National Republican., 1883-09-15
FROM THE STORMY SEAS,
Various Vessels Picked Up I'm Distress
After tho Recent Hurricanes.

Norioua Vessels Picked Up in Distress
After tho Recent Hurricanes.
WILNf1EGroN, N. c., Sept. 14.-Thc steam CT
City of Atlanta, Capt. Lockwood, from
Charleston, s. c., for New York with thirty
three passengers on board, was towed into
Smithville yesterday evening by tho revenue
cutter Colfax, which encountered tho steamer
while searching for the missing Frying Pan
shoals light ship. The City of Atlanta was in
tow of the steamer British Empire from Vera
Cruz and Havana for New York. Tho lattor
steamer fell in with her 120 miles southeast of
Wilmington leaking, and asking assistance,
which was rendered, aud the disabled steamer
was taken in tow
Tho city of Atlanta left Charleston on
Saturday, and on Sunday encountered a
heavy gale from the northeast, which in
creased to q hurricane on Monday evening.
The steamer leaked in the after ports,
through which over seven feet of water
entered tho ship, drowning the fires. Sho
drifted from p. in. Monday until 10 a. M.
Tuesday, when she was taken in tow by the
British Empire, and towed Off Frying Pan
shoals, and thence to Smithvlle by the
revenue cutter Colfnx. The steamer has been
pumped out, and will proceed to her destina-
tion as soon rs the necessary repairs are made.
Most of her passengers, among whom were
several ladies aud children, camo to this city
on the tug Blanche. One of the officers of tho
steamer British Empire, Mr.. W. II. Fernald,
also came up with the party.
Tho steamship Raleigh, which sailed from
Baltimore for this port last Saturday, reached
her wharf this morning. She encountered q
terrific gale, in which the barometer fell to
290. Her boiler was started and her smoke
stack blown away, and her feed and blow
connections leaked so badly that they had to
be cut away to keep the water out of the ves-
sci. She steamer is not seriously damaged
baltimore, Sept 14.-The steamship
American, which arrived ut this port this
morning, brought the captain and crew of the
schooner Frank Atkins, from New York to
Port Royal, s. C., with cargo of guano. The
Atkins encountered northeast gale and
sprung leak. The crew was taken off on
Tuesday last 100 miles southwest of Cape Hat
teras.
The signal corps station ut Portsmouth,
n. G., reports, under date of Sept 12, the
schooner Kate Carlonton, from Cardenas.
West Indies, to Rockport, Me-, in ballast, 206
tons, A. N. Pierce master, ashore and water
logged on north side of Ocracoke inlet. The
crew Of seven men were saved. Tho vessel
can probably be saved.
Supt. Clark, of the revenue marine service,
yesterday received the following dispatch:
WILMINGTON. n. c., Sept. 13.--HoN. SECRETARY
OF THE TREAsURY--Sir: While in search of Frying
Pan lightship, which broke from her moorings
during the hurricane of the eleventh instant,
sighted the steamer City of Atlanta in disabled
condition in tow of the British steamer British
Empire, from Havana We took the City OF At
lanta in tow and have brought her and passen.
gers safely to this port.
The hurricane of the tenth and eleventh in
stant was the worst ever known in this vicinity,
and much damage has been done to buildings
and shipping. w. H. HAND, LIST Lieut.,
Commanding ColfaX, U. S. r. NJ.