The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
THE STORM
The Crew Was Rescued by the
Schooner d. j. Sawyer, Who
Transferred Them to the .Alcxan-
der Jones, and They Were Brought
to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mafitt
Sent the Men on to New York.
They Tell a Terrible Story OF the
Storms F~iercencss.

The third Shipwrecked crew to arrlV?
in Wilmington within the past three
DAYS, as a result of the terrible storm
of last Tuesday and Wednesday, was
brought up to the city from Southport
Yesterday on the steamer Wilmington,
where they had been taken by the
tug Alexander Jones from the schooner
D. ]. Sawyer. who rescued them from
their own vessel, the schooner Nathan
Lawrence.
1t was a terrible tale told by the
saved sailors.
The Lawrence, a OF i32
tons, laden with $1,000 cross ties for
New York, sailed from Georgetown. 8.
c., last Monday with every prospect
of a good trip. 1t was only a short
time after they were out, though, that
the win increased in velocity and the
waves began to roll high. the storm
gaining in fierceness every hour. By
Tuesday afternoon it was blowing 4
hurricane and h schooner was tossed
about ii a cork on the waves. All
the men were called to the pumps
and they worked bravely to
| stem the rising water in the ~schooner's
hold but all their combined Ell
forts were in vain. During the
| night of Tuesday, the tempest became
more violent and many times did the
men think that their vessel would be
| crashed to pieces n that they I'LL
would be thrown into the sea. Tho
| life boats were washed away and the
tAC ~ Ny nm n
everything else on it. The jibboon
was lost and the foremost and other
sails later torn into threads. 1t be-
came a question of only a
short time when all the crew
would go down to a watery grave
Twice, in their distress the men game
hope. once when a steamer passed ant
later when a schooner hove in sight
But neither of these vessels answered
the distress. signals displayed it on tht
Lawrence, the presumption being that
they were not near enough to see them
Finally the schooner Sawyer came II
sight. She stood by until the storm
abated sufficiently to send life boat:
to rescue the imperiled men. Captain
Barlowe realized that it would be use
less to attempt to remain on the Law
renee, it would mean certain deatr-
so with his men he was taken to th'
Sawyer, and the Lawrence left desert
ed-abandoned and waterlogged a
sea.
Captain Holland of the Sawyer, an
the crew of that schooner did all il
their power for the rescued sailors an
took them to the Cape Fear bar wher
they were transferred to the tug Alex
ander Jones, and later. as said abovs
brought to the city.
The Lawrence was abandoned tie
miles in the gulf stream, off Cape RO
maine. The Captain and crew lost a
of their effects, except the clothes the
had on. On their arrival in the city
they reported to their agent here, Cap
!, c. D. Maffitt. who notified the owI
ers Of the Lawrence and then mad
arrangements for the men to reac
New York. They all left last night o
the 6:45 A. c. L. northbound train fo
Norfolk. whence they will take steam
er for New York.
;. Captain Lawrence asks The Messsr
ger in his own behalf and that of nj
men to express their great apprecia
ton OF their timely rescue by the Saw
yer and to thank Captain Holland an
, his crew for the kindly way they re
ceived them.
The Hood Also Suffers.
The schooner William p. Hood, g.
tons, Captain Smith, from NorfoIi
with a cargo of Goa for the Virginia
carolina Chemical Company arrive
IN port yesterday. The Hood encour
tered Part of the storm that ragged s
violently off the Carolina Coast on tn
14th and Is tn. and sustained som
damages. Several of the sails wer
torn and part of the w wer
carried way, other wise the vess,
appears to be in good condition.