The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-06

Vessels " recked with Loss OF Life.
The Late City Safe.
Philadelphia, December l.-Informa-
ton was received here today that the
schooner Leander v. Beebe. from Phil
adelphia for Boston, has been totally
wrecked of Black Rock. Mass, and
that all the members OF the crew were
drowned.
Baltimore, December The Black
Sheridan-Wilson Coal Company. Of
this city. received a telegram today
from l.. L. Norton, the Boston agent
Of the firm, saying the company's
schooner, King Philip, which left this
port November 10th with 1,7S7 tons Of
coal for Portland, Me, had founderei
in the gale Sunday night off Highland
light, on the Massachusetts coast, and
that all were lost.
The King Philip was a fine four
masted vessel. She was owned by the
Observation-Disclosures Coal Company
and was valued at $40, 900. She was
commanded by Captain A. \. Duncan.
Of Portland, from which port her crew
also hailed. She ran regularly between
baltimore and eastern ports with coal
cargoes. 1t is said hat wreckage bear
ing her name drifted ashore and thus
gave the tidings of her loss. During
the late war with Spain the King
Philip made several a south
with coal for warshlps. Her crew con-
sisted OF twelve men all told. The YES
Sci n cargo were fully insured.
Vineyard Haven. Mass, December /.
The s~chooners Amelia G. Ireland, of
New York, and the Clara Leavett, of
Portland, Me, were wrecked Saturday
night near the Gay Head life saving
station. The captain, mate and four
Seamen from the LeaVett were drown
ed. The captain, mate and four sea-
men of the Ireland were saved and
one man came ashore from the Leavett
on ~wreckage.
Barnstable, Mass, December 1-Great
masses Of wreckage have been COM
ing ashore on the inside Of Cape Cod
since Sunday. n piece of a vessel
marked Emma, Philadelphia" with a
tonnage of 1900, came ashore at Sandy
Neck, near BarnStable light n last
night three bodies We're found there on
the beach. Much of the wreckage APP
pears to be that of fishing ~schooners.
DuZZdIuS Day, NdSS., December l.
A member of the life saving crew at
Gays Head who reached here this
morning, reports that on Sunday morn
ing the SchOOnerS Queen Hester, Vivian
n Clara G. Baker went to pieces on
the rocks off Gay Head, where the City
of Columbus persisted some years ago.
The life saving station crew, during
fOrty-eight hours of unceasing and UNI
broken efforts, succeeded in launching
their surf boat for ten trims m vessels
and succeeded in rescuing nineteen
men of the CreWs. Several. however.
persisted before assistance could reach
them.
PrOvincetOwn, Mass. December l.
Another day has passed and the mys-
terry of the steamer Portland wreck
has not been given up by the sea. 1t
was a day of constant watching of
more tina thirty miles of coastline.
and the sea grudgingly held its vic
Tins, yielding up only five. Twenty
five bodies have been recovered out of
the entire passenger and crew list. the
exact number of which is still un-
known. The number Of people who
went to their death in the Portland
Will never be known, but almost hour
ly persons are reported missing from
different places in New England. I'M
til now it seems possible that the num-
Der was over $50.
Philadelphia, December 1.-NOthing
has been learned by the maritime ex-
change here, of the fate of the barge
Enos SOule, which parted from her
tow, the Orion. on Sunday, or the
schooner City of Augusta. which part
ed her hawser and was blown to sea
on Monday. Grave fears are enter
tanned for the safety Of the crews of
both craft. as neither has been seen by
vessels.
The City of Augusta has a crew %
eight men and the Enor Soule had four
men on board.
Savannah, Ga, December 1.-The
Ocean Steamship COmpany's steamer
Gate City. Captain Gogans. from Bos-
ton, passed Tybee safely this morning.
The Gate City had a rough time after
she struck the blizzard Saturday night.
She was badly dashed by the waves
and shows the effect of the storm. She
lost some sails and several small boats.
No passengers were injured. Captain
GOgans reports passing eight sunken
vessels and eighteen stranded craft
around Vineyard Haven.
Va, died suddenly at ~Bladenburg, \.