The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-03

saving station, which was close at hand. We waited
IN VAN. When II was found that assistance was TO
DO expected from the shore First Officer Dickman
volunteered to 80 ashore with the line, but was pre-
venteaat me time ny the Captain ana scconc mate
Alter the stern OF the vessel cyan 10 break up and
the seas were rolling furousy her the first MAZE
Jumped overheard and swan ashore, and was seen
running Tor the lfe-savlng station When the vessel
had broken up all back Of the boiler and washed
the houses overheard and the mainmsst gone the
Captain told all TO try to get ashore. A number thea
started. Tho only boat OF the ship cut away and
some eight or nine male shore IN her. Then one
after another Jumped INTO the breakers and at this
time also lett The vessel. having provided myself
with lie preserver aud n cabin door fortunately
reached the beach and started at once Tor the light
mousse. cannot express my gratitude in 100 great
terms for the kindness shown me by the citizens, es
peciaily TO Mr.. Dunton. Too great credit cannot be
gwen 10 Captain Ankers. /.
STATEMENT MICHAEL RYAN. FOREMAN.
We had good san for The first twelve hours until
The river pilot lett the ship commenced to rock,
anu heavy gale arose. while every one on board CON-
menced to look a, II danger was at hand, with
the storm still getting moro. fearful All day on
wednesday continued until eight O'Clock tho same
night, when Captain Ankers told the crew that the
snip was lling with water, aud they should All 60 10
work with water buckets passing from ono 10 the
Other out OF three haichways Tho men that
when placed in gangs with toremen over
eacn gang all WORKED like men that intended save
their lives uutu six O'Clock Thursday. During SIX
hours, should think they put 100 tons o. coal
board. Al that tlme inc men all givc out went 10
the captain and told him the consequence. He told
would not increase any higher Than it was Tne men
all took heart again aud went with good determna-
lion TO mold out About hallpast six O'Clock neavy
sea broke over the hurricane ueck uud washed all The
skyiishts IN, aud good many windows of the state
n .. anu saloon. was men that the smoKosacks
and the fires we're put out by the water
"LooK OUT FOR YOURSELVES"
Every one now went Tor his fe-preservcr. Dick.
man, the hrst mate was then IN the saloon, telling
them 10 keep cool; there was no use got excited; 1t
would hot help them any. Evcrv reel OF the ship
tho passengers from one side TO the other anc good
many got sore heads and legs We kept on
Tor about three. quarters OF an hour with
men every door 20 keep the water from com,ng 10.
Every person kept cool while deathgas staring him in
tho lace About quarter past seven a. N. the hrst
mate, ny request OF the captain ordered every ono
out IN the bow 10 tho captains Cabin There he told
the no had no prospect Of striking the beach, had
had told them they shout look out Tor themselves
they were all horror stricken and looked one an-
asy hs
saw The beach us he xas standing lar out in tho bow
giving orders TO tho men at the Wheel Our captain thon
told them 10 Keep quiet and he would land the IN all
sale. They then gave three cheers Not long after
the ship struck the beach with heavy surge, but
still kept on toward the shore with every wave until
We can,e within 100 yards OF SHORE. We could not
get any closer Then every eye ashore
expecting some relief The waves were then washing
over the ship, and but lew escaped being swept over
board rhey all seemed TO stick long they could
and xcpt as cool as possible ringing the bell steadily,
thinking II might be heard.
NO GUN on HOARD.
Ihere was no. cannon on board 10 give signal with.
Currituck lighthouse, when about three miles
oil. Al ABOUT half-past eight O'Clock Of
made Tor shore. Every person on board thought he
would DO lost the waves coming quick hc could
be seen hall the time, yet he got ashore safe Every.
