The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

-NOLIOIky ' d. AIdICl OV.-4Lt I4DIlL-
east storm that swept down the Allan
tic coast yesterday and this morning,
played havoc among the small shipping
n tied up cOastwise trade almost COM
pIeteIy. Hampton Roads is full of sail
ing craft, awaiting the decrease in the
heavy sea now running. At Cape Hen
~, the wind reached a velocity of fifty
two miles an hour and the big wireless
teIesraphy mast at Ocean View and
also the one at Fort Monroe were blown
down.
The naval collier Leonidas, while at
tempting to change her moOrings in the
harbor, coIIided with the schooner Min
ME and Emma of this port anchored
near her and carried away her yawl
and davits. Captin Wyatt entered COM
plant at the navy yard. The collier
subsequently cleared for Boston. Along
the line of club houses and cottages at
Ocean View, board walks and bulk
heads were washed away.
The high tide prevailing in the harbOr
flooded the streets in the lower section
of the city and for Il time traffic was
suspended.
The force of the wind at Cape Henry
completely covered the tracks of the
Norfolk and Southern railroad, and
Chesapeake Transit Company. InfOr-
nation over the coast telegraph to the
weather bureau, states that the three
masted schooner Benjamin Russell,
Captain Cranmer, went ashore early
this morning one mile south of CreedS
Hill Life Saving station on the Carroll
ma coast. Her five men were taken off
in the life saver breeches buoy. The
vessel was bound from BOgue inlet, n.
g. for New Haven. lumber laden. The
Russell is Water-IOgged. but her deck
load of lumber is reported in good cOn-
ditiOn.
Damage to Shipping at Newport
News.
Newport News. Va, March 30-Heavy
damage shore and afloat was wrought
by wind and a during the storm
which occurred during the past twenty
four hours. The great storm which the
weather bureau predicted Saturday
night would sweep over the eastern
coast eliminated this morning in a vio-
lent gale. The tide reached a danger
point within two feet of the level OF
the floors of the piers, and threatened
to bring great disaster to property along
the water front. To venture out into
raging seas was equivalent to attempt
ing suicide. and many sea-fearing men
stayed on shore last night rather than
risk their lives on the waves.
The two masted schooner William Is.
Hall bound from up the James river to
Norfolk with $4,000 brick, sank at he=
anchorage off pier 10 about 3 o'clock
this morning and will probably be a to-
tai loss. The captain and crew of two
men put off from the boat in an open
skitf as she was going down and at
tempted to reach shore. The men. who
We're all negroes, fought franticaIly
against the raging elements to no vail
ana they were finally compelled to give
up the fight. All hope lost. they sank
exhausted into the bottom OF the boat.
n men were compelled to remain ex-
posed to the storm until 6 O'Clock this
morning, when they were rescued by
the Chesapeake and Ohio tug Alice.
They were almost frozen when picked
up.
The dead body of Captain William
tOIIler. or the oyster Pungy w. III.
Smith. which CapsIzed in Chesapeake
bay January Seth. was cast up by the
sea at Ocean View today.
The body of a negro. probably a VIC
tim OF shipwreck III last nights storm
was found in a f1sherman's net at the
mouth of Hampton Greek this after
moo The corpse has not been iden-
titled
viii be Total Loss
Newport News, Va, March 30.-The
four masted schooner Charles L. Daven-
port, bound from this port for Bangor,
Maine. With coal. went ashore head on
at Old Point Comfort in the gale today.
h is high and dry on the rocks and is
breaking 10 pieces. The captain says he
mistOOk the Old Point light for Thimble
Light. The schooner will be a total loss
but part Of her cargo may be saved
The crew landed safely.
Schooner Russell Goes Ashore.
Cape Henry. Va, March 3O.-The
three masted schooner Benjamin J.
Russell, Captain Cranmer, with lumber
from BOgue Inlet, n. c., for New Ha-
ven. Conn.,, went ashore today. one
mile south of Creeds Hill Life Saving
station, North Carolina. Her crew of
five men were taken off in breeches
buOys. Her deck load will be taken off
tomorrow. Aside from a bad leak, the
vessel is apparently in good condition.