Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-30
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR
LAST OF THE vIRGINIUS.
sst IS At TINE BOTTOM Of TIE tuisTIc.
90 the sp~nia rd~ want her. they can
40 dow and Get her.

NV NcRK, December 20 The United States
corvette cssiIee arrived az thts port last evcas
lng, sud came 90 anchor of the Battery az about
II % O'Clock. The Nirginius, ~ viii be rcmem-
beTcd was given over 70 the custody of the oar
tan cf the ossIpee on the 9Th instant, and 10
The orsiree was assigned the duty OF bringing
The famous vessel "a this rort. The sstonish-
NE Mt Of the port authorities Was therefore not
emau when the Ossipee was stgnAled last even
ing and no Wig MUS appeared IN sight when,
however, the osSipee a. boarded, Che apparent
mystery was explained. and the startling intel
hgSnce communicated. that the Ntrginius fan
along in lesky conditionl hAd, when on CsPe
FtAr, and In sight OF land, in spite Of al the
efforts OF the crew aboard her. settled and gone
20 the bottom. Shortly amer the Arrtyal OF the
ossipee a reporter boarded the vessel and had
an interview with the oficer OF the deck. The
latter said be hsf strict orders not 20 commune
cate with any body I'm relation 20 the circun-
stances attending the laundering OF the W.
ginius. lie would lot even give the date OF the
occurrence, or the place where IL happened
IL This the SunLen FIIltbusIer.
NEw YORK, December GA special ak
patch IRON Wilmington, North Carolina. ssvs
that the captain OF the steamship ronaWsnda,
Which arrived here Sunday from philadelphia,
reports passing n sunken vessel nine miles south
OF The main bar with only her top rnasis, or top
gallant masts ont 81 the water. rho steam tng
Brandt subsequently, visited the spot. aer on
GERS concurring an the opinion chat the suuken
vessel was undoubt. dly a square rugged steam
ship. 4 pork barrel was found loat.ng over tie
wreck attached TO Il ~ vclyc inch hawser,
the hswser having evidently been used a tow
robe. The ptlOts ~ Bald Head, nj the mouth of
the river, state that on FRIDAY last they observed
near the SPOT where the vessel lies large steam
ship In tow of full rugged ship, but could not
tell whether the latter wss a steamer or not.
The above facts taken In connection with the
telegram announcing that the steamship Georgia
rom Charleston, at New York. had spoke the
Nirginius in tow on Cape ROmaue on ,he 2lth
instant, AT two O'Clock y. m, renders n tolers-
bly, certain that the sunken ship Is the world
renowned dlnbuster vessel.
THE sUNKEs SHIP
lies in about eight fsshoms OF water with the
Bald Head light bearing north half east nine or
ten miles distant pilot boat from smith
Vile visited the spot on Sunday evening, and
the men who were hoard fully agree in the
opinion that she IL o steamship. Only o few
few feet Of the mainmsst is visible above the
water, and there are numerous spsrs hosting
around her which IL still attached 20 the vessel
by means OF the rigging II Is thought that
when she was abandoned q pork barrel was
placed a. buoy TO mark the spot where she
went down. The ship is, of course, a total loss.
rs II will be next TO impossible 20 raise her. In
few weeks her hull probably will be entirely
sunk In the sand.
ANOTHER REPORT.
WILMINGTON, y. c., December 30-A steam
ship, thought TO he the Nirginius, IL sunk about
nine miles of the main bar. She r. sunk in
eight fathOms OF water: i've fathQms on desk