Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-17
FATAL WAVES.
A QUANTITY OF wREoKAaE AND Pa
pERs FOUND.
The Pettingill Evidently Roundered-A
Norfolk Steamer sinks-A Very
Quick rrip-Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispaschl

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch]
NORFOLK, March 10, 1889.
Intelligence from the beach ut Ocean view
this morning states thst squaniity Of wreck
age and ships papers have washed ashore
at that point. belonging 10 the three-inasteu
schooner Eida l.. Pettingill. Captain j. W.
T.. Dodge, Of Portland, Maine. The pet
tingill evidently foundered Of the coast 10
the severe gale Of Thursday last, and all Oh
board persisted. She probably had crew
Of eight or nine men on board. Search IL
being made along the beach Tor more wreck
age.
The prevailing storm has greatly injured
the shad fishermen on the Carolina sounos,
tearing away and damaging their nets IN
every direction. The bad weather has also
prevented them from fishing with what nets
they have left, ana the shipments OF SbAd ior
the next week will be small. IL IS proDaOie
that the next few days will bring In detalis
Of more sbipwTecks along the coast. Inc
Government telegraph lines are down DeloW
Currtuck light. and there Is long stretcn
OF dangerous coast between that point ana
Cape Hatteras. All sRiling-yessels are Storm
bound in Hampton Roads. and steamers on
the bay and rivers all continue delayed.
In consequence OF the storm the three
masied schooner Lydia VI. Roper. Captain
Cranmer, engaged in running lumber ne
tween Roper mills and New York, left the
latter port on Thursday morning a. o.cioch
and, with the northeast blow brhlnd heI,
made the run 10 THIS port IN tWenty''ou'
hours, the quickest schooner time on recoru.
She carried a@ay her mantOpmast ana
maintopsal on the trip, both going over
board and out Of sight in iiiiy.
4 4 "
Cape Henry beach, Is nov fun OF water, ana
il is Thought she will 20 to pieces during the
day. The shiDwTecked crew OF AK VIII
come up to the city Tonight and be sent 10
their homes IN Massachusetts,.
Owing to the continued illness OF Judge
Hill the trial q the negro Henry Coleman
for. the murder OF the dairyman James
Grant has been continued TO next week.
David f. Bourze, - ho was formerly SER
geantIn the Marine corps, has been appoint
ed post trader ut G0sport nayy.Yar0.
The coal shipments from this port IRIS
week fell back to 1000 tons.
Hon. William Walter Phelps and family,
who have been stopping al Virginia Deach
for week, left to-day for home.
Nr. j. f. burlington, Of Petersburg, Tell
overheard from the steamer River Belle yes
terday, and mad nsrrOw ecspe fom drown
ing. lie passed under the steamer and was
struck by the wheel. but not much injured.
The Norfolk steamer Mary 4. Laugnrey
sunk yesterday in the Cbowsn river, having
hsd Il hole stove IN her bottom by striking
on sunken wreck. The steamer leil Nor
folk on the sth iustant with general cargo
and with several barges in tow for points on
the ChOwsn river. Tue same day the vessel
got aground few miles from Norfolk and
renamed two days, but got of without dam
age and proceeded After leaving the
barges at their respective destinations and
landing most Of the cargo the steamer yes
terday morning struck wreck rs slated
and went down 10 ten.fOOt waller. An eX-
pcdition will be sent to her assistance at
once.
Tns afternoon gentleman about sixty
years OF age, named Thomas Prllchard.
while on his way 10 his residence iD Ports
mouth dropped 10 the ground on tic Cos
port bridge causeWsv, and when assistance
reached him, which was in few minutes,
life wasexunct. lie was placed on stretcher
and conveyed to his residence.