The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-24
TWENTY-FOUR LOST AT SEA.
LOSS OF THE TOWING STEAMER DOR.
CAS- AND TIE ETA STEWART.

n bisnster oh tho NOVA brouan Sonet W
Mondays Severe storm-Bodies OF the
Victims Found on the NeiRhborine Coast.
HALIFAX, Aug 23-The steamer Dorcas and
tho barge Eta Stewart have been lost,
with twenty four lives. and mon have beer, sent
to Shut-in Island. forty miles from here, to
see what can be done. The Dorcas. Capt.
Angus Ferg uson. left Sydney. G. b. on Satur-
day last, with barge in tow. both coal laden.
They were lost late on Monday night. The
Dorcas was built In 1888. and IL owned In this
city. Tho Stewart was built in 1872. and is
owned by the Dorcas's ownes. Tho barge
carried a crew OF eight, and the Dorcas crew
Of ten. In addition. the chief engineer OF
the steamer had his wife and four children on
board. Miss Sadie Musgrave OF South Bay. G.
D.. was on the barge Stewart. making the total
loss Of life twenty-iour.
j. G. Potts OF Porter Lake arrived here this
afternoon from tho scene OF the wreck. He
says the wreckaEe was first discovered yester-
day on the shore at Porter Lake. The seas
were running mountain high and the two ves-
sells were fast breaking up The body OF Capt.
Ferguson Of the tug Dorcas was found about
q quarter OF o milo to the westward on Half
Island beach. Both his temples we're bruised
and his body badly injured His watch had
stopped at 2:1O o'clock. His romans were
taken to Baern. Six or seven bodies were seen
floating in the surf under the bluffs at Half
Island. The bodies will be recovered when
the tide goes ont.
The bodies Of Mrs. Hcnnis and her daugh-
ter aged years. were recovered early this
morning near whore Capt. Ferguson's body
was found. Her husband was engineer Of the
Dorcas and was lost with the others. The
Hannah family had been ut Sydney visiting
relatives and were returning home.
The names OF those drowned on tho Dorcas
are: Angus Ferguson. Captain. leaves a widow
and three children: Hector Mcdonald. mates
William Hannah. chief engineer, Halifax
Alfred TonQuay. second engineer, Halifax.
leaves wife and three children: ]. l.. Smart
able seaman. Weymouth: Norman McMurray.
able seaman. Louisburg; Alex. McVickcr. able
seaman. Louisburg; Michael Medium. able
seaman. Halifax.
Those on the Eta Stewart. as far as known.
were: Capt. c. Spencer. Louisburg: William
Price. mate. Louisburg: P. McVicker. Louis
burg: Miss Musgrave: George and James
Kelly. brothers. Louisburg: A. Mcdonald. able
seaman. There are grave fears entertained in
shipping circles here to- night for the safety Of
the schooner Walleda. She left hero Sunday
in ballast bound to Pictou to load. The
schooner Crescent. thirty tons. is total wreck
at Cheticemp. c. b.
Considering the number Of wrecks by the
storm. the loss Of life is small Several
schooners are reported ashore at St Annes.
C. Is. The schooner Mary Jane, ashore at
Gabarus. 10 reported total loss. An un-
known schooner and several small boats were
driven ashore near Tidnish. The schooner
Hydra. Charlottetown for Sydney. with mo-
lasses. sugar and dried meats. Is at Auld's
Cove. G. B.. full OF water. and likely to be q
<oto No.,
West Bay. near Parrsboro The schooner
Nnrve is total loss at Sand Point. and the
schooner Mary Jane is completely wrecked at
Big Pond.
PARRsBoRo. n. s, Aug. 2S.-The steamer
W. NJ Weatherspoon picked up the wreck OF
the schooner Enterprise In the Basin last
night and towed her into Partridge Island
Pier. The body OF a young man. supposed to
belong to Parrsboro Island. was found in the
cabin. The vessel was seen off Partridge
Island on Monday night with two mon and two
women on board. This is the schooner that
capszed In the Basin several years ago and
drowned six OF her crew.
Tho cyclone which whired up the coast last
week and danced seaward along the track Of
ocean crossing steamships struck the Noord-
Banks of Nowfoundland She was forced to
30 Mt half speed for six hours and shipped
much water. The Teutonic also met the
roystercr.
About 260 miles off the Irish coast on Friday
last. the Teutonic passed Mr.. Vanderbilt's new
steam yacht Valiant. bound for this port.
The American bark. Lottie Moore, Capt.
Watts. from Pisagua. weathered the cyclone
the equator. on July u, the Lottie Moore Vi
brated as II dynamite had been exploded under
ratified and tho cook ran up on deck. An earth
quake was responsible for the shaking up
IS. the bark sailed seventy-fve miles among
icebergs. In June. during a gale from south
west. the bark sprung her bowsprit O nd shifted
her cargo