The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-22

Norfolk, Va. september I7.-Hamp-
ton Road is rapidly filling with sailing
vessels which are putting in for repairs
Nearly all of the vessels are reported TO
be coal carriers and these met the
storm while coming dow the coast.
An examination of the hold of the
Princess Anne. which was in the hur-
ricane. disclosed the fact that the car
go had suffered but little, considering
the fact that the ship was tossed about
by the storm for eight hours. All of
the passengers who were hurt by being
thrown about, were reported as doing
nicely today.
The British steamship Bechuana,
which arrived in Hampton Roads late
this afternoon from Galveston on her
way to Rotterdam, caught a portion
of the big storm in the gulf and was
tossed about considerably. but no dam
age was done to the vessel.
The tug Helena, having three barges
in tow and for whose safety some little
apprehension was felt. arrived in the
harbor this afternoon. Neither the
tug or barges appeared to be damaged.
The steamship Dorchester, of the
Merchant and diner Liz passed in
the capeS this afternoon and proceeded
TO Newport News. The Dorchester
left Providence Tuesday and was some
hours late on account of the storm
which the ship at sea.
The weather bureau reports that he
schooner Sherman passed in the capes
BADLY crippled, having lost her bow
spirit and foremost.
A three masted schooner with her
foretop mast carried away also passed
a capeS, but the name OF the vessel
was not learned
THE LAWRENCE, BADLY GRIP
PIED, ARRIVES AT NORFOLK.
Norfolk. Va, September 17.-After
battling for eight hours with a hurri-
cane that sent many much larger and
~Stauncher craft to the bottom, the tor
pedO boat destroyer Lawrence pOked
her Crumpled nose into port TINS at
ternoOn with a foot of water in her
aft engine room and the quarters of
the officers. The Lawrence. under the
command of Lieutenant A. NJ. Proctor,
ran head first into the hurricane, while
a little south of Atlantic City on her
WAY TO this naval station The little
craft was frequently entirely buried
beneath the ponderous waves that
hurled themselves with terrific force
against ner Sues ana "lleIi SHE TedCIl-
ed port this afternoon, she plainly
showed the marks of the battle she haG
won.
4 complete survey OF her injuries
has not been made at his writing. 1t
is known the plat on her port bow are
badly buckled and smashed, several
seams are opened. allowing a liberal
leakage, her bridge is carried away and
all over she is badly SCARED up.
That the boat cOuld have Weathered
the gale is regarded as being a great
victory for the SeaWOrthiness of craft
of her class and that no n of her
crew was lost is regarded at the navy
yard as nothing short of miraculous.
The Lawrence was carried many miles
to the north. She was off Atlantic City
when she finally began to make head
way on her original course. On her
way down the coast she passed great
quantities of wreckage. principally stuff
which had been swept from the decks
of vessels.
The officers of the Lawrence said
today that she was a splendid SaileT
and had weathered the storm in much
better shape than larger and heavier
craft.
The Lawrence was built by the Fore
River Ship and Engine Company at
Weymouth, Mass. and IS of 400 tons
displacement
ILL LA S1OoD 1A1H
STORM WE'LL
Norfolk, Va, September 17-Fourteer
hours over due on her run from BOS-
ton. the steamer Chatham of the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation tied
up at her pier in Norfolk tonight al
1925 o'clock and the sick. tired and
joyful passengers lost no time in scat
tering to the various hotels.
The Chatham struck the storm of
Gay head Wednesday morning at II
O'Clock and was in the JhickeSt OF il
continuously for eighteen hours. The
gale was so fierce when it first struck
the Chatham that Captain Hudgins
put out two anchors and hove to for
six hours. He then got under way and
bored through the blow until he was
off Long Island. Here he was again
obliged TO lay 10. but his time he did
not anchor. but let the ship drive be-
fore the wind.
While every passenger was much dis
turbed by the terrible pounding Of the
ship there was only one accident. that
of a yOung girl. who fell down a com
pantonway and sprained her arm. The
Chatham is not damaged. There were
siXty-One passengers on board.
FIERCE WIND AND RAIN STORM
AT NORFOLK.
Norfolk. Va. September IA fierce
wind and rain storm accompanied by
lightning swept over Norfolk this eve
ming. The spire of Queen Street Meth
Odist church was shattered by a bolt
of lightning which tore a great hole
in the roof of the edifice and dug VI
a considerable amount of pavement
The electricity struck trolley cars and