Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-20
WITH THE SHIPPING
Schooner Capsized in the Roanoke
Marshes and Crew Drowned.
A Pretty Sight In tho Harbor-Nor.
woEinn schoo,.hip Hore-A sioop
Injured Experiences OF vessels In
tho Late storm.

One of the prettiest sights seen in
the harbor for some time was witness
ed yesterday when the big ccean-go-
Ing tug VIM. f. McCauley, Captain
Van B. Avery from Savannah, came
up to Taylor's dock for coal She was
coated several inches thick with Ice
and her bow and pilot house were a
mass of snow and ice. She was busy
a good share of the day with steam
and hot water, getting rid of her ex-
extra weights.
The McCauley has in tow the brig
Irene, Captain Sjorgen, from Antigua,
10 New York, loaded, and as been hay
ing q lively time. The Irene left An
tlgua Tor New York the latter part Of
November. met with IL heavy storm
lost some of her sails and sprung a
leak. as result of which she put into
daitl. Where She repaired. She again
sailed. and again heavy winds and seas
strained her. and her seams again OPP
ened. the latter leak being worse than
the first. She made Savannah. and again
repaired. Fearing to trust herself in
another battle with the elements. she
LOOK tow with the VIM. F. McCnuley
anu leIt savannah in her company jan
uary 3lst., Since then she has three
times been driven to port, once at Look
out. then at Hatteras and now here.
She VIII leave here for New York, and
the McCauley will at once return here
10 low barge to Savannah, where the
barge Will be converted into Il dredge
Tor the Government work now going
| on there.
Captain Van B. Avery, commanding
PreSS reporter during the late war. and
won an enviable record during that
lively period. He carries as a pocket
piece a 70 peseta coin, taken from the
Almirente Oquendo.
The-Norwegian Corvette Ellida, n
schoolship Of the Morse Navy, with
some 500 cadets aboard, arrived in the
| harbor Sunday and will remain here
several days. The commander paid his
respects to Mr.. William Lamb yester-
| day morning.
The sloop Lucretia, Branch (colored)
master. was smashed on u piledrivcr
In the Boston dock Sunday by the wind
and sunk.
The Merchants and Miners steam
er Dorchester was forced to anchor
| outside the canes Sunday for several
| hours In binding snow Storm but
got In all right. Her trip frfom Prov
ldence was an extremely rough one.
| = az Soihc iite SlGuIll6T from
Boston. arrived yesterday and reported
| q very rough trip.
Much of the cargo of the Old Do
| minion steamer Jamestown, which sail
| ed for New York Saturday might. con-
sisted Of leaf tobacco for LIVERPOOL
The Old Dominion steamer Newberne
broke some of her machinery SATURDAY.
night coming down the James River
and was towed in yesterday by q tug.
She repaired damages and left last
night on time.
The new steamerAugusta of the Ches-
apeake Steamship Line is expected in
Norfolk to-day on n round trial trim
from Baltimore.
The Virginlan- Pilots Elizabeth City.
n. G.. CORRESPONDENT writes that yes
terday a report reached that city that
the schooner Hardcastle cnpsized last
friday In the Roanoke marshes. The
captain succeeded in saving himself,
but every member of the crew was
drowned. She was a light craft, and
is supposed 10 have carried from five
to seven men.
On her building trial trip in the Della
ware river the new twin-sc steamer
Pennsylvania, built at Roach's ward.
Chester. for the New York, philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad Company, made
the high speed of 22h miles for an
uour run. next week she leaves for
HAMPTON Roads and will be given her
official trial test in Chesapeake Bay.
Built of Steel on lines different from
any other vessels afloat, the Pennsyl-
vania Is 255 feet In length, with engines
of about $500 horse power. When
launched several weeks ago she was
christened by Katherine Cassatt,
daughter OF President Cassett of the
Pennsylvania Railway Company.
The United States lighthouse tender
Jessamine arrived here from Old Point
yesterday for coal and provisions, re-
turning to Old Point last night. The
tender has aboard Lleutenant-Colonel
w A. Jones, lighthouse engineer; Mrs
Jones. Miss Jones and others.
Captain ]. Z. Hitler, of the Old Do
m!nion steamer Guyandotte, which ar
rived yesterday from New York, reports
that at 4:25 o'clock Sunday afternoon
when about twelve miles S S. w. of
Delaware Lightship he passed in 1913
fathoms of water sunken vessel which
had two masts out of the water and
the after mast broken off,
Tugs have been sent up the river to
aid the Old Dominion steamer Abe
marie, which went aground some dis
lance above the city while en- route
from here to Richmond
Masters of incoming ships report that
terrific gales, approaching hurricane
velocity. and accompanied by binding
snowflurrles, have been prevailing off
the coast the mast A. yO dnvS