Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-13
The Wreck of the Hyiton CastIe-Terri-
ri5le Hardships.

The ten Shlpwrecked sailors from the
steamer Hylton Castle arrived here this
afternoon. The names of the saved are
John Marshall. of Shields, chief mate
Hector Bellicia, of Malta boatswain Frank
Morris, second engineer Fred Reesa, third
engineer; Walter Howard, steward Ed
ward Kure, cook; David l.. Davis, George
Nefant, James Anderson, seamen. The
men had nothing but the clothing which
they wore, having been unable TO save any
thing from the vessel. Chief mate Marshall
told the following story of the wreck and
sufferings of the officers and crew. Before
telling the story, however, Marshall and
his companions eagerly inquired whether
any news had been received of Captain Col
win and those who were with him in the
other boat, and upon being told that noth-
ing yet had been seen or heard of them,
expressed regret, and said he was afraid if
they had not reached land last night they
must have been frozen to death.
THE MATES STORY.
The chief mate said: We left New
York Friday morning. The Hylton Castle,
which is tramp steamer, was loaded with
corn for Rouen, France. There were
twenty-five persons on board including
| the captain. About s O'Clock in the even
| ing, when we were fifty miles east of
Sandy Hook, we encountered terrible
snow storm .S..The wind blew q hurli-
cane, and big waves washed over
the steamers decks and tossed her
about like RAFT fer several
| hours. We did not know where we were,
and the vessel was straining badly. The
storm grew worse, and the vessel became
unmanageable, refusing to answer the rtid-
der. Every moment we expected to be en-
quilted by the sea. The Captain remained
on the bridge, bat he and the wheelsman
had to be tied to their posts. When the
storm was at lis hight the steamer sprung
| a leak, and the water began pouring into
the hold. The pumps were set to work, but
| failed TO keep the water from rising, and
Captain Colyin, as best he conld, headed his
ship towards New York. The men were half
| frozen, the rigging was covered with ice,
and every movable thing or deck was
washed away. The tarpauins On two of
| the matches had been carried of, and the
| water was steadily gaining i'll the hold. All
day Sunday the pumps were kept working,
while the wheelman tried to keep the YES
sci headed for New York. As night drew
on the water reached the engine room, and
by o'clock the fires were exinguished
Those on board gave up all hopes of ever
seeing another day, and night of sus-
pense was spent. AT 6 O'Clock Monday
morning the Fire Island light was sighted
~ i'SaA 10 tCuAh pN e5NiNSNti SooGl N<fo
twelve or fifteen miles southeast OF the
| light. Al 8 O'Clock, seeing there was no
hope of saving the steamer, Captain Colvin
| piped all hands, and ordered the life
boat and the launch to be lowered.
! Half an hour later ! and my companions
took to the launch, and were Immediately
| followed by the rest of the officers and
crew, who took to the life-boat. We
rowed away from the steamer, and about
10 o'clock, when we had gone about twenty
miles towards shore. we saw her go down
bow first, and in a few seconds not a spar
nor topmast could be seen. We kept COM
pany with the Captains boat ;or several
| hours, until about SIX or seven miles from
| land, when it took more easteriy 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 but Slow progress. About 4 in the
afternoon, when we were about mile off
shore, a boat from the ivc-saying station
came TO cur assistance, and We were landed
and provided with dry, warm clothing and
| plenty OF food, which we greatly needed,
| having had nothing to eat for nearly ten
hours. The men in the missing lifeboat
were Captain Colyin, Of Shields: chief en-
| gineer John Amiss, of Jarrow; John Scott,
OF London; second mate Elijah Stephen
son carpenter James Heally; fireman
| Thomas Lowell; fireman John Black fire
i man Fred. Fisher; fireman Theo. Larsen,
and John Reas, seaman
All the men praised the conduct of Cap
I tain Colvin who stuck to the sinking vessel
to the last All the crews of the life-saving
stations between Fire Island and South
ampton are on the lookout for the missing
| boat.
TIE CAPTAINS BOAT.
New YORK, January 12th.-The MARI
time Exchange, this afternoon, had advices
from Fire Island that a fishing smack had
been sighted off the island, sailing west
ward, with q white boat in tow. The name
OF the smack is not given. The owner of
the Hylton Castle thinks the boat in tow of
the smack is the second boat that left the
Hylton Castle when she foundered. and
that the men who are reported to have
made their escape in her were taken aboard
the smack.
The Cold Wave.
NEW YORK, January 12th.-Teiegraphi
advices received to-day state that a heavy
storm prevails at Galveston, Texas Four
inches of SHOW have already fallen. and it
is still showing hard.
CHICAGO January 12th.-Reports received
by the Signal Service state that the cold
weather Is modeTating rapidly. Fargo re-
ported l30 above zero, and st. Paul 80 be-
low. The temperature was 60 below in this
city at o'clock this morning, with no wind
stirring. Railway trains are beginning to
arrive more promptly.
Boston, January l2th.-From all parts of
New England come reports of very cold
weather. at Meretown, Vermont, the mer-
curry reached 400 below zero Officers of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company in
this city claim that there is no snow block
do f.rar hat lr,nT. IA. .
in,.
New York, January 12th-Reports from
the interior of the State show that las,
night was the coolest of the season. the
thermometer indicating from 250 to 800 be-
low zero.
New YORK, January 12th.-Reports from
all parts OF the South. telling OF extreme
cold weather continue. At Staunton Va.
the thermometer was 100 below zero this
morning, and it has been intensely cold all
day. At Augusta, Ga. it was GO above this
morning, and the ice was heavy enough to
bear up pedestrians, but it had moderated
somewhat tonight. At Richmond, Va.
the mercury was at zero in exposed places.
At Fredericksburg it was 100 below, and
elsewhere in the State about the same. At
Charlotte, n. c.. on account of ice blockad-
ing the tunnels, travel on the Western
North Carolina Railroad has been suspend
ed since last Saturday. Efforts are being
made to clear the ice gorge by blasting and
cutting.
Disastrous Ending of Mexican Colo
nization Scheme.
Ell PAso (Tex.), January I2th-Soma
months since colony of French Jaws
passed through Ell Paso for the interior of
Mexico, coming from Alsace, France
They were sent out by New York COM
pany to locate colony somewhere in tba
interior of the republic. After LANDING
them at their destination, the company de-,
serted them to their fate Their personal
means were very limited, and being igno-
rant OF the language and customs of the
country, they soon became destitute. The
Mexican Government shipped them back I
to Paso del Norte,and they made their way
to the American side at Ell Paso. where
they put up temporary shelters with brush
and branches of trees, but had NOTHING to
eat Here Benjamin Schuster, a Jewish
merchant of Ell Paso, found them. nearly
famished and frozen to death. He had
them Immediately housed and sheltered
and well fed, and to-day has been taking
up collection among the citizens for the
purpose OF procuring them transportation
back To New York Thus ends another