one thought II they had 10 contend with what they
saw HIM 20 through they should DO lost The
first mate was the next TO make shore In safety
and be at once went Tor the lighthouse to seek
recf After the ship 10 70 to pieces
At the stern END, the II IL was q pile oil loose
lumber, Washing out as far as the boiler BY this
wat IN 10
other, and chung TO pieces OF board At that time
about MY men had Jumped into the water TO save
themselves, and only three were seen shore alive
HALF THE SHIP FLOATS
Tho stern end, after part or the ship, then came
ashore with many bruisc from pieces OF wood
striking against me. AS ! came ashore there
was VAS. man IAN lying dead on the beach, he being
pulled him about five yards ashore, and
then lett to look Tor house, which about threc
| miles from there, and was not able TO get around
until morning, when It was most horrible sight TO
The eye OF any human beinS. Corpses lay here and
there among the wreck. bod les were fou
on tho beach and about many wero rcpor cd
yeti be found mat drowned They all buried
on the beach with tho exception OF one lady. whose
body Will be sent TO her home. They piiug
up the wreck on the beach, and expect 10 ind
bodies among tho ruins
STATEMENT OF PAUL J. WHITE.
was employed by IL. 4 T. Collins, OF Philadelphia,
to DO principal enginee: aud contractor to build por-
,tcrior OF Brazil. had charge OF 217 employees who
! were gong to work on this road. Wo lott thadcl-
| phia on board Tho steamship Metropolis Tuesday
morning, January 20, ut fifteen minutes past nine.
After pleasant voyage as Tar as the Dclaware Break.
water, where the Eliot lett us, we had favorable voy-
! age until Wednesday evening about seven O'Clock
| wnen an alarm Of fire sounded. IL was nrst
| thought 10 DO IL tho hold Tho alarm was found to
be false, and 1t was caused by escaping steam which
was mistaken Tor smoke About eight L. NJ. tho first
mate OF tue vessel informed HIS vessel had sprung
aleak, ana unless she was lghtened by hcaving tho
coal overheard tho vessel would sink before twelve
O'clock then went aft and got all the men oH OF
tho berths We then tore down the berths, 50 as
coal The mon were put to heavlng the coal over
board We got the coal overheard by four o'clock A.
NJ. then went TO the pilot house. Tho wind was
blowing heavy gale and tho ship was pitching
heavily. About five O'Clock | told the mon to
put on their life preservers, and after they had
dono this they all came forward The vessel ran
ashore about seven O'Clock in the morning. l
told all the men 10 remain ABOARD until as
sistance couQ DO rendered US from tho
lilo saving stationsA 1 remained aboard until about
half-past three In the afternoon when
all hopo of assistance from the life saving station had
ashore Tho reason why SO many mon were lost Is
attributable 10 tho fact that they seasick and
very weak, So that the first wave that dashed ovo
them frequently sunocated them at once.
MR.. BRocK's STATEMENT
d. G. Brock. VINO lives one-quarter Of mile from
the scene OF the wreck and who ono Of the parties
who first heard the cries for help, says It
was very foggy at eight O'clock A. NJ, but no
He immediately wen. on noiseSsok for the Lie savn:
station No. 4, five miles NORTH which be reached
hall'past eight o'eock' taking only hall an hour
life saving crow, at once took mortar
and other appliances and carried them
10 the scene which he reached about alfpast twelve
p. ~, taking four hours 10 return. The first shot
from the mortar went 10 the leeward and failed
TO carry tho line aboard. The second was
more successful, the line falling across
one oil the yards. Men wcro sent aioit
and the line caught BY the crew, com mcnced
pulling II aboard About one hundred feet had been
pulled in when II parted. Tho third shot tne
line; the fourth Jailed in similar manner.
Alter the fourth shot was fired the ammunition
gave out, and this promise OF succor to the doomed
people ABOARD had proved most isastrous and
fortunate failure. Then the life bent all their
energies In Trying to save those cndcavorng TO
ashore during the time OF hiring OF the mortar
tried 10 roach the shore from tho doomed
ship Every confidence was felt on board that the
hie.saving crow would surely devise some plan OF
getting linc aboard When this hope OF succor
falled, and every aboard realized the terrible
fact that upon his own individual excrtons depended
the chances OF his escape. Then II that thoy
menccd TO drop overheard and trusting TO their skill
In swimming and the lite preservers"
STATEMENT OF ID. NJ cozzENs, SECOND NATE.
When we sailed the wind blowing light from the