Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-11
sCIIooNERs IN COLLISION.
NEWS OF THE SHIPPING IN PORT
AND ELSEWHERE.

NEWS OF THE SHIPPING IN PORT
AND ELSEWHERE.
The Baltimore Pilot boat pilot"
towed in from the Capes yesterday two
vessels. the schooners Henry D. May
and Maria Pearson, both lumber laden
and bound. the one for Baltimore, the
other for Philadelphia. The two YES
sells had been in collision and had suf-
iered severely. the Maria Pearson hav-
ing all her headgear carried away and
the Henry d. May her bulwarks and
top hamper injured, beside suffering
other injury. AS they did not come
up to the city and only reached the
lower harbor at Il late hour in the af-
ternoon 1t is not known how the col
lision occurred nor just what the full
extent of damakes were.
NOT YET FOUND.
The missing Suffolk man, Mr.. Erem-
pert, OF the crew of the tug Willard.
belonging to Capt. c. T. Caylor. has
not been found yet, and nothing APP
peaIs 10 DE known of his whereabouts
at TINS city. He was we'll known to a
NUMBER OF our local shipping men. but
none of these have heard of him late
~, and until he was advertised for
1t was not known he was missing.
THE DUDLEY'S POSITION.
Inc Merritts wrecking force are still
at work on the stranded schooner
Geo. L. Dudley, high and dry at low
,,ue on carriers Shoals. AS neither the
McCuilough nor the Haggerty can get
near her, small tug is a; work on her
at high tides, and it is said by the 10.
cal Office of the Merritt & Chapman
Wrecking and Derrick Company that
they nave hopes of getting her off nil
right.
WHITE WITH ICING.
The Merchants and Miners Tronsp
Company's steamship Berkshire and
Juniata arrived in port yesterday
morning, overdue and ice shrouded
me berkshire was specially well sheet
ed; from her waterline to the trucks
OF her masts she was white as Van der
DICKENS Flying Dutchman" seen in
black squall The ice on her STAR
board bow was fully a foot thick ana
ten inches on her deck house. The
Kodak iiends' had a good time snap-
shooting her.
THE BERKSHTRE'S TRIP.
Her officers tell the following story.
which illustrates the kind of weather
they had been experiencing:
II was showing when she left Bos-
ton tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. and
the wind was blowing at the rate of
twenty miles an hour
AT u o'clock that night she an
cnoIeu III vineyard Sound and remain
ed there for nearly twelve hours. It
was bitter cold and very severe for
those who had to stand watch on the
outer decks. The vessel left Vinev1rd
sound about noon "Wednesday in n
considerable blow. In the afternoon as
she was running down the coast If
piew n terrific gale, and the weather
seneIahy was very disagreeable. 1t
continued to blow till Yesterday at
noon, and the snow kept UP for most
OF the trip. She encountered some
hehvy seas. and one of them went
straight up in column as high as her
masthead. The snow and ice was
making on the vessel all the time and
reached maximum thickness on the
'front.' slde or her pilot house of ten
lnches. Fog added to the troublesome
features of the voyage. Through IL all
the vessel behaved finely, and there
was no serious trouble on the yoyarc
she mad aboard about ten passengers
the most OF whom seemed To greatly
ENJOY the unique experience The crew
lounh IL very bothersome on the outer
decks on account of their slippery CON
dltion, but outside of this and the Sc
we're cold they had to stand at times
there was nothing special to comnloin
or Fortunately the cargo was hacked
so tight that it could not shift though
owing to the great weight of ice 70
starboard and the fact that her porr
Dunkers were emNticd she had q Iist
OF about 36 degrees when she reached
mere Her ports had to he cut out be-
fore she could he unloaded"
ABANDONED TRIP.
The Baltimore trip was Abandoned
ana she leaves for Providence this of.
iHrnoon. The Juniata was not so heav-
lily iced. and experienced less rourb
weather from Providence.