The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
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Hall steamer Ciig u fifa arrived here
yesterday, having 10 hoard parts n the
crews u hvr N NE feaaols i0at M Aspin,
wall 10 ihs terrible norhef that ssepi
that port beginning on December vi, and
causing ibe loss Of twenty-five vessels
and Al least aitv.throc lives.
In talking about ihedlsastfous effects u
the gale, Captain Oxholm, u The lark
Douglas Castle, sald that be arrived In
port on November 9th with coal. lie had
been waiting Tor an opportunity 10 dls.
charge bis cargo, and on lhe forenoon "
Deccm her "a was on shore talking with
bis conslgnees about getting lighter
alongside The weather was beautiful,
and the water perfectly calm.
There was nothing In the afr
or sky, or about the barometcr-,
to indicate anything but a continuance Of
fair weather, but At noon those who hap.
pnncd 10 be looking out to sea saw
curious wave with sheet of foam be-
hind ", making into the harbor at a ter.
rifle speed, although there was not
cloud 10 be seen. Al once there was n
stir on the decks Of the steamers lyng ut
the piers, aud evidences Of an attempt TO
get up steam were apprrcnt. The cap
talns OF sailing vessels who were on
al ..Ial 40. a.N.
officers on board as the vessels keeled be-
fore the blast, hastenod TO clear
away the anchor and make things snug
In hopes of riding out what seemed 10
the strangers there 10 be sudden
squall that would soon blow Itself out
within half an hour the sky was over
east and the rain drove down before the
wind 40 that none could face II, while the
bowling Of the blast made communlca-
tlon between officers and men possible
only by means of signs. The harbor was
full OF huge rollers as far out az Point
Chagres. When the ships began to 20
ashore the people on the shore turned
their attention 10 saving the men from the
ships, but little or nothing could be done.
No llfo.boats could be launched, and none
launched from the ships could hope TO
make LANDING IN safety Nc'ertheless
some ol ue men VINO trleu 70 SWIM
ashore were picked out OF the breakers
ah9 saNeu'
Iaptaih bentZen Oh lhe DARK hoiuen
sMu ulat at yen O'Clock ~ hisnt nc was
standing on his forecastle watching 1T
tie schooner half ships length away. A
boat from a three-masted schooner had
eohc mongs'ue WIN iour men, VINO
oonIueu her hnu UNDERTOOK 70 heip the
lnastcr oiear MS VESSEL Inc men III ner
MeIe ~ ue pump, anu tno men from thc
poa. iounu tilat tis Glscnarge ports III her
oows were open, giving the waves clean
smeoP .nIoush ncI noiu' gun ner mp
, ,aln Ieluseu W ~ iIlto 'hc plg schooner 3
Ions'ooat WIN m MS men, ahn the ionr men
mcns away iney came aiohgsiue lne
hoIuen Whicn SEEMED 70 nc VI pretty
soou sNape, ahu Were t,Aon on ooaru, n
,eW minutes later, ne niue lumDer-
hoVher hesIeu over ahu 'ay nelpless on lhe
rYcks, WIN her Mea'her-Iall out OF wafer
vecas,onay ING cIeW GU " 70 u lor
.lnc' put QUO w one ,hey uIoppeu on ana
W.T. los'. apous 'oul "vlVVN eu .lc
hVlnIns VI uhe ou tho hoIuen went
esn9,c,
plu 'nu men, halu Ohp'an bsnueh,
ust We wouiu ule IL VIC stayeai ana lhht
We nau enuneo .oI VuI ives u We took
W uo WAFER, mr' Jhcoosen, tne mare,
WEN nrst' alu Iortunatoly iande" III SAFE
W. ! nan oeeh washed IRON we lore
easus' ahu naa my neau spn, open 80
that was weak from loss OF oioou, Dut
| 4. Il
npScn oNeI uls slue, ou. was 700 weak
SWIM anu sank 70 he D9'lOm'
secheu long time uat ! was
unucI Na'eI puI ieit Oig wave
W. me up anu hurry me along. linen II
l.Is ". ", w rocss. lug coIai was a.
snarp az Knives. iou can see ,le scars
On my nanus anu arms mere Where was
cusi wv, NY peBs Wet. cut Worse' was
utterly heipiess, put oalieh ior my hate,
anu ne sassu me. All ol my crew were
haleu' pul ih sueh cohalt,on a. you
never saw. my t'users hhh oeen cut
away, 30 .na' only he Nals,oaha re-
'na'neu, "y eos. mas W. sneus, ao'he
y, 'ue neh McIe almost haheu. hhd one
s snos on' ~ pair VI uguseIs rom
niacN man, anu .heh si olncer from the
lana company rfehehman, came
Along, t9ok US al 70 holel, ieu u.s. gave
" e,v'nu's anu lDa"e us sVohior'aple' nc
"ouIu tase no pay.
-.,l0 inc hsIolsin ol ue sailors IN port was
pHueuIaY sho"hin W. enoI,s 70 rescue
.ap'aln blaueg9 OF lne Dfilisn snip LIN
ton, with ms VILE and two children. One
oil the children was glrl Of three years
ana ana .he o.hsr oape IN arms. Inc Cap