Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-26
OUT OF DEATHS JAWS
Two Schooners Given Up as Lost
Arrive in Port.
Ehc Frank w. lIcCuIiou=h ana Oscar
G. Smith flowed I'm In Distress
Tho First Call For "water-A
Terrible Trip-Other Wrecks.
Yesterday the Weather Bureau ,clc-

Yesterday the Weather Bureau tclc-
graph line from Cape Henry b.Jne n
the news to Norfolk of the arrival &C.
the long delayed schooner Frank "
Captain Dunn, which YES
sci had almost been given up as lost.
The schooner +. w. Mccullough is
owned in Norfolk by Mr.. Frank w. Nc
Cullough, for whom she is named, and
left here August Sth. coal laden. for
Savannah. When towed in the Capcs
yesterday by the pilot steamer Relief
she had lost main and fore stay sails
boats and her foremost WAS broken off
a few feet above her deck.
OUT OF WATER.
Her first signal was to Cape Henry
for water. and her urgent need WAS at
onie supplied by 4 barrel of the precious
fluid taken out by the life saving crew
The McCuiouEh's crew were III dire
need ami had been on short rations as
we'll. while every plank of the staunch
vessel was eloquent of the hurricanes
FURY. y tug Was ut once sent 10 her
from Norfolk. and she was towcd 10 thc
city last night too late To get an inter-
view with her captain or crew.
THE OSCAR Il. SMlIll.
Another vessel looked upon rs lost.
arrived in the Capes yesterday. This
was the schooner Oscar G. Smith. Cap
tain Crawford. New York to Savan-
nah. with a cargo of tankage garbage.
The Smith sailed from New York -Nu-
gust 9TH. Her crew numbered seven
men. including Captain Crawford and
First Mate G.. Oltnous.
When in latitude 1910 north and lon
Eitude 1890 west the Smith was caught
in the furious West Indian hurricane.
The wind was blowing ut the rate Of 90
miles an hour, being the stifest ever
| experienced by the crew Of the ship.
The ship was roughly handled. and
during the hurricane was at the mercy
of the wind and heavy sea. IL was on
August 10th that the vessel encounter
ed the most furious part OF the hurrl-
cane and IL was on that day. while
Captain Crawford was on deck direct
ing his men. that heavy sea washed
him overheard. and though effort was
made to save him he was lost.
Mate Olthous took charge of the ship
and the crew repaired her as best they
could. They set sail for Hampton Roads
and passed yesterday.
The ships stern is badly damaged
her sails torn and she lost one of her
boats.
NO. COS BAD PLIGHT.
a ship captain arriving from the vi
cinity Of Hatteras reported yesterday
that in his opinion the saving of Light
ship 60 from outer Diamond Shoals
ashore in Hattcras blight. would be a
difficult undertaking. as the vessel is
badly sanded and stuck stern foremost
and to fully half her length in quick
sand. His opinion appears to agree
somewhat with that of Captain Perry.
Of the Life Saving Bureau, 10 whom
she is reported by the Eighth luse ten
der Naples officers as "high and dry on
the coast" Still he thinks she can be
fioated unless Il southeast gale sweeps
The coast.
y MILE IN THE SWAMP.
Effort is to be made AT once to save
the steamer Neuse. which is in three
feet of water nearly a mile from deep
water in the swamps back Of Roanoke
Landing, and Yesterday Captain W. ".
French. the wrcckcr. left Norfolk with
a wreckinS outfit to undertake the job.
OTHER WRECKS.
IT Is now thought the Ecswick men
toned as lost with all on board in Pam
lie" sound may have been the schooner
Sallie Purnel Bcswick. well known
here. but no authoritative news has rs;
yet been received. The Augustus Pal
mer wreck has been stripped by Mcr-
ritts men and the material viii he sold
next Monday. Captain Haskell IS still
here and will remain 10 see how much
of his vessel can be saved. Her sticks
are good ones and if they can be got
ten ont VIII he valuable.
y representative Of the owners Of tha
Percy Il Lille arrived here yesterday
morning and was seen Mt Jordan's in
the afternoon. He states that her condl-
ton is very bad and shakes his head
when questioned as what Will he the
cost of reitting her
a VIVID CONTRAST.
The schooner John ". Butirick. Can
tain Towne. which left Harris cove ON
August llth, ctugh; Just five hours of
the hurricane ana only the edge at that.
She was thirteen days on her VOYAGE
here. and was in sight Of cape Henry
nearly two days Without seeing a tug
10 hail for tow. Her experience. as
compared with the McCulloughs. pre-
sents about as vivid a contrast as even
the smiling sea. the murmuring sea. the
roaring, thundcrous sea can well pre-
sent.
Kcticfin Nix E7nurs.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hOurs nv "%cw