Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
Sudden Snow and Wind Storm
OF the Isle of Wight.
A Vessel Capsized and ALI
Lost but Three Persons.
Over Three Hundred Persons Sup.
posed to Have Persisted.

LONDON, March 25,-ln London and
the provinces yesterday the weather WAS
fine and bright until about $3.50 when al,
most a general change ensued, Short
and violent gusts of wind, accompanied
by snow aud dust storms of a very an.
usual character, as brief as they we're
sudden, followed rapidly from nearly
opposite points Of the compass. At 4
in the afternoon, when of DunRose and
proceeding under full sail, a squall struck
the Eurydice and she capsizsd aud sank
Immediately. The schooner Emma pass.
ing the Eurydice at the tims rescued FIVE
persons, including Lieutenant Francis
A. Tabor, after they had been an hour
in the water. Three of these died, 90
the only survivors Of the disaster are
Benjamin Caddetord, able seaman, and
Sydney Fletcher, first cabin boy.
The following is Cadde.ord's state.
meut: The ship capsized in a squall
and snow-storm about four o'clock in the
afternoon, when FIVE miles from Dun
nose; there we're over three hundred
persons on board, all of whom, except
myself and Fletcher were, l believe, lost;
| was one Of the last on the ship; Capt.
Hare wal lea me when she went down
alter cspsizing, and she carried with her
a large number of men who were cling,
ing to her, or we're drawn down in the
vortex. A mar near me said: "A yes.
sci was close by when the squall came
Oh, and therefore we will be sure to be
picked up / was more than an hour
in the water, being a frst-rste swimmer,
and very many Of my comrades cried to
me for help; l tried to assist two or
three, but at last there vera four cling
ing to me and / was obliged to kick them
of; our ship left Bermuda three weeks
ago; we passed the Lizard, County of
Cornwall, aud the most southern point
of Britain, yesterday, and expected to
anchor ct Spithead about Eve o'clock
in the afternoon.
The admiral commanding at Ports
mouth has sent steamers to search in the
vicinity of the accident, but no further
report has been received. 1t is believed
that the Eurydice had about 800 officers
and seamen, of which 27O were young
men in training, besides about twenty
officers and men taken on board at Der.
muds. Duunose, of which the ship was
lost, is a lofty headland, and well known
to v%isitors to the Isle OF Wight. 1t is
situated a short distance south of Shank.
lin Chine, about midway from that point
to the Black Gang Chine. The Eurydice
"a commissioned at Portsmouth in Feb.
ruary, 1877, and went on a practice cruise
to the West Indies, whence she had been
for some days expected at Portsmouth
The Lloyds place the number on board
at 3l5. Two only are known to be saved,
though a telegram from V%entnar states
that as a bark was seen bearing toward
Dunnose just before the squall there is
some hope she may have rescued others.
In consequence Of a strong ebb tide and
north wind at the time the bodies are
not expected to come ashore. Ali hands
we're mastering on deck for prayers at
the time Of the disaster. But for a pass.
ing schooner nothing would have been
known Of the disaster, as everything on
the sea was hidden from those on shore
BY a binding uow storm, and it would
have been thought that the ship bad
gone on to Spithead.
At half.past 3 the ~esplanade at Ventn0
was crowded with visitors admiring the
Eurydics, which was carrying every
available stitch Of canvas She sailed
so close to the shore that from the pier
head the cordage Of the rigging was visi-
IDLE. Suddenly the sky became over.
cast and SNOW and sleet descended,
quickly driving the prOmenaders to cover
and hiding the vessels from sight.
When the storm lifted only the schooner
Emma Lowering could be seen.
LONDON, March 25.-The controversy
between England and Russia is sp.
preaching that dan gerous stage where
the point Of honor more and more en-.
cages attention.