Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-23

,ri,rt,,-e,e sailors of many nationaIues
mo wore snatched from the jaws Of
dcatb by the lifc-savcrs at and near dan
POROUS Uattcras ON the North Carolina
coast arrived here this afternoon by rail
over the Norfolk and Southern railroad
They brought news of the loss Of eleven
vessels. with lives and valuable cargoes,
,,ctims Of the hurricane which claimed
80 many lies on the Island Of Porto Rico
and which later ragged with undated fury
or this and the North Carolina coast.
The poor fellows parts Of crews Of many
vessels lost an they had. Some even did
NOT have clothing after they came
through the mountainous waves. They
fold tales of death and disaster. Of heroic
sacrifices by common sailors, whose
names perhaps will never be learned.
Their description Of the North Carolina
coast from Kinnikeot TO Hatteras, a dis
lance of eighteen miles. IS that the white
sands are s,rewn with wrecks and parts
of carcoes. and now and then am occa-
sional body washes ashore. Vessels are
turned bottom upwards. rigs are lying in
tangled masses. and 80 bales Of cotton
and large number of oak slaves which
washed ashore indicate the loss Of some
tramp steamship which was caught in
the terrible storm.
HEROIC WORK.
The lfe-saVng crews of knnikeet'
Chickamacomico. and Hatteras stations
did heroic work. and those who were
drowned fin sight of land no human hand
could have saved in such blow. Not
since the old German ship Elizabeth and
the Norwegian bark Dictator went ashore
has such catastrophe occurred, and not
i'm recent years have so many lives been
lost. Five bodics-oue that of a woman
have washed ashore
The following are The names Of some OF
th. vessels and the estimated number OF
lives lost. and those saved:
schooner Florence Randall, Captain Ca
Waller nine men. all saved.
schooner Robert Dasey, six men, all
sawed.
schooner Minnie Bergen. seven men, all
saved.
Harkentine Priscilla, captains wife, two
sons. and q passenger lost.
schooner Aaron Rephard, five lost,
three saved
Bark unknown, probably crew of four
teen. an lost.
Diamond shoals lght-ship, crew Of
tWcuty-three. an saved.
Unknown steamship, whose cargo mas
washed ashore probably crew of twenty
five. unheard from.
Three big schoOners i'm the SURF now
breaking up, probable crews of thirty, I'M
heard from.
This makes eleven vessels
Seveuty-eight men are unaccounted for
and fOrty-eight are saved.
WHITTIER BOUND.
The wrecked vessels names known were
bound as follows:
Florence Randall Long Island, n. y
10 Charleston with fish scrap.
Priscilla, Baltimore TO Rio, Brazil, gen
oral cargo.
Minnie Bergen. Philadelphia TO Neuvi-
tas. Cuba. with case oil, coal. iron, loco
motive machinery. and car wheels.
Robert Dasey, Philadelphia 10 Jackson
willie. with coal.
Aaron Rephard. Philadelphia for s.
yauuah. with coal
The names or destination Of the other
five vessels is az present unknown.
The Diamond Shoals light which was
stationed fifteen miles off Hatteras. and
which vessel has withstOod some fierce
storms, was torn from her mOOrings by
tle 99-knot hurricane and blown high
and dry at Hatteras Light. 1t viii be
many montJs before she is floated, and
dangerous Diamond Shoals are unguard-
ca.
The schooner Frank Mccullough. with
eleven men. which sailed from Norfolk
% savannah, is unheard from. and prob
ably went 10 the bottom with all on
board.
Every man saved claimed at least
twenty years sea experience. and an are
unanimous in their opinion that this was
the worst storm they ever encountered.
A THRILLING STORY.
Perhaps the most thrilling story was
told by the crew OF the barkoutine Pris-
cla captain Springstein. from Balti-
more. 20 Rio. The vessel was driven in
the breakers north of Hatteras, and
broke in three places. Four lives went
out in "a twinkling. The Captains VIE
was FIRST washed overheard She drowned
lu sight OF her husband and his crew.
Ih'y stood Dog pOwerless 10 save her.
IAeit o"n lives hung as If by a thread.
overheard next went the Captains sons.
- ana ~ Years old, respectively, anG.
tltzhugl Lee G0ldenborough ID wears
on ana relative OF General Lees.
IIo'l ue"'h cflfs could be heard above
the Jury OF lhe storm. A few minutes
I"'ei '"0 N', -Ai was shot aboard and
S"p,a'n 'p' i"ss ON and his crew. more
u'"u man "H'T We're hauled through the
hu'l in 'ne Dit' 20 buoy. The Captains
grief at the loss of his faron, - ,,.
'rble. lie cried like "a babv ttt. -.
drenched 10 the skin. tried to co,s,.i. t.t,',
They cried. too.
Alexander Won Rest0M a sailor mos
caught In the cabin. Death stared t,,,' g.,
the race. lie saw an immense wave ap-
preaching. To remain was 10 forfeit his
NE. lie crawicd through "a window and
caught "A stay. The wave struck him and
broke an arm. WITH broken limb he was
dragged ashore. The man is here in the
hospital.
The three men saved from the Rem
hard had 10 swim or sink Y1aelr vessel
broke up early. They made terrific
struggle in the waves and came ashore.
Five comrades sank all around them.
The Bergen and the Randalps crews.
fourteen men. were snatched from watery
graves by the life-sayers.
The Dasey's crew were saved by the
3urfmen.
The rest VI the survivors owe their