Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-26
TIE MISSING CREW.
STEAMSHIP BALTIMORE BEING RE-
LIEVED or HER CARGO.
Further Details OF Disasters on tho Bay.
Rivers Rlsing-A Woman Killed by
n Trap.
Correspondents otihe Rich nond nlspairh.l
NoRrorE. October u. 1899.

kANiAN cIpnAti-' va 'tN ANifh't'ft4A tt7f So
NORFOLK. October %, 1889.
The crew 81 the sloop General Harrison,
Of OnaucOck thrown up on the beach in
side q Cape Henry. are still missing and IT
is not known whether they got ashore or
we've washed ovcs board and lost.
The Merritt Wrecking Company this
morning 1T daylight sent the steamer
Rescue 10 the assistance % the steamship
Baltimore. now ashore near Cape Henry.
The Baltimore belongs 60 the Johnston
Line Of steamers PLYING between Bait
more and London. Her condition on the
beach is good and the probability Is the
ship will be saved. The Il scuc IS no"
alongside having cables. large portion
of the cargo OF general merchandise was
thrown overheard this morning TO tighten
the ship. and a quantity ~ dry goods,
crockcry. and barrels of eOdd-ash Heated
ashore. Lighters are at WORK taxing out
the cargo. and az high water tonight the
wrcckiug-stcamcrs viii attempt 80 haul
her of. 70 communication las been had
from the shore. q sho is too iar Oh. Ter
lower hold is fllcd with purple ore. Tie
ship ~ owned by ". Johnston d. Co, OF
Baltimore. and halls from England.
4 survey was held on the schooner b. &.
Irwin this morning. she having lost Eer
dcck-load % 100000 shingles M the gale
Oh Chincotaaguc and her ra~l-5oat. and
started 20 leaking badly. She was ordered
20 be repaired here.
The Cape Charles lightship. winch broke
from her anchorage on TUESDAY night nrd
drfted IN the gale until yesterday. was
caught bv the Baltimore steam pliot-D' at
Pilot and towpd into port last night, and
tins morning 10 the buoy-yard.
The schooner Matte May. from South
Carolina to Ncw York, has arrived IT, port
with her sails blown away. and the -choo-
n,r William Mason with her anchors conc.
The barre lost by the tug Luther Ward
of Wiutor-Quartcr Light ~ the storm wa-
one of the large coal-bargc- plying from
Lamhert's Point 10 New York.
The Bav Line steamer from Baltimore
did not get ~ until noon to-day ou ac-
count of tie thick weather on The Chesn-
pcake last night. and The Washington
steamer WAS equally az late. ne Cap
Charles steamer was ON time. and the river
steamers are running au night
CAPTAIN II. G.. Hubbard, of the founder
cd schooner Rover, OF Cambridge, Md.
noted protest to-day. The wrcchug steam
cr Rescue returned from the wreck oi tho
Rover last night, being unable 10 90 any
thing until the high seas subside.
The rivers along the Scaboard and 'h'
Atlantic and Danyille railroads are report
ed rising.
Several vessels are reported ashore ~ Pa
Polnt-ono dismasted and badly wrecked
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatcnl
NoproLK. October D. The schooner
Florence Randall arrived at Lambert,
Point TODAY in distress, having lost sails
and rigging.
The Merritt Wrccking Company has sem
a force 20 the wrecked threc-masted Boston
schooner Frank .. Demo AZ Little Island
The receipts of cotton at this port 10
day amounted 10 G,S59 bales.
LAslED 10 TIP RIGGING.
Telceraphlc information from Falls
Cape. Va. at sunset tins evening rs ~ Do
effect that three men are still dashed to the
riociug Of the suuken vessel south oI tina
point. Tho life-saying crew cannot react
the men, whose lives are ~ lmmlno nj peru
as the sea Is too heavy To admit OF "a b9a
being launched, and the sunkcn vessel j.
too far from shore To- be reached by q shot
line. To render the situation the ulor'
| lamentahle the life--aycrs have httie hope
of reaching the mon for some days, h'
which time il Is thought all Will have per
/ ishcd. Tho only hope for the untortunat'
seglnen is that some passing vessel VIII re-
! cue them from their perilous position OBJ
! that % stcam-tug or other vessel Will leave
Norfolk and 60 % thor assistance az once
At high water Tonight three tues Of th'
Merritt Mrerklng company dl Ntpt iifHi
commenced hauling on the stranded steam
| ship Baltimore. and she came on the bust
without difficulty. She then passed int
| the Capcs under her own steam about
o'clock. and is thought 10 have proceedo'
up the bay % Baltimore. The Under
writer's agent win go down 30 Cape Henri
| tomorrow morning and take charge OF tl'
merchandise thrown overheard and wash
ed ashore.
Following almost behind the steame
Baltimore. which went ashore lhursda'
night ut Cape Henry, was another ~,
steamship. When the Baltimore strucl
She burned the Costeu night-signals, which
were seen by the other steamer. and Wa
the first intmation She had Of her danger
Gus position. She immediately backed of
some distance and came 90 anchor, whcr'
she remained until day break Yesterday
when she proceeded on her way. From
her appearance IL was thought to bc on
of the North German Llovds Line on hc
way TO Baltimore, Her decks were
throngcd with emigrants. The steamo
Nurnburg. OF the aboye line, was reportc'
bv telegraph 10 have passed IN the cape
Yesterday morning. and Is supposed q
have been the steamship which had such
/ lucky escape.