The New York herald., 1878-10-29
Three Colorsd Men Drowned in Attempting to
Escape from Drifting Vessel
FATE OF THE A. S. DAVIS.
The Story Of Her Loss Told BY the Sole Survivor Out
Of Crew Of Twenty Men,
DAMAGE AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
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NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 2S 1873.
The extensive fishery OF the oil works In operation
at Now Point, Matthews county, owned by o. f.
Maltby was badly damaged during the late storm.
that work will not be prosecuted further this
season. Three Of his vessels-ths sohooners Wave,
William ana Robert. and Bisnche-were driven
ashore, lost their anchors and were badly
damaged. Three colored men In attempting TO
reach tho shore in small boat were
drowned. One schooner was actually driven up into
the woods for miles, such the force Of the storm
The names Of the mon who lost their lives
Caesar Brooks, Warner Hudgins and Charles Billups
The schooner Mary Norris, which had on load OF
lumber, bound to Hampton was sunk.
8. DAVIS
William H. uintou, oil Red Bank, N. - the only
survivor Of twenty persons composing the crew
OF the nne ship A. 8. Davis, has ar.
rived In this city. He makes the following
stasemeut:-"At O'Clock on the evening
Of the 22d had moderate gale and began shorten
sail to whole topsals foreiopmast staysail. Al
eight O'Clock n blew . gale, ihen shortened sail
three lower tepsails Tho gale increasing We took
In mizzsn topsaii, and while engaged tho maintop-
sail, which was brand blown out OF the bols
ropes Al halfpss. twelve tho ship hove to
the starboard tack and got . cast Of the lead
in eight ana half fatboms OF water. The ship
struck heavily about O'Clock. She had sooner
touched the bottom tnan the sea boarded her, max
ing a Clean breach fore and aft When the sea nrss
struck her II burst in her stern works and filed
vessel
BATTLING wrrH rnE WAVES.
In loss than i've minutes IRON the time that she
grounded tho captain and entire Grew went into the
main and mizzen rigging, and inside Oi bour she
was u complete wreck, with all her crew In
| The water The nigh. was intensely dark, SO much
50 that Il was almost impossible for me 10 my
hand az arms length. When l fell from tho rigving
| landed on the house, but. being unable to OBJ
totn hnlA frna annh hNlA ah>,
| rail- The next thing remember was lying tho
beach considerably bruised Whom | went into the
| returned 10 me on the beach had on only shirt
WASHED ASHORE.
Alter getting out OF the surf mnnaRed 10 get MP
| ana walk 10 the beach hills, a distance Of about
twenty or thirty ies where dug holo in the sand
e9a.r 70 Up Ss s.Sen o. my my
position till daylight, when shortly after emery
ing from my Dlas. .ood Of refuge was discovered
| ing Station No. 2. who after furnishing me
| with . pair OF trousers had me conveyed 70
tho station whore my wants were attended to- The
Davis sailed Caao on the 2sd OF July, and, Alter
travelling thousands OF miles, within Two
three hours sail Of her destination.
Lisutenaat shoemaker. OF the Signal Service De.
partmenl Washington, who for the past thrs. days
has been the beach investigating the facts
gard tho loss OF the ship A. s. Davis returned 10
the city yesterday afternoon and this morning took
the tram for home.
LEAGUE ISLAND ovERFLowED-DAMAGE DONE
TO THE NAVAL srATIoN BIZ THE RECENT
STORM.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. %, 1879
The United States naval station At League Island
near Phiaoelpha suffered very severely by the ter.
rible of Wednesday last League Island 10 q low
and marshy pisce Of maaral made ground the juno
ton OF the uyikii and the Delaware Iivers about
two miles below the built up portion OF Philade-
phia, and separated from the city by an outskirs
known a. .ahe Neek," occupied By small markot-
| gardeners, truckers and fishermen Tho Mock
10 all low ground. and during wednes-
days freshet completely covered with
water. Many Of the residents here were
rescued With dinacuity from their second story win
dows by men In boats. Large amounts Of property
we're swept away dwelling houses and furniture de-
stroyed, crops runod. and pigs cows goats other
livestock killed BY the rhs water Ia only
Just snbsiding now, leaving behisd Il . scene OF
rum and dssostion which will entail much suffering
xmsng the poor population Of the Neck
DAMAGE on THE
The causeway connscting League Island with this
Daf' ., sns c On ~ .ns s.sueasy ...
water. The island 10 surrounosd by an embank ment
sea wall faced With stone and about eight loot In
height On the Delaware front, near the mouth Of
the schuylg are twoIsrge breaks In this WALL each
atout nity feet long On the schuyikili front are
on the BACK Cnaansi. between The Meek and the
island seventynve feet OF wall washed away, and
washouts. These ombanEmsnts were torn away BY
| q SURF that 10 described 40 being maenihcsnt and
Together unprecedented In this part OF river,
removed IS IL -, 100 miles from the ocean, Nearly
the whole island was dsiugeo By the food OF waters
which broke down the wall
The Iorce oi the wind tho island between seven
and eignt O'Clock 10 the morning 10 described a.
simply terrific About hai-past seven O'Clock the
| large shiphouse, which was formerly At the
| old navy yard, blown down, falling with
| . Tremendous crash and with such force thai
thero Is hardly n solid piece OF timber lsit.
Fortunately was In or near the building 81 she
| time, aud one was hurt Several boats which
were slowed away there were OF course completely
| demolished several Of the other temporary build
lngs were somewhat damaged, but not 10 any serious
| extent All the permanent buildings are uniujured.
Mono oil the shipping a. the yard was damaged but
| the strain the whaFvos Was very heavy.
The break In the wall which resulted 10 tho
freshest du NOT take place until aftsr ten o'clock,
tns island . number Of houses tenanted by o1csra
| subordinatee, olerks foremen, gnr6eners aborers
| and watchmen employed AZ the yard When Il be-
| camc evident that the sea wall mast give way
drsn In these houses from their great danger, Tor
tho island tnen covered with water,
and boats had 10 DO resorted to- For
tunatsly everybody vas got out IN safety-tn some
GASES NOT until alter the lower floors OF houses
were su submerged The enly one OF the buildings
house Of the range-sfght keeper ~ the west end.
The osses nj the island BY tho Wind and the water
will over $50 900. he snip house blown down
will cost $26000 TO rcpisce the smbankmsas
buildings and iurnsurs ON tns isano are injured fully
$40, 00o
THE DAMAGE AT FORT MrrFLIN.
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