Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-04
ANOTHER STEAMER LOST.

new LOnh3 OOpC" "a cPCo261A
from st. Augustine, Fla, gives the
following: There is very little doubt
that the steamer Vera Cruz, of the
Mexican line, which sailed from New
York on the 25th of August, for Ha-
vana and Vera Cruz, went down in a
recent hurricane, which has already
strewn ourIcoast with wrecks. Only
the faintest hopes remain that any OF
her passengers have survived. This
terrible discovery was made here yes
terd ", whel portions of the mail
carried by the Inflated vessel were
washed ashore sone miles south of
this city. Ole mail bag contained
letters for Cuba and Mexico which
had been posted in Paris, France, on
August 18th, and another lot was
found with envelopes bearing the
post mark, ''New York, August 25. ;"
This at once indicated that the lost
vessel was a mail steamer bound for
southern ports, and the surmise was
ahat it must have been the City of
Vera Cruz, as she left New York on
the day last named.
A special to an evening paper from
ST. Augustine, Fla, says of the sup
posed wreck of the Vera Cruz Thus
far six bodies have been washed
ashore, together with large amount
of miscellaneous merchaL disc. One
of the bodies was that of a middle
aged lady, but there was nothing
about her that would lead to her
Identification. Another body was
that of child, four years old, name
not known, but probably Welsh, as
they were the only family that had a
child with them. The others were
sailors, with the exception of one,
who was dressed like a well-to-do
business man. He looks like a
Spaniard. It is feared that the ter
rife gale that has ragged here for the
past week made it impossible for any
of those on board the ill-fated
steamer to save themselves, even
were they able to do so. The shore
for miles is strewn with pieces of
timber, boxes, barrels and other de-
bris. Wrecking parties have been
organized, and every thing of value
is being stored in storehouse on
Main street. "a
A telegram received at the post
Office to-day says: Letters which
were in the mail and washed ashore
on the Florida coast are postmarked
New York, August 25th, and Paris.
Aug. 13. This indicates that the
mail arrived here by the Batavia
from Liverpool, and was dispatched
by the City of Vera Cruz, AT the
Office of the Alexandria line at moor
to-day no further information as te
the loss of the City of Vera CRU
had been received, though an answer
to a dispatch to st. Augustine, Fla.
asking for details, is momentaril.
expected. Some do not believe thu
steamer is lost, but think she en-
co uttered hurricane, during which
the mail and baggage went over
board. She is pronounced one o
the S longest steamers in the world
She was on the dry dock pre- lous t.
her last trip. The vessel is wortl
| 100000, and insured in London AM
America. Many relatives and friend
of passengers are at the office awaiting
information. Captain Z. Harr' s,wh
commanded the steamer on her pre-
VIC is voyage, is on board. Th
, chef engineer is named Miller an
the pui ser, Burke. The f.@-oo officer
James Hinckley, of the steamer NeN
Orleans, which encountered the gal
in which the Vera Cruz is suppose
to have been lost, said to-day tla
his vessel ran into hurricane on tn
28th o. August, at s p. M, off tn
: coast of Florida. between Cape
| Jupiter and Co lavral. The storr
was from the north and east. Th
l vessel was struck on the port sid
J, and heaved over on her beam s enc
3 -Four men were at the wheel all th
time. It was impossible for a ma
} to stand on the deck. The vessel fo
7 long time was at the mercy of tn
: wind and sea. The storm abated O
| the 10Th of August. Three boat
| were stove and one lost and the dec
= rail was carried away. He know
S nothing abo.; the Vera Cruz, tfous
3 he thinks SIZE must have encounte, e
4 the sale gaze. One pc 'sol on boar
: the New Orleans thought he sa'
3 the Vera Cruz during the cyclon'
Y but his statement is not credited.
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