The daily gazette., 1878-02-01
SECOND EDITION
STORM AND sHIPwnECK
FRIGHTFUL DISASTER
NEAR KITTY HAWK.
40 Lives LOsf.-The Steamer
Metropolis from Philadel-
phia Stranded.-5O Men
a4l Was n 9 d Ash o re.

NohFoLkt v A., Jan. 0l, loI6.-At nalf
past six O'Clock this evening the steam
ship Metropolis from Philadelphia for
Para, Brazil, went ashore on eCurrituclx
Beach, three miles south of the light.
house, during the prevalence Of furious
northeast gale. Great confusion prevail.
ed on board. Owing to the fury of the
gale and the roaring of the surf the or
ders of the officers could not be heard.
TWO HUNDRED BELIEVED TO BE LOST
About fifty of the passengers and crew
were washed ashore. About two hum
dred are believed to be lost.
fNA SIDE TO THE SURF.
From the statements of some of the
sailors who arrived at one of the signal
stations it appears that the vessel had
encountered heavy gales from the north.
east for the last twenty-four hours. and
when she struck she was heading about
south-southeast. The vessel swung
broadside to the surf, which made q
complete break over her and washed
many Of the people overheard into the
sea- ID a0lf ndwr i4aav
INEFFICIENT LIFEsAvINe STATIONS.
The signal line reports that no assist
ance had been sent to the steamer from
the life saving stations in the vicinity;
which Is another evidence of the necessi-
ty of having practical and efficient men
for such dangerous service. ~ = W.
NO GOVERNMENT VESSEL TO sENp.
The Secretary of the Navy has directed
Admiral Trenchard, in command at Nor
folk, to send steam launch through the
canal to the sceneIof the wreck but this
is impracticable from the fact that there
is no government vessel available here
capable of doing the service. iF iA r.
PERSONS STILL ALIVE ON BOARD.
The messenger who brought the news
of the wreck of the Metropolis to the
operator at Kitty Hawk did not visit the
wreck, but as sar as can be ascertained at
present, it appears that there are persons
still on board. s...7i.. tt-fs
THE GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED.
Washington, jan 81, 1S78.-The Signal
Service observer at Kitty Hawk, N. c.,
reports to the Chief Signal Officer at $50
this evening as follows:
"The steamship M etrcpolis stranded on
Currituck Beach, three miles south of
Currituck Lighthouse, and is total loss.
There were 248 persons on board, of
whom fifty swan ashore. No assistance
from life saving station. s4lta.p,.
THE SHIP, PASSENGERS, OFFICERS AND
1 elrIIf CREW.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 81.
The steamship Metropolis was under
the command of Captain Ankers, and
was the second despatched by Messrs P.
& T. Collins to Brazil. She sailed on
Tuesday morning last from Willow
street wharf, this CITY, with 2i5 passen-
sengers. She carried a cargo of 800 tons
of rails and machinery, and 200 tons of
stores, all in charge of Mr.. Paul J. White
lats chief engineer of the Lehigh Naviga-
ton Company, and Mr.. James I. Moore,
engineer. Nearly all the passengers
were laborers and foremen to work on
the MADEIRA and Mamore Railroad,
which the firm of the Collins Brothers
have contracted to build. The rails and
machinery carried were for the plant of
the road, and the stores for the subsist-
ence of the workmen on the vessel, and
those despatched ON the Mercedita, the
fist ship despatch.
The cargo of the vessel was insured in
the Delaware Mutual Safety Company,
of Philadelphia for $4,000. The vessel
is said to be insured by its owner in
New York companies. By remarkable
coincidence the policy Of insurance on
cargo was signed no further back than
yesterday. re
ANOTHER STEAMER ASHORE.
f PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 81.
A steamer is ashore outside the capes
and is supposed to be the Elphinstone
(British), from Liverpool for this port.
sTRANDING OF THE BRIG ETA t. TUCK
Err, FROM RIO JANEIRo.
AsBURY PARK, N. j. Jan. 81, 1873
One of the most tempestous storms that
has visited this coast in many years
broke upon it at three o'clock this morn
ing. The wind came in from the north
east, blowing fifty mile an hour gale,
accompanied with a binding snow storm
and the weather was intensely cold. The
sea ran quite high. About seven A. M.
two boys travelling up the beach describ-
ed vessel ashore; and Immediately gave
the alarm to the crew of life saving sta
ton No. 4. Although the vessel was in
the patrol district of station No. those
vigilant sentries did not become ac-
quainted with the fact until notified by
the citizens of Asbury Park. The crew
of No. q at once ran out their mortar and
life car with the intention of throwing
line to the stranded ship, but for some
unexplained reason abandoned 1t, and
brought out the life boat and took the
crew of eight men, including the captain,