The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-12


BILE to take any observations from the time
Cape Hatteras was reached until the vessei
arrived near the bar. The officers had 10
depend upon their knowledge OF the course
and the soundings. When OH the nve
storm was at it's height: The seas swept
up from the east, while the wind blew
north-northeast. 1t was impossible to hold
the ships head up the wind The vessel
proceeded under one bell after she had
The Guion steamer Wisconsin, from Llv-
erpool, which came in to-day, got q share
of the big blow. On Tuesday morning ber
nose struck the big storm. Like those on
once handicapped by not being able to take
observations on account of the violence or
the storm. During the forenoon of Tues
day, by soundings they found they were in
the vicinity of blue mud, or about two
was then changed and in six hours white
sand was found on sounding in twenty
fathoms of water. Then the officers knew
that they were near the light ship. The
steamer was practically steered by sound
a pilot was taken from the outgoing White
Star steamer Adriatic. This was accom-
plished after six of the steamers crew had
buffeted the waves for considerable time
in rowing from one vessel to the other;
The steamship California. from Hamburg,
which arrived at the bar at 8 o'clock A. NJ
to-day, could find no pilot boats nor station
boat from which to take q pilot. About
7:30 A. M. the steamer Ardauha, bound out,
ansr to te
port life-boat, manned by Chief Officer
Knuth and two seamen, and pick
up the pilot. The difficult task was
successfully accomplished, and the boats
terrific sea was running at the time, and
when getting under the stern OF the Call
fOrnia an immense wave curled up under
the steamers quarter. capsizing the lie
boat. A desperate and terrible sight was
of tbe California, four stout and brave men
battling for their lives in the rough sea-
Life-lines and preservers were instantly
thrown overheard to the struggling men,
who were nearly exhausted and in danger
of being swept away by the gigantic seas.
Fortunately, they all managed to get hold
of the life-lines, and were dragged on
board. The hfe-boat was lost.
Rescued from whale-Boat.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Sept. 11.-Last night
was an anxious one for the friends of the
men in the whale-boat which picked up
seaman John H. Bush, who was aboard
the steam launch Swan, which sunk yes
terday. The boat also contained ensign
II. G. Dressed, David Moore. and Frederick
Carr and seamen Parker snd Scott. The
story is related by ensign II. G. Dressed.
The whale-boat commenced to leak and it
was found the plug was out. The boat
sank and Moore cried, II cannot swim,o
and sank. Ensign Dressed. Bush and Carr
lcOlOredl held on to the keel for three hours.
The captain of the, schooner. Lille L.
sent boat commanded by mate Thompson
to the rescue, and Bush. Carr and Dressed
were rescued. Mate Thompson, owing to
the high wind, could not regain his own
boat. but succeeded in making the schooner
drowned. spent the night. A Baltimore
tug brought them to Annapolis this morn
ing. Parker and Scott are thought to have
been picked up.
Pilots Who Will Make an Enforced Trip.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia report from
quarantine says: A number of steamers
proceeded to sea to-day, including the two
Bremen steamers and Cunard liner. The
pilots on board these vessels will undoubt-
sight to land them. ---------.a-..---------
Another report from quarantine says the
storm continues, with the wind freshening
from the east-northeast, and high sea rum
ming. Great damage is being done to prop
erty along the Staten Island shore. Several
steamers and pilot-bOats are anchored in
Gravesend, outward bound. In all nine
pilots were carried away to- day on steamers
not meet any pilot-boat to take them off on
account of the storm. The station boat
A. M. Lawrence, No. 4, has either gone out
to sea or taken shelter somewhere.
Velocity of the Wind.
WASHINGTON. Sept. II. - The Signal
service Bureau issued the following to-
night: There has been no change in the
position OF the storm on the Atlantic coast
since morning. The barometric pressure
has remained nearly constant. The center
of the storm is near Cape Henry, where it
has been since Tuesday morning: The low
ity of thirty-six miles from the northwest
at Norfolk. The wind on the New Jersey
coast is from the north. and continues from
the northeast on the New England coast.
forty-eight miles. The maximum velocity
during the day was fifty-two miles. The
high winds will continue during Wednes-
day night and on Thursday.
A Dangerous Barge.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Sept. ia barge
loaded with dynamite or powder drifted
from its fastenings at Ellis island, this
afternoon, and was within quar-
ter of a mile of Black Tom island
when darkness set in. As it has not
shifted for three hours, it is believed to
have struck safe anchorage. If it strikes
the rocks at Black Toms it is feared there
will be terrible explosion and that great
damage will be done.
The Transatlantic Steamers.
HAMBURG, Sept. IL Arrived: Suevia,
from New York.
LIZARD, Sept. 1.-THE Lain, from New
York for Bremen, passed.
DOVER, Sept. I.-Arrived: Holland,
from New York for London.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Arrived: California
from Hamburg: Wisconsin, England and
City of New York, from Liverpool.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 1.-THE time of the
passage of the Inman line steamer City OF
Paris, which arrived here last night from