The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
WORK OF TIE WIND
Eleven Wrecks About Hatteras
During the Recent Storm,
MANY LIVES WERE LOST /.
The Heroic Life Savers With
Breeches Buoy, Rescue Many
Sailors. Wreck of Bark
entine Priscilla.
entine Priscilla

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destruction in Puerto Rico and appar-
entity lost none Of its fury by reason Of
its visit to the Atlantic coast. No such
damaging result has attended a storm
in the past quarter of century, and
the stretch of beach from kinnakeet to
Hatteras, n. c., a distance Of about IS
miles, bears evidence Of the fury Of
the gale in the shape Of spars, masts
aud general wreckage Of five schooners,
while now and again body washes
ashore 20 lend so!cmnity to the scene.
Waves mountain high, seas which by
reason of their power carried everything
before them, winds which blew unceas-
ingly day aod night at a - mile reloc-
ity. were the causes Of the disasters,
aud that not more lives were lost is
considered by many survivors nothing
less than miracle.
Thirty-fvc shipwrecked seamen who
had nothing in the world bat the lew
tattered aud torn clothes on their backs
some injured, all miserable, arrived at
Norfolk "Wednesday from Hatteras, \.
c., BY way Of the Norfolk and Southern
railroad from E!iz4beth Cry. It is
from them that the fearful story was
learned. They report no less than II
vessels ashore on the coast between
Hatteras and New River inlet, and es-
innate that no less than 80 lives were
lost.
Among those who arrived at Norfolk
Wednesday are 10 of the crew Of the
barkentine Priscilla, Oapt. Benz. Il.
Springstein, of Baltimore, which yes
sci lies broken in three pieces on Gull
Shoals, IS miles north of Cape Halter
as. There were four fatalities shortly
after the Priscilla went ashore, the
captains wife being washed overheard
and drowned within 10 minutes from
the time the bark struck. The others
who lost their lives were the captains
two sons, aged q and y respectively,
Goldenborough, connected in the Lee
family, and a relative Of one Of the
vessels owners, G. Morton SteTart 4
Co.
The older Of the Springstein boys
was first mate Of the Priscilla. He and
the Goldenborough lad were both wash
ed overheard. His brother was drown
ed in the cabin. Alex Won Rcstorff,
one Of the crew, was caught in the ca
bin, and while holding on to- window
to prevent being drowned heavy sea
came which resulted in the dislocation
Of his arm. Seeing that death was
certain if lie remained longer in the
cabin, von Resderff leaped through the
cabin window and landed on deck. He
was attended at the Office of the Marine
Hospital surgeon, in Norfolk custom
house. Capt. Spri1gstein escaped from
the wreck with the remainder Of his
crew, but he is still at Hattcras, suffer
ing from wound in his breast, which
is said to be three inches in depth. The
captain is 81 years of age. The Pris-
ella left Baltimore fer Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, on Saturday, the 18th inst,
with general cargo. She passed out
the Capes on Monday, the 18th. and it
was p. m. Thursday when she struck:
All Of the vessels crew were injured
more CT less. Andrew Larsen IS suffer
ing from internal injuries, and VIM. /.
Henderson, the colored steward, has
mashed knee.
The schooner Robert ". Day, Capt.
Olsen, left Philadelphia Aug. II for
Jacksonville, Fla, with coal. She was
partially washed away as soon as she
struck the beach, which was about e P.
m. Thursday. The crew Of SIX were
all saved by the breeches buoy.
The schooner Florence Randall, Capt.
Cavalier, was bound from Long Island
TO Charleston, S. c., with fertilizer.
She struck at 5:l5 p. m. on "Wednesday
and vas soon washed to pieces. The
crew CT 10, as we'll as the captain 5
wife, were rescued by the brceches
buoy.
The schooner Minnie Bergen, Capt.
Bowman, sailed Wednesday from Phil
adelphia, bound for Neuvitas, Cuba,
with iron, coal and coal oil. She an
chored on Thursday and slipped her
cable Friday morning. She lost several
sails and struck at S a. IL. on Friday at
Chicamicomico. Her crew Of 10 men
were rescued by life savers with the
breeches buoy.
The schooner Percy and Lille, Capt.
Millor, Of New York, which struck the
storm last week while bound from New
York to Charleston, S. G., with cargo
of fertilizer, arrived at Norfolk Wed
ncsday morning leaking and otherwise
in distress. While tossing helplessly
about in The ocean the life boats of the
schooner were smashed and the vessel 5
main gaf broken.
The schooner Lottie E. White, Capt.
Mann, of Tappahannock, Va, bound
from Baltimore to Newbern, y: O.,
with cargo of corn, arrived Wcdncs-
day evening in distress, she having en-
countered the storm last week. The
schooner will be repaired and proceed
to Newbern.
AWFUL HAVOC.