The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-11
PERILS OF THE OCEAN.
DESTRUCTION BY THE WEST
INDIAN HURRICANE.
Many Ships Were Lost and Their Crews
Found Graves in the Oceans
Depths - Losses Will Not
Be Known For Many
Weary Days..

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-News OF
the damage to ships by the hurricane
of September 2S and 20, which swept
the southern coast is now being re-
ceived, and the shipping men antici-
pate the loss of much valuable prop
erty and sacrifice of many lives when
the full particulars are brought to
light. Vessels are arriving greatly
damaged and report their encounters
with the elements. The schooner
George E. Vernon, Captain Delhoney,
has arrived from Pensacola almost a
complete wreck, and many other &C.
cidents have been learned of since
the arrival of vessels from southern
ports.
News came today from Kingston,
Jamaica, of the safe arrival at that
port of the British steamship
Empress, Captain Hughes, after q
terrific passage. Captain DELANEY
says the voyage just completed was
the worst he ever experienced. He
never expected to see land again.
M. g. Haddan of this city manage
ing owner of the British ship Olage,
received cable yesterday from
Jamaica stating the vessel had been
abandoned at sea in q sinking condi.
ton and that all hands had been
landed safely there.
Arrivals say that the southern
waters are covered with wreckage of
every description. The greatest
anxiety prevails for the safety of q
number of vessels that are known to
have been in the track of the storm.
AT THE FLORIDA KEYS.
KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 5.-Every
day fresh information reaches here
from the keys relative to the loss of
life in the recent hurricane. Mr.. Pin
der, who resides on the East Malta
cumbie Key, reports that after Sepa
TENDER 20, two sailors drifted ashore
with life preservers from the British
bark Brandon, from Ship island for
Liverpool, which ran ashore on Gro
Gus reef on the night of September 26,
and after sounding over got into the
channel and capsized. There were
eleven on board. The captain had
one leg broken by a wave as
soon as the ship struck the
reef and a sailor had both
legs crushed. While two of his
shipmstes were trying to relieve him
another wave drifted the timber
which held the sailor down so they
could not draw him out. They then
fastened life preserver on him, The
captain, the wounded sailor, the mate,
steward and another of the crew were
drowned, as they were in the cabin
when the chip upset. The shore is
full of pieces of her cabin, forecastle
and three of her boats are smashed to
pieces. The names of the surviving
ones of the British bark Brandon are
John Il. Warren, Woolrich, England;
Vii lam Shoforth and Lepnart JaX,
Finland, Russia.
The Norwegian ship The Ora was
lost off the Turtle harbor but all were
saved. w. j. H. Taylor, the Eng
lish. Swedish and French vice consul,
provided for the survivors and looked
in every manner to their comfort.
On Sept. 26 Messrs. Sam Williams
and Leon Love discovered the body
of drowned man in the A veniar key.
After informing the neighbors of the
circumstances they went to place
near where the body was discovered
and buried it, 1t is likely that the
number of lives lost will never be
known, as communication with the
keys is difficult.