The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-02
OyE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
rur v REtK or THE SfEAMER HETRof-
ans NEtR CrRRITUCK LTGHT
.,.,l that Put out the Fires md len tho
s,.nmer ut the Mercy OF the Gaie-pr''en
Ashore In ~ sinking t"ndition-Tbe be"ch
s,,evu with the Dead aud the Dying.


Nonro1K. Feb. l. Dispatches from the
crock Of the steamer Metropolis on Currtuck
uaach North Carolina say that dcad bodies are
,,ing along the beach for a distance OF two
.,rr. The doad are being removed back from
,be beach. The living who came ashore in an
s,bous,od condition are being cared for. They
A., culiroly destitute of clothing. II is esti-
mo,ed that nbout onc-third OF the passengers
,sa,hcd the shore alive. The two women who
rer. snloon messengers are known to have
been drowned. M were ulso their husbands
righ, Of the fourteen railroad foremcn are
- a., i,o1
among WV u'"',' -, p,.u,.,,i,h,o ,,
The NctropVns S'l'u ). w" =, -,
tho onornin. of Jan. % for Madeira, BrHNil,
~, t,.,,,r. and material for building the pro-
posed railroad from san Ahlohlo 10 "uu!"h"
M.riua She had 2G0 passengers. Capt. An
l,rs -,vs that the pilot was discharged at IL
hle 7''' n Al -, H., an,h
J.. NJ at the BrchkWatti' ~ ~ VI "h t"' o''"
,he vessel started heavy leak in the ruddcr
-, FinIinu n. .onld not gain on the leaks
.'.,''',,,,,in, the Cnptnin concluded to tighten
the steamer by throwing coal overheard ana nc
determined TO bear away ior hampton ho""s
SAN heavy -aa boarded the vessel. carrying
away tue ''n"N'-9,f N' '','' -
me u'''9 ~, Wv - ma sbin hcnomo
large q"ah'W &" N"''i .".F ~
marty uninanag, able. A nothing could be
h"'' - .,.,,,., ,.,. .,,,,,.,., g.,
W., a., h..o.h nj. Tho only chance for saving
Da' rh, hoach wos reached nj q O'Clock. At
n'e. '"' Gu ,' -, ,,,', ,,r', w..
- Au,hnhnnd .,,ils were -nt IN drive the
luE ,..,,,'..,,,'',,' ,n.' ,,",1 rhe surt was
,.ry ,clrnt At 4 O'Clock the word pissed
c' Al hands to prepare Themselves with
=, A. a., NJ ,b. shin
.ho h,o.b rani, rnsued ere-
son. onsternntlon on board Of the widest
.t.,...r Al or,tnr and li..inlino va. nt nm
eni. aud many were drowned by, The sea wnsh-
iue gm oyre3Hir Al ~ A. "; ", 'b nH tion On
o., hi. Int and promising assistance. Al
l. ~ aie-s1Nine service Inade iheir nppeGri
ti. --i-inucc they could render was to get the
I ,pI. out Of the surf as the, came ash re.
com, 10 w o,,, -, .e b INV, h
,'H T. II nv ,Y,i V,ii br"rt. Nm ,pn cnr,-
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ir u'2M'ns ~, an .ue i,'eG '''' ss'' "e '0'''"
49, - a. n,.. d., .,.... 4,
a. 'l''' t,... ".r,.ui'r W.ii,,,r trst a.,,.,ant
et.i ..ef Adams. ..O nl assistant tn-norr oi, oiler.
fa,nrr. n. + > Wlrt - Moor. pr Green. Daniel
NDfiH %. iNiu pH-h'rN. faifck phluh - taih
0u'f"snr ,rn. 'eh ill't ,,'Mi'., re- ~ N.m
'.'" l. 'N' r ,'n iv.rt : XIX,
Michael Kcl., MGU..l pHsu. john toads. Ailou Farm
lam A L t4tn I....l o., john NenlaNiit Nnuml
sJcilmar iaiUf Do Arn iluui luNu Nnrth' Nirlhrl
~ rtY lan", rlfN. J"'n y. ,al. william linton
ey' ney' S,eisefi k,ia 0 b.s,,y nmctlS 0ir'en.
