Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-15
WRECK OF THE LAWRENCE.
Captains and Mates Boats still
Nissing-treHt Suffering of saved.

Missing-GreHt Suffering of saved.
SAVANNAH. GA. February 1.-THE
steamship William Lawrence OF the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation Com
pany's line. between Baltimore and Sa-
vannah, is a total wreck on Hilton Head
Island. South Carolina, near the Port
Royal bar. She went ashore there Satur-
| day morning, while in a helpless condi-
! ton from storm damage, as told in these
! dispatches last night. The crew stood by
her for nearly twenty-four hours When
the ship began to break up Captain Willis
gave the order TO take to the boats. The
sea was running very high, a gale was
blowing, and IL was bitterly cold. The
captain was the last man to leave the
ship, and it is said that he chose the
poorest Of the boats.
Boat No. /. I'M charge Of Second Assis-
tant Engineer Morrissett with seven men.
made Paris Island. where the government
naval station is situated, on Sunday
morning. From that point a telephone
message was sent TO Port Royal, and
telegram TO the Savannah agent. reporting
The loss of the ship. The names of those
saved with Morrissett were given last
might
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Boat No. ,. IN charge of second-Oncer
T.. \. Beale contained. besides Beale
Engineer Roach Steward Frank
Dingle, First-Cool Harry Kelly. Quarter
master oscar Bowler. and Seamen Jack
Montgomery and Charles l.. Green. These
underwent most terrible experience.
They found it impossible 20 make land.
and as darkness fell on Sunday night the
IaGlrla fnf ffaf
We're benumbed. wet. hungry, and ex-
hausted The freezing spray was driven
almost through them by the piping wind. /
BY lucky accident they located the sea-
buoy on the Port Royal bar. and by al |
most superhuman efforts managed to 1
catch Oh 10 it. They made fast TO the /
buoy where they spent the night, and |
where they were found Monday morning /
by Pilot Boat No. p Of Port Royal and |
taken aboard.
TWO BOATS MISSING.
Boats SO. g. under Firsj-Mate l.. T..
Hooper. and No. 1. under Captain Willis.
are still missing, with fourteen men.
In Hooper's boat is First-Engineer l.. T..
Harper and i'm the Captains boat is Quar-
termaster's-Assistant Andrew Burgess
The names Of the others cannot bee ascer-
tanned.
Agent Charlton an this place. under
orders from President jenkins. of the
Merchants and Miners Company. at Bal
timore. this morning sent the tugs
Cynthia and McCauIey to the scene of the
wreck. The Cynthia returned late to-
night, and reported that the Lawrence is
broken I'm two, and that nothing could
be seen or heard from the two missing
boats.
FEET AND LEGS FROZEN
Tine passenger-steamer Clifton this
morning. en- route for savannah from
Beaufort, was hailed by Pilot-boat No. >,
having on board the rescued crew Of /
Beales boat. They We're transferred TO
the Clifton and brought TO this city. The
men were i'm a pitiabie condition. Chief
Engineer Roach, Steward Dingle, and S.
cond officer Beale had their feet and legs
frozen stiff and their hands We're FROST
bitten. The three were taken To- "A hos
pital in carriages, and the report tonight
Is that each may lose one or both feet.
The other men We're frCstbittcn in both |
hands and feet. but not so badly as the
three mentioned.
A SAILOR HERO.
No connected story could be got from
either Of them on account Of their suffer-
ing. II appears however. that Sailor
Green was the hero OF the terrible night.
Some Of the men. crazed with cold and
pain wished 10 commit suicide. but Green
odd so many funny stories sang so many
cheerful songs, and could see 50 many
lighthouses or approaching vessels which
lid not exist that the spirits of the men
we're kept up and none Jumped overheard
10 end his misery. Green and his sailor F,
including the crew Of Nor
'issetts boat, are now being cared for
n one Of the best hotels Of the city.
TO RENEW THE SEARCH.
Agent Charlton will leave the city
.arly tomorrow morning on the tug Cam {
,ria TO renew the search for Captain VIII '
is and Mate Hooper and their boats. I
{ is possible that they may have escaped
o one Of the sea islands. Telegraph and
telephone wires have been down since
arly Sunday morning, making commune
ation very slow or cutting IL off entirely ,
The whole coast, north and south % ,
he scene of the wreck, will be explored
The wreck lies within few miles of the
pot at which the teamship
lily Of Savannah was wrecked In the ;
Vest India hurricane Of 1898.