New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-09
BUNCE'S FLEET IN PERIL
TERRIFIC FIGHT WITH A GAZE
FOUR LIVES LOST AND EIGHT MEN
BADLY INJURED.
THE wARsHrPs ARRIVE OFF CHARLESTON AFTER
a TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE on FRIDAY NIGHT
OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAsT-rERorc
ATTEMPT OF A LANDsMAN OK THE
MAINE TO SAVE HIS DROWNING
COMRADE-sLIGHT DAMAGE
DONE TO THE VESSELS.

Charleston, =. C., FEB. Sine united Stat"S
warships New-York. Captain Schley; Maine,
Captain Crownlnsheld: Columbia Captain Sands.
Amphitrite Captain Wise. and Marblehea1.
Commander Jewell. arrived off Charleston Ear
to-day after terrible experience with the storm
which swept 10 the South Atlantic coast Friday
and Saturday. The cruiser Columbia and the
battle-ship Maine were sighted from Suivans
Island early in the forenoon. and the flagship
New York the monitor Amphitr'e and the cru's-
er MarbleheaI steamed into view later.
the flagship being the last of the squadron to
reach an anchorage to the north of the Charles
tor lightship. All five OF the vessels are now ut
anchor about two miles off the bar.
Admra. ounces fleet ran straight into the
teeth OF "A terrific storm Friday night. The war
ships were forty miles off the North Carolina
coas. ami wei! below Hatteras and while the
officers are, usual, unwilling TO discuss their
experiences, II is known that both ships and mon
were in great peril. When the fleet was Visi'"d
by a representative Of the United Associated
Presses this afternoon II was learned mat the
actual loss consisted Of four lives, eight men Sc
riously injured and minor injuries to almost all
Of the vessels themselves. The battle-ship Maine
had five Of her men overheard. three OF them
josirc their lives The Marbl head lost one man
killed and five injured.
THE KILLED AND INJURED
The killed on the Maine were:
BROWN John seaman: washed overheard and drowned;
body not recovered
N'G fets ana body To-, a. sea.
NELSON H. T.. marine washed overheard md drowned
body lost
The Marblehead lost the ships carpenter.
named Strawhat. who was dashed to death by
the sea His body was saved and buried at sea
orc oar
were AT work on the sea anchor were hurled
against the superstructure OF the ship by the
sea and more or less injured. Their names are:
Dennis Ryan. blacksmith; Charles Osborne
shipwright scanland and Regain apprentices,
and Kicker. plumber Kicker sustained a COM
pound fracture Of the skull, and his condition
is serious
Arrangements have been made for placing all
the injured seamen in the Marine Hospital here.
and they will he transferred from their ships
to the shore tomorrow
THE GREAT STORM ENCC UTTERED.
The New-York the Columbia the Amphri
trite and the Maine were off the coast below
Hatteras and about forty miles out, when the
storm began to gather Friday night. The Ad-
mlraI signallod from the New-York for the ships
TO stand together The storm was blowing from
the southeast 1t steadily increased during the
night and the four ships were separated. So
heavily did the New-York roll that the big
eight inch guns H. the turrets were dashed down
with heavy hawsers az prccaut.on. During
the storm a heavy sea rolled over the stern. and
the afr companionway flooded with water
which went down into the officers quarters
The gun ports and torpedo tubes also let great
quantities ~ water In.
The boatswair. William Anderson. while on the
forward dock was struck from his feet by sea
and injured by being dashed aft Naval cadet
CastIeman Will" on the forward quartcrdcck
also lest his foothod and was about ~ go over
the side when he managed to seize lifeline and
save. himself when tho sea was shipped
astern the sounding apparatus was knocked 10
flinders and one Of the officers nearly dashed
over the side.
when morning came the Maine was sighted
and spoken. The battle ship. II Is believed had
the most trying experience Of the hee'
\ HEROIC ATTEMPT At RESCU-;
Friday night Kogel the apprentice was struck
by a terrible sea and his lie dashed out The
rushing waters carried his body overheard
Two mon Jumped after him AZ h. was being car
ried away They were the seamec John Brown
ard the marine Alexander Nelson. In trying To
save their messmate they lost their lives FOR
they. too. were carried out into the mountains ~
black water
charles Haskell was washed overheard AZ the
same time when these four men went over
board. william j Creelman a landsman was
standing on the poopdeck He saw the up
turned face ~ Kog / floating by. Crcclman
dove over the stern and struck ont 80 save him
In the mean time two lifcbuoys had been
thrown overheard. Haskell got 81 them
Brown. Nelson and Kogcl disappeared and the
brave Creclman was struggling Gar from the
buoy intended for him Haskell saw him. and
reached him in time TO save his life The
FfFalf Ia
lifeboat lowered from the starboard Naval |
cadet Gherardi was put I'm command with six |
men. The boat got only "A few yards from the !
ship when she was overturned and seven more |
men were In the water Tho men were rescued !
with Ifelincs The lifcboat lost together /
with one or more of the ships boats They /
we're all torn from their davits by the heavy |
seas.
The Amphitritc the Maine the Columbia and /
the Marblehcad were sighted In the morning In /
the order mentioned The Marblehead was la /
boring heavily. and had out her oil bags. Grave /
fears had been entertained FOR the Amphtrte /
but she rode out the gale. and so far as can |
be learned. lost no lives. on board the Maine |
a Board OF Inquiry reported on the loss ~ the |
three men They highly commended Cre"l- |
mans brave attempt to rescue KOgel He VIII |
he recommended for a life-savcr's medal Of the |
first class
The columbia the Marblchead and the Amph'- |
tritc came down the coast together after the |
storm The reason the Ncw-York did not arrive |
until this afternoon IS explained 10y the fact that
looking for the monitor. The Marhehead came !
nm TO the city this afternoon and Arrangements |
were made for putting the injured sailors in the |
Marine Hospital here.
THE SHIPS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Exactly what amount Of injury the various yes |
sells themselves sustained during the storm can
not now he told. The officers say that their |
ships behaved splendidly. but IT was evident even
10 caeuaI observer that the vessels had received |
rou,h usage AT the hands Of the hurricane Ii is |
practically certain. however, that nom Of them |
have been seriously injured II is not probable /
hat the manoeuvres will be seriously irterfercd |
With or retarded by the terrible experience |
through which the feet passed.
AGRICTLTURE ~ NEW-HiMPSHTRE
Concord ~ H.. Fob. s-The report OF the State
Roard of Agriculture Tor two years ending Novem-
Der l. 1896. just issued. shows that agriculture in
Is industry represented by 20 l5l
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