Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
THE ATLANTIC BLOW.
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DOOMED VESSELS.
Terrible Experience of Sailors O.
Stranded Ships.

DOOMED VESSELS.
Experience of Sailors ON
Stranded Ships.
LEwEs, Del, September 12.-It is
known definitely this evening that up to
the present time there are twelve deaths
as the result of the devastating storm.
The mate of the unfortunate j. and L.
Bryan told Of the going down of the
Katie Morse, of Bath, Maine, and the
Walter F. Parker, of Philadelphia. This
afternoon the sad intelligence comes that
Captain Tracy and crew of six men had
found their resting place in the ocean.
The history Of the two nights aboard the
Morse and Parker is one OF suffering
and despair. The storm increased in
violence, and it seemed as if the boats
would go to pieces. All attempts to
stay on deck were abandoned, and the
men on board both boats strapped them
selves to the rigging and resigned them.
selves to their fate. All Wednesday
afternoon and night, and until noon to.
day they remained in the rigging. All
Wednesday night the storm howled and
beat against them. Those on the Parkt r
took to the rigging several hours before
those on the Morse, and stayed there all
night. By their cries it was evil
dent that they suffered terribly. Early
this morning nearly every man on
both ships was almost dumb from expo
sure, and almost stiff from suffer
ing. Finally those on the Parker could
stand it no longer and the crew OF the
Morse saw one of the men tear away the
cords that bound him and with yell
consign himself to his briny grave. In a
few minutes another followed his ex-
ample, and then another and another
until the last man, the Captain, was seen
to throw himself overheard and disap-
pear in the angry pillows. Those on the
Morse were horror-stricken at
the sight they were compelled to view.
The impression was forced upon the OBJ.
servers that unless help soon came they
would have to put an end to their suffer
ings in the same way as the other boat q
crew. The Captain of the Morse kept
his courage and frequently urged the
men to keep up heart, as he still had
confidence that aid would come. The
first CLEAN of hope occurred this
morning when Captain Williamson's tug
saw flag of distress flying. and at once
began making desperate efforts to reach
the Morse, but it was soon evident that
he was unable to do so. The sail ors were
almost exhausted, and just before the
tug had hove in sight several men had
made ready to throw themselves over.
board. Just as they were about to do 30,
someone threw line with buoy on the
end to the schooner, and one by one the
men jumped into the sea, caught the
rope and were pulled aboard the tug,
and when the last man was on board all
were taken into the engine. room OF the
tug. Almost as soon as the men left
the Morse, she broke up, and in u short
time nothing of her remained.
THE WEATHER IMPROVING.
The rain has ceased and there is q
moderate easterly wind with cloudy
sky tonight. The life-saving crews have
rescued 200 persons in all from twenty
four vessels.
LATER-In addition to those previously
reported lost, news is received tonight Of
the wreck Of the schooner w. o. Snow,
Of Taunton, Mass, from Philadelphia,
oalladen, with a loss of all on board,
nine persons. This again raises the total
loss Of life to 81.
STEAMER ASHORE AT CAPE HENRY.
NORFOLK, Va, September IAN I'M
broken brigantine.rigged steamer, with
red and yellow funnel, came ashore to-
night at Cape Henry. Up to 10 p. m.
the life-saving crew had not succeeded
in getting line to her. The wind was
thirty miles an hour and the sea rough.
The steamer came from the South. She
may get off at high water, the wind be-
ing off shore.
ANOTHER VESSEL SUNK.
CHATHAM, Mass, September pa
sunken vessel has been discovered on
Pollock Rip shoal. She is supposed to
be hree.masted schooner with her
main mast gone. 1t is thought she was
running for the light ship in the thick
weather last night, but failed to get hold
of the light, and struck the shoal. She
pounded heavily all the way across, the
terribly rough sea knocking holes in her
bottom. She leaked badly, and sunk as
soon as she struck deep water. 1t is
feared all hands are lost.
SCHOONER BURNED UP.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, September
12.-The heavy east-northeast wind still
continues this morning. There has been
no steamer from Nantucket for three
days. All telegraphic communication
with Martha's Vineyard and the main
land was stopped early yesterday morn
ing. The schooner Edwin, at Edgar
town, whose cargo of lime rock took fire,
burned up.
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