Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-28
DASHED TO PIECES.
4 Norwegian Bark Wrecked on
Virginia Beach.
EIGHT SOULS SAVED.
ts Many Lest. Including the
Captain'e Wife.
HEROIC RESCUERS.
-, scencs-Anxicty and Suspense on
s,ore-rhe Captains Little Son
Among the Drowned-His
Wife's pcvoticn-Sames
of the Rescued.
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OF the Eetcucus
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,..--,,v Va. March 27.-Information
lowed in the city to-day that
- bark mad como ashore either last
D., n.y. this morning on the Virginia coast
.. enc mile north Of Life-Saving Sta
-, No 2. near Virginia Beach. The crew
-, been brought to the beach from
vo.eel. TIE life-sayors are hard at
Tho bark is the Dictator from Pen
-, ~ Uartlepool. A storm Of some in
-. coming up the coast causes some
tIs6c,siop az TO the safety OF the crew
hItLo yose.l. Yet as ours IS not danger
',,,.,ost such a. % make conditions that
urII interfere seriously with the work OF
~. .iife.sayers there may not be any loss OF
lie torpoTt.
roFED ALL MAY DE SAVED.
Tic following special was received early
ui'rorning: An English bark was dis
.-vs-eI through the dense fog just north
~. . Tife-Saving station, and owing TO
.,,,v mi the, ,SSaSt was feared she would
d,.bed 10 piectss, but she is still stand
..te storn. 10 is hoped all on board
Lnh eoyod. Tho. life-saviDg men are
80 tbeir best and hope TO rescue those
D.S,-d The name has not yet been as
ccrtuucd.
sryrv siRN AND BOY LOST.
r,.. CON Of the captain Of the Dictator
.Iost and seven others of the crew were
E,.v.ncd before the lfo-saving crew could
.1, tbern of the vessel on account OF the
t,rh seas prevailing. The ship and cargo
hH~,,Ier will be total loss. The life.
f.A t.. harnffallV oil Hum
lr4 r,uld accomplish not near as much as
.tor g.uld DO II the weather WAS more fs-
y.rshl". .
Ttera were seventeen men in the crew.
Tio following were saved:
C,ptain !. VI. Jergensen.
send Mate Julius Anderson.
AMI of the crew Ampler Aarrltt.
John Stevens.
Carlo Olsen, arm broken.
Charles Joseph.
Oo drowned.
,..oeiated Press Account of the Wreck.
NorforK. VA. March 27.--The Norwegian
lark Dictator, from Pensacola, Fla. to
We Uartlepool. England. laden with pine
lpmber. with crew of fifteen and the cap
,s,n'. Young wife and little boy of three
yrar.. came ashore in astrong easterlv gale
trs morning four miles south of Cape
Henry and two miles north OF the virginia
B..ch Hotel. The weather was so thick
t4t the vessel was not seen until o O'Clock,
and then she was In the breakers, broad
rle on. within a quarter of mile OF the
shore,
LITE-sAvEBs PROMPTLY ON HAND.
FrU crews from two life-saving stations,
th1-o Of Cape Henry and Scatack, under
command Of Captain Drinkwater, were
rumptly on hand and began firing lines to
Ia M fatod bark. The guns could not de-
liver the lines 30 tar, though they were re.
uested.y fred The ehip finally succeeded
I. getting a limo ashore tied to barrel.
which The surf carried TO the life-savers.
IGNORANT or THE USE OF THE BREECHEs-BUoY.
Tie hreeches-buoy was quickly rigged
Rrl sent 10 the vessel. but unfortunately
ibe harb's crew were ignorant OF ITS use
ali their rescue was delayed until Captain
Driukwater. of the lfe-saying crew, wrote
instructions, put them in q bottle, and
SEN, 10 20 the Dictator by the line connect
in, ,he vessel with the shore. The men on
hoard broke the bottle at once. rs could he
sear hy glasses from the shore, and pro-
cesI,l 20 carry out the directions.
THE FIRsT MAN SAVED.
Tho first man was delivered ashore in
fi,lt minutes and seven others were res
cuol before sunset, four OF whom came
ashore in "a hfe-boat which was capsized,
lut the men succeeded IN reaching the
shore IN a half-dead condition, one man
having his arm broken. During the entire
d,v the ship rolled and pitched terribly,
ana made tho work of rescuing the un,
lsppv sailors exceedingly difficult and
slow. rs the lifeline would tighten or
flarkpn in response to the motion OF the
vessel.
THy LIFELINE BREAKS.
Once the line broke with man midway
10 the shore and he was hauled back TO the
l,rk half dead. The line was mended and
tAc same man was safely landed. during
ttreUtlre dgy the beach was lined with
people who had come from the country
houses and the hotel, and to the spectators
the anxiety and suspense was awful, as
they could plainly see the people on the
imkaud hear their constant cries Tor sue
cor
MINI PERSONS STILL on THE BARK.
AZ nightfall. when il was impossible to
continue the work of rescue, there were
sull nine persons on the bark, and among
the number the captain. his wife, and ms
little child. The Captain had urged ms
Wleall during the day to take, the buoy
and come ashore, but she steadiy re1nseu,
as She would not leave her husband ana
child. and only one could take the buoy al
atmc The wife and child were already
greatly exhausted, according to the report
Ol tlr sailors.
YArHER SAVED: CHILD LOST.
Tonight the work of rescuing was con-
tuued. and the Captain. after vainly be
seeding his wife to make the attempt LOT
hle. took his half-dead child and climbed
into the buoy. The father reached the
Shore but the son was lost. IL mas peen
Impossible 90 get the names OF the rescued
tonight. owing to the fact that they are
eatr,ly exhausted and seem to DO for
c.rutgs. lloyd's register gives the cap
tam, name as Jorgenson.
1Hr BAEK A COMPLETE WRECK.
The bark viii be complete wreck. as
sho Is fast going 70 pieces and the sea ~
stll tremendous. The chances are that
by daylight tomorrow there will be no
vessel in sight and that all remaining on
board VAL be lost. All that could be
gathered from the half-dead sailors as 10
tAe aifandng OF the vessel was that they
did not know where they were, the sun not
having been seen for four days, anu tne
weather being so thick last night and TINS
morning that they struck the breakers
before they could see the coast.
HEROIC WORK OF RESCUE
The lfe-savers have worked all day with
AlNt- ui4scuce ana heroiShi, "ibnVus ~ =
since early this morning. The apparently
SLOW progress Of the work Of rescue is dne
T. 'he fact that lifeboat could not i've IN
he surf. and that the guns would not
reach the bark, and that the crew could
NJ. use the broeches-bouy until they were
instructed from the shore, which caused
great delay.
THE VESSEL GONE TO PIECES.
NoEYoLK. Va, March H--Later.--Ihe
BARK has gone 10 pieces, and the seven that
remained on her have been lost, including
the wife OF tho captain. The captain lust
before the ship went TO pieces sprang INTO
the sea with his son strapped TO his BACK,
aud reached the shore alive. but the boy
vas lost, making total loss Of eight lives.
THH SAVED.
The list Of the saved ia as follows: Cap
lam J NJ. Jorgenson, Second-Mate julius
Anderson. Ampler Barrett, John Steven.
John Patterson, Yelmer Olsen, John Fall,
STlo Olsen, broken arm, and Charles
Joseph lcolored).
The Dictator was trying to make Hamp-
ton Roads. having been disabled by hurri-