The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-15
RUMORS0FA ADISASTER AT SEA.
Report Of The Wreck Of The Anchor Line
City Of Rome Denied.
MANY PEOPLE SAID TO HAVE pERISHED.
An Escaped Sailor Tells narrowing Tale of
neutrality-suspicious. Gales on the
European Coasts.

tH' NANN VI A'i - -Lhitc VI blc SJcdllcf Clbf vi
{ Rome, commanded by Captain John Thomas
Nelly, which left Montreal October 7th fol
Dundee with five hundred and seventy Ave
cattle and lot Of -four and MERCHANDISE
The steamer. he says. was totally wrecked
Monday night at Marine Cove. st. Mary's
bay. The captain, crew and officers were all
drunk and could not save themselves.
Brennan says he was thrown on the rocks.
and after terrible nights experience was
rescued by man named Lundrigan on
Tuesday morning. All the Others were lost.
He tells pitiful tale of the struggles of the
crew and OF the cattle III their eAorts to save
themselves.
There is considerable excitement hers over
the story of tie man Brennan, who claims to
be the only survivor Of the cattle-ship City of
Rome. There are numerous persons here
who refuse TO believe his story. BreLn N is
on his way to st. join.
NOT TIE ANCHOR LINE STEAMER.
NEW YORK. Oct 1.-THE agent of the Anchor
Line stated at6 !. NJ. that ne had advices from
st. Johns TO the effect that the steamship
lost IS not the City of Rome but il the freight
steamer Citta DI Roma. The dispatch states
that the captain and first officer were drowned,
but the rest OF the crew were saved. The
agent wired to the agents Of the company in
Chicago aud other cities denying the rumor
that the City of Rome had foundered
AT the Maritime Exchange a message from
st. Johnsa was received stating that the lost
vessel was cattle ship. The Maritime
| Register contains report of the Citta Di
Roma. freight steamship. Captain Berto-
| latta. The Citta III Roma was an Iron steam
ship. 1903 gross Tonnage, Quilt at ewcastle-
on-lyne in 1883 and was worth S2)O.OOO. She
was owned by Gastaldi a. Co., of Genoa. and
carried about forty officers and men, all
! Italians. She was tramp steamer and
c4rried no pqageupers Her eargo Uas shin
ped by the W. l.. Green Commission Com
| pauy. of 1T. Louis, and was probably in
sured in that city Her agents here are Ross,
Howe and Morrow.
This Is probably the steamship which is
lost.
NEW ORLEANS, T.. oct 1.-THE steamship
! Cittl di Roma wrecked last Monday night
at Marine Cove. at. Mary's bay, \. F.. left
this port September I'D for Bordeaux via
Norfolk. She touched at the latter point
September 50th, since which time she has not
been heard from. She had "a cargo OF 103 0D0
bushels of gram in bulk and was in command
OF Captain Barteotto and a crew of twenty
FIVE or thirty men. The steamer was worth
about 100000
DAMAGE BY THE STORMS
New York. Oct 14-The fearful storm
which ragged in this vicinity since Sunday
bas wrought an immense damage along Long
Island coast. At Rockaway waves nearly.t
p.oughing far into the sand and wash
ing buildings and boats out to sea.
Many pleasure craft have been missing |
since Sunday. 1t is feared they have |
been lost with all on board. George |
White. Alfred Kane. Mark Thursby and Al |
den Little. Of New York, hired two boats sun
day for days fishing. They have not since
been seen. but one Of the boats have been
picked UP and there is hardly Il doubt but
that all four men have been drowned. At
Hollands station on Rocky Beach seven
boats were let out on Sunday.
SIXTEEN SiES PROBABLY LOST.
They carried sixteen men None have
since been seen. and it is thought The st rm
carried them out to sea. As the water out
side the inlet is raging mountains high SO
small a boat could scarcely live minute in
1t. The sixteen men are probably drowned.
A two-masted schooner, sailed by James
Moore. and having crew of three
men, put out from the Canares Sun
day afternoon loaded with coal and
bound for baltimore. She was caught in a
storm and the three sailors were swept of the
deck While trying 10 make sail Moore clung
to the mast and was saved. but only after
drifting for over twenty-four hours and then
at the loss or julius Quay. u llie-saver. who
went out TO the yes al IN "A breeches buoy |
and was drowned Moore was finally rescued.
ii 10 believed heis insane from his awful ex-
rerence. as he talks IN an incoherent wav
and constantly begs to lie taken back TO the
boat.
UNPARALLELED STORMS.
by Cable to The Iimesl
LoSDoS, Oct 1.-THE ST. James Gazette
says the storm Is the most terrific within
The damage IN many parts of the
is very great. NJ ny old trees in
London parks are ilown down, and doubtless
many disasters at sea will be reported
A numle er Of fishing vessels are missing:
Her Ma esiys steamship Northumberland
was driven from her moorlngs at Davenport,
out was saved from destruction by the flag
ship Of the fleet. Many chimneys and signs
Il London have been blown down and mum
Der OF people injured. The great pier at
tolkestone las been badly damaged Chan
lel steamers have suspended. Helensburg
Scotland. was flooded by tidal wave !
rain was stopped by the water putting the {
,nglne's fire out.
or THE BRITISH COASTS.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-the furious gale which ,
las been raging over all England, Ireland '
md the south of Scotland for over twenty I
our hours, and which has already caused 5
'ast amount OF damage about the seaside I
owns and wrecked large number of YES I
els continues to-day In all its intensity.
In the cities and large towns proud Of the
,ossession OF one or more parks great
mount of damage has been done Trees have
,een blown down or mutllated ON all sides in n
Hese peCpics iIeaSuIe grounds, plants and II
hrubs have been scattered literally to the d
iinds and flower beds have been crushed o
early out of existence by the fury OF the h
tOrm Ia
Chimneys and tiles were carried everywhere a
rom the roofs of private dwellings, outhouses q
wood crashed down as il built of cards. b
edestransm was. during the height of the b
torn. utterly impossible and the traffic by Ii
abroad or water was almost brought TO a d
omplete standstll. 10
DELAYED BY ANGRY WATERS n
AT Folkstone. one of the great landing 70
laces for tie transchannel steamers throuph- u
ut the night the sea swept the great pier with
immense waves, carrying away all the lighter
Ortons OF the structure and threatening 10
rench away Its most powerful supports r.
he lighthouse at Its extremity was deluged CO
Y the angry waters. and il was even feared g.
lat il might be swept from its foundations. 70
he channel passenger boats We're unabls 70 al
-oss last night aud TO those who know the th
Gather these vessels venture ont in this be
yes some idea Of the severity of the storm in
hich prevailed. CT
To-day the storm is raging very heavily eli
id is till doing much DAMAGE At Heleus.
lrg. watering place on the Firth of Clyde.
the entrance OF the iareloch. near DUN
Irton, Scotland the fishing and other hoats I'll
hich bad been drawn up on tbs beach az co
o first approach of the gale. were carried Ia,
ong by the furious waves. which noured a.
10 the streets. flooding the houses and dr;v- nm
z the inmates from their Lomas n.nv ,r.