The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-23
The Storm Had Destroyed All Com
municaton by Wire.
SURVIVORS ARRIVE IN NORFOLK
After Travelling Ninety Miles 20 Reach
a aRailroad-The Loss Of Life is Cn-
known. ~ Is the Exact Number
OF Nessels-Thc Whole Coast
is Strcwn With
Wrecks.

NORFOLK, VA, August 22-Spccial.--
Tho news which reached Norfolk this
afternoon of tine loss OF eleven vessels
near Capo Hattcras during the recent
hurricane has grown more appalling since
the FUN story of the survivors of The
greatest disaster which ever bcfel the
American merchant marine has been told.
The list of vessels now known TO be
lost has been added 90. This number in-
cludcs the barkoutiuc Priscilla, sch9oners
Minnie Bergen. Robert vs.. Dosey, Flor
oncc Paudau and Aaron Reppdrd. Dia-
mond Shoals liehtship reported yesterday
10 have parted her anchor chains driitrd
ashore and now lies high and dry ON the
beach Am unknown vessel reported 10
be a. bark has driftcd ashore and is lying
upside down in tho water lier name cam
not Doe ascertaincd.
Besides these six more vessels are
stated upon the authority OF those SUI
vivors of the storm who arrived here TO-
day 10 Doc lying wrecks on The shore be-
tween cape Ilatteras and Now Inlet.
This latter IS passage which the waters
not long since made through the long
tongue Of land upon which Cape iaterds
Is. .nd which lies outside Pamlico Sound
between the latter and the sea.
New Inlet is about twenty miles north
Of Uattcras. and this shore De- streWn win
wreckage from known and unknown
vessels which foundered at sea or were
dashed TO pieces on the wild shore.
Two hundred and nfty-six bales of cot
ton which came ashore are supposed 10
he Of the cargo of some British steamer
d nj fIlIa view IN NOT
shared by cotton exporters, who pointing
out the fact that exports of cotton Tor
This season are practically over, assert
their fear that some coastwise steamer
probably also carrying passengers has
been lost ON voyage for New YORK or n
New England point
WIRE STILL DOWN.
The telephone wire along the coast mas
not vet been restored since blown down
hv the storm. and hence the only definite
news received was brought bv the SURE
vivors who arrived to-day. Letters giving
more definite news of the disaster were
put aboard the river steamer Neusc winch
afterward grounded and still lies ashore
I'm tho sound near Hatteras.
The survivors who arrived here came
bv rail from Elizabeth city. North caro-
lima and travelled they stated ninety
miles I'm order to reach the railway.
Most were sent o. their homes I'm Fhlli-
delphia Baltimore. New York. aud other
cities tonight. They were assisted ny
urivate citizens and officials here All
asked that the heroic work OF the lie
savers at Cape Hatcras, Big kinnekeet
and Iittlp Kinnakcct stations I'm the sixth
district bc specially commended, stating
chat to These they owe their lives.
The story OF the survivor is thriilinS'
and tbo perns they passed through in the
storm almost pass telling.
The vessel upon which the greatest NUM-
Der Of lives $50 far as known were lost is
the harkcntinc Priscilla. captain spring
stein. she. q vessel or Ol2 tonS register
sailed from Baltimore Tor Rio with 70
general cargo. including much -four, ON
August 18th. Two days later She atssed
out Cape Henry. and on the night OF mat
dav went ashore. and is total wreck
CAPTAIN Sprlngstelu.s SON, twenty y-Ioui
years old. mate of the vessel, attempted
10 swim ashore with his mother Wh"
was aboard. upon his back. lie ana she
we're drowned The Captain other sons
attempted 90 swim ashore and save TIE
life Of a. friend, a guest aboard, fitzhush
Ice GoidenbOrough. said TO be a reia-
tive of General Fltzhugh Lee. Both were
drowned. Help came after this. and by
means of the breeches buoy CAPTAIN
benjamin H. Sprngstein, OF Baltimore,
ana the crew of IL men, were AN taken of
in safciy These N men are in NOriolA,
and say that "a report that others than the
four aboard tht priscilla, whose names
are mentioned are iosL is erroneous. OF
the nfteel souls aboard the barkeutine,
Dut four were lost.
SAVED BY HREECHES BUOY.
The schooner Robert w Dazy whose
captain. German name known. her
aI..f.H n..NF .
and crow OF four men, were taken oM
u tao b.ccches buoy lu safety when she |
struck and went 10 pieces. She was
bound. With "a Philadelphia crew aboard !
from Philadelphia for Jacksonville with |
q cargo OF coal. The schooner Florence |
Randall of Tort Jefferson, y. Y. Captain |
Caviccr. from Promised Land. Long |
Island with fish scrap. for Charleston. |
struck and Went TO pieces. All aboard |
we're saved.
OF tho crew OF the schooner Aaron
Reppard the first vessel reported 10 have |
gone ashore on Hatteras. FIVE men. in /
gliding Captain oscar Vessel were lost. |
while three saved their lives by swimming |
ashore through the breakers. The lost
are. besides the captain. w. Robinson. |
steward Of the vessel, resident IN 81. |
Adams Philadelphia, Tony Nielsen and |
James McLynstt OF Philadelphia and one |
Cummings. OF Charleston. a passenger.
The saved are Leonard Johnson. mate
John Nandercroft, and Pedro Lachi. "A
Chiiian
The Reppard was bound from Philadcl-
phia for Savannah with coal. The three
tnasted schooner Minnie Bergen, Captain
Sykes Bowman. was bound from Phlla-
ielphia FOR Nuevitas Cuba, with 40 tons
Of railroad iron one locomotive 200 tons
Df coal, and 1890 cases coal OIL She
struck near Chicamicomico on Friday
morning. August llth and went 20 pieces
within an hour: all aboard were saved by
he life-savers who used the brceches
buoy An awful storm was then raging
Fhe fury OF the storm Is stated 10 have
been awful Twelve houses and two
,hurches were washed away at Big Kin
iakeet, and twenty-five homeless people
IRE housed in the life-saving station
here. The spars of the schooner Randall
we're found nine miles distant from the
wreck OF the vessel. and are stated 10
laye. with the canvass attached 10 them,