Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-08
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HALIFAX, n. s., Aug. The gov
eminent steamer Newfield arrived last
night from Sable island with twenty
three passengers and members OF the
steamer Amsterdam which was
wrecked last Wednesday night oil a
sandbar fifteen miles from the island
while on passage from Amsterdam
for New York. The only officer who
came up by the Newfield
from the wreck was the second mate.
Capt. Lucas of the Inflated vessel re-
manned, staying TO see the Storage
clear. The steamer sailed from Ann
sterdam July 10 with 2l2 Storage
passengers, twelve cabin pas-en-
gers aud crew of fifty
four men. The weather is unusu-
ally foggy for this season,
during the run across there being but
two clear days and the sea also was "a
rough one. The day before the disas-
ter the sky was clear and the captain
obtained good observations. The next
morning, however, II became cloudy
and the weather continued foggy
throughout the day with the exception
| OF one short time. About fifteen MIN.
utes to ten the ship suddenly grounded
on an unseen bar. No land nor light
house was visible in any direction,
and, Us was afterwards discovered, the
island was fifteen miles of from the
steamer when she struck, being thirty
| five miles out of her course. The
shock In striking was very slight
one, but caused great excitement in
| the crowded vessel. The passengers
| t.n La ax.tfaH N nd q a
all the exertions of Capt. Lucas and
hi, officers to dispel their
fears and quiet them. A command
was given To open the matches and
get out the cargo which WINS COM
menced at once and number of pas-
sengers Joined in and assisted. This
continued until noon of the following
day but though no water had set
shown below, without SUCCESS AT
that hour the commander seeing the
efforts unavailing ordered the boats got
in readiness Tor launching. About
this time the weather became clear
enough for those on board To make out
land which was observed To the south
west. No water began TO enter the
hold until about q O'Clock. when, the
night being favorable as far VI the
weather was concerned, though t1e
sea WAS very rough, the captain de-
c;ded to lower the boats. All
on board We're crowded into
six small crafts and headed for
shore. The first reached the beach
without accident, at o'clock in the
morning. The second one, however, was
not SO fortunate, being swamped just
as she WAS about grounding safely.
Three men on board Of her, two steer
age passengers and = fireman belong
ing TO the vessel. were drowned,
but the rest were picked up
by the other boats or dragged
ashore. The accommodations pr0vid-
ed for the shipwrecked people by the
those on the island IL described rs very
poor and inadequate. After landing,
without having eaten anything Tor
two days, they were compelled To wait
some hours before provisions could be
obtained from the main station, fifteen
miles away. The weather continued
clear the succeeding day, and Capt.
Lucas and his officers were able 10
visit the Amsterdam ON several
occasions to obtain effects from
on board, but they found
the water rising and filing her hold,
aud satisfied themselves that tbefe
would be no hopes Of saving her. The
names OF the cabin pAssengers we're
| Constantine Lud Wig, wife and three
children and servAuti New. FISHER