Evening journal., 1890-11-01

t2e shore 1--WE we're only six miles on tuc
coastl, we cut the tarred ropes on the yard
into pieces n foot or two long and lighting
these, waved them in the air as hong rs
they lasted. But no one came to our aid,
and all through the long night we clung
TO that yard, growing colder aud sitter as
each hour passed Toward daybreak q
go q fog settledlon us and made matters
worse.
When one Of the men on the yard said
he thought he heard a steamer passing by
we all halloed ns loud as our numb condi
tion would permit us 20. Then boat
made its appearance, and we were taken
on board the. Humboldt We could not
have held out much longer
The Second onHcer's story.
From the second officer some more facts
were obtained. He was on deck standing
under the bridge when the collision oc
Cured. He said the steamers lights were
burning all right and the watch on deck
at their posts. lie did not see the schooner
until the first ctlicer on the bridge ranp
the signal 20 stop
AT the time he rang 70 stop said the
second officer. Capt. Cunill had Just come
from supper aud was going up on tht
schooner struck us, her bowsprit striking
and as far as could see instantly killing
Capt Cunill. Our headway carried iis
along and that bowsprit knocked down
bridge house and rigging. | was covered
by the debris and badly cut in the head
and side Of my neck. got out OF the .an
gle about the time the water commenced
20 run over the decks and then took tn
the rigging with the Others
A seaman's Account.
One Of the shipwreeked men was seen on
board the Cuidad Condol another ship of
| Ceballos a. Co., laying at pier a. North
river He told practically the same story
as DR. Rico aud Second Officer Cows, add.
ing that at the time Of the collision nearly
all OF the Nizeaya's crew were asleep. being
| worn out with the hard work attendant
upon leaving port. Only those on duts
were up and about. lie said that before
the laShings OF the boats could be taken
of preparatory to lowering them the Viz
cayas decks were under water. He saw
several persons in the wnter clneing TO
floating debris, spars, matches aud wreck.
age, but all these soon sunk.
Sugar King Among the Lost.
It Is stated that Senior Calvo, who per
ished with his wife and son, was q partner
in the house Of Francke - Co, OF Havana,
the biggest and richest sugar house ia
Cuba. lie was on his way home with his
family.
The Vizcaya was one OF the steamers Of
the Compania Transatlantica, owned by
I. NJ. Ceballos s. Co, She had just been
| overhanled, and this was her first trip after
being refitted. She was OF ,aes tons regis
ter, PSI feet long and had accommodations
/ Al
rugged. The cargo Of the Vizcaya was
general one, comprising lumber. proyis.
ions, hardware, furniture aud machinery
The whole cargo was valued at Si5o,000.
The vessel was insured by the owners The
Nizcaya was an iron vessel. and formerly
piled between New York and Meilitertan.
can ports. Several theories are advanced
as to the cause Of the collision, but as none
Of the survivors, according % their state
ments saw the schooner before she struck
the steamer, ii is not and probably will
not be known just how the affair happened
An investigation will probably De made
by the company. Mr Bennice, OF Ceballos
e. Co.. was sent 10 Barnegat as soon ne
word OF the disaster was received TO sec
what he could learn there. Il is expected
that some Of the bodies will be washed
ashore at That point.
A Sketch Of Juan Pecra.
Juan Pedro was thrice or four times a
millionaire. He was born at Barcelona,
Spain about the year 1881, and was conse.
quently 80 years old. At an early age be
left his native place and sailed for Cuba,
where some OF his relatives were settled
and influential members OF the community
Soon after his arrival at Havana heenterel
into business partnership with his uncle
Lorenzo Pedro. They conducted larg.
wholesale provision house which made 4
speciality OF supplying the plantations OF
the island. Attcr enjoying great pEnspsrity
the partners separated sLiIn.cably, and ther
Juan tedTn Earned his attention to suga;
pSsnting.
In this business he nmassed the most o.
his great wealth aud was still engaged II
its pursuit up to the time Of his death. II,
/ was the owner Of two big plantations, one
known as La Conchita, at the village Of
Union, or Alfonzo XII, as It is variously
styled and another called The Assump
tion, on the bay shore at Mariel II was
on Sunday last oRly that he returned from
Havre on the steamship Bnrgogne, after d
tour through Europe with his wife and his
only son, who Is married and has two
small children. Senior Pedro left his fam.
,
after his arrival in New York engaged
passage on the Vizeaya, his long absence
from Cuba having naturally made him
anxious TO hurry back there to look after
his business interests.
The Engineers Story.
One Of the most pathetic and heartrend
ing incidents OF the ocean tragedy was re
lated by Chief Engineer Francisco Sierri
to Mr.. Ceballos.
"As / was climbing the rigging,n b,
said, II heard piteous cries. / turned ant
looking down the companionway / saw
Mrs. Calvo standing near the head Of til,
stairway. She held her baby boy Tight,
clasped in her arms, and she was making
a frantic effort TO escape the terrible deatt
staring them IN the face. It seemed as ii
she was more solicitous for the little ones
life than her own. did all / could to save
them, hoping at least to rescue the child
but it was OF no avail. Before I could
reach them the vessel sank and mother
and child were swept from sight"
The Sehooner'E Identity Solved.
LEwEs, Del, Nov 1.-The ting Hercules
arrived last evening and reports that it was
the schooner Corralius Hargreaye which
collided with the steamer Vizcaya off Bar
negat Both vessels sank in fifteen faith.
oms of water. Ten men from the Har
greave aud seven from the Vizcaya wer,
picked up by the schooner Sarah L. Davi,
and were transferred TO the Hercules. Tn,
latter [proceeded for the wreck 70 rendel