The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-02
MARINE DISASTERS.
Further Details ~ the Reaching ~
tho Meir0poiis-One Hundred Ltvcs
Lost 80 The Schooner Ella Haynes
swamped aad OGiceTa aud crew En
Guiied,

tho MeIrOpOlis-One Hundred LtVcs
Lost 80 The Schooner Ella Haynes
sWaniped aad OGicera and crew En
quilted,
NORFOLK, February |, -- The Me.
tropolrs had heavy weather from the
time she left Cape Delaware. On
Wednesday night she commenced
making water inst and labored heav'
lily. The captain kept away from the
capes Of Virginia, intending TO make
Hampton roads. Weather being thick
ho fell to leeward, aud on Thursday
morning was compelled to beach the
vessel, the leaking having put out the
fires. When the vessel struck, a
panic ensued, creating CONSERVATION
on board, OF the widest character
Order and discipline WAS ended,
Many were drowned 10y the sea wash
ing them overheard. The signal oper-
ators have been up all night doing
great service In the cause of informa-
ton. The vessel was broken up en-.
tirely. No piece of the wreck visible
except what lies along the beach.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-The sig
nal serpice station at the wreck of the
steamer Metropolis, reports that at
i've O'clock u. M, the Metropolis sails
ed from Philadelphia on the morning
of the 10Th OF January, bound for
Brazil, South American, and Ank-
ers commanding, Total number OF
passengers two hundred. About one
hundred were drowned and the rest
sayed. The steamer Ia a total wreck,
nothing Ia left above water. There
are no bodies aboard. The wreck was
caused by being an unseaworthy YES
sci. She sprung leak about II o'clock
midnight, aud stranded at o'clock
M, January 3lst. The only means
of saving life WAS by running ashore,
AZ the vessel was in a sinking condi-
| llOIl. blS 10 WV hNhNSahthe Va $3.50
McQuillan, one of the saved.
The state of affairs this morning il
terrible. Dead bodies are lying along
the beach for distance of two miles.
They are all being placed In proper
places back from the beach aud the
living being cared for. About one
third of those are dead. The two sa.
loon women are known to he dead
with their husbands. Eight out Of
fourteen flrement are known to be
dead. The men that are saved are
destitute Of clothing, VIII send list
of names as soon as they can be gath
cred.
AT 8 o'clock, pm, on the 3Oth the
vessel started u heavy leak In the
rudder case. Finding she could not
gain on the leak with pumps 1t was
concluded TO tighten the steamer by
throwing over coal and bearing away
for the Hampton roads. AT midnight
the circulating pump gave OUT at
8 o'clock, am, heavy sea boarded
the vessel, carrying away the smoke.
stack, boats, engine room door and
forward saloon, letting in large In
stallments of water below, making
ship completely unmanagable. Fisd-
ing nothing could be done for the YES
sci, an attempt was made to reach the
beach to save what lives could be
saved.
At six o'clock she made the beach.
At that time the fires were out and the
engines stopped. All head sails were
set to drive her up the beach. The
surf was very violent. At four o'clock
word was heard for all hands to pre-
pare themselves with life preservers
| At Gao the ship struck beach. AT II
a. M, a man on horseback made hi
appearance on the beach, waving hi
hat and promised assistance.
Atl2:30 p. m, the life saving ser
vice made its appearance, but CAM
poorly provided to save life. All tn
assistance they could render was to ge
them out of the surf as they cam
ashore. Had they came to the seen
Of the wreck during the forenoon, near
ly every one could have been saved
At five p. IN. she broke up completed,
throwing us all into the sea.
The schooner Ella Haynes, SUI
posed to be from Providence, with
cargo OF salt, went ashore on Plum Ii
land Sound early yesterday morning
. and before assistance could reach ht
she sunk with all on board. Capital
D MCPHERSON, OF the schooner Cheste
e reports sighting the Haynes signalin
!. for assistance, but being unable
8 reach her owing to the heavy sea an
n dangerous locality bore away. SUI
Il denly heavy sea went over the dec
t of the Haynes which threw her on b,
y beam ends, and in a few momen
d went to pieces and sunk out of sight.
n.
Indications.