Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-09-08
Death IN The GALE.

bAii IA iN 4 isH HtikHu
A STEAMSHIP WITH ALL ON
BOARD TWISTED INTO ATOMS.
THE VERA cRux GOES TO PIECES IN tai
TERRIBLE GALE OF LAST SATURDAY
NIdHT-THE SEA OWES UP ITS
DEAD-PARricuLARs OF
THE WRECK
Sr. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Sept. 3,-Therc
isvery little doubt that the steamer City
of Vera Cruz, Of the Mexican line
which sailed from New York on the
25th of August for Havana and Vera
Cruz, went down in the recent hurri
cane, which has already strown our
coast with wrecks Only the faintest
hopes remain that any Of her passen-
gers have survived. This terrible dis
covery was made here yesterday, when
portions of the mail carried by the i'll.
iated vessel were washed ashore some
miles south of this city. One mailbag
contained letters for Cuba and Mexico,
on NnG~s, ~ and onotber LOT was
found with the envelopes bearing the
postmark, "New York, August 25."
This at once indicated that the lost
vessel was a mail steamer, bound for
Southern ports, and the surmise was
that ii must have been the City OF
Vera Cruz, as she left New York on
the day last named
On closer examination Of the mail
matter these suspicious were believed
to be confirmed by the discovery OF
several bills of lading of the City OF
Vera Cruz. On Saturday afternoon a
steamer, supposed TO have been the
Vera Cruz, passed the brig Caroline
Eddy, then about sixty miles from the
coast of st. Augustine. This brig was
soon after struck by the hurricane and
wrecked, drifting on tho beach near
the place where the lost letters were dis
covered. At tho time the steamer was
sighted she was headed South. The
wind was then blowing very hard and
a gale was rising. The City of Vera
Cruz must have been struck by the
hurricane and probably foundered on
Saturday night or Sunday morning
THE HuRRIcANE's TRACK.
WARNINGS of tbo onnroacbing storm
had NOT been wanting For some limo
mast the little vessels off opr coost had
been reporting heavy northeastern
winds and uniavorablo weather The
prevailing winds here at this season of
the year are southwestorly, and, as
the wind changed last week, old wealth
er prophets shook their heads and pre-
dicted coming trouble. The hot
weather experienced last week was
also regarded as q sign Of coming
storms. The temperature in this city
all the week had ranged between S00
and $50, rising on Saturday TO S6o.
These unfailing signs had not escaped
the notice Of the Signal Service, and
flags were ordered up on Saturday at
Jacksonville hey west, ana other
points 10 this state, ana lurther along
inc Gun coast fortunate IL was not
the niue vessels whioh had timS 10
proht oy tneir forecasts Two salilhg
vessels, IN auGitloh 10 the prig, Euuy'
nave come ashore since the gaze near
mere ana the signs are inat the hurri'
cane mas peeh very ia'ai 10 sniPplhg'
CASTING UP THEIR DEAD.
Every hour brings news of somc
more startling discovery in regard to
the supposed wreck. AS | write the
sad tidings come that the body of a
lady aud little child have been found
on the shore, having been cast up on
the beach by the waves. They were
buried by a party of wreckers in the
sands near the place where they were
found This makes already five bodies
recovered, the three Others being
corpses OF unknown mem two IRON
their dress are thought to be passen-
gers, and the other evidently sailor
of this place is strewn with the cargo
of the steamer. A trunk was found
marked "Hernandez". This CORE
spends with the name of lady on the
passenger list ofthe City of Vera Cruz,
as appears in the New York papers of
last Thursday. The mails, or. at least,
all that could be recovered of them,
were brought here yesterday, and
will be forwarded by Postmaster Dew
hurst to all points whence they can
be transmitted TO their destinations.
The people along the coast are very
much excited by the discoveries made,
and several parties are out looking for
the remains of the lost and engaged
in recovering the property washed
ashore.
Later-Thus far six bod,es hove
been washed ashore togethcr with n
large omonnt of m;sceIloncors rnor
obandisn Ono of tho hod;os was ,hat
of n middle agcd ladv bnt tboro vas
nothing about her that wonld lead 70
her identifcation Another bodv was
that of child four years old name
unknown. but probably welsh Ms tbev
were The only family that had a cbiid
with them The otbcrs wore sailor
with the exoention of ono who was
dressed like a well to,do. .bnsincs nan
he looks like a standard II il feared
lbat the terrific ralc that has raaeJ
here for the nost Secls made IL imnos
,ihlo for onv Of ,boso on hoord ,hd m
Iatod steamer 10 save thomsolvos avon
were thev ohle 20 do 90 Tho sborn
for miles is sfrewn with n;ocos of ,in,
her boxcs borrels and othcr Jahria