Evening journal., 1899-03-09
ELEVEN WERE DROWNED
TUG GOES DOWN NEAR HOG ISLAND
WITH ALL ON BOARD.

VIII ~ AL ON BOARD.
CHARLES G. CANNON. oF
THE DREDCE .ArnfIBAL. TBInJ5
THE STORY OF THE HORRIBLE
DISASTER.
Norfolk, Va, March 9.-Captaln
Charles G. Cannon, If the steam drcdge
Admiral, who arrived here last night,
told the story Of the Joss at sea OF the
ug James Bowen, Of Philadelphia. and
every soul on board.
Ten men went to the bottom Of the
sea with the tug and another was
drowned in trying to save life. The
survivors, adrift in the fearful storm
of Tuesday upon the dredge, which was
without means Of propulsion, spent
many hours amid the heaviest Ct
seas. The lost are:
William III. Cannon, assistant super
intendent Of the American Dredging
Company. He has a wife and three
children in Camden, n. ].
James 2. Bowen. captain of the tug.
He has wife and six children in
Camden.
Thomas Crump, chief engineer. He
leaves a wife and child in Camden.
Second Engineer Samuel Fowler
leaves a wife and two children in Cam
den.
Pilot Phillip, Of Philadelphia.
Mate Charles Coulison, whose hom,
was on the Eastern Shore Of Mary.
land.
Fireman Matthew Spigle, of Camden
Fireman Cook
Two sailors. whose names are un.
known, were also lost.
Those saved from the dredge are:
Captain Charles C. Cannon, Of Cam
den, n. ].
William L. Boyce, engineer, Of Cen
trwil,e, Md
Aili is1ADputA NDaAbgf AAoANs
Harry Hudson sailor, Of Norfolk
John S. Maddrey, colored. cook.
John Owens. watchman, OF Sparks
town, Md.
The dredge, towed by the tug, saile
from Norfolk Thursday Of last weel
for Philadelphia. Both lay in Hamp
ton Roads until Monday mornin
awaiting fair weather.
AT 10 a. m. of that day a start wa
made. lAll went well until 8 O'Clock a
night. When of Hog Island it bega
to blow a gale, and the tug, with he
tow, put back in Hampton Roads.
The wind abated at II O'clock and a
! attempt to anchor was made. Thi
failed, and as the wind had begu
again, It was thought best to turn an
proceed toward Delaware Breal1wate
The sea rose meanwhile, and at 81
: O'Clock Tuesday morning a great way
e swept over the big tug, carrying bot
d hfeboats away. Scon afterward II
IS captain Of the Bowen, fearing to long
Il try to tow the dredge, cut the hawse
The tug circled about the dredl
8 while instruction we're shouted baC
! and forth Suddenly, when about a
feet distant from the Admiral, a gre
wave rolled over the Bowen and 81
went down with all on board.
A. The ship Albano, Captain Juli
TX Kirdelhold, from New York for Ner
IN port News. sighted the dredge Tue
r day afternoon at O'Clock, and sto
ty by her until 3 o'clock yesterday NOR
s. ing, when she sent a boat and to-
er off the crew. In an attempt to do II
" Tuesday evening the steamers be
nd was capsized and the second ma
he whose name is unknown, was drown'
,e. His body was not recovered. The !
an bano landed the survivors at {
90 Point, whence they came to Norfo
mt The tug sank four miles from Hog
and. Captain Cannon, whose brotl
was lost, became half crazed with 81
and refused for hours to leave I
-s4 dredge. He was with great difficu
d persuaded to 40 so.
- The survivors spoke with tears
- their eyes of the noble conduct Of
- Albano's captain, to whom they q
their Mves