Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-23
'HAVOC ON TIE COAST
Many Ships and Their Crews Lost
In the Recent West Indian
Gale.
Belated News of the Storm Shows
Great Damage Was Done Off
Atlantic Shore
Loss of Life In Vicinity Of Cape
Hatteras Thought to Have
Been Great.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 23.-The news
which reached Norfolk yesterday after
noon of the loss of eleven vessels near
Cape Hatteras during the recent hur-
ricane has grown more appalling since
the fuller story of survivors of the
greatest disaster which ever befell
American merchant marine has been
| told. The list of vessels now known to
be lost includes the barkentine Priscilla,
schooners Minnie Bergen, Robert w.
Day, Florence Randall and Aaron Rep
pard. The Diamond shoals lightship,
reported yesterday to have parted her
anchor chains, drifted ashore and now
lies high and dry on the beach
An unknown vessel, reported to be a
bark, was drifted ashore and is lying
upside down in the water. Her name
could not be ascertained. Besides these
other vessels are stated, upon the au-
thority of those survivors of the storm
wrecked on the shore between Cape
sage which the waters made through
the long tongue of land which lies out
side of Pimlico sound. New inlet is
about twenty miles north of Hatteras,
and this shore is strewn with wreckage
from known and unknown vessels
which foundered at sea or We're dashed
to pieces on the wild shore.
Two hundred and fifty-six bales of
cotton which came ashore are supposed
to be of the cargo of some British
steamer which foundered at sea. This
view is not shared by cotton experts,
who, pointing to the fact that cotton
exports for this season are practically
over, assert their fears that some
coastwise steamer, probably also car
rying passengers. has been lost on a
voyage for New York or New Eng
land point. The telephone wire along
the coast has not yet been restored
since it was blown down by the storm,
and hence the only definite news re-
ceived was brought by survivors. Let.
tiers giving more definite news of the
disaster We're put aboard the river
steamer Kuse, which afterwards
grounded and still lies ashore in the
sound near Hatteras.
The survivors who arrived here came
by rail from Elizabeth City, n. c.,
travelling ninety miles overland in or
der to reach the railway. Most of them
We're sent to their homes in Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, New York and other
cities last night. They We're assisted
by citizens and officials here.
The story of the Survivors is thrilling
and the perils they passed through in
the storm almost pass the telling. The
vessel upon which the greater number
of lives. go far as known. We're lost is
the barkentine Priscilla, Capt Spring
stein. She was vessel of 612 tons reg
lister and sailed from Baltimore for Rio
with general cargo. including much
-four. Two days later she passed Cape
Henry and on the night of that day
went ashore and is a total wreck Capt.
springstein's son. "a years old, mate Of
the vessel, attempted 10 swim ashore
with his mother upon his back and both
We're drowned. The captains other sons
attempted to swim ashore and 10 save
the life of a friend a guest aboard.
Fitzhugh Lee Gelaenborough. said to
be a relative of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Both We're drowned
~ 7etit47 81 es@i Ills, eiui by means
OF the preeches buoy Capt. Benjamin r.
Sprinsstein, of baltimore. and the crew
OF eleven men We're all taken off in safe
~. These eleven men are in Norfolk
OF hfteen persons aboard the barken
tire but four were lost.
The schooner Robert w. Day, whose
captain, German, name unknown, her
mate, George w. Layfield. of Baltimore,
and crew of four men We're taken off
in the breeches buoy in safety when she
struck and Went to pieces, was bound,
With Philadelphia crew aboard, from
Fhiiadelphiii for Jacksonville with a
cargo OF coal
The schooner Florence Randall, of
Fort Jefferson, ~ y, capt. Caviler,
from Promised Land, l.. l.. for Charles
ton, struck ana went to pieces All on
beard We're saved. All but three of the
crew OF the schooner Aaron SHEPPARD
the f1rst vessel reported to have gone
ashore on Fatteras, five men, including
Capt. oscar Vessel, We're lost. Three
others saved their lives by swimming
ashore through the breakers. The lost
are. besides the captain, W. Robinson
Albans 6pbiladelphia1. Tony Nai,sor
and lanes McLynsta of Philade,rhi.
and Cummings. of Charleston. pas