Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-22
IN THE STORMS WAKE
The Augustus Palmer Wrecked on
the Fatal Horseshoe.
News or Murine Di,nxter u,or,,,,
10 Come In Five OccanStcamsh,n,
Come Through tho Hurricane
Diamond Shoals Lightship Adrin

masted schooner Augustus Paine.
Captain Haskell. of Bath, Maine. reacr-
cd this city Sunday. The schooner
struck on the tail of the Horseshoe. off
Thimble Shoals. Chesapeake bay. at IL
o'clock Saturday night and sank in half
an hour afterward. Captain Haskell
and the crew of the schooner. when
they saw she must 20 TO the bottom.
took to their boats and were later pick
ed up by the Maryland pilot boat Pilot
and brought to this city. The Merri;;s
sent one of their steamers to the scene
OF the wreck Sunday morning, but tho
expedition returned, reporting the YES
sci Il total loss.
Captain Haskell says that the sea wa,
very rough when the Palmer struck.
but the weather was clear The Palmer
tons, owned by Mr. Nathaniel r. Palm
er, Of Battle. Maine She left New
York July 29th for Newport News.
where she arrived August 18th for a
cargo of coal. She took on o.l25 tons of
steam coal. consigned to the Maine
Central railroad. and left Newport
News August 12th for Bangor. Maine
warnings of the approach OF the West
indian hurricane having been Issued
Captain Haskell decided to ride ont The
gale in Hampton Roads. This he did
as the gale diminished. The Palmer
sailed from Hampton Roads Saturday
afternoon with the result as stated
1t is reported that the AUGUSTUS
Palmer struck on Il part of the wreck
OF the sunllen barge WASHINGTON. of
which the Government has been fire.
quently warned.
ECHOES FROM THE STORM.
The hn
coast to the southwark is just begin
ming to come in and bids fair TO corro-
borate the fears which have been felt.
rive foreign steamers reached here for
bunker coal Sunday and Yesterday and
all had had taste Of the hurricanes
fury These We're the British steamers
Irelyon, Captain Blake Pensacola to
venice; Trongaie. Captain Thompson
Galveston to Marseilles); Iiexham.
Captain Painter Punta Gorda to
London: Mayfield. Captain Mcdonald
Galveston to Rotterdam). and Daven-
try. Captain Howlden (Ternandina to
Rotterdam. OF these. perhaps the
worst battered were the Trongate.
Irelyon and HeXham. though the May
field had evidently seen fadrer weather
on other trips. All We're anywhere
from day TO three or four days late
in arriving and each captain admitted
that it was considerable of "A blow.
ACCOUNTS OF THE BLOW.
The Hexham was out from August
10th and hadn't a whole boat. and but
three of any kind left. while rigging
and deck houses had suffered consid-
eraniy Her captain stated that the
water broke over her continuously for
four days and the men We're kept at
| work in wet clothing. The steamer
VIII reht with boats here and repair
other small damage.
The Trongatc had her STANDARD
cd md
| lost. Her bulwarks We're lifted, steer
| ing bridges carried away and other
| damage done. Captain Thompson said
he struck the hurricane ct Jupiter
Inlet and reported the coast from that
point 10 Ilattcras strewn with wrecks.
The storm was the worst in his expen-
| cnce OF twenty-five years.
SHORT. But ENOUGH
| The Trelyon only got one full dav
| OF the strength of the storm. but tina:
was enough Last Tuesday was his
toughest experience. and his second
mate. Mr. Lee, son Of the captain of
| the Londonian. which. It. will b., re-
membered. was lost last Winter. is now
in st. Nincent's. as a result of being
dashed against the ships side by n
tremendous sea- Captain Blake re-
| ports passing white vessel. dismastcd
OF Hatieras. with name. which he could
not make out. on n black scroll on her
stern. Her crew We're trying to rig a
jury mast on her. 1t is feared this
may be the Frank Mccullough. Cap
tain Dunn. which left here for Sa-
Vannah loaded with coal. just in ad.
PAID to the steamer signals, so ii was
thought that no help was needed.
lie also spoke the Portuguese bark
Agnes. captain Lobriho New Orleans
to oporto. lost jb-boon, bu; proceed
ing.
REPAIRED AT SEA.
The Mayfield damaged her steering
| cecdcd. losing not quite n day She did
not strike the fun force of the storm.
SCHOONER MISSING.
Fears arc entertained for the
schooner Freddie Hencken. CAPTAIN
| Henderson, New York TO Savannah.
deeply loaded with salt. She would
have been nearly off Haiteras when
the storm reached there and would
have Il hard time Of it.
LIGHTSHIP WRECKED.
Word was received yesterday
through Observer Gray of the Wealth
er Bureau. from Hattcras. that Dia-
mond Shoals Lighiship. No 90. had
been wrenched adrift by the storm and
| blown into Hatteras blight. to the north
OF the hook. Nothing was said of her
condition or whether She was ashore
or aGoat and much uneasincss is felt
for her.
This is all 10 date. but II is feared
that when the roll IS called Of ships on
voyage on the coast n number Of yes
sells we'll known in Norfolk may be
added to the list Of those already
known to be filing the ocean grave
yard.
MESSAGE IN 4 BOTTLF.
Mr.. ]. T. Jenkins reports finding on
Bush Bluff beach. since the storm. n
bottle containing piece OF New York
Herald. with this message written on
it in pencil