The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-06
mum WRECKED SHIP
,,,,,yS SURVIVORS PICKED UP ON
fh'"' THE COAST.
=, ., .,,.uI.r. of the Horrible Anair
~" .,.,, Of n surviving seaman
Ine captain Dies at His
pO.t-Thc Bravery OF
the Crew.

pns, ,i.s regarding the fate of the steame
,a'.'Ps m. I'm, has been fully confirmed, for
s ,", sn,,iyors have happily escaped dealt
., s,s now safely on shore. The Ill
~ ~, ~ ,,s,mer toundered at hslf-past fV'
Ilsa l,,s.t sunday morning in the midst Of I
S"., 9''i.,re. having labored painfully foI
p.,' ,.Snprsl in a heavy sea. ofthe seventy
...on. who were on board when th'
i,..,n., - lelt New York only thirteen are
s..rr 10 have been saved, so that fifty
,.,.o .n, sopl. psrished. There is very little
soDs that any addition will be made te
.St IYPy IN, Of survivors, for SO long time has
l,,,.d " ,ipce the steamer went down thai
!, '.sm, impossible for any more to be
baud alive. A.. ,oo..,orsd The dis.
~, ~, ,nrecIuded assistance or succor from
,,S., s1t,' yes els. On Saturday afternoon the
oa,s, ."msr T encountered a strong gale, which
.,Cr increased in fury. The sea ran very
M r." and Ihe CITY oil Vera Cruz labored
SisT s.r;iv but steadily, for some time.
P.s,~, Es.,r effort was made to keep her before
Z. h,', lind but It was found necessary at
~. as o'sloek Sunday morning to throw out
"IIV S,'o IA keep her head ABOUT: This So
snrs5 the desired effect for the time being,
4, hi iSe Yale had grown to q hurricane, and
mnsnss W SsT waves began breaking over the
E.,meT Each succeeding wave tore away
,;sras of her upper works, until her deck
US 6naily swept clear, even the riggings
Sluv torn and tatlered. ~ III
'iiIs T5s drav ceased to fulfill It's functions,
..,i a tbe seas rose over her bows and de-
49, S-S her decks, they soon reached the
E.sss.,1 and extinguished the fires, the
I.,.is. being torn from their fastening
Sr ,le biliews. The fires being out soon
N, A s,op to The engines, and the City ol
Es,s CFi. Law At the mercy Of the waves:
Ssrsral Of the men were carried oil
ssir Ieet by the incoming seas, and many
J,bsm we're carried overheard. Captain
T,n,iee and his officers acted courage.
o5.y in the performance OF their several
Ssts, but we're one by one washed over
Sos,5 from their stations as the steamer
Iboted 10 tie trough OF the sea. AS near
mrap be ascer,ained, the captain perished
isTIvIn hour before the vessel finally sue
s,9b,d, and as nearly all hands were lost.
TbeieW remsining alive on board now saw
tSItlhere was no hope, so they took the
TI,.p-eNers, the liie.boais having al
r,dy disappeared. Sailors and passengers
6,g .ei1ed fragments OF spars, slate.room
Jmn or any other movable articles that
To1il foat, and awaited the end all knew
SbeIt hand. Surviving sailors state the
Tssel Was about thirty miles of shore at
hs time, the hurricane being one of ter
fbie Jury.
he Storm began only thirteen have
rIshel land alive. These thirteen were
ilnsa-three Of them passengers, eight
dtk.hlnds, one engineer aud one oiler.
TtsI Eere all in the water, butieted by
&ttsnpestuOus sea, Tor from twenty-four
10 tWe6ty.six hours, and there is no
dlubt but that for this ordeal many more
would have been saved, for there can be
Bat little doubt that several perlshed alter
hsloIlaerirg OF the steamer through ex-
hilsiiou. The bodies OF victims came on
shore thirty miles south Of this place:
An0uglhem was that OF Gen. Torbert, and
BIZ body was placed In a cask and buried
Wednesday, IN the grounds OF Mr.. j. H.
BGte;tuhr, near Claytona Settlement, OPP
Ptile Mosquito Inlet. The bodies oft tSo
Ollhe ReeFage passengers have also been
b1Sd-I least that Ia their classification
bylhe survivors. The bodies oi three fe.
males we're recovered from the waves
dong The shore, aud four other men, prob
i4J sailors. These, like the others, have
ben duly buried. One OF the bodies was
hIOi a gray.haired man, and near 1t the
bjyOia woman was found and that Of a
Iuabg girl. So far It has been impossible
pldeuIlIy any Of these bodies except that
dGsneal TOrbert.
lhs 7ribRE has from seaman Talbot the
aaEing story OF the wreck OF the steamer
Gryol vera Cruz:
"AbO1t thirty miles of Shore" he says,
'Isbegln TO ship heavy seas, and water
In iOund in the hold. As fast as we
Tud clear her she filed again by another
M Every thing was in a panic. Life
eAh Eefe cut loose ready for action, and
IAiaIs we're supplied with lite-preserv
n Atdaylight Sunday the boats were
bEgsd aad manned. They no sooner go
Aeitafgn than they were overturned ane
iaAbed TO atoms against the steamer, al
buds being swept away or their live
SRhsi out against the vessels sides. Boa
tst boat was dashed to pieces In th'
hlsnannSr, until only q few OF the pas
ssnn would venture TO leave thu
Manner. The captain and officers Jos
Aallves in one OF the boats.
Everything was in perfect bedlam
tFsops we're screaming and shrieking fol
sapo on all sides. The steamer was brok'
{ IN two, and after few surges she
Sandsred aud went down, carrying with
ca all who we're on board. When ]
a'Ose 10 the surface could see now and
een pieces Of driit.stutf, and sometimes
aeof Two men. The women made no et,
9HIo save themselves, and were drowned
u q! sight. A mother and her daughter
ase elGped in each others arms during
Is ne, and they came ashore that way
GSoEned. From that time until four II
ae afternoon | could sec occasionally ont
TTWo men as they rose upon the crest o
w waves. II was useless TO try to holC
e 70 auything, as the sea would tear
Iun W. your grasp and drive you two o
Jts iathoms under the surface, and
'. cen feGaining It, you would have y
Isp something else. was compelled 4
W. W. OF dodge away from pieces Of drift
~ ~ Which would have killed me II
s sse nit by them. After four o'clock
~ 20 one.
i5e last time | saw General Torbel
I'VE I've ae was alt with Mr.. Owen, who wa
,,,' .,sN With US. | saw General Torbel
~, ~, dead, at Port Orange, where b
sSq qs ahoIe iRsensible. A boy found hil
~ ~ fSnEged him up as far as ne could an
Iot assistance. When they got baG
NJ, n, : dead. Bruises on his head indical
S-st nAs ns was struck by some drift stuff an
NJ Nel' One Of our number swan irol
.s... NfecE without the aid OF a liie.pr
nv. st lie was entirely nude, and can
ugIe S,SI INT, We are all more or le
FUSED from the striking and bufIetiDg
'Ae seas and driit.Wond II