Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-14
MARINE DISASTERS.
Schooner Reese Goes Down and
-Four Probably Lost.
wrccIs Happened in Chesapeake Bay In
Absence of skippc. Survey of Inland
Ship Canal Completed Other Marine
Items.

Information was received here yes
terday by G. S. Briggs & Co, owners
of the cargo of eighty thousand feet
of lumber, that the two masted
schooner James j. Reese was wrecked
yesterday near Holin's Island, in
Chesapeake Bay, and her crew of four
men undoubtedly drowned. The Reese,
lumber-laden, left here Saturday. No
vember Sd, for Baltimore. Captain
Woolford was not aboard the vessel
when she was lost he having gone
from here TO Baltimore by steamer
prior TO the election. saying he was
going home to vote. The Reese was
probably struck by Il storm, became
waterlogged and the crew perhaps
abandoned her only to go to a watery
grave by the swapping of the small
boat.
The report that the schooner George
w. Anderson, bound from New York
to Norfolk with cargo of stone. had
probably been lost, seems to be err
roneous, as letter received here yes
tcrday from Captain Mundie, of the
Anderson. stated that the Anderson
was at anchor in the Hudson river.
and had not started South when the
storm swept up the coast.
NEW STEAMER PURCHASED.
A Baltimore paper yesterday stated
that there was a rumor to the effect
that the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company had pur
chased the old Cromwell liner Hudson
sister ship to the New Orleans. now
owned by the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company, and that the
Hudson would ply between Baltimore
and some of the Southern ports. At
the local Offices of the company it was
said nothing was known Of the re-
ported purchase that IS generally be-
ing sent out from the general Offices
In Baltimore. The clerks. however,
stated If the purchase had been made
they would no doubt have heard of it.
SUSQUEHANNA GETS IN.
The sailingship Susquehannu, which
was reported in yesterdays Virsinian
Pilot as having passed in the Capes
Monday night. arrived in the harbor
yesterday and began diScharging her
ballast. The Susquehanra came from
New York, and will take on about 5000
tons OF coal for Manila She IS n mag
nidcent type of sailing ship and one
of the handsomest OF her class ever
seen in this har3or.
NORFOLK VESSEL IN DISTRESS.
The British ship Honolulu capt.
Porter, which sailed from Norfolk Sep
ttiilbci 10 loT hdlilli. Has Iut ittt
Rio Janeiro with her cargo heated.
The coal in her hold evidently got wet,
causing spontaneous combustion.
Pocahontas coal continues to he
shipped to all parts OF the world. The
latest shipment was yesterday, when
the British steamship Finsbury. Cap
tain Jones, cleared for st. Lucia With
$500 tons of the famous fuel.
CANAL SURVEY COMPLETED.
The survey of n ship canal for the
inland water route through the North
Carolina Sounds has been completed.
The route is from Norfolk TO Beaufort
through Croatan, Pamlico and Abe
marie Sounds and Scuppernong rivers.
This canal will save for the smaller
ships much time in sailing South and
avoid the dangers OF Hattcras. 1t
Will be Il boon TO tho mariner who
fears the shipping graveyard" since
he takes awful risks even In fair
weather in passing the worst place on
the entire Atlantic coast. The inland
canal should prove u paying venture
from the start, and no doubt it Will.