Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
SOME MARINE DISASTERS
British Steamship Stranded Near
Cape Henry
-Tho Lost Drodgo Admirai-Tnnls
Cmrs Buoy6d-A Floating Torpedo
Other Disasters.

Yesterday morning ut o'clock the
British steamship Brator. --, Bal
quiri Iron Dock, Cuba. 10 Baltimore,
IRON ore laden. stranded IL miles
southeast of Cape Henry and about the
same distance from shore. The night
was dark and densely foggy and the
rain light, with little. wind She was
trying to make the Oapes and got too
close In shore. Word was at once got
ten by the beach patrol to Cape Henry
and the government telegraph line sent
word to Norfolk to the Merritt & Chap
man Wrccking Company, which COM
pany sent the two tugs i. V. McCauley
and Harold to her assistance. towing
the barge John Hagcrty. At about
noon the McCauley returned to the city
ior extra cables, and about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon cables were gotten
10 the stranded vessel, lying easily ana
IN no danger. 1t was thought late last
evening that the steamer would be
lioated at high water last night ana
lowed to SAFETY. and as she had suf-
1ered no material damage would at once
proceed on her trip to Baltimor&
BARK MOTIA RUN DOWN
In the same fog and at about the
same hour. while the Italian bark
Motia, Captain Catania, was living nj
uhchor In Hampton Roads prepared to
sun LOT Iraoani, Italy, with IL cargo
u staves laden Mt Norfolk, the tug
oonii a. brady, of Baltimore, with Jack
son barge No. 4. laden with phosphate.
Tor Suffolk, In toy. ran her down and
could not get out of her way in time. so
the barge struck the bark n. heavy
dow cutting In number of her blanks
ana doing other damage, injurinc Tho
purge so badlN-that- the-t ,ie-it4tf-
, u. ner ashore on Hampton bar to
prevent her sinking in the Roads. Tho
tug then came back to the bark ana
lowed her to Norfolk where n s,,ry,v
VIII be made to-day and such repairs
rs are ncedful ordered made before
proceeding.
IN NEW YORK HARBOR.
HUDSON & Bro received word yoster-
Gay That their barge Martha i. Mo
t, auc hhd been run down in New York
hnr, po' S9"'crday forenoon by mud
pnrse ana sunk. The Messrs. Hudson
statc That they Will raise the bor,a
"hich Is coal laden, ana repair her.
THE LOST ADMIRAL
captain Cannon made another start
yesterday afternoon with the tug Asher
a. hudson i'll search of the derelicf NH
dredgc Admiral, and will nrobnhiv
mike TINS his last search as. if he does
~ 10 una her nov, the case will be
iookcu upon as hopeless.
TANK CARS BUOYED.
captain Richardson, of the New York
Ihlladclpha and NorfolI, r,iiro,Ni
steamer New York. reports that - ~
ana Dlack. horizontal stripcd can buoy
mas Dceh put over the two TAM, cors
Which were Knocked overheard In ,ho
ureGseu channel. Elizabeth river. n few
weeks ago. the following being tr,Ie
bearings Red buoy No. II ho,rs { w
y s.; red buoy No. ~ bears n bv wv "
no. : puoy ranging with end OF Lam
berts Point coal pier.
n FLOATING TORPEDO.
Captain Moore, of The Ocean ,uo, H.
cures reports that on March l7th. M 4
q: H. his vessel passed over submorgod
obstruction IN Chesapeake BAY. Va on
t tnc ioiioWing true bearings: ThImbIo
Snoai light, II. y. T.. y mile: Old Point
en-, Uiaii4rt heht, w \. S., 21a miles. His
III, uia"s Twelve feet water and was
Eolhs at full speed (about fourteen
knots). There We're several strokes Of
intense force and in quick succrssIon
apparently by some by some movnhle
opJect. The rudder and stern post of
me vessel were lost. Captain Moore
thihhS II may be torpedo placed there
an 70 lhte war and not recovered, and
very dangerous TO navigation
"HlSTLlNG BUOY OUT OF PLACE
Captains of the Merchants and-s+in-
ers steamships Howard and Essex re-
port whistlng buoy No. .. off cane
henry Lighthouse. bearing nearly S.
w. lmagnetic) from position ii now
occupies. -"
CUES reports that on March 12th at 4
ne Nirginian-P Pilot is indebted to r
O. Bitler lieutenant u. s. n. in cbaro,
or Norfoll; Branch photographic Olice
s sor me above news of navigation OBJ