Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-14
SHIPPING NEWS,
The c. A. White Ashore Near
False Cape.
Tugs 10 Her Rescue a Cioso Shave
From DercIict condi,ion-Sp cnks
Couple vessels Yacht snre
Coliisions,

collisions,
Early yesterday morning, when the
downDour of rain was heaviest, fog
densest and storm ut it's height, the
schooner c. a. White, Captain c. j.
Conner, from Boston to Baltimore,
light went aground two and onc-half
miles north of False Cape and about 200
yards off shore. She was discovered by
the beach patrol attached to False Cape
Life-savlng Station and Il crew With
lifeboat from the station made their
way out To her and CAPTAIN O'Neal
boarded her. offering to take off her
crew The captain and men refused to
abandoned her, but Captain Connor
asked that message be sent for IL tug.
The NIerritts had no tug here and
Bureau via seacoast telegraph was
handed them, Captain Seymour sent Il
man overland to the scene and sent the
tugs l.. Luckenbach and Walter ~.
Luckenbach down the coast to her res
cue. Later the schooner went on the
beach and lies there easy, though the
heavy wind and sea makes her position
IL I1ll dangerous. lie WTSckcTS Will
attempt to get her off.
The c. a. White is IL three master. OF
T9l tons net register built at Bath, Me-,
III 1854, and carries IL crew of ten men.
Her homo port is, Fall River, Mnss.
She was blown out of her course, lost
her reckoning in the fog and only
found out her proximity to the land
when too near to beat out to sea again
With Phllcas Fogg's desperate strait
in sight and already looking about to
see what upper woodwork he could
spare to convert into steam, Captain
Buntieliz, of the Austrian steamship
Eros. Trieste TO New York, hailed with
delight the low sandy shores of Cape
Charles looming through the blanket OF
foE, which for Il number of days had
suggested the presence OF Newfound-
lands Ranks rather than the vicinity
or the shores of Virginia, and throwing
his last shovelful of coal and last stick
OF wood under the boilers, got steam
enough to forge his way to the entrance
to Hampton Roads, where he came to
anchor. with fires out and not enough
steam left to make another revolution
OF the screw.
The big steamer had played ark with
success. For forty days and forty
nights she had blown hither and Won at
the behest of storms and tempests, and
coal and all surplus woodwork had gone
to keep steerageway until when she
reached the Roads she was completely
played. A barge load OF coal had to be
sent her at Old Point to get up fires and
make Lamberts' Point, where she
bunkered for New York
While Ell route she passed Tarifa. ISL
and Of Teneriffe, January sd. and not
until along in February did she spcaI,
anyone and then as the following
shows:
Branch photographic Omce,
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 49, 1900
Report has been made to Lieutenant
G. b. Morgan, in charge Of the Norfolk
Branch photographic Onice, that the
master of the Austrian steamship
Eros February . In latitude s2:5S NJ,
and longitude 1870 W., passed the Nor
wesian barque ALERT" She signalcd
'all we'll" and that she was bound for
the Levant. Also. that February 10, in
latitude Si:05 ~, longitude 1915 W.. he
passed tho barnuc "Francesc" She
signalcd III. T. r. G."
The yacht Ida Belle Iowndes. Cap
tain Madge, which the Spanish steam
ship Niceto. Captain Uribarri. found
$50 miles off Charleston, befogged and
out of oil for her signal lights. bear
fngs lost. etc. has turned UP safely in
Beaufort. S. c.. harbor, none the worse
for her adventure.
The outward bound Washington
steamer Monday night fouled the Brit
iSh steamship Florence Pile at Lam
berts Point and bent three Of her port
plates, forward
The newly rebuilt I.uckcnbach's
steamship Michigan. in coming to an
Choir off the pier Yesterday. fouied her
anchor chain. and before she could get
1t clear had rammed the Florence Pile
again, bending one of the latter's bow
plates and getting small hole knocked
in her own prov with the Brtisher's
anchor. hanging In port. The Wash
.ington boat was the only one to escape
injury In the two accidents.
sss The coast survey steamer Blake came
in yesterday, and stars to-day for
Porto Rico on survey duty. She has
O. corps of Government surveyors
aboard to survey the coast Of Porto
Rico. 1t Is a six months trip.
" The British steamship Ariosto is re-
I)orted to have run on the beach Mon
day night in the storm, ncccseitating
more trouble In getting her Oft safely
- So many inquiries are made as to
distances vessels are from Norfolk
5Rhen wrecked at various points on tile
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