Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-01
A DISASTER AT SEA.
. e1rAmre AND A SCHOONER co.,
IIpe OFF eARNEGAT.
y..s Sink Almost Immediateiy-many
Lives Los.--The stories Of survivors,
Terrible Scenes.

Nrw YORK October 31.-The captain
Of the steamer Humboldt, from south
American ports, which arrived here to-
day, reports that at 6 o'clock TINS morn n,
inc ak miles cast OF Barnegat, he sighted
a wreck and bore down to it The
wrecked vessel proved to be the steamer
yizcava. which sailed hence yesterday
,or Havana. He saw several persons
in the rigging and sent boat to their
ro.cro The chief officer, second
nficer surpeon, one engineer, and eight
~ Tho crew were taken off and brought
here. The persons rescued state that On
the evening OF the 3Oth instant at 0
o,clock the steamer was run INTO oy
fonr.masfed coal-laden schooner sup
,osed IN he bound northward. Both
Vessels sank within five minutes. Cap
tain Cunill. of the Vizcaya, was drowned,
as were also part OF his crewLln al
sbout eiphty-six persons, sixteen OF whom
were passengers.
STORY OF THE WRECK.
Nrv YoRE. October 31.-Dr. Rico, the
sbip's surgeon, tells this story: Inc
weather was fine, the moon shone
bright. and the sea was smooth. Inc
chin was in charge Of the first officer, who
vas ON the bridge. ] was in the saloon
talking with Mrs. Calvo when suddenly
/ heard the stop signal. Before could
even wonder what twas for came an aWlui
shock-a crashing, scrsping sound--on
the deck over our heads and the steamer
rolled well over on her port SIDE. Every
bodv in the saloon was thrown down;
All was excitement-meD, women, ahG
children shrieking for help. L started
up to the deck.
A TERRIBLE SCENE.
A terrible scene OF confusion met my
ewes. The bridge, deck-house, and fore
y;coinp were ali torn away. There was
a Great cash in the starboard side lus'
abaft the coal-bunkers, and INTO TINS
opening the water poured. Close by Oh
onr starboard beam was big, iour
nas,ed schooner with her bowsprit and
fore-rigging gone and her boats stove III
She too was filing rapidly, and mer
were running all over her deck shouting
all kinds OF orders.
THE STEAMER SINKS.
The steamer was fast sinking. With
wild idea Of saving ourselves several o
rs scrambled up the port fore-rigging
Down went the steamer and mp w
climbed. We reached the fore-top-gal
LIANT yard and the hull reached the bot
tom. This left us Just above the surface
of the water, but every swell dreDchet
orr lower limbs There we're twelve o
us in the rigging. Some OF our creV
had tried to reach the schooner but sh'
had gone to the bottom almost as quick,
as the Vizcaya had. One of the mel
said boat with seven men from tn
schooner had been rowed away.
ALL NIGHT IN THE RIGGING.
All through the long night we chung t.
that yard, growing colder and stliier al
each hour passed. Toward daybreak
cold fog settled on us and made matter
worse. when one of the men on the yarC
said that he thought he heard a passing
steamer. We all hallooed as loudly a
our enfeebled voices would permit
| Then q boat made its appearance nnd W
were taken on board the Humboldt
We could not have endured the ordea
/ longer"
TIE SECOND OFFICERS ACCOUNT.
From the second officer some fact
were obtained. He was standing on the
upper deck under the bridge when TIT
collision occurred. He said the steam
er's lights we're burning all right and thu
watch on deck at their posts. He die
not see the schooner until the first Off
Ger on the bridge rang the bell to stop
"At the time he rang the stop, said the
second officer, "Captain Cunill had jus
come from supper and was going up OF
the bridge.
CAPTAIN CUNILL KILLED.
Before we had time to move tn
schooner struck us and as far as L coulC
see instantly killed Captain Cunill. On
Roadway carried Ms along and tn
schooner's bowsprit knocked down tn
bridge-house and the rigging. ! Wa
covered by the debris and WAS badly
CUT IN THE HEAD
and side of my neck. / got out of tn
tanole about the time the water com
menced to run over the decks, and the
j took to the rigging with others. w
STAYED there from o'clock in the eve
ming until 5 next morning, and wer
completely exhausted when taken OIL b
the crew of the Humboldt.
ANOTHER REPORT.
LEwEs. DILL, October 31.-The tn
Hercules arrived this morning and re
ports that the schooner Cornelius Hal
grave and the Spanish steamer Vizcay
collided at o'clock on the evening c
the Both fifteen miles off Barnegat. Bot
vessels sank in fifteen fathoms OF watel
Ten men from the Hargrave and seve
from the Vizcsys were picked up by tn
schooner Sarah Il. Davis and were trans
ferred to the Hercules.
THE BODY OF A WOMAN PICKED UP.
The latter proceeded for the wreck {
render assistance. but at midnight met tn
tug Butler, which had been to the seen
and found both vessels sunk and oil hand
gone. 1t picked up the body Of q W.
man. The survivors report that neerl
a hundred people were clinging to tn
wreck at one time. The survivors hay
| been landed at the Lewen life-statior
, also the corpse of the woman picked W
She is reported to have been the stewarC
, ess of the steamer.
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