Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-08
SHIPPING in THE STORM
Mallory Liner Leona Beached on
Jersey Flats.
British Schooner Mary II. Williams
Burned Rcscucd Passengers and
Grew OF tho Cuuard liner pavonin
other Disasters Reported.
tBy Telegraph to virglnlan-pllot,

ID Ii
New York, March THE Mallory
Line steamer Leona, which sailed last
evening for Galveston with large pas
senger list and a cargo consisting prin-
cipally of sugar and coffee, lies beached
on the Jersey fats, near ELLIS Island.
to-day. When approaching the Narrows
smoke was dicovered coming from the
forward hold, and the ship was put
about and returned to the pier in East
River, from which she had sailed two
hours earlier. There the passengers
were debarSed and efforts made to cx-
tinguish the fire. which was among the
sugar. Though the ships crew were as
sisted by fire tug, no impression could
be made upon the flames. ard to save
the docks and nearby shipping the
steamer was sent to the Jersey flats.
where she was sunk in 20 feet or water,
the fire being eXtingushed by that
means.
DAMAGE TEN THOUSAND.
The damage TO the steamer Is csti-
mated at $4,000 but no accurate esti-
mate of the loss on the cargo can be
made at present The I.eona has been
an unfortunate craft. On May 10th, 1897.
she caught fire ut her pier and thir-
teen persons on board persisted by suf-
location.
The vessel was built at Chester Pa
In 1889. She is 81 feet long. 46 feet beam
and 20 feet draught. Her tonnage is
2.3ll net. She was used as q transport
during part of the war.
BRITISH SCHOONER BURNED.
Nassau, N. p, March THE British
schooner Mary Fl. Williams, from Jack
sonNille to Nassau, with a cargo OF
quick lime. was set OH fire by tho wot
mi tnt NIL II
the banks on February DIST The crew
were rescued by Inc british yt-t1Uurr
Efic. The Mary II. Wiliams was an
old vessel Of 10 tons, owned in Nassau.
N. p.
PASSENGERS AND CREW Res
CUED.
New York, March The Portuguese
steamer vega, which arrived to-day
from st. Michaels. Azores brought The
passengers of the Cunard steamer Pa
vonia, which was towed into st. Mich
aels after q terrible experience at sea.
The total number of the Pavonia's pas
senScrs was fifty-four. of whom nine
were saloon, seventeen second cabin.
and twenty-eight Storage
The Vega also brought four men who
were on the German steamer Bulgaria.
which put into st. Michaels disabled
DR.. j. w. Inches, of st. Clair. Mich,
one of the Pavonia's cabin passengers,
said:
FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE
The experience Of the voyage of the
Pavonia was friGhtful. Gale followed
gale, and hurricanes prevailed through
out the whole time from Liverpool until
we landed at the Azores. During the
gales terrific seas came over the side
and swept everything before them. The
steamer rolled so violently that the six
boilers broke adrift. and the steamer
was helpless on the ocean.
Five steamers were sighted, but the
weather was so stormy that they were
unable to help us. Tho crew of the
Pavonia worked nobly. and did every
thing to make the passengers as COM
Portable as possible under the circum-
stances. When we finally got into st.
Michacls we were obliged to land in life
boats during n gale. and it is a great
wonder that none OF us was lost. How
ever. we landed without casualties and
embarked on the Vega for New York.
We have had every care and comfort
possible on the way home from the
Azores"
HEROIC CREW.
The Pavonia sailed from London on
January 2ith. for Boston. The general
opinion Of the PaVonia's passengers IL
that the members of the crew of that
steamer deserve every praise for their
ny oic efforts put that captain Atkin
aid not merit the same consideration.
Cape Henry, Va. March THE
three-masted schooner Alfred Bra
brook, Captain Garland from Booth
Bay, Me-, for Charleston. S. c.. ice la
den, stranded during n heavy gale and
thick snow-storm ut Gull Shial life-sav-
Ing station. North Carolina. twenty-five
miles north of ilatteras. The crew OF
eight men Were saved by the life-saving
crew from Gull Shoal station, by means
of the Breeches buoy. an5 are now be-
ing cared for at that station. The YES
sci and cargo are probably total loss.
The Weather Bureau office at Norfolk
furnished the first Information obtained
or the wreck. The Alfred Brabrooll
was built AT Bath. Me-. i'm 1873 and is
owned by Mrs. ]. NJ. Phillips. of Staun-
ton, Mass. She was 151.2 feet IN length.
"a rect beam and 10. depth of hold,