Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-11
HAVE THEY BEEN LOST?.
No Tidings From the Missing
Schooners.
May Have Left Port Before tho Storm swept
Up the Coast-Tho Warning system of
tho Weather French Cruisers
Coming.

The French cruisers La Cecille and
La Suchet are expected to arrive this
morning in Hampton Roads from Bal
timre. where they have been for the
past two weeks. The coming of these
vessels has been looked forward to with
good deal of interest by the citizens
of Norfolk and surrounding section and
the distinguished officers no doubt will
receive reception BETTING their rank.
The Representatives of the French gov
eminent have been dined and toasted
at Baltimore, and their arrival here
should be the signal for a grand demon
stration on the part of the representa-
tive citizens.
The cruisers are expected TO remain
In the Roads for several weeks, after
which they will sail for home after a
voyage around the world. The COM
mandant of the Norfolk navy yard, Adj
miral Cotton. will pay an Official visit
to the French Admiral one day this
week and the latter will make trip
to the navy yard.
NOTHING FROM MISSING SCHOON-
Err.
No tidingS were received Yesterday
from the overdue schooner George w
Anderson, which sailed Friday a week
ago from New York for Norfolk with
a cargo of cement. The owners have
not yet given up hope and express the
belief that the Anderson is beoalmed at
sea. The Anderson is owned by George
L.. Currie,of Richmond. Her master
Captain Mundie. halls from Fredericks-
burg. The Anderson carries a crew of
five men. She was built at New York
in 1873 for Captain George w. Ander-
son, and was for twenty years owned
in Richmond The Anderson is stated
to be worth. without her cargo. $4,000.
ANOTHER MISSING SCHOONER.
The three-masted schooner A. G..
Lyon. Captain Anderson. bound from
New York to Norfolk, with cargo of
stone. is also overdue. and some fears
for her safety are expressed. She also
carries crew of five men. Her mas
ter Captain Anderson, is from York
WE ESCAPED THE BLAST.
1t now appears that the storm which
prevailed along this coast Thursday
night played havoc with shipping north
of us. The maximum wind velocity at
Cape Henry was forty miles an hour
and the absence of marine disasters
herea bouts is attributed to the magnif-
which disseminated their warnings be-
fore the approach of the storm. When
ever storm of any magnitude prevails
on the Virginia or North Carolina
coasts. n shpwreck is not an unusual
thing since the coast line is treacher-
oYs in formation. The system of warn
ifgs has been gotten down to such
fine science by the weather forecasters
that if n wreck occurs no one but the
master of the ship Is to blame. That
terror of all Observation-Disclosures
Shoals. Cape Hatteras-has a clean rec
ord so far this season. and since the
life saving stations opened In August
not one wreck there has been rec
orded.
ALL SEEK INFORMATION.
The commanders OF all small naval
vessels, schooners and steamers invari-
ably visit the Weather Bureau before
South They seek the most
minute details as to the state of wea-
Their below lis, for once caught off Hat
teras the little craft stands n good
chance of being dashed to pieces. and If
very far from shore the crews in many
instances go down to watery graves.
The schooners overdue may have left
port before the storm had advanced to
the Northern coast hence they could
not have received the Weather Blu