The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-04-03
THE GREAT MARCH STORM.

LONDON. March ~ In lundan and
tbe provinces Yesterday. the s~sather was
ine and br,gut until about 5 40 y click il
the aftermnn. when an slmo<t universal
change rusued. Shnr. and rulent ga.ts Of
Wind accomI ssae | b. snow aud dnsis. storms
Of very annsusl charsefcr. as .riei az sud-
den. fo.lsw~sl I.pidly from p,arly opposite
points If The eompas~s Il j. supposed th,t
the capsizipg aud apkipglef ,he British
training shP Eprydice. oaths lie II Wight
in the afternoon. was due ~. he sudden
ness withe which sswi.s.r IS. 81,
A sQUALl OVERLOOK THE snip
and the fact that is entire forre fell or the
full spread of her canvass. A. rhe Eury-
dice Was conpletely close On sl.ors. . dan.
geroas gust would give prvbahly mo-, warn
ing when sail might haze been shortened on
The Ship helm altered. - ~ 10 improve
her position. added to which. il j. possible
that the disposition Of her guns. stores. or
other dead weight. may have given lever.
age to The force 10 the Wind b. les<aDiug her
ordinary stability. Dunn~e. Of which
the ship was lost. i lofty hradlsud aud is
we'll kBawn 10 visitors a. she lie ~ Wight.
II Is situated a short distance south Of
Shanklins Chine. about midway frow that
point 10 Blaek ,;ane thine
TmE wgEcKED VESSEL.
The Eursdice vas commissioned II Por-
tsn,onih IN Feb. INT. aud went 90 prac
tice cruise TO The West Indies. whence she
has been for some days expected st Ports
mouth. She had smart crew. whose mum.
Der Is v~riously stated a. from 200 10 over
800. At o'clock 10 the sfternoor. when
81 Dunrose and proceeding under full sail.
sqnall struck the vessel. She espsized
and srnk immediately. The schooner Eu,.
ma. which vas passing The Eurydics at the
time Of che. disas,er.i rescued fye persons
gncluding Lieut. FrHBsis. II Tabor. after
they had hean as hear ia tie xsler. Three
sf these died. 70 the only survivors " The
disaster are Benjamin Cuddifnrd. able sea-
man. aud Sydeay Fletcher. frrt-cIsss boy.
STATEMENT or ONE oF TIE ONLY TWO
s, ai0 SURVIVORS.
The following l. Csddiford's statement
-. The sllip capsized 70 sgusll and spow
storm shout four o'clock IN the afternoon
shen Eve miles from Dunr0se. There we're
user 500 pefsns on hoard. al &c whom.
except myself and Fletcher. wsre. lbe.
liess lost l was one ol,the Last On the chip.
captain Hare waS nea me when she went
down after earsizing and sbe carried with
her large pumheF Of men who were
clinging 70 her sr were drawn dawn ia The
vortex. A man near ne sid q vessel
vas close By when the squall came on. and
therefore we will be sure 10 be picked
Up. vas more than az hour inihe water.
being first rate swimmer, aud rery many
q MY comrades cried 10 me for help.
tried TO assist two or three. but st lssl
there we're four cliaging % me. and wa.
lbbIiged 70 kick them ~. Dur ship lefi
BefmHds three weeks ago. We passed The
ll.iEird (Coanty Of Cornwall and most
southern point Of Great Britsinl yesterday.
and expected a. snrhor u spiihesd about
6ss o eIuxk 10 the aftsrsocn.s'
The sdairsl commanding at paris,nsutl
has sent sieamers 20 sesreh in me sicinit,
Eef ne seeident. butsno further report hsl
! been received.
] l,oSboS. March 7j,---Ii u noe believed
that he Earydiee had about 320 oficell
apd seawen. .fshieh. 2sq we're yyaag mel
Ia traising hrside< abpst 20 pshrcrs sbf
men taken on board II Bsrmuda a. iDyalids
time espired Inrp ppd eaaft wsnialet
prisoners. Ho,ds bsrsver pIsc-s ID.
number % board Il 3ii. u Fhisb only ".
are knosn 10 have survived. -