The Indianapolis journal., 1890-11-02
tie later we were picked up by the tug
MARSHALL
Story of Another Survivor.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-First Mate Henry
Perring, of the ill-fated schooner Cornelius
Hargraves. and six of her crew, together
with six of the crew of the Spanish steamer
Visicayea, arrived here this evening on the
Pennsylvania road from Lewes. Del
1--WE cleared the Delaware capes at $50
OH the morning of the 30th," said Mate
Perring. land throughout the whole day
we had fair wind and pleasant weather
About clock III the evening Mate Walker
who was in charge of the deck, came to the
companion and called down that there
was steamer showing green light on her
port bow. The captain was sitting In the
cabin reading, and1 was lying in my bunk,
but when the mate called out we both went
on deck. The captain saw her and ordered
Walker TO go forward and make flare.
When no attention was paid to our signal,
the captain blew our steam whistle. BY
this time we were close aboard the steamer
and for the first time she seemed to see us,
for she put herself hard a-starboaId to cross
our bows, whereas she should have put it
a-port luffed and went clear of US. When
the steamer put her helm to starboard, we
also put ours to starboard and tried to
clear her, but it was too late and We
crashed into her. our jib-boom going in be-
tweet her fore and main rigging.
'The confusion was very great at this
time and tho Spaniards were running up
and down the deck in deadly terror.
AmCng them saw one man, whom / have
since learned by the papers, was the purser;
elasping two bags of gold in his hands and
begging our sailors to save nim and the
money. They told him to throw it over
board, but he refused and went down with
the bags In his hands. Seven of our men,
including the captain and myself. and four
of the Spaniards got into the long and
three of our crew and one of the Spaniards
got into the small boat. When We got
away ashort distance, two Spaniards sprang
into the water and the men in the small boat
picked them up. We rowed about until
about 1:30, when we were picked up by
the schooner Sarah l.. Davis. The next
morning the tug Hercules took US Oft the
Davis, and, learning of the collision from
US, she started towards the scene of the
wreck. On the way we met the tug Battler,
having on board the body of the stewardess
of the steamer. The Hercules landed us
all, with the exception of Captain Allen
and Harvey Allen. the cook, who remained
aboard the Davis at Lewes last night. The
fault of the collision clearly lies with the
steamer. We. as o sailing vessel, had the
right of way. and the first thing the cap
tain said when struck was: Walker. go
forward aud see If our green light Is burn
ing Walker did SO. and reported that
it was"
A dispatch from Point Pleasant, N. j.,
says: THE crews of various ife-saving 9
stations along the coast are constantly
patrolling the beach. but, so far. have been
unable to discover any more bodies that
may have been washed ashore from the
two wrecked vessels. The spars of the
Visicayea can be seen plainly from the
shore. A wrecking steamer Is lying along
side the wreck, and there seems to be little
doubt that the bodies which were carried
down in the cabins and stoke-holesof the
steamer will remain where they are until
the vessel is raised"