Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-02

Ec.perar,, nr tho rp1r 1ur on the ocean
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EeSse's COMING III 'e'i Vi .ei '''e
periences with the wind and waves.
Tho Austrian steamer Auuileja. Capt
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iron, and bound from savannah u
| Genoa. encountered the hurricane tu5'
ILL.,. u,,or,. rho r,os .n,irc,v on.
49, $50, .,,s s,,;, ,;,,,as w..hi,c
'eiope' '"e s.ip - '''le' N'Ss
clear over the decks am even over TIE
bridge. About everything movable on
deck went overheard and some steam
pipes were burst. but the vessel sus-
tanned no material damage.
Tuesday morning. when about eighty
miles southeast Of Cape Henry, the
Aouilega sighted a long distance or 4
bark, plunging desperately in the
heavy seas. The vessels mastS were
gone and there was not sail set, nor
was there a signal flying. The sieam-
er did not get close enough to make the
bark out, but il is believed that * Is q
derelict, recently deserted.
The British steamer Wanderer. Capt.
Bond. from New orleans 10 Liverpool
with cotton and grain. is coalins. She
struck the storm several hundred miles
down the coast and had rough time
of il. but weathered the gale magn!ti-
Gently. The Wanderar is tiylnS the
yellnw flag. being IN Quarantine ne,
cause of the fact that she comes from
New Orleans. where yellow ever at
present EXISTS. Inc snip herSe't HAS n'
sickness aboard.
Two of the crew of the Austrian
steamer deserted while she was NJ tue
coal pier a couple of officers vera &C.
cured to hunt for them. but up to last
might. they had not found the men.
! The Ca3e Henry signal wire has htEn
repaired and yesterday mtssaHe
was received at the custom NOISE
stating that the wind had dropped 10
~ miles an hour and was norln;.as, eiIS ,. /.
The Merchants and Miners Steamship
Kershaw arrived yesterday from
baltimore and had a pleasant passage
down the bay. 4 steamer for his line
came in from Providence. Her voyage
vas without incident.
T.Ienhnne communication between
This cttv and Old Point has been ,e-
Stored and the telegraph companies
bave found all of their wires. which
We're in bad shape Tuesday and Tues
aov night.
Tbe Government telegraph line to the
Games went down early before the blast.
hence no news of shipwrecks has as yet
naaI.bod h.re .but 1t is feared that the
10. - tho shiuninc will he very heavy.
70, tha large steamers experienced
,,,ut, .rou,Ia coming down the coast.
ILL., 49,. .,bns,neake Bay liners had
rn,,n,h VOYAGES.
T1,n pr;tish steamship Cranley. Cap
toin pace eight DAYS from Pascaeoul1.
Fla TO Dardrecht put into Hampton
Pods in distress Tuesday. In the
midst off Monday nights storm the
..luS ,,,a,'s deck load of lumber had
shjfrnd causing her to list heavily and
,,,aEinS II necessary for her to seek
g, fntw in the nearest port. While pass
ing in the Capes the gale was highest
t,rea,Iv Increased.
4 fleet of tramp steamships was at
anchor in the Roads Tuesday night
awaitinc abatement of the storm. The
British steamships Craignauk and Old
borough. the Norwegian Songa and me
American Buena Ventura We're airaio
to venture out until yesterday.
I,icfltshp No. 49 went adr7ft from heT
station off Cape Charles and was towed
i'm the Roads Tuesday by the tug
Joseph NJ. Clark. The ship was taken
to the United States buoy depot AT
Portsmouth for new anchors anu
chains.
1t was stated that the storm damaged
the pier ut Old Point COMFORT. , ne -
said to have occurred by waves beating
III, under the pier and loosenmg the
planked surface. The damage was mol
great. however.
The damage at Ocean View was slight
along by the hotel. but the waves n:aue
considerable rayages along in front OIL
the cottages between the ho'ei "hu