The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-01-22
STORM HORRORS.

HUNTE80 POINT, L. l., January H.
Tho ten shipwrecked. sailors from the
steamer Hylton Castle arrived here yester-
day afternoon. The men had nothing but
the clothing they wore, having Been unable
70 save anything from the vessel Chief
Mate John Marshall told the following
story of the wreck and sufferings of tho
officers and crew: 1--WE left New York FRI
day morning. The Hylton Castle is a tramp
France. There were twenty-five persons
on board, including the Captain. About
three p. m., when we were out about fifty
miles east Of Sandy Hook, we encountered
q terrible snow storm. The wind blew 0
hurricane and the big waves washed over
the steamers decks and tossed her about
like raft For several hours we did not
know where we were and the vessel was
straining badly. The storm grew worse
and the vessel became unmanageab,e, re-
fusing to answer her rudder, and every
moment We expected to be engulfed by the
se:. The Captain remained on the bridge,
but lie and tho wheelman had to be dashed
to their posts. When the storm was at its
height the steamer sprang leak and wafer
began to pour into the hold. The pumps
were set to work, but failed to keep the
water from rising and Captain Colvin. as
best he could, headed his ship toward New
York. The men were half frozen and the
rigging was covered with ice; every
movable thing on deck was washed away;
tie tarpaulins on two OF the matches had
been carried off, and the water was steadily
gaining in the hold. AL day Sunday the
pumps were kept working. while the
wheelsman tried to keep the vessel headed
for New York. AS night drew OH the water
reached the engine room. and by nine
o'clock the fires were extinguished. Those
on board gave up all hope of ever
seeing another day. A night of suspense
was spent and at six o'clock on Mon
day morning the Fire Island light was
sighted. As near as could be guessed the
vessel was twelve or fifteen miles south
east of the light At nine O'clock, seeing
there was no hope of saving the steamer,
Captain COlvin piped all hands and ordered
the life boat and launch to be lowered.
Half an hour later and my companions
took to the launch and were imme-
diately followed by the officers and the rest
r0wed away from the steamer and abort
ten o'clock, When we had gone about two
miles toward shore, we saw her 20 down
bow first and in few seconds not spsr
Or topmast could be seen. We kept con.-
panv with the Captains boat for several
hours until about six or seven miles from
land, when it took a more easterly course
and we soon lost sight of It. Myself and
men were greatly exhausted and many of
us had our hands and ears frozen. We made
slow progress. About four p. H., when we
were about mile off shore boat from the
life saving station came to our assistance We
were landed and provided with dry warm
clothing and plenty of food which we great
ly needed, having had nothing to eat for
nearly eighteen hours. We were told by
man on the train that boat had been
picked up with one man in it. The men i'm
the missing life boat we've: Captain Col
vim, of Shields; Chief Engineer John
Amiss, Of JarrOw; John A. Scott. of Lon
don, second mate: Elijah Stephenson, car
penter; James Heatley. fireman; Thomas
DWELL, fireman; John Black. fireman; Fred
Fisher. fireman; Theodore Larsen
and john ReeS, seamen. All the
men praise the conduct of Cap
tain Colvin. who stuck to the sinking ves-
sci to the last. Dispatches received from
Brook Haven, Patchegne, Bay Shore and
Babylon states that no news of the mis-
sing Captain COlvin and the remainder Of
the crew of the steamer Hylton Castle has
been received at any of those points, al
though the men may have landed on tho
beach. Communication between the life
saving station and the mainland is now I'M
possible. The Great South Bay is now
frozen over. A party of reporters and
wrecking agents started from here for Fire
Island on an iceboat this morning.
sUFFEEINGS ON THE PLAINS.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, January 13.-The
Times says: Reports have been received
which indicate that the recent storm was
the worst that was ever experienced on the
Kansas plains. Colonel S. S. Prouty, edit.
Or of the Dodge City CO'rboU arrived from
Dodge City to-day, and states the death
and destruction wrought by the storm is
fearful and positively without
parallel in the history of the State. At
Dodge City the velocity of the wind was
fOrty.bbur miles per hour. and the mercury
out the western half of the State has
hundred men during the worst part
track at Spearville, near Dodge City. In
many sections on the Santa Fe line the
snow plow was ineffective and the snow
had to be cleared by the slow process Of
sbovollng. The stage from Fort Supply,
which was due at Dodge City Wednesday
last, did not arrive until Sunday. The
lriver encountered the blizzard in Clarke
County and took refuge with his horses in
IN abandoned dng0ut, where he remained
for f0rty.eight hours without fuel or water.
Near the dug0ut in which tho driver was
c0oped up lived an old lady and her two
daughters. In an attempt to reach the
house of son on an adjoining claim the
twO daughters persisted in the storm. The
mother managed tn reach her sons house;
but was terribly frostbittcn and is in criti-
al condition. The bodies Of tho young
women have been recovered. Many per-
sons who were out in the storm are missing
and it is thought they have persisted.
The suffering among the new settlers OH
The plains is beyond description. Most of
them had erected mere wooden habitations.
Coal is the only fuel that can be obtained
md in many instances it has to be hauled
twenty-five to one hundred miles In
Wichita County family Of seven, father,
mother and five children. were
frozen to death. The stock in
erests of Western Kansas, particularly
The range cattle, have received
heir death blow if the reports of the dam
sge from this storm are true. Tho irrigat-
ing ditch short distance from Dodge City
IS filled for miles with cattle frozen to death.
They had taken refuge in the ditch from the
terrible wind and there died. Many of the
small herds of the new settlers have been
entirely destroyed.
A Fatal Jump.
ARKANSAS CITY, ARK, January IA
Matt Keys, co,Ored, arrested at Los An