Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-22
0j0lliluli1rgtm journal.
SHIPWRECK.


r,xae-The Steamer Wrecked O.
oc.ke IsIand-TW elve Live
Lost.
The news reached the city late yes
.ordav afternoon that the steame
Rehecca CLYDE, which sailed from thi
mort ON last Saturday, for Baltimore
had been wrecked at sea at Ports
nth NC. The news was brough
.h-ouob i telegram ftom b. l.. Perry
,,naorwriter's agent at Beaufort, N. q
70 Col J. W. Atkinson. underwriters
ooant in this city. The telegram was
as follows:
..c+oomer Rcbecca CIyde gone to
.;ooos at Portsmouth, N. Q. Some OF
The cargo scattered on the beach
Captain, two mates, Two eng !5 i,
three seamen, a man named "hiidoh,
from Charleston. STEWART Hi" Nv"
coal-heavers lost.
There we're three young men from
Wilmington on board the Inflated
sbio. viz: J. M. Cronly, Walter Pars-
le7 and Mr.. Fred Price, who We're
fortunately all saved Mr.. G. A. Price,
brother of Fred, received telegram
from the fortunate young man to that
effect, The following telegram was
received by Capt A. -. Cazaux from
Mr.. J. NJ. CRoNLY:
BEAUFORT, N. c., Sept. 10, 1876.
Can't. A. d. Cazaur, Wilmington ::
The Rebecca Clyde is total wreck
noar Ocracoke Inlet. Capt. Childs,
all the officers. six of the crew and one
man from Charleston were lost. The
others are all right. Viii! be here till
morning.
(Signed) >. NJ. CRoNLY.
IT. all there were twelve souls lost.
The particulars of the escape of those
Who were so fortunate have not yet
reached us, noe have the particulars of
the week of the steamer. It will be
noted that the telegram to Col Atkin~
son states that the ship was wrecked
at Portsmouth. n. c., whereas Mr..
Cronly's telegram states that it was
near Ocracoke Island. The two places
are not far apart, Portsmouth being in
Carteret county, about sixty five miles
east of Newfoundland Ocracoke Island
being in Hyde county, thirtyfv
miles west southwest of Cape Hateras.
We shall most probably be able to
tn give full particulars of the sad affair
in our next.
The steamer Rebccca Clyde's ton
mage was 431 and had carrying capa.
CITY of about 100 barrels naval
stores. She belonged to the Baltimore
and Wilmington Steamship Line, and
was built during the war. She was
commanded by Capt. D. @. Childs, a
gentleman of fifty years of age, clever
and accomplished in all his relations
in life.
Further Particulars Of the Disaster.
The following dispatch was received
through the Agent of the Associated
Press yesterday, relative to the recent
marine disaster at Ocracoke Inlet
MoREHEAD CRY, Sept. 20.
The steamer Rebecca Clyde, bound
from Charleston via Wilmington to
Baltimore, with cargo of naval stores,
cotton, &c, became disabled off Ocra-
coke Inlet, twenty miles south of Hat
teras, Sunday morning about seven
o'clock from the rolling of the deck
load, breaking the steering gear and
the lashing of the deck load getting
entangled in her propeller. The wind
WAS blowing a perfect hurricane from
the southeast. In the efforts to heave
the deck load overheard Mr.. Whilden,
passenger from Charleston, e. Eyle,
first mate, Fred Williams, steward, and
two seamen, names unknown, were
washed overheard and instantly disap-
peared.
By the heroic exertlons of the Cap
tain, the Chief Engineer, Second
Mate and cook, the spanker was raised,
and almost Immediately blown clean
from the mast. They next raised the
mainsail, but it was soon blown to
ribbons. They were unable to clear
the foresail halyards, but succeeded in
getting the jib two-thirds up The
engineer, Jones, and second mate,
henricks, then went astern to try to
clear the propeller, but were washed
overheard and sank behind huge wave
immediately, The survivors chung to
the ship with the sea and spray wash
ing over her, fore and aft. About one
o'clock the shore appeared in sight.
the wind having blown her before it
II the beach. The captain and cook
then managed to clear the port boat
but it got away with one man in it and
another clinging to her stern. The
breakers soon swamped it, but the
men, Sol. Whitley, ciler, and Bob,
fireman, managed to reach the
shore. The rest of the men clung to the
the hull until it was washed to pieces
only succeeded in reaching
land: W. L. Parsley, Fred Price. J.
NJ. Cronly: Frank Edgerly and Chas.
Eytel, passengers from Wilmington;
Philip Myers, (col.) cook; Buckley,
fireman; Pat Halpin. coal HEAVIER, aud
an English sailor. The Captains, sd. @.
Childs, body was washed ashore warm
but all efforts to bring back life were
futile. He was buried on Portsmouth
Island Monday afternoon. The sur
vlVors were kindly cared for by the
inhabitants. The steamer went to
pieces rapidly, being a total wreck. A
large part of the cargo was washed
ashore and secured. G.
"Fherai RansOm,s Appointments.
we are authorized by the Executive