, 1879-07-18

Loss OF the Steamship State Of
Virginia on Sable Island. -,
Tho. Rest Of Tho Passengers and Grow
Safely Pat Ashore.

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additional Detai1a Of Damage Douo BIZ
the Eaatern Tornado $.
WRECKED.
spsttat Dtsseteh to TAs TttbuEs. >
HALIFAX, N. g., july f7.-The Purser, fourth
,flecs, and nina Of the crew Of the steamship
State Of Virginia arrived hero tonight from
port Pnkestop. whcrc they arrived or Wednet
lay morning In an opcn boat from Sable 1s'f-
rhcy report that the State Of Virginia, 80 tons,
Capt Moody, left New York for Glasgow On
Thursday. tue 10tli Inst. On Friday denao fog |:
ret 10, ard On Saturday night At 8 o'clock tho
ship struck aand.bank on the south side OF
9able Island. At the umc aho struck Capt.
Moody calculated that sho Wds
twenty-five miles east Of the island.
The cargu was thrown overhoa ri, and .hYorT
effort was made to tighten her, but without sue
cess, and sue soon begun to settle dow1f in tho
sand with three and one-half fsthotns Of water
on hor port side, aud four and one-lan on tho
starboartl side. T.
On Sunday morning further efforts werc made
to Tighten the vessel which failed. md tho Cap
tain then ordered siRnal-guns to b fired, which
soon attracted the attention Of 0pr. Mcdonald,
who put on with eighteen of the passengers
and crew, eleven women, the prrser, doctor, and
four officers, and LANDED thetg safely, notwith-
standing the heavy surf. He, then returned and"
took of second boat full, but .Thsn httT'
feot from tile shore the bolt s"ampetl, and all
hands were thrown into, the wafer struggling
far life. In q few minutes the boat was r19hted,
hut not before the following had met wish i
watery grave: Mrs. Walker, Itss Coleman.
Mrs. Mcclure, John Widtstind. aged 10; afrs.
Mary Peden and two' children; Alice Wilson, q
child aged 4 years; Marie g. Moutep, aged "A.
Two bodies we're shortly afterwards recovered,
those Of Mtes Coleman and Mrs. Walker, md
buried.
At1 o'clock In the AFTERNOON another attempt
was made to land In the sntpfd boat. but With
out SUCCESS, and they remained On hoaru until
Moaf1ay morning, when the Inst boat-load left
the sho at 9 =. H., anu all landed safely before
II q. N. opposite Gov. McDonaTd's residence,
shout eeYen miles around from rhcre the ship
Jay.
At this time the sea was beating over the yes
sel and there we're six feet Of water In the main
hold, nine feet aft, aud nine feet In tho cn2tne-
room.
The pasacngers and crew received every IT.
tcntton At Gov. McDonald's hands, and every
thing possible was done for their comfort mud
saIety. The only thing they atc likely to "aut
before help reaches them 10 wstcr..
After reaching Port Pinkerton on Wednesday,
they postcd To New Glasgow and sailed to Hail
| fax.
whc Goyernmsut steamer Glcndon Will sail
l. to-morrox 10 bring IN the passengern aud crew.
| Tbrro IL no nope Of Saving the vessel. Tho
small portion Of tho cargo saved !s dauaeed.
The fact that only nina lives wero lost In such
a dangerous place as Sable 1slandl speaks vol
| ,mes for tile bravery Of the Captain, crew, and
| pa,henyers.
| Anorusn DISPATCH.
II IL. rpt,,trn A,.ottaisa l.rr.a.
HALIFAX, N, g., july 17,-Iar steamer 8tato
| of Virginia, from Now York 'for Glasgow, mont
a.tore 1t 8able Ialapl At 7;45 y. N. Saturday.
Three women ind flvc children were 1oat In tho
surf while landing, This weasel had SEVENTY
fo,,r nas,cnsers, 1f)t head Of cuttlc, mud q geo.
cral rar,,o, S,xty cattle wore saved.
The purser md boats csew OF tho steamer
stu,e Of virginia la,i.lell at ShcrH,bok. They
lcu Sable island Sunday, when ali tho passeu-
,rrr. sayrd vcre wel1 The weather had been
Hpc since leaving New York till they got into d
fog. in which The vessel went ashoro Saturday
niCht. Assistance will be sent from hero to tho
na,scnsrrrs an the island, The ycsse! is likely
IN hc total wreck. Four women and
hvc children wc.o lost. The nsmca
~ H.. Inst ar, Mi.a N. q. Martin, boy named
II q N,lson- Mrs. prnl1cn md tw O children, a
,,o,. ,,a,,,d .ioh, Wedrttram1. Mrs. II. u1eerc,
a.. t,nr,on. nud MYx. walker. Tic sh!u had
ol.vrn fret uf water In her hold when tho boat
left tho fsla,ul, The Purser complains Of tilo
,,,ho, MI a1t,v m thc neonla on the ruul from
..h.,. liner 1.udcd t,Il tl,ey reached New
t.i,.v,,,r
T,'s n,r..r aovs of,er III, steamer struck guns
wor. nrr,t. vbirb hrourbt thc Governor Of tia