The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-23
VAST ESTATES DESTROYED
Thirty People Lost Their Lives in Nor
folk District.
HE WAVES RAN MOUNTAIN HIGH
Thirty-Five Shipwrecked Seaman Were
Well Taken Care of by Sympa-
thetic Members of the
Graft in Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, August 22-Thirty-five
shipwrecked seamen who had nothing in
the world but a few tattered and torn
clothes on their backs, some injured, and
all miserable, arrived here today from
Hatteras, N. c. From them 1t was learn
ed that the recent hurricane which sent
so many people to death and destroyed
vast estates in Porto Rico added another
chapter to it's horrors IN a little stretch of
beach from Kinnakool to Hatteras, N c.
Thirty people are known to have lost their
lives in this district while only eighteen
miles long, and the beach is strewn with
spars, and other wreckage.
Eleven Vessels Ashore
The sailors say eleven vessels are ashore
on the coast between Hatteras and New
River inlet.
No such damaging result has attended a
storm in the past quarter of a century.
Waves ran mountain high and the wind
howled increasingly several days and
nights at a seventy-flve mile velocity. That
not more lives were lost in the vicinity of
Hatteras is considered by the survivors
nothing less than a miracle. Among
those who arrived today were ten of the
Springstein of Baltimore. The boat lies
broken in three places on Gull shoals
eighteen miles north of Cape Hatteras.
There were four fatalities shortly after
the Perseilla went ashort, the wife of the
captain being washed overheard and
drowned within ten minutes of the bark
striking. The others who lost their lives
were the captains two sons, aged "a and
IL years. a Mr.. Goldenborough, connected
with the Lee family, and relative of one
of the vessels owners, C. Morton Stewart
& Co. The older of the Springstein boys
was first mate of the Perscilla. He and the
Goldenborough lad were both washed over
board. His brother was drowned in the
cabin.
Held to Window
Alex Won Restor, one of the crew, was
caught in the cabin and while holding on
to a window to prevent being drowned,
heavy sea came which resulted in the dis
location of his arm Seeing that death
was certain If he remained longer in the
cabin Won Restor leaped through the cabin
window and landed on deck Captain
Springstein escaped from the wreck with
the remainder of his crew, but he is still
at Hatteras suffering from wound in
his chest three inches in depth The cap
tain is 81 years of age The Perscilla left
Baltimore for Rio de Janeiro on Saturday
the 18th instant, with a general cargo She
passed out the capes on Monday the 14th
and it was p. m. Thursday when she
struck. All of the vessels crew were in
jured more or less.
The schooner Minnie Bergen, Captain
Bowman, sailed Wednesday from Philadel-
phia bound for Neuyitas, Cuba, with iron,
Goa land coal OIL She anchored on Thurs
day and shipped her cable Friday morning.
She lost several sails and struck al a. IN
on Friday at Chiekmicomico. Her crew
of ten was rescued by life-savers All of
the men who came here were taken in
charge by local seafaring men and started
for Baltimore tonight None of them could
give the names of the other vessels wreck
ed