, 1880-09-07
A Survivor Of the Vera Cruz Wreck
Relates His Experiences.
Brave Torbert-A Distracted Fathers
Anxiety for His Little Son.
The Passengers Assemble and Bid Ono Ano!hsr
Goodby-Scanos Amid Tho Wreokage.

which lo,l,,,teryl Mt scu Saturday, Aug. %, at
UUclock u. ILL.,. forty miles North TT Cnpe Ca,l-
nycrnl. Alr. Owen makes a graphic state.
mcnt for publication CONCERNING tic fatal oc-
cnrrellce l1e snys: sTho Vera Cruz left
New York City at o'clnck p. III. Wednesday,
9Th ult., under command Df Cnpt. Edward
Yum S1ce, Of tic United Suites nIbl Mcxtcam
Mall Line, l,o,.rd for Vera Cruz, Mexico,
with il,frty-ole saloon passengers. Tie
officers anil crew comprised ilfty-one per
I SOUS, nn,nes la,t given. making clg1,ty-tw0
souls on honul. Eleven OF tllpsc OH bouul
only nre known 10 l,avo bccn saved.
THE cAl.0o.
"'rfc cnrgo wt,s assorted class mcrcl,an-
.ltsc,-tlls heaviest the ship could carry,-
vegetables in cases, one cur fOr n Mexican
railroad, md barrels Of oil md acttts being
nl,ove deck. Tile cold wave of Wednesday,,
wifi tia ratn. continued. witt, brisk wtmi
fron, thn nnrthnnat ,f,,,rs,fnv nn,i TSri,lnv.
~, :. .n1 .,'',.. - .t.,:.. w
NV !. en,''v" "o"Ii III hl!"i'lent. A"e e!!!p
listed NIL tho why, aId Mt lncnls 1t was diff
cult to keep dishes III tho tRble. Particularly
wns this tho rnse ut, Friduy, which proyctl
t1lnt the stortn yny increasing. Thu weather
wns ctona, % viii, fr..n,,,.uf rim. N @'''~'
cl1Krnrr1. rAssnS<rns.
"T'hc passengers, however, ut meals WERE
III enod cheer, and, though tic ratus drove
tta,n rrr,m lin ,lrcl- si,av srt.,nn,, to auiov
the passage. on SATURDAY NJ anSpreaS ioro
anil lift sNtts Wtre SGT, ns tho wind was then
blowing fresh from southeast. At ! o'clock
u. III, Saturday Tie Captotn was heard to IT,
i".h =" .nl' ian,i's' M's ,' fass ,! on'se 'a,s
lust noficett TINT the barometer Is tal'-
ll'e Eap'"s' w Mo su'"s ~ !.'Ne
H. hurricane OH1crS were then given
to cut up nnu throw tho car over
~ nail r,,, cs..,s tf vnrctahns m ,.nl, rim
VI "I"' wv ~ w. .,. ~
seai D!ast III 'tae csclnaic slfnek Nv y" tao pors
bow ~ about twenty-five minutes to =. III.
Ss,nsy, as ,s s 1 ,s tue is n ship s91t ." ,st et
r., t,,,,ss;hIo r. n,. cl{,t ,v,ti,nt ,.i,,,i,,,,
W 49,, "..' @ ...".'1 ".."u.
to ctn'Irs. tabics' nd ottler stat'o'hsry t.!Fhl"
in tle salmon ware quickly thrown frou, port
tn sturbWrsi, walking was exceedingly dan
eert,tls. Tho wind Wns Mt that tIuU north
:;st sastt, hid lie vessel was steering soati' by
r1.oo.lSG TIE CABIN.
an,rlnp t,a tvr,,luv t,,reo asvllrhts ,u t,,c
| mnii safontl wcrn enrriesi nyay' nuIi tie
WIVES ] p'retI Considerable watcr Tito te M st'.
m,idnini.t tGa ,nss.fgcrs ,Yarc npt'er,lj; sif-
~. ,,.,.',, te ~ ,, TX H. oa H.. ,.,,
rn,sy"Iin, vf a,,4l H. usssfm,y I'm nr, m III 1tnr ,nt
| EUotl ccIr wns Tic rule, nlul n,llly Wurc fhe
xcs,s S trys M St an Hor inns oasss hstMcTn g
them, ntttletl II the good feeling. Ma].-t;gl.
T0rlert, United Stutrs nr1i!y, lln,t hrcn
washed nut Of his stutrroom mo. ii, wIlIcsl
wns tic llrst IN tic port bow, early Saturday
evening. lto then eal,Iu to ne iii tho salouli-
rooin 80. q.
nA,1Asr roput.t,r. d.
ur1a,,,d ,,a.,, ~ .rr,,,,, nn,,,st t,,o II, N,
t ,a nes ~, ,'t .Ic ~ i0
at tra,,t i @ t ~ is s Il htn a, M
es int h. Wns % IN ls best ,,ntl in,icst ,ult;sr
sl@nk@1nE @ ci,gcr,,lg @ Mnrt hH,re, ass!sth& ~
nlir llii ,.te, eynrx"rn n % y w 'Hc e ~em thn aa," I'LL"
Hfc nm IT, "rt W IT, r ~ M ~ wns ts inn %
Gnt, 'i't, iol cnti!s alisl 9lt! witM me- bring.
!hE nis M W.g' w 19M nsTr Ms
- pItnecS Hs lIolA tte WNicI nIiIi4iiE u! irtia
', cu s % yns sI H. ~, e,IM ,"n,, r. xns m III ~ ~,
| bit it reversed Mil w15 useless, it WIS rut
gottru rp,!sly tlutti thls iine. n,nl WIS tao
smni( Tor service. even If in ,,rolipr order At
! D. III. tic sl,in tSok 4 iicavy sea antl tic
water Pit the tires out, Immediately stopping
tic engines.
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