Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-23
WRECKED BY THE STORM.

/ Eleven vessels are now known to
! have been lost near Cape Hatteras
during the recent hurricane. The list
includes the barkentine Priscilla,
schooners Minnie Bergen, Robert W.
Dazy, Florence Crandsll, and Aaron
! + spphard. 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 bark,
mas drifted ashore and is lying upside
down in the water. Her name cannot
be ascertained.
Besides these, six more vessels
are stated upon the authority of
the survivors of the storm who
arrived st Norfolk yesterday to
be lying on the shore between
Cape Hatteras and New Inlet. New
Iulet is about twenty miles north OF
Hatteras. Two hundred and 6fty-six
bales of cotton which came ashore are
supposed to be some of the cargo of
some,eXport steamer which foundered at
sea. This view is not shared by cotton
exporters, who point out the fact that
exports of cotton for this season are
practically over. They fear that some
| coastwise steamer, probably also car
rying passengers, has been lost on Il
voyage for New York or New Eng
and port.
The telephone wire along the coast
has not yet been restored since it was
blown down by the storm, and the only
d, finlte news received was brought by
the survivors who arrived yesterday.
They arrived al Norfolk by rail from
Elizabeth City, n. O., aud Travelled,
they stated, ninety miles 10 order to
reach the railway. Most Of them were
sent to their homes in Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New York and other cities
last night.
The vessel upon which the great est
number of lives, so far as known, were
lost, is the barkentine Priscilla, Capt,
BENJAMIN ?. Springsteen. She was a
vessel of 6I2 tons register, and sailed
from Baltimore for Rio with a general
cargo on August y Two days later
she passed out Cape Henry, and on the
night of that day went ashore and
is total wreck. Captain Springsteen's
son, twenty-four years old, mate OF the
vessel, attempted to swim ashore with
his mother, who was aboard, up
ON his back. He and she were
drowned. The captains other son at
tempted to swim ashore and save the
life of friend, guest aboard, Fitz-
hugh Lee Golden borough, said to be q
relative of Gen. FitZhugh Lee. Both
we're drowned. Help came after this
and the other eleven men were taken
off in safety.
OF the schooner Robert w. Dazy, the
captain, German, name unknown, the
mate, George w. Layard, OF Baltimore,
and d crew of four meD, were taken oil
in safety, when she struck and went to
pieces. She was bound, with Phila-
delphia crew, from Philadelphia for
Jacksonville with cargo OF coal. The
schooner Florence Randall, of Port JEFF
ferson. n. Y, Captain Cavileer, from
Promiseland, l.. l , struck and went TO
pieces, all on board being saved. Oi
the crew of the schooner Aaron Rep
! phard, the first vessel reported to have
zone ashore on the Hatteras, five men,
including Captain Vessel, were lost,
while three were saved They swan
ashore through the breakers.
The three masted schooner Minnie
Bergen, Captain Sykes Bowman, was
bound from Philadelphia for Neuvitas,
Cuba, with 200 tons of railroad iron,
one locomotive, 200 tons coal, and 800
casts of coal oil. She struck near
Chickmeoomico on Friday morning,
August II, and went to pieces within
an hour. All aboard were saved by
the life savers.
Twelve houses and two churches
were washed away at Big kinnakinu,
and the homeless people are housed ID
the life saving station there. The spars
of the schooner Randall were found
nine miles distant from the wreck OF
the vessel and with the canvas attach
ed to them are said TO have been blown
through the air to the place where they
were found.
The loss of life is believed to be much
greater than is now known. A British
steamer is reported to be ashore near
New Iulet, and to be going to pieces.
Her name is unknown, rs Is the late OF
| her crew.