Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-03
STORM AFTERMATH

II is estimated that one hundred and
seventy vessels met disaster in the re
cent sever" storm Off the New England
coast. OF this number, it is said that
thirty nine barGcS wer" wrecked or
badly damaged The majority IF the,
bargcs were probably those nf tn" Al
lantic Transportation Company. which
had Il score or more in northern waters
nj the time.
The four-mastnd schooner King Phil
ip which is an old trader at this port
has been lost in the recent storms with
vessel foundered off Highland Light.
cape Cod. Al Peaked Hill station Il
quarter board bearing tn. nam" King
Philip was picked ur. IT,. .
The schooner Lcandcr Y. I'e"hcc.
from Philadelphia November II. for
Boston, with ! .OG2 IONS IT Goa has been
totally wrecked on Black Rock. near
Cphassct. Mass. and all hands eight in
number persisted. The vessel and ear
go We're valued at $4,000
This schooner was also we'll known
here. having taken cargo from the piers
quite frequently
The steamer Strathcsk. from Newport
News for Kings Lynn. via Philadcl-
phia which entered at New York for
survey and repairs. reports having had
a hard experience in the storm for as
hours. Seas swept the vessel fore and
AIT, smashing tft DfhlEc. DtalS. fIllS.
stanchions and deck house. One sea :
man WAS lost overheard and three 9th
ers Of the crew were badly Injured.
The steamer had bad list to por, as
sh" came w the bay.
The steamship sailed from this port
about Two weeks ago. She WAS the first
ship to arrive here flying BARRIERS pr
vAtc flag. Part OF her cargo was taken
| here and the rcst Mt Philadelphia.
Captain Frost. of The Stratkcsk told
he following story:
I'VE cleared from Philadelphia at II
O'Clock on Saturday forenoon. with {,
cars" of grain, bound Tor Queenstown.
ireland. The pilot Was discharged off
cape IIenlopcn later in the day. That
| evening the bad weather broke upon lie
and II soon Increased into Il gale, Tie
seas rose mountains high before us. tho
snow fell ,hirkly ana the wind was
bowling fercely. We were then about
| seventy-fve miles out. The ship was
pitching and tossing in The water. and
| the seas were breaking over us.
Toward midday q wave. which seem
I'd To be greater than Il tidal one. came
bowling over our bow and swept every
thing before it. The bridge. deck
houses life boats and wheels We're car
rird away and the stanchions and rail
We're smashed. Those OF the crew on
man WAS lost overheard. Three nthc
f men were hurt by the wrrcknEc. TIL
, gigantic wave WAS followed by simila
ones. .
The vessel was then helpless, as tn
steering gear had been wrecked Their
we lay. at The mercy OF the wind an
waves. with our cabins flooded and on
cargo listed. This VAS our condi,io
II until tn" storm went down forty Gig l
, hours later. Then we fixed the s,enrin
apparatus and headed for Sandy TIool
, (which we reached last night. The nav
CATION of the vessel was slow on Il,
count OF the list"
Il When between Winter Quarter Sho:
and Cape Charles i-igh, ship, Monda,
The British steamer Sutherland, n
Philadelphia. from Baltimore sighted
tug picking up three hlrs..s. whic
We're ut anchor about four or fly" mile
apart
The harses had "A r. G." on tn
sides. which ia taken to mean Atlanti
transportation Company. a number {
whose barSes broke adrift recently.