
Washed OVERLOOKED and Lost from Emil
grant vesse1-Reported Wreck and Loss Of
Life Near Cape Charlcs-The Army Board
for Artillery Expcriments-NOrth CaroIinn
Families Going West-Arrival OF West Point
Graduates OF Inst Glass, Sc.
FoRrREss MONROE Oct A. 1885,
Tales Of shpwrcck and other disasters at sea begin to
come with the return Of frightened skies and gentle
breezes and painfully the happiness all feel at
what Is confidently believed TO be the nnal winding
up Of the late equinoctal storm, which not only
has been protracted greatly beyond its usual
length, but has proved itself OF uncommon severity
Through the quarantine steamer City OF Albany which
came In last evening" Intelligence has reached here OF
sad disaster Detailing the bark Laura, from Bremen
for Baltimore. This vessel had large load OF emi-
grants, and, under the circumstances is wonderful
the life Of single board was saved to tell the
tale Her soverest experiences Of the storm the
22d ult. II had been blowing gale for twenty -four
hours; the storm. tossed came near mountain
and riding se
seemed fearfuy doubtful For while the vessel became
unmanageable She lay in the trough Of the sea, and
every moment as the huge seas rolled her II did
not appear possible that the vessel could DO saved
any escape watery grave One Of these seas washed
Their wild shreks for help we're heard for moment
above tle war Of the waves; but their rescue was i'm.
By the swaying Of the vessel tossing about OF the
freight and breaking up OF the interior partitions OF the
ship hrge numbers received severe injuries Some had
and sthers were bur. internally ally The scenes on
tho snip were 81 times most exciting in the
81 ue women and chsldren II was most
dfncut to keep Thorn under control though very many
pumps II will take time TO put tho vessel in
pair asin for another voyage The emgrants were Cor
rsaort has reaohed here Of schooner having been
wrecksi few miles from Cape Charles, with the loss
Of all o. board telegram to this effect was received
~ ckiuuat nVptuU iunOr
nothiH 10 known The tug went IN search Of the wreck
but came hack without having obtained any information
Or sailing vessel saw The wreck and reported The
fact -, n.,: sns;s. Among tho vessels coming
iof@sSsrs arc some lsy here r waiting Tor change sSs
the MIND .as: and 's eS.r %sass
upon them, severe cncounsevng Of the storm
Ia, been Ss X. board q ARMY Engineer
praces here 70 isst che scacy Of ironcIad dsfsnces
on he SS Inst Before the board At that sine are 70
ssn.Sss q the ss%. pruops . ~ ons fs
Gently sxpermented upon here From the samples
sacS win b selected Tor the fOrtSoo@ns .apsrinsnis
Meantime Ar. VIM Lsrsbee. the govefnment photo.
sapns preparing pnosogrspss or The fragment; 90; q
competed the different negatives Of ths target taken
afssf each shot, to which ausinn was nade In my &C
graphs arc 70 b submitted 70 the board q d next
meeting.
SOUTHERN FAMILIES rnuRAnNu WEI
large number Of North Carolina families, numbering
about three hundred and any altogether, arrived yes
terday the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad and went
up ass evening on the George Leary TO Balt
their way 70 the Western sssses for permanent
settlements Most Of these ars poor families and leave
70 better materially their worldly fortunes. The
condition OF many certainly could not very well
become than II has beeA Most do not
display very striking amount OF intelligence,
and Il m noticeable fact that the clothing ~
most Of the Ii largely made up Of Confederate gray
Among them many claiming 10 have been loyalists
during the war, and who give the for leaving
their native State the persecutions 10 which they
subjected In the South on account Of having been Union
men.
srw GRADUATES ASSIGNED TO rms vlvrn UNITED srArKs
ARrLLKRY.
Two Of the graduates OF tho lac class 1t West Point
assigned 10 the Fifth United Sa.ss artillery have or.
| rived here The names 81 these young gentlemen are
r. H. Hill and II Swift Two other graduates 90 the
Dry Tortugas and the remaining The ave assigned
| T. this regiment TO the light battery At Richmond
/ FowrRxss MosRos, Oct o. 1890
-Four csses Of cholera were reported Nvfok yester
| day. The Bosrd Of Health working harato prevent
any spread Of the disease Ns
1ae steamer Relief Captain darvis, has ARRIVED here
with tho schooner Henry ssAesnn in tow Tlev ara
from New YORK; bound down the coass % Bodv Isand
N. {. Tney wero sent by the Wrccking o~-sp.nv 10
make survey OF the Sheridan recently wftcHsx
the island with the view Of raising her or saving her
cargo
The weather stll remains unsettled