Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-22
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SCHOONER PALMER LOST.
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Information of the loss of the four
masteG schooner augustus Palmer.
Captain Haskell, OF Bath. Maine. which
sailed from this port August II. reacne!
here yesterday.
The schooner struck on the tail Of the
Horseshoe off Thimble Shoals. Chesa-
peake bay. NJ II o'clock Saturday night
and sank half an hour afterward
Captain Haskell and the s:rcw Of the
schooner, when they saw She must go TO
he bottom. took to their boats a:,l!
We're later picked up by the Maryland
pilot boat Pilot.
The Merrtts sont one of their steam
ers To the scene of the wreck sun
day morning. bug the expedition retrun-
ed, reporting the vessel a total loss.
Captain Haskell said that the SEA wax
Very rough when the Palmer Struck,
but the weather was clear
The Palmer was II four-,naSt at:
schooner OF 1162 tons, owned by Mr..
Nathaniel 7. Palmer. Of Bath. Mains.
she lett New York July % for Newport
News. arriving August fora cargo of
coal. She took on 2125 tons of steam
coal. consigned to the Maine Central
Railroad and left port August y for
Bangor. Maine.
Warnings Of the approach OF the West
indian hurricane having been issued.
Captain Haskell decided to ride out TN,
sale IN Hampton Roads This liz, old.
AS the gale. diminished the Palmer
sailed from Hampton Roads Saturday
!'aftcrnoon with the result as stated.
Another OF the Palmer schonners, and
in fact the largest schooner aii);ri is
taking on coal here. She is the Ma
thaniel Palmer. named after her owner
She has Il coal carrying capacity os A.
400 tons and when she sails from New
rort News this week she will carry be-
tween 1900 and 400 tons. This will he
ha rbSf
from this port by Il schooner
Incoming vessels report that the large
coal barge Knickerbockcr was safely
riding our the storn near, Cape Charles
Light when passed. The barge VIII
:prohahly be toned in here today.
MADE HEIR TRIP.
The Petersburg; correspondent OF the
Richmond Dispatch says:
'''ss'he steamer S A. Mccall Of the
Petersburg and Norfolk Steam3v:.t
Line, did not stop ut Newport News
Thursday on account of the storm. as
stated in SOME of the papers bu, wen.
tn Norfolk. Mr.. j. w. Phillips. the
owner Of the Mccall. said Saturday
that the steamer had never yet rallied
to make her "trip to Norfolk. The Nc
Call arrived here Saturday afternoon en-
her regular trip from Norfolk ana hc,.
captain reports that the stor1n on James
river Saturday was very severe. but rot
as much SO as on the previous day"
The Mccall tied up at the passenger
pier last Thursday night, evidently Tor
the purpose of avoiding the storm on
the Roads. The boat was there at a
late hour The Mccall, of course made
her trip TO Norfolk but tied up hero
for Il while awaiting more favorable
weather.
LADY ARMSTRONG AGROUND.
The British steamship Lady Arm
strong.l which arrived in port Sunday
to load, Went aground on Thimhlt.
Shoals during fthe storm last Friday
night. She remained aground until
Sunday morning.
CROPS DAMAGED.
Reports from across the rive. are to
the effect that the crops We're badly dam
aged during last weeks hurricane. Corn
suffered. more than anything, else and
ii is said the loss on the farmers will
be severe.
The crops this side OF the river suf-
fcrcd to only Il small extent and X is
said that the farmers Of the neighbour
ing counties lost Very little
TOO MUCH WEST INDIES.
The following memorandum was
found on our table this morning: Too
much West lndies--West India WA.
West india smallpox. West India yell
low fever. West India hurricane" rhis
does look as if we had had about
enough of West Indies.-Eorfolk Lc.ls-
er.