The Republican journal., 1899-09-21
A Record of Bravery.



Wind 100 Miles an Hour.
Capt b. A. PillsbuIy and MI. John
Stewart, Jr., have made report to
Messrs. c. Morton Stewart 4 Co. on the
wrecking of the barkentine Priscilla, Is
miles north OF Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
on August 18th, in which Mrs Benjamin
f. Springsteen, wife of the captain of the
Priscilla; William Splingsteen and Elmer
Spnngsteen, their sons, and Fitzhugh L.
GoldsborOugh, aged II years, We're lost.
Capt. Pillsbury and MI. Stewart We're
sent to the scene of the wreck to report
upon the condition of the cargo which
had been washed ashore and recovered.
Their report is as follows:
"The Priscilla as has previously been
told, left Cape Henry for sea Monday
afternoon, August 14th, with a moderate
west northwest wind, steering almost due
east. Tuesday the winds We're battling
and light toward night. going around to
the eastward and increasing in force all
that night and next day. BY Wednesday
afternoon the wind had increased to the
force of hurricane, and the Priscilla was
unable to carry any sail. She was hope
lessly drifting toward land, 124 miles dis
tant. The waves had attained an enor-
nous height, but did little damage to the
llirii" 'ioa n,,tt "a
side and this kant tho waves fran, hraaI,
mn +hnunb ~ rol1od f,ioItf,,il. ~ +ho
tre1ob nf tho saa and ~ sa;lHrs l,oIo
unable to Get to the water casks after
p. IN. Wednesday afternoon until she
struck the following day at Q. II p. m.
STRUCK WIMBLE SHOALS.
"All Wednesday night and Thursday
CnIdshdr,,n9b q nassarnsr u.ara i, +i,o
cahin ana ~ III nnatac hninu y,ith +t,ar,
always The contain vas foTca1 tn No ~,
dnrk trvino aoainst hnna r. ksen bo1,
bnad IN Tho vivid ona bhr dnclr nleo, 81
hrnlon ,iooas ~ +jnho, that tba ,ri,,d
ana ,,-o,,ae would +oo,, 90, frn,,, +1,o d,,a1
In,,so
.sAto12 ~ M Thursday cha s+,.,,cl, INA
or+o, Ui,,hfa Sboa1s M 1nbt1,, and 40
+ha raliat ~ oil dia IA hraaL T,a-no,,
tain calIad tho crev aft in tho o,bin a,d
followino +ha advice If fla mata IT.
can+ain,s con +hav tool off tbair boots
and Goats RI ha ahla mara aasil, tn sJy;n,
Canta;n Snr;nnStean Ia tba ,ns+a 70 caro
fnr IL uifo r. n,a+a,s ,onthar az thlt
no bimsalf would lonk ,fter littla C.alds
hororrh and b;s 49,, 1,onno snn
esTbe rast of tho craw nromisad rever
+o laava tba yaSSal u,bila thav co,ld no of
anv holm in saUinn .nrona ana Iatar ,iSi,od
ths;r 1iTes in trninn ~ ssya H. onas nv
txera lost and To cantain b;mself
LOST TRYING 70 SAVE HIS MOTHER.
,;. 49, =" ~ ;.a,' IV;,r1tio ' H, 'nio
and broke ranidly to pieces, a huge wave
fllinp the cabin and almost drowninu one
of the sailors who ESCAPED through one
of the cabin windows Everyone how
ever MANAGED to reach the stern of The YES.
sci. which Was the highest part out of water
when a wave struck the CAPTAIN his wife
the mate his vouno son and vonng Colds
horonoh wasbinp them abouf the decks in
a merciless fashion AT this point Mrs
Srringsteen was washed overheard and
her son. the mate. went after her, losing
his life trvino to save his mother If was
. noble death.
"The cantain's Young son was washed
into the cabin. aid We trust his death
there was painless one. as the cabin at
His time bedan to 90 TO pieces Captain
Snrinosteen holdip9 Young Goldsbor1uoh.
had nart]v reoained Ills FOOTING when they
were dashed against the rigging and young
Goldsborough was lost, never once fearing
DEATH and Ills love to lis mother were the