The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-23
MANY SHIPS WRECKED
The Storm Dealt Death and De-
struotion on Atlantic Coast.
THIRTY LIVES WERE LOST.

No Less Than Eleven Vessels Are
Ashore Near Istteras, N. C.-Many
shipwrecksd seamen Who Were
Rescued by the Life Savers.
Norfolk, Va. Aug. 23.-The recent
hurricane which dealt death and de-
Btruction In Porto Rico apparently lost
but little of Its fury when 1t struck the
Atlantic coast. No such damaging re-
suit has attended Q storm in the past
quarter of century in this section
and the stretch Of beach from Kin
nakea to Hatteras, N. c., q distance Of
about Is miles. bears evidence Of the
force Of the gale. Spars, masts and gen.
eral wreckage of five schooners are
strewn about. while now and then q
body washed ashore. The story was
long in reaching Norfolk, but 1t lost
none Of its dramatic interest by reason
Of the delay.
Thirty-fve shipwrecked seamen, who
had nothing in the world but the few
tattered and torn clothes on their back,
some sick and all miserable, arrived
here yesterday from Hatteras by way Of
the Norfolk and Southern railway from
Elizabeth City. 1t is from them that
the story was learned. They report no
less than II vessels ashore on the coast
between Hatteras and New River Inlet,
and estimate that 80 lives were lost
Among those who arrived are ten Of
the crew of the barkentine Priscilla.
Captain Benjamin R. sprlngstein, of
Baltimore. which vessel lies broken in
three pieces on Gull shoals. IS miles
north of Cape Hatteras. There were
four fatalities shortly after the Pris-
ella went ashore. the captains wife
being washed overheard and drowned
within ten minutes from the time the
bark struck. Others who lost their lives
were the captains two sons, aged "a
and IL years respectively: Golden
borough, two in the Lee family and a
relative Of one Of the vessel owners. c.
Morton Stewart & Co. The older Of the
Springstein boys was first mate Of the
Priscilla. He and the Goldenborough
lad were both washed overheard. His
brother was drowned in the cabin.
Captain Springstein escaped from
the wreck with the remainder of his
crew, but Is still at Hatteras suffering
from wound in the breast. The Pris-
ella left Baltimore for Rio Janerio,
Brazil, on Saturday Aug. IL, with a
general cargo. She passed out the capes
on Monday, the 14th, and struck at 9
p. m. Thursday.
The schooner Robert W. Dasey, Cap
tain Olsen. which left Philadelphia
Aug. IA for Jacksonville, Fla, with
coal, struck the beach at 6 p. m. Thurs
day. The crew Of six were saved by the
life saving crew.
The schooner Florence Randall, Cap
tain Cavalier, was bound from Long
Island to Charleston, S. c.. with fer
tilnizer. She struck Wednesday and
soon went to pieces. The crew Of ten
and the captains wife were rescued by
the breaches buoy.
The schooner Minnie Bergen, Cap
tain Bowman. from Philadelphia for
Neuvitas, Cuba, with iron, coal and
coal oil, anchored on Thursday and
shipped her cable Friday morning. She
lost several sails and struck at 8 a. m.
Friday at Chioamicomico. Her crew of
ten men were rescued by life savers
with the breaches buoy.
The schooner Percy and Lille, Captain
Miller. Of New York. which ran into
the storm while bound from New York
to Charleston, s. c., with cargo Of
fertilizer, arrived here yesterday, leak
ing and otherwise in distress.
The schooner Lottie e. White Cap
tain Mann. Of Tappahannock, Va,
bound from Baltimore to Newberne, N.
c., with a cargo Of corn, arrived here