The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-15
Hurricane is Responsible
for Many Wrecks.
IW. r3Nff
Crippled Vessels Reach Port.
Stories OF Suffering.
Eviucncs of Disaster Strewn All
along the Coast.

bert, which LETT Philadelphia for Lon.
oon last Friday. with a full cargo Of
general merchandise and deckload OF
cattle, sustained such damage in Sun
days hurricane that she was obliged to
bear up for this port 10 refit. She ar
rived yesterday. Her decks were en-.
numbered with the wreckage Of the cat
tie pens and deck fittings, and ia find
steers were washed overheard.
Steamer Athos. from Belise. etc.. OF
Oct. IL. in lat. S4.l5. long. 1920. at 1880
a. IN. sighted a vessel on fire, her after
end was smouldering. forward was a
mass Of flames. She had apparently
been on fire for some time. Masts and
rigging all gone; boat was seen on
Ellids amidships. The vessel was laying
on her port beam ends. Steamed up 10
windward a short distance from the
wreck. but could see nothing to indicate
name or nationality.
These steamers, arrived yesterday, ex-
perienced the flerb ness OF the gale, with
more or less damage and loss OF life:
Steamer State of Nebraska, from
Glasgow; from Oct to oct 5 expert.
enced westerly gales. with high head
seas. Wind shifted to eastward with
Steamer Elmar, from New Orleans. on
oct. 9, 10 and l. experienced north north
east hurricane, accompanied by noun
tainous seas.
Steamer Rio Grende, from Bruns-
wick, Ga, had succession OF heavy
northeast gales and high head seas.
Steamer Cancho, from Galveston, Tex.
had very heavy weather all the passage.
with very heavy sea from Capes OF
Florida TO Hatteras. thence to port; fresh
to strong northerly winds.
Steamer Alleghany. from Savanilla,
etc, from lat. 27. experienced success.
oion of heavy northeast gales. at times
blowing with hurricane force, accom-
panied by mountainous seas.
Steamer Eastern Price. from Smyrna,
etc, on oct. IL ran into a strong north
east gale. and on oct. IL was boarded by
u huge wave. which stove wheelhouse
door and washed port lifeboat from
chocks.
Steamer Cotopel, from South America,
Oct 10. Off Winter Quarter shoals. ex-
perienced a heavy gale from northeast,
gradually increasing In fury until 1T
blew with hurricane force for 60 hours,
accompanied by a tremendous heavy
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flooding decks ard cabin, smashed wheel
house and deck rail, and received other
damage about decks.
Steamer Caty of Kingston, from Port
Antonio. etc, from lat. S2 experienced a
succession of terrific gales from north
east, blowing with hurricane force for
~ hours, accompanied by a tremendous
heavy sea-
Steamer Oxus. from Port Maria, etc.
Oct. 10 and II had strong gale from
southwest, shifting TO northeast, with
very high sea. Oct. 10, during south
west gale. Adolph Anderson, aged g. q
native of Norway, a seaman, disap-
peared, and was supposed 70 have been
swept overheard,
Every vessel arriving at this port
bears evidence OF rough experience AT
sea, and the crews agree that the recent
storm vas the most damaging that has
swept this coast in years Never within
the history OF the Maritime Exchange
has the Atlantic, in the vicinity OF the
American coast, been SO thickly strewn
with wreckage and wrecks, much of
which is so broken up as TO preclude all
possibility OF Identification. Every ship
coming in from the sea reports passing
dereicts. aft, while miles and miles OF
lumber, ties and deals are being sailed
through, showing that innumerable
vessels have met their end in the storm.
Wreck of Schooner Dame
Norfolk, Oct. 15-Steamer Teviotdale.
Captain Gordon, which put into Lam
bert's Point, yesterday, for coal, had on
board the crew OF 10 men OF the three
masted schooner Frank o. Dame. The
Dame, Captain Townsend left Bruins
wick Ga. Sept. 80. with cargo of rail-
road ties for New York. on Friday last,
when off Cape Body's islands, she en-
countered a severe gale, and labored
heavily until Saturday night, when size
sprung aleak, and early Sunday morn
ing she had filed, and the crew were
compelled to get out on top of the cabin,
where they remained until they were
picked UP by the steamer. near Frying
pan shoals.
Picked Up by the Earndale.
Lewes, Del, Oct 15.-Steamship Earn
dale, from St Jago for Philadelphia, ar
rived yesterday, bringing seven ship
wrecked men. who wee picked up on
Monday. south OF Hatteras. They are
Captain Rich and the crew OF the
schooner William Il. Cloves. lumber
laden. from Brunswick, Ga, for New
York. The vessel became waterlogged
in the recent hurricane, and the crew.
after working hard at the pumps for
number Of hours. were finally compelled
to abandon their ship and take TO the
boats. They drifted helplessly on the
ocean until the Earndale sighted them
and took them on board.
Life savers on Hand.
Cape Henry, Va. Oct 15.-The three
masted schooner Newman, OF Stoning-
ton. Conn, from Providence to Norfolk
light, stranded two miles south of the
Pea Island life saving sation, n. c. The
vessel will probably be total loss. The
crew of nine men were taken off safely
',y the life savers.
Viewed with suspicion
Boston, oct J5.-Bridget Moran, 80
years. was found dead at her home at
the South End last night. Her husband
ASA two inmates OF the house were ar
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