Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-06
SEA CLAIMS VICTIMS,
MANY LIVES LOST OFF THE v1R-
GINA AND CAROLINA COAST.
FOAM FLEcKED WAVES.
Gale Hnd n Velocity Of Sixty Miles
or Hatterns aud Henry-Played
Havoc with Henry-schooner and
Ten Seaman Lost-other Incidents.
FOAM FLEcKED
Gale una Velocity OF sixty Mile.
Ten Seaman Lost-Other Incidents.

NORFOLK. VA, December o.-(Speclai)
The big schooner Wesley NJ Oler' cap
tain Eaton. of Dennia, Mass, bound from
Orchi..a to New York, went ashore at
Ocra coke, N. c., during last nights storm
and was lost, as were also ali the nfeh1-
bers of the vessels 'ew. 1t Is thought
the crew numbered ten men ms ln1or-
nation reached the city this afternoon by
telephone to the Norfolk Weather Bureau
from Virginia Beach, to which point 'ne
news was brought by messenger from
the nearest telegraph station along the
coast now in working order
The schooner Oler was large vessei OF
1.061 gross, and 964 net tons. she was III
feet long, 80 feet beam, and drew W. Ice.
Of water The schooner was pultt d.
Bath. Me. In 1891
The O1er arrived at Nassau November
9th leaking. and after temporary repairs
started again for New York November
3Oth in tow of the tug Underwater. 1t is
supposed that she was lost by the tug
during the storm last night. and being
helpless. foundered.
The Oler probably carried crew OF
no less than ten men, and II the news
sent from the coast be correct. these
have all persisted.
There are some. however, who think
that the schooner's crew may have pos
sibly been rescued by the tug Unoer-
writer. The details OF the disaster were
meagre 1t would seem improbable that
the tug Underwater had been aoie 10
rescue any of the Oilers men,
A ROWLING HURRICANE.
NORFOLK, VA, December 5.-(Spe-
ciai.)-The storm off this coast was q very
.eavy blow. The wind swept into the
city at the rate of sixty miles an hour
maximum. and down off Capes Hatteras
and Henry it was bowling hurricane
There was little warning OF the storm,
and the shipping was largely out III IL.
The schooners and other small craft are
limping into port to-day after a fierce
tussle with the storm. The Washington
and Baltimore Bay steamers got full bene-
H. of the gale and were much delayed.
The steamer Pennsylvania got in late at
ter rough passage from Cape Charles.
COLLIER ARETHUSA IN DANGER
Some concern is felt for the safety Of
the government collier Arethusa. bound
south with coal for the fleet under Ad-
miral Dewey. She was reported out Cape
r1enry at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and it is hoped that she was safely past
Cape Hatteras before the storm struck
her She undoubtedly had hard time,
however The Arethusa is not a very
large ship.
TREES WE'RE UPROOTED.
Trees were uprooted in Norfolk and
Portsmouth, and in ti.. latter city large
building under construction was blown
down.
The lines to Cape Hatteras are down and
consequently no news OF any damage to
nj, at bof mr. E1aS haa
ceived Shipping agents will be worried
until news is received of the safety Of the
craft in which they are interested comes
Telegraph communication from Norfolk
was interrupted and the dragging anchors
of harbor craft cut the cable Of one tele-
phone company between Portsmouth and
Norfolk. No loss of life is reported.