The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-04

Adolphe; Burns, Mrs. A. Z. W.; Clark
Miss; Cole. g. W. Fay, Miss Sallie; Fuent
Edward Garcia, Mrs. ]. A. Gl1sh,
Hyledhill, John Youriay, John He
nandez, Felipe Hernandez, Mrs. S. Litili
field. E. MArtenez, A. Roderiquez Over
A. K. Reyensbefg, J. silva, o. P. 4
Manner. F. s. Welsh, N. TaFbeTt, Ger
Allied 7. A. Welsh, II. Welsh, Mrs. N
Welsh and child. Mis- I. Rubio pui
chased ticket and intended 10 visit Hl
yanA, but just before the Vera Cruz LEI
returned her ticket and decided 70 wal
for another steamer.
The passenger list OF the Vera Cru
contained twenty-nine names. Had th,
disaster happened to one Of the steamer
that sail this month the loss would hAvi
been much greater. Since the return o
the Mexieans TO their homes began, Sep
tember LIST, the steamers passenger list
are larger than at any other part OF tn,
year. The following is the list OF officen
Of the Vera Cruz when she arrived At thil
port on her last trip:
Capt, ,VsnSIck fist officer, F. F. Harris
second officer, b. Nelson; purcer. SllAi
Whitney; carpenter, II. Muller; quarter
master, G. BrandenburH and W. OiNeill;
chief engineer, W. Miller; first assistant
engineer, &. Bronx; second assistant engi'
neer, @. Smith. Aeonyersation was had
to-day with first officer Jas. Hinckley, oi
the steamer New Orleans, which passed
safely through the gale In which the Vera
Cruz Is supposed 70 have been lost.
at was q tremendous cyclone" said
Hinekley. We ieIl New Orleans We'd
nesdAy, August 25, and were out three
days when the cyclone struck Us. Il was
sbout eight clock, P. n, August 2S. The
storm was from the north and passed 70
the east. The steamer Was struck on the
pert side and was heayed on her beam
ends.
At II P. n. the wind was very strong and
the waves carried everything from the
deck. Julins Thompson, who was seeur-
ing the tiller ropes, was carried overheard
by wave almost as high as house and
was not seen again.
At10A. n. the following day the storm
abated and then We learned that our
entire deck rail had been carried away,
three of our boats stove in and the fourth
one lost.
Throughout the cyclone four men re-
NAMED at the rudder. 1t was OF no use,
however, and We were drifted at the
mercy Of the sea and waves. 1t was i'm
possible for a man 70 stand on deck unless
he was lashed fast. The storm first struck
US between Gapes Jupiter and Carveral,
of the coast oI Florida. Several OF the
seamen on board the New Orleans Incl
dentally remarked that the Vera
Cruz must have been about sixty miles
TO the northward Of their steamer. The
office Of the company was filed this alter
noon with relatives OF the officers and
crew seeking information in regard to the
vessel. Many Of the people were women
who had husbands, sons or brothers
among the crew, most Of whom were
shipped from here. 81
Mr.. Alexander answered their fearful
inquiries kindly, and said he did not be-
lieve the vessel was lost, giving the same
explanation toa reporter, and already sent
in these dispatches. There were no in
quiries made on the part OF any OF the
friends OF the passengers and Mr..
Alexander said all OF the passengers, so
Tar as he knew, lived in Cuba, and were
returning home afier passing the summer
in thiscountry. A SON OF Captain Vansick
visited the Office Of Alexander L Son this
afternoon. he said bis father wes IS
years OF age and had been engaged in
the coastirg trade since 20 wears old.
SAvASNAH, GA, September S.-The
beach north and south of St. Augustine,
Fla, Is. stregn win wrecked stuff. The
bodies Of three men, woman and child
came ashore, and were buried. no part
OF the City Of Vera GruS came ashore. AL
the wreckage, however, shows that she
either went ashore or ioundered Just of
the Florida coast Monday night or Tues:
day morning during the heavy storm, and
all on board perished.