New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-12
SAVES THREE FROM SURF
Brauc Single Handed Rescue OF pT-
GINA Beach Patrol.

Norfolk Va. Oct. 1.-The northeast gale tna'
has ragged over this region since Thursday mas
tonight practically spent its power. n"' io'
miles the Virginia coast is Uttered with "re.N
age. and throughout this entire section Oh Tue
country devastation lies in the wake OF Tue
storm.
Thousands of people crowded trains 10 inc
coast to-day and saw the wrecks OF the ois
barges Ocean Belle and Georgia, near Nus'''"
Beach. There Is left only an indiscr'n''iis's
tangle of debris the shore at Dam NECK "
mark the end of the three masted schooner Nei-
lie W. Hewlett The body of Captain George e.
Evans of the Georgia washed ashore ids'
night two miles south of Sea Tack life saVihs
station. The body of George Peters, the coo''u
seaman of the same vessel. has not been re-
covered. The rescue or the remaining thiee
negroes of the crew by William Caps. surt-
man. of Sea Tack station. was one of the most
heroic acts in the history of the surfmen on 'ne
Virginia coast.
Camps, while walking his beat between tho
stations, two miles from any other patrol sa"
one negro over one hundred yards OIL shore III
the roaring surf. without moments con-
sideration Of the peril he was facing he s'tippeu
and plunged into the sea that was an'"N,
covered with wreckage from the oarses' A''A
after a half hours battle brought the uhc""
scious man ashore Capps had not reco'eie
his breath before he saw another man. anu
once more went into the surf
This time by reason of his exhaustion MS
struggle was harder one, but he succee"eo III
saving the negro. Placing both men unosr 'iS
lee of cliff he started back to the station 70
give the alarm. when he saw the third negro
in the waves, and for third time piuhseo III
and brought an unconscious man ashore in1
.I1ot all three were CdicA 10
~ the station, and at midnight resumed hi'
rog,,,ar trick at patrollng the stormswept e'aS'
while nothing new is reported IN the way VI
r.rects on the coast there is no way Oh seeo
ing information from points more 'ha" o.
r,,ifes south of Virginia Beach inc emu :
coast telegraph system is prostraeeu' N
viii, he some DAYS before communication Is i@
stored.
The Messenger steamer reported of the cages
loot night in a dangerous position Is thoush'
~ have been the Old Dominion steamer fiaiiii
ton from New-York Friday. Inc f'd =
reached here at o'clock this mornihe' az.
terrible experience in the gale She ""s ~
s-,,.oo.d 70 anv great extent, and will continue
her schedule, but the suffering OF the pAs-e
cars particularly those in the steerage' was
heartrending. - Ut,
1ocked in the plungins and lurching SNIP
,bese foreigners men, women and children pc
came nanic-stricken and their shrieks OF ter
ror could be heard above the gale Many Oh
them were bruised by the tossing OF tne poo.
and three received fractured limbs ASIDE null,
other hurts These three are at the noSpi'o'
here-two men and one woman - -
Among the first-class passengers the rear OF
death in the storm as great ds among tnose
below Life preservers were worn constantly
~ nesrIv ali and some women became hyster-
ical and collapsed. Few on board expected tnat
the Hamilton would survive the blow. but Cap
tain Boaz, prohting by ms experience III last
months hurricane, brought his boat 20 her pier
in safety.