The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-05
DOUBT DISPELLED.
THE STEAMER VERA CRUZ LOST.
Additional Particulars OF the Awfu,
H"rrieane-Out OF Seventy Souls
ON Hoard the Inflated steamer
only Thirteen Survive
Courage OF the Omcers

auuiuonal particulars OF the disaster to Iii
Vera Cruz: On Saturday afternoon she Oh
countered strong gale, which soon increase
In fury. 1t then was about two bells-5 ,
NJ The steamer was running on her cours,
being in about 80 dearees west loncitud,
and 80 degrees and 40 minutes latitude. Tn
sea running high, the City of Vera CRU
laoored heavily but steadily for severs
hours, Every effort was made to keep he
before the wind, but it was found nocessar,
at one O'clock Sunday morning to throw GU
drag to keep her head about. This secured
The desired effect for the time being, but tn
gale had now grown to hurricane, and i'm
mense waves began to break over the doomed
steamer. Each of the succeeding waves tor,
away pieces of her upper works, until hel
deck was finally swept clear, even the rigging
being torn and shattered. The drag ceased te
fulfill It's functions, and as the waves rose owe,
her bows and deluged decks, they soon
reached the furnaces and extingushed the
hres- The matches having been torn FROM
their tastenings by the pillows and the ares
peing OUT, soon put stop to the engine
ana the City OF Vera Cruz lay at the mercy
OF the waves and Storm Not even the don.
Ars pumps could be worked TO relieve the
vessel of water She was rapidly making water
IN the hold. In this extremity Captain Van
Syce ordered his men to throw overheard
the deck load, a task that had begun about
midnight. The sea was too heavy to permit
u crew from carrying out the captains or.
ders. While thus engaged several men were
carried on their feet by incoming seas and
many washed overheard. Captain VanSyce
and his officers acted conrageously in the
performance of their several duties
pat were washed one by one overheard from,
their stations. The steamer hbored on the
trough OF the sea. AS near as can be- ascer-
tanned the captain persisted fully an hour
before the vessel finally succumbed. The
lew remaining alive on board now saw that
there was DO hope, 30 they took to the life
preservers, the life boats having already dis.
appeared, In fact every boat and liis raft
was stove in. When the howser went nv the
board the sailors and passengers then seized
fragments Of spars, stateroom doors. or ANY
other movable article that would float. and
awaited the end oil knew to be- at hand. The
surviving sailors state, that the vessel was
about thirty miles off shore at this time. the
hurricane being one OF terrible fury. By the
time the ship wrecked, men and women had
equipped themselves with their impromntu
buoys. Finally the catastrophe occurred. il
oeing then about half past o'clock.in the
morning. With one awful and Tremendous
lurch the steamer suddenly sank into the
ocean, the swirl carrying down many of the
living OF the seventy souls on board before
the storm begun. Only thirteen have
reached the land alive. Those thirteen were
all men, three Of them passengers, eight
deck hands, one the engineer and one the
oller. They were all in water, butfeted by
tempestous sea for three hours. There ia no |
doubt but that for this ordeal many mora |
would have been saved, for there can be but |
little, doubt several persisted after the
tounderlng OF the steamer through exhaus-
ton. The names of two of the survivors
only have been furnished. They are Mason
Talbot and James Keller, both seamep. or
the passengers of the saved was a Young
man,. out strange enough he states he
Toes not wish his name sent for publication.
II is said he was the companion of General
Afford A. Torbet.
Bodies OF the victims came on shore thirty
niles south of this place. Among them was
hat OF General Torbet. His BODY was
placed in casket and buried on Wednesday
n the grounds of j. H. Batefupd, near Day.
on settlements opposite MOSQUITO inlet The
,odies OF two Storage passengers have been
ound, at least that was their classification by
urvivors. The bodies of three fema,es were
covered from the waves along the shore.
md four other men, probably sailors. These
Ike the others, have been duly buried.
)ne of the bodies is that of a grew
aired man. Near the body of one
# the women was found that of !
young girl. OF course it has been impos-
ioie 70 Identify any of these bodies, except
nat OF General Torbet, who was we'll known
al on board. Masts and portions of gun &
'ales OF the steamer lie scattered on the :
each where the bodies were discovered.
WIN .shem quantity Of handsome
aoln furniture, all badly smashed and \
uined by the waves. b
TWO OTHER VESSELS ASHORE.
The schooner Ada ]. Sororston, of Rock.
md, Maine, commanded by Captain Parker. q
nd bound from Pensacola to Boston, went y
'nore near Mosquito inlet. Tue gale struck d
or on Saturday morning, and after thirty. 4
< hours battling with the elements she was
riven on the beach. All her crew and one d
assepger were saved.
oark, the name of which is unknown, RI
emu ashore at the same place. Her crew :,
ere also saved. There are now about VI
iIty men at port Orange, all of whom we're
'ipwre cked during the storm. to
NAMES OF THE LOST. y m
Following are the names of the passengers. te
q officers OF the City of Vera Cruz, known y
Do lost, as appears In the specials: Edward
anSyce,. captain; Frank NJ ..Haines, first 81
ate L: y. Whitney, second mate; General
A. Torbet, passenger; Mrs R Ames, pas.
niger; miss X. Bur s, passenger; Miss A. az
lark, passenger; Miss Sadie Fay, passenger; On
iss A. Garcia, passenger; Mrs. +. Hernandes, ia
ssenger; Mrs. M. Welsh, passenger; ye
Wens, passenger, and the engineer and Z,
ur seamen. On Sunday, at $50 p. m. a sea
'uck the steamer, putting out the Ares and
lights and washing away the boats and
rs. The captain was the first man lost.
10 steamer sank on the 28th three miles oI
I'm the coast. 1t Is supposed that the rIl
ler survivors are further south. s
THE MAaAscAR ARRIVED. Ne
Havana, Sept. 4-The steamer Magascsr, rel
Itch left New York the day after tho Vera &
w, arrived yesterday morning. She re. iVS
rts having encountered very severe shi
ather.
DIRECTION or THE STORM {
Key West Fla, Sept. 4.-The hurricane -reI