The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-01
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
LOSS OF THE STEAMER METROPO.
LIS OFF NORTH CARO-
LIMA COAST.
Three Hundred and Fifty Persons on
BOARD Two Hundred Sup
posed TO Have Been Lost.

posed TO Have Been Lost.
WASHINGTON, January 81. - The
signal service observer at Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina, reports to the Chief
Signal Officer as follows:
Steamship Metropolis stranded on
Currintuck beach, three miles south OF
Currintuck light house. She is total
loss. Two hundred and forty-eigbt per.
sons were on board; fifty swan ashore.
No aid from life saving stations.
The Chief Signal Officer has ordered
one of the operators at the Kitty Hawk
station to go at once on horseback
to the scene of the wreck and open a
telegraph station there, and forward all
the information as rapidly as it can be
obtained. The wreck is about twenty
miles north of Kitty Hawk station.
The Metropolis sailed on Tuesday
from Philadelphia to Brazil. She was
dispatched by contractors for the Ms-
deria and Mammore railroad, carried
200 laborers, 500 tons of railroad iron,
and the mails for Brazil.
The steamer was commanded by Cap.
tain Aankers. Paul j. White, formerly
chief engineer of the Lehigh Navigation
Company, and James T. Moore we'll
known engineer, were in charge OF her
cargo of railroad stores &c. The wife
and little boy of Mr.. Collins, one of the
contractors, were among the passengers.
Inter Particulars.
NORFOLK, VA, January 3l.-At 6:3O
o'clock this evening, the steamship Me-
tropolis, from Philadelphia for Para,
Brazil, went ashore on Currituck beach,
three miles south of the lighthouse, dur
ing the prevalence OF furious southeast
gale. Great confusion prevailed on
board. Owing to the fury of the gale
and the roaring of the surf, the orders OF
the officers could not be heard
About fifty of the passengers
and crew were washed ashore.
About two hundred are believed to be
lost. From some Of the sailors who arrived
at one of the signal stations it appears
that the vessel had encountered heavy
gales from the Southeast for the last "a
hours, and when she struck she was
headed absut south south east. The vessel
swung broadside to the surf, which
made 8 complete break over her and
many Of the people were washed over
board into the sea. As soon as telegraph.
ic connections are made, full and more
detailed particulars will be sent by the
Associated Press agent, who has gone to
the sceLe of the wreck, via the Abe
marie and Chesapeake Canal.
PHILADELPHIA, February 1.-The
following is partial list of passengers OF
the Steamer Metropolis, wrecked on Cur
rituck beach, this evening:
Csbin-Nicholss Hawkins, Richard
Clark, Michael Ryan, A. w. Newton
and Geo. w. Stainroot, foreman; j. j.
Moore, engineer; Joseph Brady, assistant
steward; DR.. Green, physicsni +. La
Farcade, clerk; Paul J. White, general
manager.
New YORK, January Sl.-The
Sun says that a dispatch from
from the Kitty Hawk Life-Say!ng Sta
tion came to Alberto de Angisr, a civil
engineer of this city, Las. night. 1t
stated that the steamer Metropolis had
foundered short distance of that life
saving station and that fifty two lives
had been saved. Further than the fact
that q terrible storm was raging, the dis
patch did not say.
Mr.. Angisr said last night that besides
the Captain and crew there were $50
souls on board, of whom $50 were rail-
road lsborera, and 90 or more engineers,
assistants and clerks. Mr.. Angisr, who
is son of Chevslier De Angisr, for
thirty.seven years Consul-General of
Brazil, intended TO sail in the Metropolis
but Was prevented by circumstances.
The bulk Of the railrosd lsborers on
board the Metropolis, said Mr.. Angiar,
are residents Of this city or Of Philsdel.
phis. They are mostly Americans OF
German or Irish descent
PHILADELPHIA, January Sl.-The
unfortunate expedition consisted Of full
corps of picked engineers and lsb0rers.
PHILADELPHIA, February IA pri-
vste telegram 10 Mr.. Collins, one Of the
contractors, says that there were 30
lsborers on board, and only 81 were
saved.
AsHISGroS, February l.-Up 70
$40 o'clock this morning the chief signal
office here bsd received no dispatches
from the operator sent TO the scene Of
the wreck, nor hss anything sdditionsI
been received from Norfolk.
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