The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-16
RESULTS OF THE STORM.
1t is Feared That Many Vessels Are
LOSt-The Tr~eacherouS Shoals Near
Hatteras Claim Their Quota.

Norfolk, Va, October 1.-THE first
news received from the Carolina coast
since the beginning OF the hurricane
last night dispels the hope that the
treacherOus shoals between Currituck
and Hatteras have not claimed their
quota of craft. Two vessels are known
to have been lost on that stretch of
the coast and further reports are ex-
pected to bring news OF more wrecks
as at this time. three s~chooners are
missing, together with one barge. Two
~schooners and u barge, IN addition to
those wrecked between Cape Henry
and Dam Neck. were lost during
Thursday and Friday. The crew of
the s~chooners were saved. but the
barge Went down with all hands
| aboard.
The tug Buccaneer. Captain Joseph
Lane, reports that the barge Oracle
~foundered off Cape Henry with Cap
tain COOksOn. her cook and three sea-
men, all white. The tug sailed from
Baltimore towing the Oracle. which
was coal-laden. Off Hog Island the
storm struck her on Thursday and the
barge with her crew went down. The
tug could not approach the barge in
the frightful sea running. and was
forced to come III here for safety. She
went to sea today merely to comply
with the insurance regulations, but
her captain saw the barge go down
with her crew. All aboard were white
men.
Observer w. A. Drinkwater. of the
Currituck station, reached NOrofolk
today by the inland route and reports
| the loss of the Sch0DnprS M4hpl RnSa
and J. w. Holden.
The Mabe Rose. owned by MessrS.
T. c. Tilley. Joseph NJ. Clark and 9TH
ers, left this city Wednesday after
noon for New York, with 10000 feet
of lumber from the Tunis Mills in
Berkeley. consigned to the Wiley. Har-
ker' and Camp Company Of New York.
She passed out the CapeS Thursday
and was caught in the storm Friday
night off the eastern shore Of Vfr-
| ginia. The vessel was blown down the
coast and at 6 o'clock Saturday mori1-
Ing, the Rose became w~ater-logged-
! Captain Walton together with his crew
took to the fore rigging and there re-
manned until the boom broke, COM
polling their retreat. The eight men
| crawled under the after quarter deck
and there remained dashed all night.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock Saturday af-
| ternOon the Rose struck the beach, af-
| ter having previously struck and been
blown off again. h life savers tried
to get a shot line to the vessel, but
| darkness prevailed and the attempt
had to b. abandoned until early Sun
day morning. The life savers had seen
the Rose about 2 p. m. Saturday with
| her crew in the rigging. but she was
| then two miles out at sea and moth
| Ing could be seen of her At 4 n. M
| Sunday the life savers succeeded in
shooting n line across the wreck. and
/ within niOhtnan rninl1taC affpr tho
first man had been started ashore
from the Rose, all eight were on the
| beach in safety. though much fatigued
from the suffering endured while lash
ed to the wreck from dark h night
before.
The members of the crew Of the
Rose are, Captain Walton. of Tucker
ton. y. J., Mate Wilcox. of New York,
Cook - ofNew York, william
Kumpffff, passenger, Frank Iverson,
German: Halver Osian, Swede; Henry
DOhlstron. German and William Ash
burg, composed the crew who were
shipped in Norfolk.
The schooner Rosa and her cargo
were urinjured and the loss OF the
vessel was total. a large part of the
lumber can be saved and orange
ments to this end We're being made
today. It is estimated that the cargo
Of lumber carried by the schooner
Rosa from Norfolk was worth more
than $50, 900.
The three masted schooner ]. B.
Holden. of Suffolk. went ashore near
False Cape, Va, and is 4 total loss
Her CAPTAIN, w. o. CranmOr. Of Suf-
folk and her crew were taken off by
the life savers and are safe on the
shore. The news of the casting away
of the schooner and the saving or
those aboard was received here this
morning. The Holden which plies be-
v~-y- g.
lumber. sailed from Suffolk for New
York last Wednesday. She met with
the same trouble in the storm thar
befel others Of the fleet and being
unable to lear the beach was strand
ed near False Cape. She was Of 40
tons register, 148 feet long and "a
beam. She was built at ROckland. Me-,
in 1888. She was heavily laden with
lumber and an attempt 20 save at
least q portion Of her cargo will be
made.
The ocean gOir~ tugs accustomed to
stand off Cape Henry awaiting the
arrival Of Baltimore bound schOOners
were unable to stand the storm out
side and came in here. They report
that the schooners Isabella Gala,
Mary Lee Patton and Jennie Thomas
bound from the South for Baltimore
are not accounted for. The wires to
the coast are down and news cannot
be had, but there are tuSlHth WHO pe-
lieve that there is grave reason to
fear for the safety Of the vessels
CAPTAIN Thomas. commanding the
schooner Henry s. Little. which came
in TODAY In distress is reported in the
marine district as saving that he saw
three schooners IN a very dangerous
predicament and which seemed TO be
in danger Of going on shore. She
managed TO keep clear Of the coast
and made this port. It is regarded as
Dossible that the Gilla. Thomas and
Patton may have made some port and
the fact has not vet been reported
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