The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-01
DISASTERS OF THE DEEP.
One Man Killed and the Cabin
Flooded on the PIUnpton.

London, Dec. 31-The gales continue
about the British coasts and the anchor
ages are full of vessels which have sought
shelter. The channel service between
Dover and Calais and Folkestope and
Mer was suspended this
morning.
Portland, Me-, Dec. 31.-The Bath
schooner Arcola, Captain Weeks. bound
to Boston from Randolph, Me-. with a
cargo OF lumber, WAS wrecked on Green
Island early this morning
The crew were in the rigging four
hours and suffered greatly from the ex
posture. AT daylight, the ws YES having
abated somewhat in force, the men were
able to run two planks to the rocks off
the ledge and so make their escape to
Green Island Six hours later they were
discovered by fishing schooner and
taken OFT. being shortly afterwards
brought TO this city. The schooner is
rapidly going to pieces
New Castle, Del, Dec. 31.-The large
three masted schooner Emma l.. Getting
nam, owned by Bartlett &; Sheppard. of
Phiiadelphi1, which went ashore on the
rocks opposite Reyb olds Beach, on Octo.
her 20, has listed to port and the owpera
have abandoned all hopes of saving the
vessel. The work of stripping the vessel
is now under way. The work of the
dredgers which WAS started with the
none OF digging basin into which the
vessel might slide, has proved fruitless, as
the dredgers were unable to remove the
rock and shattie upon which the VESSELS
bottom now rests.
London, Dec 3l.-The British steamer
Michigan, Captain Tubs. which-arrived
| here yesterday from New York, reports
that on December 81 in latitude so. lon
gl'uue IL, she spoke the British steamer
Barrowmore, Captain Waite, which sailed
hence Decemb Der 28 for Boston. The Bar
ro~no ore had large dent in her port side
ahatt the engine room, which extended
downward below the main deck and part
of her cattle fittings were gone.
Bremen, Dec. 31.--The British steamer
Plympton, Captain Page, which arrived
here from Galveston via Key West re-
port that in latitude AZ, !ongitude 81 n
heavy sea broke over the forward with
such force that the iron deck in that part
OF the ship was dented to Il depth of four
inches, The cabin was foe ded, ventilator
rivets were torn off and man killed.
Liverpool. Dec. 3l.-The British
steamer Ulstermore. Captain Moore.
bound from Baltimore, December IS, for
this port. arrived to-day and reported
that on December 20 II heavy sen wa.
shipped over the port quarter, which
and killed n few sheep.
Bahia, Dec. 31.-The British bark
Dunbritton. Captain Tucker, from Port
lard, Septemt err rs, for Queenstown, has
put n here, with loss of starboard bull
warks, two boats, and damaged about
deck 1t is anticipated that part of her
ca1go has been damaged
Amsterdam, Dec. 3l.-The British
st.amer Harrow, from Savannah for IRE.
men, before reported ashore Mt Nerve
dep, has parted amidshirs. Many bales
CT cotton have noated out OF her. 100 OF
which have been picked up
London, Dec. 81. = The British steamer
Storm King. Captain Crosby. from Balti.
more on December IS for Deptford and
Antwerp, WAS stranded at Deal. but got
oil and proceeded apparently uniujured.
Queenstown. Dec. 3l.-The German
tank steamer Deutschland. which sailed
from Rotterdam on December 81 for New
York. put in here to-day with IA blade of
her propeller gone