New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
STORM ON NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
FIRST REPORTS OF LOSS EXAGGERATED-A SURF
MAN SAVED TEN LIVES.

MAN SAVED TEN LIVES
Washington. Aug 25-Iieutenant c. f. Johnston
OF the Revenue Cutter Service. who has Just
turned from tour OF inspection OF the hurricane
swept coast OF North Carolina. made his report
to-day to the Life Saving Bureau. His inspection
covered the stretch OF coast from Ocracoke Inlet
TO New Inlet about thirty miles below Hsteras
Incomplete reports north of New Inlet far
Cape Henry show neither loss OF life nor evidence
OF wrecks. Although the devastation caused by
the storm was great. the number OF wrecks and
the loss OF life reported by the press dispatches
from Norfolk Lieutenant Johnston says we're ex-
aggerated.
THE hurricane attained frightful velocity I'm the
vicinity OF Cape Hatteras." said Lieutenant John
ston to-day. AT the Hatteras Weather Bureau
station. the thermometer blew down while register
Ing wind velocity OF 100 miles an hour. and one
squall blew for fraction of a minute AT the ra's
of 100 miles an hour The ocean swept over
strip OF land separating Pamlico Sound from the
Atlantic. Sheep cattle and horses which were on
this land drowned, and many houses were
wrecked. At New Inlet big clubhouse. owned ~
Boston parties. blown bodily from It's founda-
lions, and moved twenty feet For miles along tho
coast not one telephone pole in ten is STANDING Al
Ocracoke sixty houses were swept away, but there
was no loss of life here that | was able TO asceI-
tain.
tween ChiCamicOmico and COracohe ana the NE
saving crews did noble work in saving lie. AZ
Durants Station, near Hatteras inlet 80 bales 81
cotton have come ashore. together with 30 CORDS
of oak slaves. The cotton evidently shipped
from New-Orleans. The bows of the vessel, be-
lieyed TO be a steamship. are ashore ana bear IN"
name Agnes. Two bodies were washed up one
Of them evidently engineer OF steamship. me
Aaron Reppard struck far from shore that
the life savers could not reach her. when me
vessel went to pieces the crew were swept over
board. The life savers waded ont into the wafer,
forming a living line. and picked up those Nhp
were swept toward land. In this way they rescueu
"The rescue of the Priscilla's crew was an er
hibition OF heroism. Rasmus 5. Midget. suriman
No. | at Gull Shoals Station WAS the nero. IL W.
3 o'clock In the morning, the hurricane NJ ~
height and the rain falling In torrents Ihe SUI
man. riding along the edge OF the hreakers 80
wreckage coming ashore. He urged his morse dheo"
and pretty soon heard cries for help. He went M
the water up his neck and, looking seawird, 49, ~
a mass OF wreckage about fifteen feet from ~. W.,
shore. This was the stern OF the patkeN.l'
Priscilla, and upon II crouched the ten s.tNlNo,s'
She had broken in two on the bar ana the STU STU
had drfted in. The on the wreckaSe w.
exhausted and could not help themselves. SlhSSl,r
handed he rescued all who were stu aboard. lh'
surfman would wait until big wave receded, "hsn
he would follow II. at the same time calllns 10 or
OF the TO jump overheard. As each man cdtll.,,
in with the waves the surfman would seize MN
and carry him ashore. In this way ne saNrn ~
Four others too feeble 10 drop oVeIDodl,.
The surfman finally made his way 10 the wreck
and took of these in turn. The captain, hehydn,,h
Springstean. lost his wife and child youlh
named Fitzhugh Lee Goidsborough. related 70 ~,
mral Godsborough, who was passenger on us
vessel also lost