The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-21
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
relief for the Virginia wreck survivor

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Relief for the Virginia wreck Survivors
HALIFAX, N. s., July 19.-The steamer
Glendon which left here yesterday after.
noon TO bring away q portion Of the sur.
yivos Of the wrecked steamer State Of
Virginia from Sable Island, Is said TO be q
very slow vessel. She left with head
wind to-day. She will not 60 direct to
the Island, and will not attempt to ap.
proaCh 1t at all until the weather Is fayora.
BILE. She will 90 TO Whitehead, ninety
chance 70 make for the island. The prac.
tice Of the craft Is to approach the island
by daylight and get away before dark. A
steamer can not make 0 landing at the
island, aud everything has to b. taken 70
10 and from such vessel In Surf.boats. II
Is only In exceptionally calm weather
that o steamer will venture TO lie any.
where near the island over night. Under
the circumstances It Is uncertain when the
Glendon will return, although II the
weatherissuificiently favorable, she might
be back here on Monday. The purser and
third officer Of the Virginia are on the
Glendon. The seamen who came up with
them are here, but no additional informa.
ton can be got from them.
HALIFAX, July 20.-I'he government
steamer Glendon arrived ct 3 P. N. from
Sable Island with 70 passengers from the
wrecked steamer State OF Virginia, being
all the passengers on board OF her, and the
fireman. The Glendon reached the island
at . p. N. yesterday, and In five hours bad
all on board and started for Halifax. The
vessel was much crowded, but the passen.
gers took II good.naturedly and were glad
TO reach main land tonight. The wreck
had not gone to pieces when the Glendon
left, Captain Moody and his crew re.
manned on an island to endeayor to save
property. The vessel Is filled with water,
but II the fine weather continues some OF
the cargo may besayed in damaged state.
Incidents OF the Disaster.
The following Is the substance Of the
statements Of passengers and crew:
The vessel left New York on the 10th at
10A. NJ. All went well until 1850 p. n.
Saturday, when the ship was felt to strike
something. The engines were at once
stopped and reversed full speed. The
leads were dropped over the side to find
the depth Of water. A boat was lowered
and sounded all around the ship. A
kedge was run out astern TO assist the en-
gines, but 1t was Of no use. The passen-
gers remained quiet, but refused to 20 be-
low. There was no hurry or confusion OF
any kind. The crew started To getting the
boats out and the anchors ready. They
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starboard side, and then got out the
lower anchor and about twenty-five faith.
oms Of chain. All being ready for heaving
the steam anchor was started, pulling the
cable over the side. Throwing the cargo
overheard was begun and continued until
about high water, when they endeayored
TO heaye the vessel of, but Il was no use.
Then they got the boats ready to land the
passengers, q surf boat from the shore
having already landed one boat load re.
turned for another.
The surf boat again started with anoth.
or, two more boats following, the inten.
ton being 10 allow the surf boat to land,
all the ships boats being unsuitable for
such shore, and proceeding In towards
the shore the shore the men appeared 10
hang back considerably before entering
the surf. While waiting for q smooth
tide they could be seen from the ships
boa. which was following to give way on
their oars to land. They no sooner began
to pull than larger roller rose lust behind
them. All that could be seen from
another boat was an oar near the end or
in the water. The boat had turned over
In the space OF few seconds. The peo-
pie, could be seen struggling in the water,
and one or two making an attempt to get
on the top of the boat, which was now
bottom up. Several Of the gentlemen pas
sengers, looking from the boats following,
having wives and children on the surf
boats, began crying and wringing their
hands, and the accident thus caused great
excitement and suspense on the other
boats, and some OF the passengers wanted
the ships boat TO pull in amongst the surf
but were prevented.
The other boats then pulled back to the
ship. All the boats were then provisioned
and started 10 go around the island to
land on the northern side. On proceed.
ing the fog settled down again, and s:;,v.
nal was given to return to ship, r,hich
they did. Every one then lay DOWN N
pass the night as best they coul, d. ali more
or less worn out, having oeen at at , work
since Saturday night.
On Monday morning the boats again
left although the fog continued. The
yves west , end Of the island was safely rounded
ana me boats landed, when man arrived
any instructed them to proceed to to the
middle station, about seven miles. They
embarked again and got to the middle
station safely and landed, every attention
oeing paid to passengers and crew by the
Governor Of the Island and his family.
Monday night at $3.50, No. 2 life boat pro.
ceed with the purser, third officer and
nine men to make for the main land.
Capt. Moody says he took all the usual
precautions to avoid danger. The steam.
er was running abouttwelye knots an hour
when she struck. The crew and passen.
gers behaved splendidly, and but for the
Sao disaster to the one surf boat all would
have been we'll. The passengers are ali
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