Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-07


command has taken the field and he
only waits for $50 recruits from Fort
Smelling before proceeding in person
believes is in the United States terri
tory. His force will operate from Fort
Peck as a central point
ANOTHER OCEAN DISASTER.
Another terrible ocean disaster has
occurred about 20 miles north of Kitty
Hawk. A Norfolk dispatch dated
January 31st, at 9 o'clock in the
evening says: AT $50 this eve
ming the steamship Metropolis, from
Philadelphia, for Para, Brazil, went
ashore on Carrituck beach, miles
south of the light house, during 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
200 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 heading
about south-sOutheast. The vessel
swung sroadside to the turf, which
made complete break over her, and
washed many of the people overheard
into the sea. AS soon as telegraphic
connection Is made, full and more de-
tailed particulars will be sent by the
associated press, who has gone to the
wreck ria Albemarl and Chesapeake
canal.
PASSENGERS STORY.
A Norfolk telegram of Feb. 1st
says the steamer C3gnet arrived
from Covinjack this morning, bring
ing Richard F. Brooke, one of
the passengers of the MetrOpolis.
Brooke left the wreck yesterday morn
ing and fully sustains the facts hereto
fore given by Capt. Aukers and others
The vessel was beyond all doubt weak
and unseaworthy, and being deeply
laden labored in q heavy sea which
caused her to open seams and leak.
Capt. Aukers did all that skill and judg-
ment could suggest or experience
devise, but when the fires were out it
left his vessel powerless. He thelef
was unable to drive her upon the beach,
as he anticipated, or keep the vessel
from going broadside or exposing the
deck to be swept by the sea. The
steamer Cyg,ae returned at once to bring
to this city all the survivors who will be
duly provided for by the charitable peo-
pie among our citizen. The survivors
will be sent north via Baltimore or the
Clyde line as they may elect.
Captain Aukers, of the Metropolis, tele-
graphed to Mayor Tucker. of this city,
that the survivors, ir all 80, will leave
Covinjack tomorrow for this city.
This makes about 100 unaccounted for,
including bodies which have washed
ashore and have been inferred by
neighbors.
The citizens of Norfolk held public
meeting this afternoon to take meas
ures to provide for the survivors. A
suitable building has been procured.
Mattresses, blankets, etc., were fur
nished by the navy department.
THE SAVED.
A Washington special of the End
lIlSG. Says lIOlu I6pOIG5 ISCclfeu dL IIIt
office of the chief signal officer, from
the signal service station at the wreck
of the Metropolis, it appears that 158
names of those saved are already re-
ceived. 1t is possible that the num-
Der may be increased by others not yet
reported.
1T appears by official statistics that
North Carolina has the most distilleries,
1,025; Kentucky next, 754; and Virgin
la third, SIG; while New York heads the
list of breweries with 379, Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin following with 361 and
266 respectively. But when it comes to
saloons there is a closer ratio to popu-
lation. Thus, New York has 23,S04;
Pennsylvania, 10, los; Ohio, 14,218; Hi
nois, 1O,543. Massachusetts is credited
with 6,386, beating Indiana with its
larger population by over a thousand
saloons The District of Columbia, III
proportion to Its population, has alto
gether the largest number of saloons,
1,165, which, perhaps, is to be regarded
as representative fact. How much of
this excess is due to the resident and
how much to the floating population, is
an interesting question, but the statistics
throw no light uDon it,