Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-16
SHIPPING NE WIS
Struck in Fog, Sprung a Leak
and Beached
Norr"lK Parties After .hc Isnnc H.
Tnycr-Th"t honnci obstruct,ons
Feared Elsewhere 70 Float tie
4. q. Whi,c-cns,,c Shipments.

The schooner Isaac II. Tilyer, Cap
tain French, Boston 10 Baltimore. light.
for cargo. is ashore in Chesapeake bay
some twelve miles northeast of Old
Point, where she ran Wednesday in 4
vain attempt 10 make patapsco river.
when found to be badly leaking, as
result OF running or an obstruction
near Cape Charles Wednesday morn
ing in dense fog, while entering the
bay.
Her captain arrived i'll Norfolk late
Wednesday evening and at once en-
pIoyed Captain w. III. French, the
wrecker, TO get his vessel off the shore
AS result, the schooner w. II. French,
with Captain French, her master, ana
captain French. of the stranded
schooner, aboard, and in company with
the tug Jos. NJ. Clark left early yester-
day morning for the scene of trouble.
The flyer will be Heated by the wreck
ers and towed to this harbor to go on
Graves railway, probably arriving
mere Tonight or tomorrow morning.
y party from Keyport, n. T., writes
to local shipping merchant, his agent
here, OF n late date ana urges that
ms vessel be not allowed to anchor
near the coal piers after loading or
while waiting, as the chances fer col
iision are reported so great. Shipping
men generally along the coast as well
as here are getting very warm over the
situation and demand that something
shall be done TO clear the channel.
Ehe-#eisess.ts ee TIE heard of survey on
the Old Dominion tug Com. Duryea,
lately sunk Mt her dock, makes the
damage resulting $4,000.
The wreclsing tug VIM. Colcy, he
longing 10 the Merritts passed out the
Capes yesterday at p. NJ. prepared to
give the schooner C. ~. White n try Mt
rescue. y report on her condition
states that in all probability she can he
saved, and that in two or three days.
What Newport News is doing in the
foreign cattle trade is sufficient 10 in
spire Il like move here If railway IA
cllitics could be gotten. When tho
Belt Line reaches Norfolk ii Is likely
this can be accomplished. To-day the
Aipnno leaves our sister city with 200
mead OF fine export cattle. Next Mon
day the st. Enoch will follow with
ISL head. ana during next week tho
itcstia with 300 head. the T.apidon with
GOO and the Ilanawha with Col head.
respectively, Will leave for European
ports.
Tho last six months gain over. tho
preceding six months is about 5000
head. The present fiscal year viii
show gain Of nearly $4,000 head over
the preceding year.
The recalling of the fate of the Amer
lean bark Priscilla in the hurricane of
August 16th-20th. 1899, which went
ashore near Big Kinnakeet and was
beaten to pieces by the waves, her
captain and eight sailors being saved
and tho wife and two sons OF the cap
tain and 4 playmate of the younger Of
the sons being lost, Will instantly bring
to mind the name of Captain Benja-
min SprinSSieen. of Baltimore, and
those who met the captain on his ar
rival at Norfolk OH his way home win
hardly have forgotten the expression
OF hopeless resignation which marked
him as a man without any ties to
bind him to earth, or particular care
for what else fate had in store for
him.
TO such the news OF his sudden
death by apopleXy on his latest and
last command, the sister ship to the
Priscilla, the American bark Good
News. January 1st. at sea, and his
burial in the element which had proven
t4t.=4+ af his s.aiaailv ,-l.ill-
bring mingled sorrow and ioy Sor-
row at the death of brave and kindly
man and good shipmastcr, and Joy at
his undoubted satisfaction in the re-
union with all he loved best which
Death opened the door for
Like father, like SON" is an old and
true proverb, and the character of
both was expressed in the last words
of his mate and eldest son, in the
bowling fury of the hurricane that Au-
gust day when, turning 10 his father.
ne said: You lock out for the boys.
father. and III save mother. or die
with her" The entire family are re-
united by this last dispensation