Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-27
THE ARI0STO ~ REGkED.
iTwenty-one Of the Crew Lost in
the Breakers.
Heroic Work OF lirc~snvers Brings
Eisht Alive TO Lana captain and
Engineer Aninns the I,escned J
sierrilt's Crafts sall.

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The British steamship Ariosto, Cap
tain Baines. sGalvestoh,to Hamburg via
Norfolk Ito coaD, cotton. cotton seed
oil and products. corn and grain lad n,
went on IIatteras reef at 4 q, nj. suns
day in a strong northeast and very
heavy sea running. She was sighted by
the coast guard and Co ton signals
burned in reply to those aboard ship.
The ifesavirg crews of Ocrac Ike ard
H, t,eeas 20 lled hard to get apparatus
to The point opposite the s;ealne, which
lay Coo yards off the beach, with the
waves da hing over her. Numerous at
tauipts We're made t. get line TO Ter,
buf until uf.er dayb. eak were "a lures.
At 6aybreak twenty-.ne OF the crew OF
thirty determined tn try and reach
shore in a ships lifs-boat.
The attempt was q failure and the
men sank iii sigiyt of tie crowd on
shore. who were helpless to saw. them,
as no b5at could live in the awful seas.
Later in the morning linz was shot
across Ike vessel ry The ocracoke c ew
ana Captain Baines and his eight sur
wing sailors were tediously hauled
ashore in Che brccches=bUoy the last
man getting to. land ..-sl before night
fall
The Merits wrecking tug Rescue
left sunday nighl 10 the scenr, ndd
last evening h steamer William C o.
ley and barge Hagsegty, with m
pletc wreckinG OUTFIT. 10 salve the s.
sci. left Norfolk for ;he wre k Cap
tain Co5lsy $ in charg, Of the job, W tn
Captain Carlson ana Cooley assisting
him.
The wrecked vessel lies broadside on
the beach COO yards from shore and
hard and fast, bow on, and yesterday
was resting easy. As the w.ni wac
westerly and sea timing II va
thought the wre kers could get aboard
her to-day. The vessel is sc rs ol
265 tons reg ter. own by II. Mean
Grcws, OF london, and he cargo is, the
most valuable part OF the salvage D s.
sibc
Steward SCOT who Is mong the lost.
was member of Tia III NJ Lodge No.
8, a. f. and y. NJ, OF Galveston and
this lodge has wired the Norfolk Ma
sons to take charge of the body If re-
covered. and forward it 10 Galveston.
Engineer Warren. who was rescued. IS
also membe. OF the same lodge. The
survivors are being cared for at CORA.
/ coke and will stay TO see the fate Of the
vessel.
LIST OF MEN LOST.
Cape Henry, Va, Dec. 2s-Following
IS the list of men lost by the swampins
OF the Ariostos boats in the SURF near
ocracolle, y. c., furnished by Mr.. S.
l.. Dosher. United States weather bur
eua official, Hatteras:
John Kent. cheif officer: w. l.. IN
fort. second officer; j. w. Scott, sec
ond engineer; L. Roberts, third en-
gineer; j. w. Wilcox. fourth engi-
neer; Kyel!in, donkeyman Honuscher,
chief steward; Neumann second stew
ard; Meninger, cook; S. Segcr. mess
room boy; Collin. Horrik. Law, CHS
biansen, Hcnricsen sailors; Hansen.
Michael, Litsan,. Mammcrtund, Oster-
man, tiremen.
The nishin lies broadside TO the
beach, and apparently in good condi-
ton.
Captain Baincs, Chief Engineer War
rem, Third Officer Reed and six men, all
that were saved, are still being cared
for at the Ocracoke life-saving station.
For all aches, Capudine is the certain
remedy; certain, safe. Is and 25c. at
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