SSsmnss' s' wnisn Hi.,l J.an MtGihn Jane,
katr Hugh Riley, q .hat Dat n James Clark
DfNid Anderson. Eiwafi We ii"n Nilinm Swt "nf
.sn w, yohh bniN' ~, narl .a'A' 4"V', iy..l
l,r'ss c'a'"n lf,h, No. ~ p,,s,t ~" i-,'
Hnir r4uiJ White J. j Moora. t.ilt Iiafri-ou Elaui
r. kad, Jerry Egan, Michael Ca.cl Mchad Me
imaaf. pu Iuf,esa nm Nel,h John T. JtnAin. VI l.
I.s tel MIe,. onarss ,,ihcr "bn Nc kenns kKenn
sari wt5n p,s Inc. Rc, fcisr Msf,aa Ht
!otu Svceny, dos ph csinpbsa Edward Buus, Ihema'
'@2 NseAf @ h,rn aa5 y S"Ss PgrsR Ssa SS1 wc w3nSn
@ ''i. 4s.,@ Nsi,s 2 ,,., qSs;Ss'. i%%
S SSn im9 AT G"% % D j"s SiP isla SsS SS ] S1y'
ufTsn @ Nan,s %pnT ln ',Nn rii & 1..n & &Mi,
S'5. Uamalads jane, NcGmfe charle, falncr Jamie
Ktun.l. Thomas Harrln-tu Goo smith. James Ium
r. .ns Elicit ~ Nander peushcriy, Garrett Doye
!yn SamarH tsrN a,IN.in' n.o yonn hennnl
e., Bashamam' Jane Nciaa.hnn ieier isek.en "a
cimmn.
The statement of Cant. Ankers fully sustain.
the messages already sent rs 10 the cause Of III.
i,,s 81 the vessel She leaked badly. which III,
pump, could not clear and shipped sea TIM
Carried away the engine room 6ulkhead ant
teryord cslin Ana eNtinpished In. fres in III.
furnnces when -he became unmanageahle Al
ths time she wns heach~d there would nav,
i-,on little or no loss 81 life had the life-savinp
stations rendered the expected assistance. Soc.
ing no prospect OF help from the shore. the peo
Die on board gave up all nope. and after tn,
word WiLs given To- save themselves, cOn-t.rna
ton prevailed and no mortal power could con
iroi il
The Metropolis was owned in New York Iun
Brothers being part owners She was chartrre,
In New York about two weeks ago by Messrs
Collins Co. and sent to Philadelphia, where
she wac placed on a dry dock overhauled. an,
pronounced 10 be in a flrst-class condition. Sh,
was double masted ste eamship OF 500 tons. an
vAs sailed by Capt. Ankers, formerly Of the Pa
chc Mail Steamship Company. The vessel wal
formerly known as the stars and Stripes. ant
hal boon used in the Cuban trade. sailing be
tween New York and Havana. During the wal
she D riormed the duty OF supply ship to tn,
blorkaling squadrons in the Gulf and on th'
bouh Atlantic coast. She had lately beer
and Stripes was changed 10 that OF the Me
tropolis She was provided with extra boats
sufficient to carry 225 men ashore. She wai
manned in New York. Her cargo consisted o
tD tons Of railroad iron and machinery, 23l
tons II coal, 1000 barrels Of -four. and
Considerable quantity OF provisions and cloth
hnl lof an tho Nersediia She also had on
board large mail for Brazil The cargo Of tn,
yrs sel was insured in the Delaware Mutua
Safety Company Of Philadelphia for si2 900. b.
remarkable coincidence. the policy Of insur
ance on the cargo was signed no further bacl
than yesterday.
Capt. Ankers Il the MetrOpols tclegraphed /,
Mayor Tucker Of Norfolk that the survivors-ir
all l5D-wtll l"ayr COulOck tO- morrow afternoon
At O'Clock for that city. This makes about Ion
unaccountcd for. including the bodies whicf
have been washed ashore and Inferred by tn,
neshhOrs. The pir k"t launch which left tn,