The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-25
The Hungry Sea Took Tithe of the Living.

Morehead City, N. G., August Al
The following is the list of persons
drowned while away from home fish
ing last Friday during the terrible
northwest storm
Kilby Smith, John Smith, Elijah
Smith, Wallace Smith. All of these
were brothers. John Styron. James
w. Ellis, Henry Willis, joe Lewis,
John Lewis, Joe Salter, John Salter,
Kilby Rose, Bart Salter, William Sal
ter.
All live at Hunting Quarters, N. c.,
and nearly all OF them have families.
The storm in the eastern part of Car
teret county were extremely severe.
Many hundreds of banker ponies,
sheep and cattle pastured on core
banks were drowned.
This was the worst storm in this
part of the country in years, it having
been twenty years to a day since the
terrible storm that washed away the
Atlantic Hotel at Beaufort.
Beaufort, N. c., August 2I.-Sixteen
fishermen were camping on Swan Is
land. near the mouth of the Neuse
river, during the recent storm. The
island was overhowed, compelling
them to seek the mainland. In the
attempt all of their boats were capsized
except one drowning fourteen consist
ing of four Smith and Salter brothers
and six others. All were married and
men of large families, citizens of Plney
Point, Carteret county.
A crew of four more why were camp
ing on another island are missing, and
are undoubtedly drowned. The two
survivors saved themselves by cutting
away their boats mast and throwing
their cargo overheard. They Witness
ed the drowning of their companions,
but were powerless to aid them.
Washington, N. c., August 2I.-The
Old Dominion steamer arrived from
Ocracoke last evening at $50 loaded
with passengers from the ili-fated is
land and today pail of sadness and
gloom hangs over our city.
Not since the awful storm of 1876
has Ocracoke been the witness of such
scenes. The whole island is complete
wreck. The wind reached a velocity
of seventy miles an hour and the sea
was breaking from twenty to thirty
feet high on the island.
Thirty-three houses were destroyed
seven chimneys c"ne, two churches
wrecked aud two souls hurled into
eternity was the story whispered in
our car as the passengers placed their
feet upon terra firma.
Two souls sleep in a waterv grave,
yet to God all the praise that so many
seemingly doomed to meet a similar
fate were saved and restored to the
bosom of their loved ones.
The wind began to blow on last
Tuesday about noon and increased all
all the time until Wednesday when it
registered almost hurricane on We'd
nesday night between T. and o'clock
the Schooner L. W. Willis, in charge
Of Captain R, s. Griffin parted two
anchor chains, causing her to drift
to the inlet land on shoal about
three miles from where she originally
was. The Willis left here last Friday
one wee> ago for Ocracoke with pleas
ure party on board consisting of A. S.
Kelly, O. M. Winfield, j. B, Latham,
T. w, Phillips, Spencer Brook, B.
Ross, Lyndin Shaw, George l.. Buck
man, Hugh Paul and John Ross. Of
this parts of pleasure seekers two
drowned: Mr.. George Buckman, one
of our most honored and oldest clti
zens and father Of Mr.. J. F. Buckman,
and the cook, Henry Blango, colored.
Mr.. A. S. Kelly is in precarious
condition, due to exposure and famine.
The lay boat used for the purpose Of
transporting passengers to and from
the island parting her citizens, drifting
mile and half and went ashore near
Portsmouth.
The custodian and his wife were res.
cued friday afternoon by the ife-sav-
ing crew at Portsmouth.
The schooner Willis was in such
position that only her masts could be
seen by the crew Of the lfe.saving sta
tion.
Saturday morning distress signal
was seen flying from the mast of the
Willis. Assistance was Immediately
rendered by the life-saving station and
c Kallv Tohn Ross passenperS and