The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-26
GONE DOWN AT SEA.
THREE HUNDRED LIVES LOST,
Bri tish Training Ship Eurydice
Capsized i'm snow Storm OIL
thelsIe OF Wfght-OnIy Five
Persons Rescued. Three
OF Whom Die.

Persons Rescued. Three
OF Whom Die.
LONDON, March 25.-In London and
Provinces yesterday, the weather was
ne and bright until about $50 when al.
most general change ensued of short
and violent gusts of winds, accompanied
by snow and dust storms of a very unusu-
al character, which followed rapidly from
nearly opposite points of the compass.
At four o'clock in the evening, when Oh
Dunnose and proceeding uuder full saih
tie iquall struck the Eurydice, and she
cspsized and sank Immediately.
The schooner Emma, passing the Fury
dice a. the time, rescued FIVE persons, in
cluding Lieutenant Francis A. Tabor,
after they had been in the water for an
hour. Three of these died, so the only
survivors of the disaster are Benjamin
Cuddilord, able seaman and Sidney
Fletcher. The following is Cuddiford's
statement; The ship cspsized in squall
and snow storm about four o'clock IN the
| afternoon, when about five miles from
Dunnose. There were over three hun
dred persons on board, all OF whom, ex-
cept myselt and Fletcher, believe, were
LOST. was one Of the last
on the ship. Captain Hare was near me
when she went down, after capszlng,
and she carried with her large number
of men clinging to her, who were drawn
down in the vortex. A man near me
said that vessel was close by whep the
souall came on, and therefore we will be
sure to be picked up. l was more than
an hour in the water, and beng trst-
rate swimmer, very many OF my COM
rades cried to me for help. l tried TO
assist two or three, but at last there were
four clinging to me, and | was obliged
to push them off. Our ship left Bermuda
three weeks ago. We passed the Lizard
near the county of Cornwall, and the
most southern point OF Great Britain yes
terdsy, and expected to anchor at Spit
head about o'clock in the afternoon.
The admiral commanding At Portsmouth
has sent steamers to search in the vicini.
tv of the accident, but no further report
has been received. 1t is believed that
the EuTydice had about three hundred
and twenty officers and seamen, of which
two hundred and seventy were young
men in training, besides about
twenty officers and men taken
on .board q. Bermuda as invalide'.
Dunnose, of which the ship was lost, is
lofty headlaud and well known to
visitors to the Isle Of Wight. 1t is
situated short distance south OF Shank
line Chine, about midway from that
place to Black Gang Chine. The Fury
dice was commissioned IN February, 1877,
at Portsmouth and went on practice
cruise to the West Indies, from whence
she had been for some days expected st
Portsmouth.
Lloyds place the number en- board
at three hundred and fifteen. Two only
are known to be saved, though tels-
gram from Ventnor says that as bark
was seen bearing towards Dunnose just
before the squsll, there is some hope she
msy have rescued Others.
In consequence of strong ebo tide
and north wind st the time, the bodies
are not expected TO come ashore. All
hands were mastering on deck Tor pray
ers at the time of the disaster, and but
for the passenger schooner nothing
would have been known OF the dis.
aster, as everything on the sea
was hidden from those on shore by
the binding storm, and 1t would have
been thought that the ship had gone on
to Splthead. At bal. past three o'clock
the E.pl.nsde at Ventnor was crowded
with visitors, admring the Eurydlce
which WAS carrying every available
stitch OF canvas. She ssiled so close to
shore that from the pier head the cordsge
otthe.rigging WAS visible. Suddenly the
skv became overcast, and the snow and
sleet descended quickly, driving the
promenaders 10 cover, and hiding the
vessel from view. When the storm
lifted, only the Schooner Emma Lower
ing and her boats could be
seen. Fletcher states that he
was below when hearing the noise on
deck he rushed up and found the vessel
on her side and in a sinking condition.
He seized life buoy and jumped over
board. He had been in the water scarcely
minute when the vessel lurched for
ward and sank, drawing him down such
distance that he gave himself up for
lost, but the life bl g. drew him to tie
surface. The vessel lies with her mssts
visible two miles of LuCCombechne
Point, where s. ravine runs down 10 tie
sea aud through which the wind blows
with a force against which only close
reeted vessels can stand.
Boats went out last evening to search
for bodies, but none were found. Sew.
ersl gun boats are to-day cruising III the
nelghborhood An effort will DC made
TO raise the vessel.
A telegram from correspondent says
there is no doubt that the Eurydice WAS
carrying too much sail. She had her
lower and upper standing sails set.
A Portsmouth telegram says 1t
feared that, with the men embarked st
Bermuds and probably from Admiral
Keys squadron, North American and
West Indies, the Eurydice had nearly
four hundred persons on board.