The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-13
BY LEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th Sts.
LOST AT SEA
Another Disaster Story Of
the Only Survivor.

New YORK, November l2-lhe brig
Centaur arrived from GrcytOwn yester-
day. On the second Of October she
picked up u Spanish negro in Il boat be.
longing to the bark Toronto of Glas-
cow. She was wrecked near Navassa,
but when and under what circumstances
could no: be learned from the negro.
The crew abandoned the bark i'll boat
and all pershed except the negro; he
was insensible when found A reporter
has had q talk with the rescued seaman,
from which it appears that soon after
leaving Navsssa, furious storm arose
and ut IL o'clock at night the forcmast
broke close to the deck, and one hour
after, the main mast was gone away
The tempest was very violent, yet the
Captain was below sleeping.
Land was discovered and the Captain
was called, under whose orders all hands
took to the boat. 1t was Immediately
! He'd with water and seven men were
washed into the sea. There were seven
men left in the boat with no provisions
and for DAYS they drited without TODD.
From the negro account it seems clear
| that the men lost their reason. One by
one they all died, until at length he alone
was left He caught II sea-bird occasion
/ ally. When found he was drifting along
with his head dropping on his bosom.
Hecould not speak or move
Latest from the Pacific.
SAN FRANCIsCo, November IA
/ dispatch from Point TOWNSEND this nj
ternoon, reports the return of the revc-
nue. steamer Walcott from cruise after
survivor, of the Pacific After finding
. Harlan, Qua-tcrmaster, previously
noted. the cutter steamed for Ncnh bay,
near Waddon Island, and picked up the
! body of the under steward Of the Pacific.
On reaching Neah bay, Lieutenant
Howard, in Command of the Walcott,
sent Indian canoes, who searched the
cosst twenty miles southwark Of Cape
Flatterv, returning after two days un-
successful reach There was a heavy gale
Tuesday and Wednesday. The Waicott
sailed for Barclay Sound, Eancouver's
( Island, thirtv-ive miles from Cape Flat
tcry: communicated with Indians along
Vancouvers shore but nothing Of im
portance was ascertained; steaming up
Barclay Sound the first Indian village
WAS hai!pd; canoe came oil containing
- white man who came Oh board and
introduced himself AS first mate of the
ship Orpheu.. lIe>tated that be- had been
run into the Thursday night previous by n
steamer and was wrecked on .he following
Saturday morning on the island near
/ Copper Island. The Captain and crew
had got ashore safely; were encamped
further up, proceeding in the direction
indicated; another canoe approached IN
whichlwas Captain Sawyer OF the Orpheus
He gave tie following account OF the
disaster: Thursday evening no was ap.
preaching the Cape and By his reckoning
about twenty miles OFT; fresh southeast
breeze, sheering about northwest
man at the wheel first saw
steamers head light Oft port bow,
and Immediately after straight ahead
could see neither Of her side lights;
coad not make out which direction she
was coming put his helm astar-
board, and the vessel came nearer; he
continued to starboard his helm until
his vessel had turned around, with her
sails fiat aback. The steamer by this
time had got very near Inim, and blew
one whistle; in less than half minute
after her bow struck his ship, CHANGING
tho bow Just abait the forcchalns, crush
ing her in and breaking the p!ankingi
she surged along side of her, strik-
ing and grating along tie
starboard side, and carried
away all the starboard braces and rig
/ ging on that side and also the tOretop-
mast Captain Sawyer states that he
hailed the steamer. As she surget past
he called to them to lay by him and send
n boat. as he then supposed brs ship to be
| in sinking condition, but no one an
swered the hail; neither did he see any
one on deck, and she drifted or steamed
away, he was not certain which. He
afterwards saw a dash of light, which
Ire took for signal; he thought they
had heard his hail and would lay by him.
saw her no more. His ship at that time
demanded all his attention. He lay the
remainder of that night aud all day Fri
day repairing the rigging, and that fore
noon got under way again an made sail
for land. Soon after dark he made out n
light, which he took for Cape Flattery,
not knowing there was one further north.
He allowed five miles clearage for Dun
can rock and considered himself safe for
Straits of Fuca. when, about five o'clock
on Saturday morning, his ship scraped
over a reef ana immediately aiterward
struck her bow on rock and filled. The
light he mistCok for Fattery was at
Cape Beaie, at the entrance Of Barclay
Sound. thirty five miles north Of rhc tor &.
mer place. The ship will prove total
loss. Captain Sawyer got all the va!ua-
bles. &c. he could out of her, and en-
camped on the shore with his wife "nd
the crew IN tents made of sails. He hired
canoe from the Indians and started his
mate TO Victoria for help, but the
weather was so bad that the Indians
would not venture ont on ii.
No clue of any OF the Wdco'S PaSsen.
gers.
GALVESTON, November l2.-Captain
Sawyer, agent of the Mallory Line re-
turned last evening. He says they sailed
forty miles, taking in the entire limit, Of
the main track OF the GIit steamers
Among the articles picked up was a
Jacket life pre,ervcr, from which tie
string had been torn. No clue wa,
found as to the fate OF any O! the people
Captain Sawyer started outside again
this morning t. continue the search.