The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-29


cries were pitilul. 1 DO not know who
these men were.
"Our ship would have struck the CO.
lumbia brOadsidc, / Was told had not the
captain discovered the cruiser when ne
did As IL was. there was strong tido,
and when the captain saw he was going
TO strike, be turned the bow 10 one side
a. best De could, ard when tue Wyanoke
struck, she glanced slightly towards the
front. The Columbia was not materially
damaged. Tie Wganoke was badly IN
jured her cabins, ana "a large portion Of
one side being either crushed IN or torn
away. The ship leaned on the ram OF
the cruiser. being tilted up 10 such all
ANGLE as 10 make 81 impossible 80 walk
along her deck without taking hold upon
something for support
",rhe work Of rcseue was prompt and
effective. The onlchrs and crew OF tie
Wyanoxe set 10 wOf't az once. and were
given the most valu9Oie assistance by the
officers and members OF the crew OF the
Columbia.
THE BRAVE OFFICERS.
"a temporary gansway was fixed Up,
and with thc use ol tAls and the llie-
boats all the passensera were first put
aboard the CoiumDie, whose bow was
only Il few feet from the side Of the Wya-
noke. i was among the lass to leave
the IyyanOke. / had TO step on sailors
back. the sailor having used himself az
"a sort OF bridge. so as To- get aboard the
Columbia. No sooner had the passen-
gers gotten aboard tie Columbia than the
il.-fated WyanOk0 went down. I 90 not
know whetAor any one was drowned, but
from. what l could learn 1 think it likely
some OF them persisted. On board the
Columbia we were given hot coffee and
something 10 eat, and We're made COM
Portable. Tho onicers We're very kind TO
as ana did everything possible for us.
We remained on the cruiser Tor quite a
while. and then q smail steam craft took
us ashore, aud we were carried 10 the
Hotel Warwick and given quarters there.
The agents OK the ola Dominion Com
pany at Newport News did everything in
their power for our comfort. / do not
think too much can De said IN praise Of
the onicera OF both SHIPS They were
certainly very kind and considerate to
us. and certainly did everything they
could for AS. 1 DO not think anybody
saved anything. except q few garments
some of them might have gathered up as
they were leaving the ship
RICHMOND PASSENGERS.
Tho WyanoEe had been running 10
Richmond in place of the old Dominion.
wihch had been laid of for repairs. FOR
the last month. She reached here Mon
DAY morning and sailed at JlJ o'clock
tho same afternoon. She carried about
ono hundred passenger. OF which thirty
five were irst-class and the remainder
storage. ne local Office had no list
OF the passengers. L. is known. however.
tAat Of the iirst-class passengers very
few were Richmond people Almost all
were northern people. who were return
ing homo from scJourn in the South.
As ths steamer IS T. fav0rite one for
making round-trips. she had on board
about a dozen passengers who came to
Richmond on her aud left with her.
Among the cabin passengers were two
guests of the jefferson. Mrs. Remlinger
wife OF the cashier OF tho Jefferson, a
woman employe Of the hotel and her
Child. ten persons who had registered
az Ford's Hotel and several persons who
had been guests a. f. Lexington
1T this tim1 the steerage of outgoing
ships from Richmond is very heavy.
This is due 10 the fact that the colored
people 80 North ia large numbers every
summer in search Of work. They not
only filed the quarters In the steerage.
but a number had 10 be provided with
co.'s on the lower deck.
Among those aboard were Mr.. ana Mrs
Jerry Cornwall, Jr., who have been the
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. j. j. White. OF
north First street and who left ycster-
day afternoon for their home in East
Rockaway Beach. Long Island 4. Y.
Among the passengers from Richmond
were also Mr.. and Mrs. Rex. who We're
married at Monumental church Monday
afternoon, ana who left on their bridaI
trip TO New York.
HISTORY OF THE WYANOKE.
The Wyanoke was built 10y Harlan x
Hollingsworth, at Wilmington, Del, ana
launched in 1870. She was OF 2,yJl tons
burden. Her extreme length was IS feet.
Her breadth was 81 feet inches ana
her depth Il feet inches. Tier oiiciai
register was S0.l57. horsepower 1000.
She was sidc-wheeler. Her cost was
$4,000.
The officers were ~ II. Jcnney, captain:
II. il. Clover first officer. G.. Charlton.
chief ensinier. G.. -. Buldeue, purser.
X. Sprau.y. chief steward. Captain Jen-
uey has been iu the employ OF the Old Do
minion Steamship Company for many
years. and is regarded as very capable,
careful master. The other officers have
been with the company for years, ana
are considered eo0d men. All ot the
officers reside in New YORK. Ihe Ola
Dominion and the Nyanoke were the only
slde-Wheel steamers run by that company,
ana are said 10 be the only Two SIDE
wheel coast-Wise steamers than run INTO
New York. I'll,
Tho sunken ship was a favorite with
ovcursionists. Last summer She reached
Tt,cbroonl every Wednesday, leaving New
Work ON Monday and returning on Fri
aa, nirbt. she carried @ great many
messengers who made the round Trip
ard freouonuy the demand Tor nrst cabin
Recommendations could not be supplied.
THE early mart OF tho year Captain A.
A Rtarsuan. now of the Old Dominion,
vas her master. on the trip down from
Nsw York the first week. u May heavy
fog was encountered just before reaching
Hampton Roads. Ine snip wac pro
ceeding slowly through II When the IooA-
ont discovered a steamer bearing GOWN on
the Old Dominion ship. Ihe N'yanoke
car,.. n. a sudden stop and the on-com.ng
eiiin which proved to be . tramp. passed
SO close by that IL looked 10 the passen-
GERS r1,at there would surely be coils
ION The watchfulness OF captain
R,alernsu and his crew was all that pre-
vented an accident This was the near
..t ,he KVvauok6-h had ever come TO hav-
inc "a rishap before yesterday mornings
disaster.
ANXIOUS INQUIRIES.
The Wyanoke had on several times
oi,.oo aid ia disabled vessels. The most
important service she ever rendered any
vessel was TO the old Albemarle, OF the
same line. In 1872, the Albemarle left
Norfolk for New York. She had scarcely
eot outside OF Hampton Roads when she
lost her rudder. She houndered about
a. tho ocean for four days and four
rii,.hts ,ntn the Wyanoke discovered her