The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-09
Final ShiDWreck.


PROBABLY ALL on BOARD-PROFFERED As-
sIsTANCE REFUSED BY THE CATTAiN-FlyE
BODIES ALREADY RECOVERED.
4 special to the New York Her0id, dated
Il. Johns. New Foundland, February Ith,
gives the following account Of q ShipWrcck
Just reported:
4 lamcntablc shipWrcck occurred last
night on our eastern coast involving a con-
siderable loss OF life and property. On
sunday evening last vessel was observed
from the Block House. on Signal Hill, about
ten miles to the southeast. iammed in the
ice and distant some two miles from its III
side on western edge. The German flag
was flying at hali-mast from her mainmast.
None Of the haTbOr tugs could penetrate
the ice 10 succor her. ON Sunday, shortly
after 10 O'Clock, fierce gale blew in from
the eastward, and lew hours aficrWard Il
furious snOW-Storn followed in it, wake.
Those who had seen the vessel on Sunday,
judging from her position, entertained very
slight hopes for her safety.
SHIPWKECK AND loss OF LIFE.
Yesterday evening two travellers on foot
arrived at It. Johns from Petty llarb0r
and reported large vessel i'm The ling.
with q signal OF distress flying. Two tug
boats immediately started. but thcy only
reached the scene at daylight this morning.
having encountered ice from Cape Spear al
most to Petty IIarbor. When they arrived
there no vessel was 10 be seen, hut asearch
around the bay resulted i'm finding ship
sunk on a reef. lying over on her bilge,
and having her upper spars all gone. The
unfortunate ship proved 70 ice the LiZcttc.
bound from New York with a general cargo
10 ST. Johns, y. i. She was owned by H..
Spiesen, Of Blankensen, and was COM
manded by Captain j. Buttncr. She was
oil 100 tons register. lIcrcargo was valued
at SiS,0G0 Oi the fate of the crew this
much only is knoWn-thatli five are drowned,
their bodies having been recovered by the
fishermen.
ALL HANDS PROBABLY LOST.
When Captain Walsh, OF the stCam-tug
FayOrtc. was passing Long Point this
morning he was hailed hy some men from
the shore, who said, i'm reply TO his Qlies-
tion as to their demand, that they had two
dead men whom they wanted him 10 take
10 st. Johns. lie could not, however. by
reason Of the ice on The shore, get near
enough 60 launch q boat or land 4 crew.
They further told him that three more OF
the drowned crew OF the yessel-pointing
10 the stumps OF her maSts Just appearing
ont Of water-had been dragged on shore
further mp in the harbor.
FATAL MISUNDERSTANDING.
4 traveller overland to-day reports that
Captain Buttner has certainly persisted, a.
he was seen from the shore on the quarter
deck rs the vessel went down. The same
informant adds that several hours before
the Lizette struck and sunk some we'll
manned boats put of from the shore ia
assist Captain Buttncr TO an anchorage, blu
that he refused all assistance, and angrily
waived ofithe friendly fishermen. Doubles,
the fact that there was n barrier against all
communication between the German
speaking officer and the Englisli-spcakine
fishermen sufficiently accounts for this un-
happy misunderstanding, the German cap
tain doubtless believing the fishermen &c
he mere wreckers or pirates.
There are two Steam-tugs at present al
The scene OF the shipwreck, and before to-
morrow the fate OF the remainder Of the
Lizette's crew will have been ascertaned