Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
BARNEGAT WRECK.
GRAPHIC AND DETAILED ACCOUNT
Of The DISASTER.
The story Of the second Mate OF the sunhon
sehooncr--The steamer an OBJ
struciion.
IBy telegraph 10 the Dispa.ch.,

by telegraph 10 the Dispntch.l
PorNT PLEASANT. n. j., November L.
ghe spsrs Of the wrecked steamer yizcaya
can be plainly seen from shore. The
steamer lies directly IN the line Of ocean
travel and is a dangerous obstruction to
navigation. She lies about ten miles
from shore, TIE schooner, although
full OF water, still floats, and during the
night driftod considerable distance TO
the eastward.
THE SCHOONER AZ USLUcKY VESSEL.
FAIL RIVER, Mass, November L.
The schooner Cornelius Hargraves, which
collided with the steamer Vizcaya of Bar
nogst. is owned here. Sho is a four
master Of ] 400 tons, cost SG5, 600, and
ssves launched at Camden, Me-, in Sep
TENDER, 1889. She lost her anchor as
she was putting out OF Camden harbor
on her first trip. and was delayed week
la consequence. On her first voyage
she struck floating wreck off the Jer-
Bey coast and was damaged s., 900. On
the next trip she lost portion Of her
rigging in gale and later got stuck in
the mud in the Somerset coal-dOcks On
this trip she was blown out TO sea before
she cafgoed in Philadelphia. She had
iust won out her losses when the disaster
occurred.
RESCUED BY PILOT.
New York, November 1.--P,ot-bost
Charles II. Marshall, No. 3, anchored of
1ompkinsville, L. l., at this morning,
having on board five sailors OF the
Spanish ship Vizcaya and the second
mate Of the Cornelius Hargrayes. The
pilot-boat picked them up five miles
south OF the scene OF the disaster at Z
O'Clock yesterday morning. Mate
Walker who is an intelligent young
Yankee gave 10 reporter who boarded
the Marshall graphic and detailed &C
count of the disaster.
rIH STORY OF MATE WALLER.
He said: / had Just finished supper
and como on deck few minutes before
2 o'clock Thursday evening. | saw
fhe Vizcaya about five miles of. Her
green light shone on the port side. did
not feel the least bit uneasy. Our lights
were burning and must have been plainly
visible 10 those on board the Spaniard.
Ne we're sailing at the rate OF about eight
Knots an hour and neared the Spanish
fhip rapidly. ] turned she 6nre-light to
slow him that sailing vessel was
near, but he held on his way
ana | began to think that
We might strike him OF heus if one OF us
old not alter our course. Captain Allen
snd FIRST Mate Henry p. Heuan were
below and was in charge Of the deck.
finally 1 called the Captain. When he
came on deck be looked at the cloud OF
canvas on the Spanish steamship and
,b,n ut our sails, all of which were set.
d" We can clear HIM, I guess" he said,
md We held ON our way. watched the
two vessels drawing nearer and finally
veulured: "I think we wall strike them,
Hard a port Hard portl" he shout
cl. But it was too late.
TIE CRASH.
Like n race-horse our vessel darted
forward. We struck the Vizcays amid
fhips and ] hope to God may never
lie tie witness Of another such scene.
The Hargravcs tore great big hole IN
the Spanards side j saw our bowsprit
sweep along her deck, and man in gold
buttons and peaked cap. whom 1 took
B 10 be the captain, was Knocked of the
bridge. Then the vessels swung slowly
obout until almost side by side and for
The fraction Of second there was the
solemn hush Of death.
AaoEIZISG HUMAN CRIES.
Then chorus of agoniZiug human
cries burst forth men and women dart
"a hither and thither on the big steam
ships decks, and soon i heard the
sound OF their feet as they jumped
down on our decks. They thought that
with us they would find safety, but alas,
our ship was as soTely wounded as their
own. A moment after the crash
] caught glimpse OF Captain Aliens
face as he stood immoyable under
The Hight of the lnpnaclo lamp, His face
was white. even to the lips. Then, as he
Heard the panic-stricken people dropping
ON our deck, he shouted to me Walk
er. keep them back Let's save our
own crew FIRST. To the boats, men to
the boats lie himself, with a broad
nxe, cut away .he iistenings of the long
boat and jumped in The first mate and
ihrec Of our crew followed him. Mean
time was fighting a gang Of Spaniards
who were bent on getting TO our boats.
A CowAKDLY DEsEIauoN.
Suddenly | looked around and saw
that Allen had showed OF with his
four companions The boat would easily
have carried sixteen. ! jumped into the
rigging and shouted Captain, you are
not going TO desert your second mate,
are You? For Gods sake come back 4"
Ne shouted something in reply. What
Il was don't know, but L
taw linn waving his hand in
farewell and l knew the coward had
made of, leaving the rest of his crew
20 perish miserably. There were ten Of
us on the HarGraves, oil told For a
moment did not know what to do. l
saw my comrades mounting the rigging
with a crowd Of Spaniards at their heels.
j felt the schooner sinking. and fearing
she would be submerged, mssts and ALL
grabbed big gang-plsnk and jumped
overheard with It. l went under the
water and when / arose to tho surface
again men were jumping oil the schooner
into the water all around me.
CLISdIYG TO A GASG-PLANK.
Finally / counted thirteen of the Viz
csyas men clinging to the gang-plank
with me. One was gentle. faced Span
ish lad about sixteen years old. These
was quite calm, but there was heavy,
long swell We we're all sitting astride
of the gang plank. Suddenly an extra
heavy sea turned our frail raft bottom
up and we all went over with it. Down
into the water went, feeling arms and
legs kicking oil about me. When got
10 the surface again climbed back on
the plank and then, one by oae, the
Others came back, until counted seven.
A minute later another big wave washed
US al over again. When l got back to
the gang.plank there were only five OF
Us, all told. One OF these was the hand.
some Spanish lad.