The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-04
THE LAST, CRUISE.
Probable Less sf the steamer Vera
3 IN. Cruz Near Florida
A Faiat Hope Ensertained That the
Vessel d SAFE

| wnich sailed from New York on the
Ash of August, has been lost with all
thepassengers and crew. Parts CT the
man she carried have been washed
ashore, and cargo. supposed 10 be hers,
Il strewn on the shore for forty miles
below st. Augustine. Five bodies have
also been washed ashore, also trunk
bearing the name OF one Of the passen.
gers on board the ship.
A large steamer. supposed 10 have
been the Vera Cruz, vas seen ON Satur-
day Inst about sixty miles of the shore
from St. Augustine by u brig. which was
wrecked in n gale which broke out on
Sunday. On ths- following Thursday
the mall matter was washed ashore.
Nothing Is known by the owners in
New York concerning the vessels fate.
The wires In Florida connecting with
the Havana cable are, unfortunately
not working, 30 that no inquiries can
be made OF the agents at Havana
The Vera Cruz vas a staunch ship
and she must have been struck 10y .
hurricane and probably foundered ON
Saturday night or Sunday morning.
The following Il a list OF the passengers
who sailed on the Vera Cruz: Rafail
Aurue, Mrs. r. Arrue, Walter BelchIc,
Adolph Koeque. Miss Z. Burnes, Miss
A. Clark, Geo. w. Coles, Miss Sadie
Fay. Geo. Forbes, z. Fuenks, G.. A.
Garcia, Mrs. G. A. Garcia, II. Glashof.
John Gledhill. Philip Hernandez,
Mrs. Hernandez, L. Lislelleid, r. A.
Martinez X. A. Owen, J. Ravensburg,
Miss 7. Rubis. o. r. Silvo, 1. st. Maur,
Alexander waIlenge. NJ. Welsh. Mrs.
n. Welsh. rT "A usw
Mr.. H Alexandre.th the agent, says he
has not heard any i,ews Of the accident
TO the steamer veia Cruz, and that the
vessel was considered capable of wealth
ering any storm. She -yas loaded
lightly and commanded sby Capt. Van
sice, an expert seaman, aud had n crew
Of fifty picked men.
One Of the mail bags contained let
tcrs for Cuba and Mexico, which had
been posted ut Paris, France, Aug. Is,
and another lot was found with en-
velopes bearing the postmark New
York. August 25. This alone indicated
that the lost vessel was mail steamer
bound for southern ports and the sur
mise was that It must have been the
Vera Cruz. as she LETT New York ON
tho day last named. Closer examine
ton showed several bills Of lading Of
tho Vera Cruz. ailfr1
Every hour brings newsof some more
startling discovery in regard to the
supposed wreck. The bodies Of lady
and little child were found on the
shore, cast mp by the waves. They
were buried by party Of wreckers on
tho sands near the place where found.
This makes already Eve bodies discov-
ered- The shore for forty miles south
OF this place is strewn with the cargo
Of the steamer.
Two smiling vessels In addition to the
brig Eddy have come ashore since the
gale near here. = The signs are that the
hurricane was very fatal to shipping.
The Vera Cruz was wooden vessel,
!, ,674 tons register, built at Greenpoint,
L. l., in "a, for Alexander & Sons
line between this city and Havana and
Mexico. in which trade she was en-
ployed. She was screw vessel, 290
feet long, 81 feet beam and 20 feet deep.
and had draught Of 10 feet OF
water. She had three decks, was brig
rigged and her motive power consisted
Of two compound cylinder engines.
Her propeller was 15I feet in diane.
ter. with . pitch Of % feet. Iron strips
four inches wide and fve-eishths of On
inch In thickness doubled and diagon-
any laid, strengthened the vessel very
materially. She had accommodations
for 100 passengers and was finely fur
nished.
It Is suggested that In the event Of
an accident to the Vera Cruz. or IL the
steamer became unmanageble in the
storm, the crew and passengers might
have taken 70 tho boats, bringing the
mail with them, and afterwards thrown
the mail overheard to tighten the
boats. NIX ~
Tho postofiice authorities here say the
mail washed ashore postmarked New
York, Aug. q, !" and ''Psris, Aug. 15, {"
indicates that tho mail arrived here by
tho batavia from Liverpool, and was
despatched by the Vera Cruz ut the
ofIlce OF the Alexander line. Up TO noon
to-day no further Information rs to the
reported loss Of the Vera Cruz has been
received. The owners do not believe
the steamer 10 lost, but think she en-
countered hurricane, during which
the mail and baggage went overheard.
They pronounce her one Of the strong
est steamers in the world. She was on
the dry dock previous to her last trip.
Tho vessel Is worth 5000, 900, and In
sured In London and America.
Many relatives and friends OF the
passengers and crew OF tho Vera Cruz
are at the ONCE awaiting information.
Capt. F. Harris, who commanded the
steamer ON tho previous voyage, is on
board. Tho chief en0ineersa nane is