Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-21

the wharf where they were placed
aboard the tug.
Pulser Spanlding gives the follow
ing story of the wreck; II retired AT
ten O'clock Thursday night. The
steamer was then oil Polluck Rip light
ship. | Aas awakened by The shock
" hen The vessel iirst struck The ledge
| rushed out of my stats-room aud IN
quiIed of the first person met Whal
time IL was 1he passenger replied
'half-pist three The vessel kept
grinding on the rocks for several
minutes after the first shock,
each heavy sea alternately forcing her
on and oil the slope ol inc ledge. !
met First Officer Fuller moment
after came out of my sthle'ropli,
which was on the hurricane deck
Fuller was then Ou the port side anna
ship | said What does this mean"
He replied IL seems 10 ms we are
OLA DEVILS Bridge, nni II sn We are
lost | asked him how much deep,r
the ship would sink, lie replied, No
deeper then went into the cabin
aud saw Charles House, second stew
ard, said Get your of0wbhr on
knock la the doors ana get
the passengers an 10 their Feet ! re-
memhrr hearing him tell at least Two
passengers in their slhle-fuvnis Ia gel
Iip and ~ Ia the social nah on mo
hurricane deck. He went through the
stuIb ard sine OF the main oahin,
kunrkiug AT all the dours nI the state
rooms. aud | went through HE port
side du.ug the same, ! lapptd al
every dnor on my side of the cabin,
Before | reached the last door The
vessel keeled over There were NUM-
Der of passengers IN the saloon and ]
called uit 20 them ~ save themselves
the best they could then rushed
through the main saloon and up lie
staircase, climbing 10 the weather
side of the deck, The Nsssei
keeIed over no far ON he
porl-side hat ali the state
rnOn.s On that side were completely
submerged. We stayed ihefe lew
monenls, when The shlp lighted ana
settled. Ii was terrible seems 0i con-
fusion on deck. Men aud women
some with children IN their arms,
clanlberrd up 10 the deck, olinging
ira lically toeyery available projection
HAT Offered ,,ssistanua, Ihey cr0 Sd-
cd upnn each other 80 fast that lhsy
could mol be controlled a. they rushed
upon deck, only 10 be mrt by sonie
uinuslrous waves anu swept on
mo the sea Gruars, yelis
and eurses enntendtd with
lha fury of The saiei woman shfi'heh
aud men shouted themselves hhafsei
heavy -eas swepi over ti3 sliih garry,
iug lfaverythiug not made al IRON, ~
lad ueen b,owing moderately Wheh !
returned but now II was q hurricane,
StiIl the moan shWie hrllllan'lt anl
Land was plainly Nislbla ! saw Chiei
steward Pullman nn deck hnh lnlu
him "a take 10 tho rigging saw al
this inns eight or ton men hanging W
tho slarbnArd rigging, fhu Oh el
steward and ! Went iuto The nnalhriop
win the ptsengers a very hw
,,,,,,unnis iYpr the Nessrl struck
size kpplpd over, and then shifted as
pusiann slightly, 40 II sliding dawn on
| the ledge, and the after pat OF tlle
! sh,p illsd aud sank, A. the slarh
vent down, the vessel flgltei ahl me
swell carried her heal M agalli on We
! ledge, where sne settled permanently
apparently between hpulleIa on we
| hu,d niom ! don't think she
sullled her position 'nofa lhan nlteeh
fnet after she lirst strnlk, hu heA Nv
this tins was making q clean sweep
over lie nhip, and the wlah blow heHa
| On.
From tho lnalntnp ! saw q ilieiail
on the hurricane house whtie hh'i
: do1en men We're standing 40 " Ma'hhl