The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-29

sis % The fearful storm which forced
ta.m ashore on Hatteras.
%. said that when he left the shore
tl... unknown schOoners were In the out
e. breakers on the cape. All are now to-
o.. wrecks, he said. and were going 10
pieces when he saw them last. He said
That as bis vessel was being blown ashore
L. saw near her another schooner sink
before his eyes. None Of her crew or OF
r.r crows Of the three other vessels. 50
Oar as known, living or dead has vet
com. ashore. Capt. Cayilier said that
u..g l.s vessel came ashore the shock
..-! one o. her lifeboats from the davits
ar4 rHr wind carried the boat overland
al. Knocked down a telephone pole, break
.rs The wire. This break was followed by
others until a large portion Of the line
was down. shutting Of communication be-
JErer Capes Hatteras and Henry.
Dr. .- feared here that the schooner ".
g. Miller. which put in for harbor here
arI sailed on August II for Darien. Ga
o.. schooner Frank W. Mccullough.
Capt Dunn from Norfolk for Savannah.
and an unknown schooner which sailed in
their company may be among the lost.
They are overdue. II is believed here that
tho extent Of the disaster caused by the
- ia'A W man hlipNi II anu Alldl mann
vessels not now known to be lost will
never come into port, Persistent rumors
o. ,Ec effect that a British steamer is
ashore on the coast cannot be verified.
From North Carolina news has come Of
The loss in Pamico Sound OF the schoon-
ers Goodwin. Aurora, l.. r. Hill, and
Berwick. and the probable drowning Of
as many as sixty persons.
Survivors Of the Priscilla.
Baltimore. Nd. Aug. Eight wretched,
ha'f-rlad, crippled mariners of the i'll
fatrI Baltimore barkentine Priscilla, lost
ar Thursday on Gull Shoals, eighteen
miles north of Cape Hatteras, reached
JHi- city this morning by way of Norfolk.
capt. Benjamin Springsteen, the Pris-
oI.as commander, lies in "A critical con-
ditI0n at the Gull Shoals life-saving sta
ri11, wounded in the breast and side by
floating wreckage. His wife and little
f1grtcen-year-old son, Elmer lie buried
side hy side In the sand on the beach, and
the Iife-savers are looking out for the bod
ie- of William Springsteen, his son, TWEEN
ty-four years old, who was mate of the
vessel, and little fifteen-year-old Fitz-
hugh Lee GoldsboTough. son of Mrs. Mary
: Goldsborc gh, Of II East Eager street
who was a passenger.
The survivors viii be sent TO the Marine
Hospital for treatment. Mr.. g. Morton
Stewart met the men at his office. in the
ODonnell Building, and sympathized with
them. giving orders that no expense be
spared TO make them comfortable Mr.
John Stewart, ir., his son, will leave fo'
Norfolk tonight from which place he will
90 10 Gull Shoals to bring Capt SPRING
Of h.
besides the captain, are Second Mate
Frank Mason, Steward William Hender-
son, Seamen Alexander Van Restof, John
Evans. Bernhart Rasmussen. Carl Peter
son, Philip Hallett. and Andrew Larsen.
capt. SpTingsteen is one of the best
known masters in the Rio trade. and has
made a number of record passages be-
tween those ports. The Priscilla was built
at Belfast, Ne, in 1856, and registered 64i
tons. She was one of the ablest vessels in
the Brazil trade. and had weathered many
severe hurricanes.
Five Days on Raj.
Another sad story OF the sea was
brought by the German steamship Cata-
Ma. Capt. Bode, at SparrOws Point this
morning, with cargo Of iron ore from
DaqIiri. Cuba Capt. Rode reports that
on August 20, in latitude 3OI3. longitude
7s-.N a small raft was sighted on which
single human being was signaling fracti-
ca.ly for assistance The steamers course
Vas changed, a boat lowered and the
ha.r-dcad seaman rescued. He gave his
aame as Arthur Necalasas, and said he
Vas probably the sole survivor of the
Norwegian bark Drot. which sailed from
Fa>caEouIa, Fla, with lumber for Ruenos
Ayrvs on August II. They caught the
hurricane in the Straits of Florida, and
Pc bark was speedily wrecked Capt.
sor'uson and crew of fourteen men were
81 the vessel and drifted away on floating
are kaye Necalasas was i've DAYS on
-hr raft without food or water. during
Mich time three vessels passed quite
."-' but rendered no assistance. He be-
Ee~ all the others Ierished.
The Baltimore barkentine Albert
schultz. owned by ex-Police Sergeant
hH.h-rss and others OF this city. which
Ie.i here on July 81 with coal for Savan-
mn. Is now twenty-three days out. and
'h-Ee are fears for her safety. She is
commanded by Capt. Andrew j. Hubbard.
Who lives al $50 East Baltimore street.
'h.~ city. The mate is Frederick Beatty.
'ar .apJaius brOther-in-law, and the crew
were shipped at this port. The Schultz
Vas built al Calais. Me, in 1919, and reg
h.er- about 800 tons.
.ar schooner Frank w. Mccullough,
T"m Norfolk for Savannah. is also over
Dc. as is the schooner Robert McCIn-
lo.h from this port. August 3. with coal
i.r Galveston. She is commanded by
Capt Lewis. OF baltimore
THE schooner Levi :. Andrews, which
steamship Havana. and signaled that her
master. Capt. l.. l.. Wheeler. had been
washed overheard and lost. has not yet
d.'EeA and tldlngs Of her are anNiOusly
."ai.'. She Is bound from Florida for
ms port with lumber.
Philadelphia, Aug. 22.-Park Charles +.
"t-. from New York for New Orleans.
.'s'rl here to-day in distress. Capt.
'. Wiz reports that he encountered the
D. '-' Indian hurricane on August 10 and
j.. la latitude $3.50. longitude 72:40. and
.. .r and hiS crew had an exciting time
4.' bark lost nearly all her sails and deck
.t.h.rs. her starbOard bulWaTkS were
carried away. rudder stock ana mainyard
we've broken. coach house and boats we're
s.''' 'n, cabin flooded, stores damaged,
'..- sustained other minor deck damage.
annapolis. Mo, Aua. IA carrier pig
90. relieved the fears Of the families Of
sTs MeffDrd Rowe, John +. Strange.
D.. Thomas. and X. T.. Strange by an
.E-ar the party sale. 1ary left here
monday 0H q fishing nip, and ia Was
.-'HEai hey had been caught in the
tm %! Monday
.Hg survivors Of the PHILADELPHIA
!. HHl'r Aaron Reppard which WAS
"i'.h"d August 10, three miles from Gull
shoals .l's-savIus station. OF the Virginia
coast, arrived IN this city to-day. They
a.. Bernard Johnson. second mate, and
.'liN Saeho. seaman. The other survivor,
j. j. De 6flaf, vas left IN Elizabeth
'.}. "a Taylug maniac. having received
,..u NOR on The head b. tire rying boom
rom which be viii probably never re-
ever
tte.al 20 The Pest
raleigh, y. c., Aug 24-The United
S.a'es steamer General Thorn has return