Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
SIXTY LIVES LOST.
Two Vessels Sunk Off the Coast Of
Barnegat.
An inbound Schooner Crashes Into tins
Steamer Nizeaya-Both Go Down
Immediately Aner.

an inbound Schooner Crashes Into th=
steamer NiEeaya-Both Go Down
Immediately AFTER.
The steamship ViEcaya Of the Companie
Transatlantic Espanola, the Spanish.Ameri-
can Line bound from New York for Cuba
collided with four-masted schooner while
six miles eli BarnegSt and both vessels sunk
almost Immediately. Itis supposed that over
sixty people have been lost. The steamer
Humboldt, which arrived in BROOKLYN from,
Brazil, rescued eight Of the crew-the first
and second officers, the engineer and surgeon
OF the ViKcsya. So far as is known. these are
the only persons out Of total crew and pas.
senger list OF eghty.six Of the yizcaya and
the crew of the big schooner that are supposed
to have been saved. L is feared that ali tho
others have been lost The vizoaya left New
York at p NJ. for Havana aud other Cuban
ports. She had large cargo of freight crew
Of seventy-seyen and nine regular passengers.
There were others, however, who are not
entered on the passenger list AT halfpast
eight O'Clock large four.masted coal schooner
hove in sight. She was much larger yessel
than the Nizcaya and Immediately bore down
uponher. Her bowsprit struck the steamship
on the .starboard hunters, carrying away the
bridge and the cabin.
The captain ofthe Vizcaya, who was stand.
ing on the bridge, was instantly Killed Sevsn
minutes later both vessels had sunk and d.
passengers and crews were Struggling m M
water. There were heart-rending shrieka anil
cries, which were heard by those on hoard ne
Humboldt Iheeaptain Of that vessel headed
Tor the spot where the cries Of distress werc
heard as quick y as possible, and saw the spars
and masts OF the sinking vessel disappearing,
Several people were struggling in the water
Boats were lowered aud twelve persons were
picked up, and not another soul could be seen.
Then the Humboldt steamed away b,king
care 20 provide Tor the rescued people an
board. A negro was picked up by a small
boat afterwards. He belonged to the Vizcaya
The captain and crew Of the schooner are suf-
posed 70 have been drowned
The Vizcaya was Spanish screw steamer
built in London in 1872 BY J. & W. Dudpeon'
She was one Of the latest additions Ia ana
spanish-American fleet, and her captain. who
had been twenty years in the companys ser.
vice, was implicitly trusted in. The head
Offices Of the company are ia barcelona,
Spain.
SEVENTEEN MEN PICKED UP.
LEWIS, DEL-fhe tug Hercules arrived
utIc anu reports thht ~ was the schooner
Cornelius Hargrave that eollided with tba
Spanish steamer Ni2caya- Both vessels sank
~ fifteen tnthoms Of water. Ten men from,
the Hargraye aud seven from the Vizcayn
we're picked up by the schooner Sarah Il.
Davis, and were transferred 10 the Horenlcs
The latter proceeded for the wreck 20 render
assistance, but al midnight met the tug Battler.
which had been 10 the scene. and found both
vessels sunk and all hands gone Picked IN
the body Of woman. The survivors roport
nearly hundred people were oliuginR 10 The
wreck 90 one time The survivors have been
landed at the Lewis Life station; also tho
corpse OF the woman picked up. She i re.
ported 70 have been stcwafiess II he steamer
BEACH HAVEN, n. 1.-THE crew ofth ne.
saving station have pairolcd the beach sinca
the accident but neither wrccknge nor bodies
have come ashore from the wreck. Tie
wrecks lie Of shore, ia about forty feet of
water, aud are directly IN the track Of ocean
steamers and coasters, and it Is possible that
some Of the crew and passengers may nave
been picked up.