The daily gazette., 1878-10-26
THIRD EDITION
ALONG THE COAST.
Further Reports OF the wreck.
ed Vessels.

60 v0SS0ASs
NORFOLK, Oct. 25.-The steamer Ever
man, Captain VIM. Il. Carr, of the Clyde
line, while bound from Philadelphia to
Norfolk, encountered n terrific storm on
Tuesday night, during which she shipped
numerous seas, one Of which swept over
board the mate and two of the crew. The
returning wave landed the mate and one
of the crew back on the deck. The other
man, named Walter Hill native of
Philadelphia, was lost. AT the entrance
of Delaware bay the Everman came to
an anchor and although under full head
of steam, could not resist the violence of
the wind aud drifted four miles before
she could gain any headway whatever.
The Everman was several times thro wn
into the trough OF the sea. When the
waves washed over hsr upper deck, a
horse tied on deck was thrown into The
air and falling was fatally injured. The
water in all tine b aterooms was three or
four inches deep and poured down from
the saloon-deok into the engine room in
large quantities. r.....
The steamer Charles w. Lord, Cotton,
master, bound from Haven with an as
sorted largo for New York, arrived here
to-day with the loss of head gear, stove
in forward and leaking. She encounter
hurricune off Frying Pan shoals on
Tuesday night and reports that on the
day fo.lo wing she spoke off Hatteras the
schooner ii. w. Drew, bound from New
York Tor St. Johu's, Fla, and having on
board the passengers and crew of the
steamer General Barnes, which sank
while bound from Haven,to New. York
Tne heavy sea which was running pre-
veuted those saved from being tr-nsferr-
ed to the steamer, as the captain of the
schooner desired. The LORD was leaking
badly and her captain fastened to this
port.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The Evening
kilograms reports that the steam ship
City of Houston, which left New York
on the ~ OF this month for Galveston,
Texas, foundered off Frying Pan shoals
on the 23d instant, during the fearful
gale of that day. The passengers and
crew were rescued by the Margaret of
this city and are now safe in Fernandiua
Florida. The City of Houston WAS an
iron steamship of l ,5l4 tons burden, 285
feet in length, 33I feet wide, with depth
ofhold OF II feet.
ter, Pa, and was about the last vessel
constructed by Reany & Archbold.-
About Two pears ago she was overhauled
and heightened, by John Roach, who
brought the vessel TO this city and did the
work in the Harlan & Hollingsworth |
Co.'S dry dock.
ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE.
Besides the wreck of the Express, |
which was fully stated in yesterdays |
GAZETTE, the following additional |
casualties are reported along the Chesa-
peake Bay:
The steamer Thos. C0liyer, on arriv- |
ing in Baltimore last night, reported |
having seen n schooner bottom upward |
of HooPer's straits ON Thursday. A |
schooner was ashore on Hooper's island
and another Oh Bioodsoe's island both
having been completely knocked to pieces
by the surf. 1he steamer also re-
potts that the damage in the lower
peninsula counties Is very great, and
rdmors of numerous disasters to ship
ping along the Atlantic coast are cur
lent.
Tue steamer Matilda, of the Weems
line, which has been missing since the |
great storm, is now believed W be around |
III The Rappahanno k river.
The steamship Mcclellan, Captain j |
q. Taylor, OF the Merchants and Miners
u transportation line, arrived at Baltimore
Yesterday from Norfolk. The McClel-
Ian on her down trip during the storm Of
uesday night ran lblo the schooner u. |
Z. Morris, Captain Baldry, from Phila-
delphla lor Baltimore, between Cove
pelnt and PoiLt LOCKOUT. The schoon>
er's starDoard quarters were stove in
aud the steainer lost Ier cutwaler aud
ha1 her sowspIiL carried away. Both
vessels experienced the full force OF the
gale aud were roaghly handled. The
COLLISION Was causeu by the heavy wea-
lher interfering with the management OF
tue vessels.
DOZENS of oyster pungies and other
small craft were injured all along the
bay.