Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-07
Getty OF VERA CRUZ"
Story of the Wreck, by Seaman
Talbot.
A GREAT PANIC OF ALL ON BOARD.
Smashed to Atoms Against the Steamer
LOSS OF THE CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS.
Fearful Scenes Witnessed.
by Telegraph to the Sentinel

[By Telegraph to the SENTINEL
New YORK, September 6.-The Tribune
has from seaman Talbot the following
story Of the wreck of the steamer City of
Vera Cruz: About 80 miles from the shore
we began to ship heavy seas, and water
was found in the hold. As fast as we
could clear her she filed by another sea.
Everything was in a panic. the ife-boats
were cut loose ready for action, and all
hands supplied with life-preservers. At
daylight Sunday the boats were lowered
and manned. They no sooner got in their
cargo than they were overturned and
smashed to atoms against the steamer, all
hands being swept away, or their lives
dashed out against the vessels side. Boat
after boat was dashed to pieces in the same
manner, until few of the passengers would
venture to leave the steamer. The Captain
and officers lost their lives in one Of the
boats. Everything was in . perfect bed
lam. The people were screaming and
shrieking for help On all sides. The
steamer was broken in two after Q few
surges, and she went down, carrying with
her all who were on board. When I rose
to the surface I could see now and then
pieces of drift stuff, and sometimes one or
two men. The women made no effort to
save themselves, and were drowned in my
sight. A mother and her daughter were
clasped in each others arms during the
gale. and they came ashore that way
drowned. From that time until 4 o'clock
in the afternoon I could see occasionally
one or two men as they rose upon the crest
Of the waves. It was useless to try to
hold o n to anything, as the waves would
tear 1t from your grasp. and drive you two
or three fathoms under the surface, and
when regaining it you would have to
grasp something else. I was compelled to
dive or dodge away from the pieces OF
drift stuff, which would have killed me il
I were hit by them. After 4 o'clock I saw
no mi The last time I saw General Tor
bert alive he was aft with Mr.. Owen, who
was saved with us. I saw General Tor
bert again, dead, at Port Orange, where he
came ashore insensible. A boy found him
and dragged him up as far as he could, and
ran for assistance. When they got back
he was dead. The bruises on his head in
dictate that he was struck by drift stuff and
stunned. One Of BUR number swan from
the wreck without the aid Of q life pre-
server. He was entirely nude, and came
ashore first. We are all more or less
bruised from the striking and buffeting Of
the seas and drift-wood.
Moody to Begin o Season OF Evan.
gelical Work.
New York, September CA Mortified.
Mass, dispatch announces that D. L.
Moody will begin a season Of Evangelical
work in San Francisco, and remain there
through the winter. His family will re-
main in Mortified. In choosing San
Francisco as his next point of effort, he
has hot over looked the many difficulties
to be met, or the strength Of influence that
will operate against his success. There is
probably not another large city in the
country where the rigidly orthodox chris
tianity which Moody breaches has received
such little encouragement hitherto as in
San Francisco. Still, he believes 1t is the
place where he is most needed at the pres
ent hour, and believes that with the CO.
operation which he expects from among
the churches, the city will be deeply stir.
red.
The Census OF south Carolfna.
WASHINGTON. September 9. - General
Walkers investigation OF the manner Of
the census Of South Carolina has
convinced him that Wholesale frauds have
beeen perpetrated. The evidence IL sufa-
conclusive to warrant prosecutions
under the law.