Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-02
,ruRILLING STORY
v7s. of the Hargraves and the
steamer Vizcaya.

r-.e. of the Hargraves and the
steamer Vizoaya.
November The pilot boat
Marshall No. 8, anchored on
e. L. L., 40 one o'clock TINS
having ou board hve sailors OF
.-.a spanish ship, Nizcaya, and the
mn. Walker, of the Cornelius Har-
Tfeulot boat picked them up nve
..-. 0f the scene of the terrible dis
.-- -...l1ck Yesterday mOralng,
u.-. Walker. whois an Intelligent young
--.., ..re toa reporter, who boarded
.v.-,tau this morning, @ graphic aud
.f account of the disaster He
F had lust finished supper
Fl Gam. on deck "a few moments before
-tt.., Thursday evening. saw the
.....-, ,b.u- five miles of Her green
-- .,.r, 1u the port side dlc not feel
.- h,- rnelsv. our lights were
and must have been plainly VS.
ra -l those Oh board the steamer we
...,. li,,-.- ar the rate of eight knotsan
..... .-l -a4re3 the Spanish ship rapidly.
-.--..i "a fare lirht On show him that
...'.-- vessel was near. but he held on ms
..r and began to think that we nisll
..-.-s him on he us If one of US ana not al-
..- --r.c1urSe Can't Allen and FIRST mate
.-i Henry pheran were below, and I was
4. ..tl,-a of the deck. Finally ] called the
..ntaiu. When Dee came ou deck ue looked
n -ra cloud of canvass on the spanish
.-asmshiu and then lt our sails, d--
rf which were set. We can clear MN,
.,a.s' he said, and went on our way.
,-atched the two vessels drawing near ana
finally venurei. u think We VIII strike
Them. Cantain' Yes. 1v -. we WILL
Hari "a port Hlrd a port, he shouted but
if was too late. Like race horse our YES
,e' dlrted forward We struck the VIZ
.agl amidships. and l hope t0 God may
sever be- witness to another sucl "a scene.
The Hargrave stove great oig hole in
Spauiard's side I saw our b0wsprit
p along her deck and % man in gold
-0ns and peaked cap, whom took ro be
captain. was knocked OF the
-e Then the vessel swung slowly
io until almost side 0y side,
ll for "a fraction of second
rr was tho solemn hush of death. Then
ur human erie, burst forth Men
U women darted hither and thither on
.l0 steamships deck, and soon I heard
e sound of their feet as they jumped
.oUr ol our decks they thought that with
H.... |a naAANf WNAN NaAA HiHAH r. ffHr" tr'
,rr wounded as their own. y moment
after -1ec crash I caught glimpe of capt.
.-s Ease. Us he stood immovaole under
ae .-htofa binnacle lamp. His face was
wa even ro the lips Then as be heard
-ae panic stricken people cropping on our
lacs ,uted % me; Walker, keep
-l.rhar Let's save our own crew first.
r.tle boats men 90 the boats He him
,.f with d. broad axe cut away the iasten-
a-, cf r1e long boat and jumped in. The
fr,- mates and three of our crew followed
Meantime was lighting "a gang OF span
arI, who were bent on getting 90 our
H0af, Suddenly looked and saw thdt Al
au li showed OH with his four comp4n-
.r, The boat would have carried SIN
raau D. jumped into The rigging ana
shouted. Captain, YOU axe uot going 20
desert vOur secouO mate, are yolt For
Gods sake COME hack He shouted sowe-
thiuc Iu reply. What @ was don't Know
Bur D SAW him waving his hand u farewell,
and srcw .lo c0war. had made 0f 'eav-
l- '.e rest of l.sDreW -o perish uisera0ly.
There were ZEN or us 1l tle Hargraves
a 't For moment 4 lil not know
Fa-' in t1 saw ms comrades mounting
De- n--Il- with crowd of Spaniards at
4 heir heels. Z fet tbe schooner sinking.
llt lllrl. thar she would be submerged,
.as-s and all I grabbed a biz gang plank
aat .net overheard with 10. / went un-
.ar E4'.r and when / arose 20 the surface
elia nea were jumping Off the schooner
.- -e water all around me. Finally
..--.el e % tle NlZcaya' men clingiug 70
.-- gang plank with me One was a gentle
.i'll Spanish lad about l6 years old. The
'.a "as calm, but there was "a heavy long
swell eWere all sitting astride of the
sang palk Suddenly an extra heavy sea
.---ei our lrai raft bottom up and we all
ecl. over with it Down into the water
- feeling arms and legs kicking all
me WaenI g0t 70 the surface again
-.--led back on the plank, and then one
me others came back until I count
~'en Aminu,e later another dig wave
.--el us AL over again. When 1 got
.-.a .l ,-e gang plank there We're only five
rs e- Told One of these was the hand
.an.sl .ad He could speak little
----sl' and bee had great nerve. Our
-'-.t, are mighty thin he said 70 me.
.scel, and be continued, every time
A gang plank turns over / grow
,-ae' ana weaker I don't think i can
-' l-.- longer
V,llso so-ally d dead body would slip by
--e cold water. face up. My lower
. were warm In the water, but my
~. was ireel'ng from the bitter wind.
saw an ocean steamer. but they
US away. Nevertheless l screamed
~. -- 4ll again 40 them for help. Then 1
v -e sailing vessels, but they also
M. Tar of 20 hear my feeble cries.
l-,. passed slowly and l gave up all
b A.olt & o'clock in the morning L
sr 'eeo.e cry 20 my right. and there
-eru- eyes and bewhiskered
b.- Ia >pln.ari I'M the water. He had
.-r N-ei on his raft. i helped him
s ,-...ll and then climbed on it my
r. v..-.....,e. Atcr we were picked up by