Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-03
TAR|LLING CHAPTERS
The Enos Sou|e Safe in
Port.
BRAvlNG THE GREAT GALE
Pickt d Up by Passing Tramp. Captain
PoliRra's Story. Other Sto' III DIR ven
Vessels A rrlve with Accounts
Ola Hurricane Wednesday.
BRAVlNG THE GREAT GALE

The ships that weathered the great
storm of Saturday and Sunday are
hooking into this port like birds, brok-
winged to their nests. Nearly every
vessel that arrived had met and con-
quered the raging elements. The crews
OF each phd their stories to tell, and
each rSSountal was a chapter of dan
ger a1sa hardship. of miraculous escape.
and almost incredible adventure.
or the vessels which came in yester-
day, none was SO interesting. and none
had Jared more excitingly than the At
lantic Transportation Company'S barge
Enos Soule, reported over the wire as
certainly lost With all on board. The
officials of the company here. however.
had faith in the staunchness of the
big barge. and the splendid ability of
captain Pollard, and. to the last. main
Gained that she was not lost. but would
be heard from in the course of few
days, as having been picked up by some
passing vessel. But even those who
had trusted most and hoped longest,
had begun to fear that, after ALL the
staunch r.aft might have succumbed to
the terrible gale which wrought so
much havoc on the seas.
Accordingly, when shortly after ~
O'Clock yesterday a Wire reached the
Office here that the Enos Soule had
passed in the Capes in tow of the
British tramp Elton everyone realized
how near hope had been abandoned, and
general sigh of relief went up.
1t was nearly 6 o'clock in the evening
when Captain Pollard. having anchored
the Soule off Old Point. reached the Of
flee of the company. and there he re-
ceiNcd y greeting which. while bluff and
simple. WAS of Il quality SO cordial that
it made the Captain feel that he wan
an honored and welcome visitor. Down
stairs. Il lttl. later. he was met by Il
number of friends. who had heard of his
arrival. These expressed their surprise
ut seeing him safe ashore once more
and congratulated him up being there
y THRILLING STORY.
The account which Captain Pollard
had to give of hipself and crew was
graphic and thrilling.
They turned us loose Sunday after
noon about ten miles this side OF Win
ter Quarter said he "and about 3
o'clock that same afternoon we lost
our anchor and about ninety fathoms
Of chain Ne hove to and lay there IN
der way. 1t was abouh men We got 4 I11.
made it pretty well, Jail thinrs cons
sidered until about o'clock in the
eSen,ng s,.h ano M svdde working we'll into
sauall struck us It Vas ''u regular
2blizZalI1:> The rain fell in torrents.
.->-REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.
Suddenly. quicker than l can tell
1t. terrific sea from the east. With a
cross ca from southeast and northeast.
struck us have been following the
sea ever since was II years old, but l
never saw anything like it, I could
stand on the deck and see the water
above me twenty feet or more. We were
swept from sem to stern, and every
thing that cofld go. went. We lost the
pump house, spanker, jib, and foresail.
We had managed to get in our main
sail Our rudder head was sprung.
and pump StanchonS looSened but we
stood up against it.
The storm continued until Thursday
morning. blowing us $50 miles out of
our course. into the edge of the gulf
stream. When the storm struck us we
were within twenty miles of Winter
Quarter. The members Of the crew
cut to pieces from handling the ropes.
Look at mine haven't had any sleep
for forty-eight hours and none of the
rest of them for that matter.
EATING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
II wish you, could have seen us try
ing to get something to eat Thursday
morning. Each Of US had a hunk OF
bread and Il can OF something. There
We're TO knives. spoons. plates, or any
thing else to eat off. or to eat with, to
be found. We were all going after it
with our fingers. and halfway stand
ing on our heads while we We're doing
that.
But as was going to tell you, we
had sighted several vessels while we
were being driven out, but I did not
think it worth while to signal them. as
] thought I could bring the Soule in.
but, when the Elton hove in sight, we
signalled to be reported. as bound for
Baltimore. The crew, however. did not
want TO stay on the vessel. The boys
We're all worn out. and we afterwards
thought it best to accept the Elton's
offer to tow us in. So here we are"
The barge will be towed up to New
News RI
pairs. after which she will be sent on
tn Boston. for which place she started
before the memorable storm of Sunday
struck her, as the Orion was towing
her and the Ocean Belle up the coast.
The vessel is in remarkably good con-
d!tion. considering her rough eXper-
fence. and will not have to be unloaded.
her repairs all being superficial.