The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

70 20 further up the beach and DO all they could 70
save The men, as they appeared 70 be landing mp
thero, with very strong current running up me
coast We pulled out several Of the men.
asked The shore psople where life saving station
was Thsy said there was seven miles and another
Tour miles down tho beach. ! saw a horseback
and sent HIM upper station for assistance and
20 telegraph TO Washington for assistance TO the
wreck THIS was about seven O'Clock A. ~ Then
saw MI Conway, who had just landed I asked the
men on shore why tho life not there. They
told me The life crew. consisting Of thirteen men
NJ Roanoke Island asked them why they did not
bring the life up They was locked up 10 IA
station, and they afraid open the doc.
told them II they would como with me l would brcak
open tho door aud get II out Five OF them volun.
toered 10 GO. asked them II they saw our signals
and they SAID they did, evea the very arst signal
then walked and ran down the beach with those mon
to tho station. We found no Que there, cut saw .
team coming down tho beach, which proved 70
be that OF sheriff Brinkley, OF Darc county.
broke open the door. got out the mortar and lines
broke open locker and found powder aud balls which
Sheriff Brlnkiey brought up Ia his team. but when
back the or wreck all tho OF she
Huron gone and no one board. This was
about eleven O'Clock a. n. Sheriff Brinkey then
kindly invited US all to his house. The officers &C.
at tho station with provisions, bods blankets and
clothing The Sheriff then went up tho beach with
his teams, and was oil night, with his men, looking tor
bodice teegraphed TO Admiral Trenchard, NJ
Hampton Roads, Tor assistance aud clothes and pro-
visions, which was signed by Master w. r Conway.
sont the Same telegram TO tho Chicf Signal Qnlcer
in Washington, stating that four officers and thirty
men we're saved and that tho ship . total
wreck. Tho next morning ono Of tho mon reported
We went Immediately to the station. triod 10 call
tho attention OF the ships with largo blue nag. but
could not Then went up the point opposite the
wreck and found tho telegraph operator signalling 10 tho
wrecKng steamer. took his flag and signalied "
them the names Of the officers saved and tho number
oil men, and asked thcm what We should do with the
oight dead men had. Thoy answered, swat
moment aud will communicate with tho Admiral"
Shortly aitorward tho flagship Powhatan started mp
tho beach and disappeared. Tho Swstara tried 70
signal US, but without glasses could not read L. AZ
ono O'Clock rclief party undor command OF Lieu-
tenant f. w. Watson arrived from the Gosport Navy
ard, with Surgeon George Arthur, stores &c. All
tho saved and tho bodies OF tho dead then placed
on board the steamer Bonita and conveyed Norfolk
STATEMENT ". y. CONWAY
This Is tho statement OF Master w. =. Conway
We left Hampton Roads at ten A. N. and passed Capo
Henry about ono p. n. Our course south BY cast
three-quartcrs cast In the second dog watch, At
hat-past six r. H., Currituck light tho star.
board beam, distant about cight miles We took .
cast OF tho lead and found fifteen fathoms OF watcr.
The gallo ncroasca and the jibstay carried away.
We then tho forcstorm staysail; braided up tho
spanker; took single reef In the foro trysal and
double reef In trysail. Az eight O'Clock thero
was strong gale blowing and the
running very high. The barometer had stood At
33.O4 for about thrce hours relieved at eight
p. ii. BY tho master, James II. Wright. ! was on
deck again about ten O'Clock, when Curritock light
was just visible on tho horizon about Two points
tho starboard quarter. turned In again little aiscr
ton o'clock. was awakened by the shock OF tho
ships STRIKING, and ran on deck quickly pos
sbie. l thought u caused by a collision with
another vessel ! soon heard sing out
'srho ships aground" l found the sca breaking
tho side very heavily heard tho captain
giving orders TO brazil up the sails, baton down tho
matches, and TO heave tho guns overheard. wont
forward to nssist IN brang up tho forctrysails and
bat,on down the forward matches but found II mpos-
sibo brazil up the oretrysails. and aioit
to cut away the haiyards and allowed them 10 como
down by tho run. Not succeeding 10 batteniug down
the hatchcs as the wator breaking part
OF tho vessel, went Mt and assisted IN
getting tho nrst cutter into tho Shc partly
in by the forward davits and tho awning STAN
and the bow OF tho CUTTER intending 70
have Il carried shore. Tho shore barely vhi-
BILE and many doubted whcthor It was the shore or
smooth wator beyond the breakers. thought It was
best wait until daylight, the cutter seemed TO be-
riding safely. Somo OF the mon volunteered 10
GO | went forward 10 get a better look Of
the shore, and short time aftcrward the cuttes
swampcd. While forward heard ordcr from aft ts
cut away her foremost; SO assisted forward u
away her foremost, and aftorward stayed In tho
starboard forcchains, which wero crowded with men,
there long before quito n number OF officers.
among them executive officer Lieutenant 8. A. San
dcrs, came mp. Tho spray was brcnking over this
part OF tho vessel. while hcrc sent TO rig the
rubber balsa and moved forward to tho bowsprit I
stayed on tho bowsprt with several
about one hour and half Tho tide rising oil
tho time and breaking over tho ship
stronger and stronger l a great many
washed OF tho topgailapt iorccastlo. Tho sweps
every thing before II and left nothing standing the
iorecastle except tho sixty pound rlo gun and nsh
daviI Finding that l gradually losing nv
strength concluded It best to try swim ashore
and allowed myself to pa washed OF tho
spars, telling the men ihere that was going
10 try TO swim ashore | was followed BY
four men, three OF whom reached tho shore. While
on tho bowsprit saw tho FIRST launch washed away,
Palmor l noticed that everything washed over.
BOARD, such pieces OF wood &c. seemed TO float
SEWARD, which think deferred great many from
trying TO swim ashore. On reaching shore mot En-
sign Young, aud learned from him that tnero
only one person the lie saving station, and that
assistance could DO expected from there. Mr..
Young photographed 70 Washington and 10
Admiral Trcnchnrd for assistance. He then
went down the life saving station with OF tho
open door ana get the mortar. with bomb line.
went up beach to render what assistance could
When returned iouni Mr.. Young with tho mortar,
but 1t was OF no use. as both tho main and mixxcn
masis had gone tho sido and thsrc no living
person visible The wreck. Tho fishermen ana others
on shore rendered grcat assistance by forming limos
out into tho surf and catching tho 40
they camo in aud hauling them shore through tho
undcrtow The bodies Of only eight men could b
mn 4 no hcuc M flra m 4 raud 0nd