National Republican., 1880-09-13
THE LOST TERI CRUZ.

A Coal Passer Undauuted by His Experience.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia special 10 the Herald
from Jacksonville, Fla, says; "Auother Of
the survivors from tho lost steamer Vera Cruz
has arrived here His name Is John Connoll.
He says he was employed as a coal passer.
The gale which wrecked the vessel, he main.
tairs, commenced on Friday, August 27 early
IN the morning. lie tells the story in this
way: i was in tho fre.room asleep aud did not
notice Captain Van Slice or his officers, but
stayed whore l belonged. The port side Of
the vessel received the whole brunt of the
gale. The vessel was wrecked Sunday morn.
ing. We all left at the same timo. was blown
OF the deck OF the steamer; managed to reach
a temporary raft but was washed of that and
had to swim for IL the best / could for two
hours or more. Got on to another raft, on
which was the second ongueer, Smith.
He could not swim stroke, and us the
raft would not hold us both I swan out
for another fragment, which | clung to
until | was washed ashore. The bakor of the
steamer passed mo and hailed me. but lie got
swampod aitcrwhr1. l saved nothing. All
had was a shirt, and a bad one at that Mr..
w. NJ. Lowcrey OF New Smyrna bought mo
full suit of clio hes and gave md 10y board Till
left on the Magnolia Captain Cook for
Jacksonville / was thrown ashore on tho
beach twelve miles below the spo: where Gcn.
orll Toibort noated ashore. Coaipus'ors were
not allowed to go aft, and therefore ! had no
chance to know much about the passengers.
SrR. sILvGo's SENSIBLE RESOLVE.
"Know Mr.. o. z. Silvio, the Brazilian. He
is ashore at New Smyrna. Got acquainted
with him after the wreck. lie would not
como with me BY water. lie said he would
not tu t himself on the water again, and
tried to reach here by the mail car. but that
/ lao, o,ull a., IA b,I cttt 40
track and washed away everything Every.
body has been kind TO me since drifted
| to the shore. The underwriters here have
orders to send me to Charleston on Mon
day morning; from there | expect u free pas.
sage to New York. l walked up aud
down the beach good bit for several miles
both ways after | landed Very little hoatod
ashore excepting lumber. Saw nothing Of
any wrecked vessels. Expected to encounter
plenty, but did not Some cargo had hoatcd
in Mt some distance from whore | was There
were only three of us from the Vera Cruz that
! reached New wSmyrna-mysoli Mr.. q. j. Silvio
and n young Cuban gentleman who had
his wife on board with him. They had got
separated somehow, aud she was drowned. Hc
told me he had 5000 with him at the time he
left the steamer, but lie lost that and got
ashore not any better of than myself.
heard his name but cannot remainder for
cgn names. He was a. young man, only
twenty years of ago should think. l lived
at No. l51 Hudson street, New York. | was
born in the city of Cork, Ireland, twenty.
three years ago. l have never learned any
trade; am labOIing man. knew my duty
on Eoard the steamer aud always did
10 faithfully. / wish TO get u similar
position when l reach New York. Some
how l had no fear Of losing my life.
just know | should get ashore, but l knew
would have rough time Of it. | never was
shipwreckcd before and never expect to be
again, but ii it happens again that way think
| shall have to takcit gned my articles oI
nsraement two days hoiarIi She sailed. on
the ODD"
Underwater L. Eslssays that Mr.. o. p. Silvic
is certain to be in Jacksonville with the young
Cuban Rafael Arne, some time on Monday, anC
that both will proceed direct 10 New York.