The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03
STORIES OF DEATH
AND DISASTER
The Carrie A. Lanes Struggle
With Stormy Seas.
THRIFT OF CREW DROWNED
OF CREW DROWNED
THE DERELICT TOWED INTO
NORFOLK HARBOR.
THE ROGER A. MOORE is WRECKED
The Ida Lawrence Towed into Southport in Dis
tress. The Annie T. Bailey Water logged
and Abandoned. The Crew Reach
HharInctnn IN tho Cnrn;nnln
Charleston on the Seminole.

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Norfolk Va, Nov 2-The derelict
Carrie A. Lane of Bath, Maine, from
Beaufort, y. c., to Noank, Conn, has
arrived here in town of the tug Edgar
L. Luckenback, which left Beaufort with
the schooner on last Sunday. On Mon
day the tug encountered stormy weather
which developed into a hurricane that
night, which washed the derelict. putting
out the fire in the donkey boiler, which
ran the pumps. The seas which washed
the decks of the schooner drowned three
of her crew-Harry Kayton, of Picton,
Nova Scotia; Frank McCover, of Bruins
relative of the owners of the tug Luck
enbach. The remaining two of the
crew survived the night.
Owing to the gale the tug could render
the crew of the Lane no assistance. bAt
on Tuesday morning the survivors were
taken off and arrived here today.
Kayton became wedged on the deck of
the schooner and was mashed. He was
drowned like Il rat i'm trap. His body
WAS buried here this afternoon.
Just vi month ago the three masted
schooner Carrie A. Lame, which sailed
from Apalachicola for Noank, Conn, ON
September 10Th, with a load Of lumber
met with severe hurricane in the Gulf
stream. off the Carolina Coast and was
wrecked, her crew, consisting of Captain
]. Frank Skofeld, whose wife was with
him, and eight men, being picked up by
the British steamer Rhodesia and
brought to Nnrfolk The Lame, aft49>
drifting about in the ocean for some time,
a dangerous derelict to navigation, was
picked up and saved by wrecking crews,
who received liberal remuneration from
the vessels owner, Mr. Arthur Sewall, OF
Maine Mr.. Sewall went to Beaufort
last week and arrangements were made
with the Luckenbach's to tow the schoon
er to Noank, for the discharge Of the
lumber now in her hold 1t was while
this contract was being carried ont that
the Lane, for the second time in a month";
became water-logged at sea.
After being temporarily repaired the
Lane will go to Bath Maine, for a com
plete overhauling.
SAVED BY THE SEMINOLE.
Charleston, S. c., November Gap
tain Outten, of the water-lOgged and
abandoned schooner Annie II. Bailey,
who with his crew, came to Charleston
today on the steamer Seminole reports:
Left Ferdinand for Washington Oc
tober 18th, lumber laden. Had contin-
uous gales and high seas. Vessel labor
ed and strained On the 29th off Cape
Romain struck by severe hurricane, ex-
perienced tremendous seas and vessel
sprang leak. Pumped steadily, but
water gained and vessel became water
logged Wind changed and we scudded
before the gale. On the first about four
miles northeast of Frying Pan was
taken in tow by steamer Seminole
Towed until vessel became unmanage-
able. All hands then went ON board the
Seminole.
THE position of the wreck was, about
twelve miles south by southwest OF
Frying Pan Lightship. / tried to get
vessel in toward land to anchor when
anchors and chains were lost.
The Captain speaks in the highest
terms of Captain Bearse and officers of
the Seminole.
THE ROGER MOORE WRECKED. |
Wilmington, n. c., November 2.-Ad- |
vices to the owner here are that the |
three-masted schooner Roger Moore, |
light, from Boston to Brunswick, went |
ashore during Tuesdays storm near
Kinneaket Life Station, below Kitty |
Hawk ON the North Carolina coast. |
Captain Dix telegraphs total loss.
The British steamship Mountby put |
in at Southport for coal this morning. |
The British steamship Emma from
New Orleans, towed into Southport the |
schooner Ida Lawrence in distress. The
Lawrence has eight feet of water in
her Gold and rigging carried away.
THE STEAMER .NEUSE.
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 2-The Norfolk
and Southern Railway Freight and Pas
senger steamer Neuse, which went ashore
near the mouth of Pamlico Sound dur
ing the West Indian hurricane will lie
t0wed to Bell Haven tomorrow evening
or Sunday morning. 1t was necessary
to dredge channel ! 400 feet in length
leading to deep water. This channel |
was partially filled with sand during the
late storm, and as this is removed the
Nelse is pulled along. The steamer will
be brought to Norfolk for repairs.
OTHER DAMAGED CRAFT.
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 2.-The schooner
Emma +. Angel, Captain Tripp, of Fall
River, from Boston to Baltimore, arriv-
ed here this morning in a leaking condi-
tion, having encountered Monday nights
storm.
The schooner Lizzie Babcock, Captain