The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07

Schooner Annie T. Bailey watsriogg-
ed and Abandoned NeuSc<
>tranded-othcr Vessels Damaged.

Charleston. $. c, November 1.-The
Clyde steamer Seminole brought into
port this morning Captain B. II. Out
ten and crew OF six men. rescued from
the schooner Annie T. Bailey. aban-
doned Sunday. twelve miles southwest
OF Frying Pan lightship. of Cape Ro-
main.
The Annie T. Bailey cleared from
F~ernandina for Washington with a
cargo OF lumber. She labored heavily
in the storm and became water-logged.
The schooner Is owned in Philadelphia.
November captain Outten. Of the
Waterlogged and abandoned schooner
Annie T. Bailey, who with his crew
came TO Charleston today on the
steamer Seminole. reports:
Left Fernandina for Washington
October 18th, lumber-laden. Had con-
tinuous gales n high seas. Vessel
labored and strained. On the 29th OF
Cape Roman struck by severe hurri-
cane and experienced tremendous seas
! and vessel sprang a leak. Pumped
steadily, but water gained and the
! vesse, became waterlogged. Vim
changed and we scudded before the
| gale. On the LIST, about four miles
the of Frying Pan, was taken in
tow by steamer Seminole. Towed un-
til vessel became unmanageable. All
hands then went on board the m
| The position of the wreck was about
| twelve miles s. $. w. off Frying Pan
li~ghtship. Tried TO get vessel in to-
ward and to anchor, when anchors
and chains were lost"
The captain speaks in the highest
| terms of Captain Bearse and officers Of
the Seminole.
HER CARGO SHIFTED.
Philadelphia, Pa, November 2.-The
schooner Island City. from Sout Am
boy for Wilmington, y. c., put in here
today in distress, having shifted her
cargo in the recent hurricane and sus-
tained other slight damage.
Charleston, s. c., November 2.-Ths
captain of the British steamer Board
garth today furnished additional facts
about the schooner Ida Lawrence
| sighted by him showing signals of dis
tress. He says he bore down on her.
She signaled "leaky' and wanted TO be
taken in tow. He could not take her in
tow on account of being short Of
coal. The Lawrence signaled: Bound
for Savannah; send immediate assist
ance; have eight feet of SAater in
| hold"
h position Of the schooner at 8
o'clock p. m, October 3lst, was lati-
tude 31.19 north, longitude 1928 west.
Norfolk, Va, November 1.-THE Nor
| folk and Southern railway freight and
passenger steamer Neuse, which went
| ashore near the mouth Of Pamlico
sound during the West indian hurri-
| cane will be towed to Bell Haven to-
morrow evening or Saturday morning.
1t was necessary no dredge a channel
| 400 feet in length, leading ito deep
| water. This cham was partially
filled with sane during the late storm,
| and as this is removed the Neuse is
| pulled along. The steamer will be
brought to Norfolk for repairs.
Norfolk, Va, November 2.-The
| schooner Emma T. Angel, Captain
| Trip, of Fall River, from Boston to
Baltimore, arrived here this morning
| in a leaking condition, having encoun-
| tered Monday nights storm.
The schooner Lizzie Babcock, Cap
tain Bowen, of Point Somers, y. J. put
in here today for repairs, having lost
her sails, main anchor and thirty
| fajthoms Of chain and sustained other
| damages in the storm.
| The American steamer Finance, with
| the schooner Stella B. Kaplan, minus
her rudder, arrived in Hampton Roads
this afternoon.
The schooner Volunteer, while lying
ait anchor nea Cape Charles during the
storm Tuesday morning, parted her
anchor chain and was picked up az
sea by the steamer Brusster INC towed
back to Cape Charles. NE captain and
| crew Of the Volunteer were ashore
, when the vessel drifted out to sea.