Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-01
OCEAN WRECK.
rREAcnERoUs cUER1rUcK BEACH,.
Steamer Metropolis Stranded with 248
Souls on Board--Fifty Washed Ashore
TheI Remainder Supposed to be Lost.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The signal service
observer at Kitty Hawk, N. c., reports to the
chief signal officer as follows: The steam
ship Metropolis has stranded on Currituck
beach three miles south of Currituck light
house. She is total loss. Two hundred and
forty eight persons were on board. Fifty
swan ashore. No assistance from the life
saving station. The chief signal officer has
ordered one of the operators at Kitty Hawk
station to go at once on horseback to the
scene of the wreck and open the telegraph
station there and forward all the information
as rapidly as it can be obtained. The wreck
is about twenty miles south from Kitty
Hawk station.
The Metropolis sailed for Brazil. She
was despatched by contractors for the Ma.
deria and Manlore railroad; carried 200 la
borers 500 tons of railroad iron and several
mails for Brazil.
The steamer was commanded by Captain
Ankers. Paul J.White, formerly chief engin-
eer of the Lehigh Navigation company, and
James L. Moore, a we'll known engineer,
were in charge of her cargo of railroad
stores, etc. The wife and little boy of Mr..
Collins, one of the contractors, were among
the passengers.
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 far as can be ascertained at present, it
appears there are persons still on board.
Full particulars will be obtained as soon as
the operator reaches the scene, whittier he
started at 1870 p. NJ, and should reach there
by midnight. =
The secretary Of the navy directed Admi-
raj Trenchard, in command at Norfolk, to
send steam launch through the canal to
the scene of the wreck. The signal service
sergeant at Norfolk reports the steamers
Croaton and the coast wrecking steamer
Rescue started.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 31.-At $50 this morn
ing the steamship Metropolis, from Phila-
delphia for Para, Brazil, went ashore on
Currituck beach, three miles south of the
light house, during the prevalence of a
furious southeast gale. Great confusion
prevailed on board. Owing to the fury
of the gale and roaring of the
surf the orders of the officers
could not be heard. About fifty of the pas
sengers and crew were washed ashore.
About two hundred 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 twenty four hours, and
when she struck she was heading about south
southeast. The vessel swung broadside to
the surf which made complete breach over
her and washed many of the people over
board into the sea. AS soon as telegraphic
connection is made, full and more detailed
particulars will be sent by the agent of the
associated press who has gone to the wreck
via Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal.
!. The unfortunate expedition consisted of a
full corps of picked engineers and laborers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Up to 800 a. m. the
chief signal officer here had received no dis
patch from the operator sent to the scene of
the wreck nor has anything additional. been
received from Norfolk.
A private dispatch to Mr.. Collins, one of
the contractors, says there were 21O labore1s
on board and only 81 were saved.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31.-The following is
a partial list of the passengers: Cabin,
Nicholas Hawkins, Richard Clark, Michael
Ryan, A. w. Newton and Geo. w. Shamrock,
fireman; J. j. Moore, engineer; Joseph
Brady, assistant steward; Dr. Green, physi-
clan; p. LaForcade, clerk; Paul j. White,
general manager.