The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-17
THE GALE ON THE CAROLINA
COAST.
REPORT OF SEVERAL wREcKs-MASY LIVES
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REPORT OF SEVERAL wREcKs-MASH LIVES
Iosr-THE COAST srREwN WITH FRAd-
MESTs.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
WILMINGTON. n. c., April 10, 1871
Last weeks gallo was very on the North Car.
oina coas and tho disasters IRON probably very
heavy. On last Wednesday afternoon tho pilot boats
Urah Tmmons and Mary X. Sprunt went 10 sea over
the NAN bar u cruise. The Timmons returned
safely yesterday afternoon, but the Sprunt has not
yet been heard from, and tho strong probabilities
that she has been lost, with all board. Her
consisted OF four white and two colorcd all
pilots IRON smiihville. II is said that the debris Of
wrecks limo almost the coast this city, and
many disasters yet unknown are feared. coored
seaman was found yesterday the beach eleven miles
north OF New Inlet aud tho old wrecked blockade
steamship Venus IL feared that he was one OF the
crew OF the sprunt.
FIGURE EIGHT BANK.
gentleman from Topsail Sound who WAS 10 the city
reports that vessel supposed TO be schooner by tho
tho name OF Charles Eloway, was wrecked on Friday
night on what Is known Figure Eight Bank,
between Topsa and Rich Inlcs. about thirteen miles
from the city. Her stern noaied ashore and hor log
book was recovered The log shows that she had
teen men, officers crew. aboard. all OF whom must
Southern port tho OF which not learned Tor
Philadelphia and loaded with lumber and straw
goods.
A STEAMER cApsrzEn
Abont three miles above this point and sixteen from
Wilmington, the steamer X. L. Myers. said measure
los feet on tho Keel is ashore, bottom up She lies on
King beach, but nothing is known Of tho crew. This
vessel also went ashore on Friday night
WRECK OF THE SCHOONER :. Il. ELMAg
three mastcd schooner, reported as tho samuel +.
Emar, is ashore al what is called Old Topsail Bar,
some twenty-five miles up the coast Her masts and
"A le ia uph In
have broken up by this ne small coasting vessel,
which arrived here this morning, reports having
passed within half mile oil her yesterday.
No one could DO aboard OF her, but a num-
Der OF empty hogsheads tho beach,
yr0% so .as rns, inferred .ha she is
her loss on her return trip 10 some OF tho West India
Islands. The revenue cutter Stevens lett here to-day
for the scene OF this wreck Tncrc Is signal limo
along this coast, but tho wires down, and is Inn
possible TO hear anything in this way.
sLooP YACHT ASHORE.
In addition 10 these the sloop yacht Ida, from
Charleston bound north, Is ashore some nine milcs
this side New River and some thirty from the city
Her crew. II is reported, were all saved. The yacht
lies high and dry on the beach, aud viii probably DO
ROUGH WEATHER xScouSrKRxp
Tho steamship Lucille, Captain Bennett OF tho Bal.
tmore and Wilmington steamship line, arrived here
through all OF tho storm. She left Baltimore on
Wednesday Afternoon ana on tho next morning passed
out OF the bay. Captain Bennett reports 1t as tho
has seen some rough weather In MS day,
both in the East and West Indies. Ho had to scud
before the wind until Saturday at I'VE a. NJ. before
hauling to- AT that time he was thirty miles so tho
south and west OF Frying Pan shoals. On Saturday,
at IL A. NJ he passed the ghtshp, she having drag.
ged about live miles In seventeen fatnoms OF
water tho pilot boat Uriah luminous hove
TO and making very good weather. Saw two largo
steamers on Cape Lookout and hove to. On Friday he
passed bark two briggs ana two schooners
board TACK and one brig hove to on port tack This
between Lookout and Hatlcras. and Captain Ben
fears from tho position they were In and the fury
Of tho gale that tncy wero unable to make ofng,
and that they were lost